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themonoid··on Having an alter ego can reduce anxiety, benefit confidence: research
If you're using tantra (vajrayana) for ego-oriented material benefit, then that's called "spiritual materialism." According to Tibetan Buddhism, the vajrayana can be dangerous for you and those around you.

Edit: I apologize. I realize that was very heavy handed. I felt obligated to throw out the usual warnings about Buddhist tantra.

themonoid··on Kindergarten Quantum Mechanics
Just in case you are serious about having a messiah complex, I am prone to having a messiah complex, thanks to schizoaffective disorder. It took me a while to figure out which medications actually help me, without too many unpleasant side effects, but I am very grateful to have discovered the cocktail that works for me now.
themonoid··on Kindergarten Quantum Mechanics
Study category theory if you would like to understand "monads are just monoids in the category of endofunctors."

Study the flatMap function if you would like to apply category theory to life. A monad is just an object with a sensible flatMap method.

themonoid··on Wow Squarespace just shutdown a website of a group of doctors
This tweet (and the related website) seems to be from America's Frontline Doctors; they have been accused of quackery. See related HN discussion: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=23982139
themonoid··on Theoretical Physicists Say 90% Chance of Societal Collapse Within Decades
The physicists in the article are trying to predict the behavior of Earth, by modeling it as a simple forest, and then adding some secondary terms to account for technology with the potential to improve humanity's access to energy. https://xkcd.com/793/