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    1.  🐈‏ @a_yawning_cat Jun 12

      certain states are "reflective" but pretend to be "reflexive" that is, they claim to describe the present but by definition an only describe the past e.g. a hero or villain can only be determined at the end of the story. no end, no determination https://www.newventureswest.com/real-lesson-taoist-farmer-story/ …

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    2.  🐈‏ @a_yawning_cat Jun 12

      a story can be split into chapters. at the end of a chapter you can determine chapter-hero and chapter-villain but never story-hero or story-villain in an neverending story there are not "true" heroes or villains

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    3.  🐈‏ @a_yawning_cat Jun 12

      "good" and "bad" are similar. they only make sense as a judgement if you are looking back on a past chapter any system of morality thus already believes itself to Know the Story and b/c of this will subconsciously lean towards authoritarian implementation of this truth

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    4.  🐈‏ @a_yawning_cat Jun 12

      although often rooted in noble intent and a unique perspective, it misses how its CURRENT actions are outside the story and thus outside the morality of the framework (such as the forceful implementation of the system itself!)

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    5.  🐈‏ @a_yawning_cat Jun 12

      e.g. if given my experience i confidently declare that "cats can murder rats" is moral b/c otherwise there will be lots of cat boredom i should also be aware that declaring this as a global moral system is a moral risk outside my ability to predict

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    6.  🐈‏ @a_yawning_cat Jun 12

      the ability to know what to do only AFTER it has happened is a reflective ability. however it's useless in situations that demand reaction this is true in sports as well as walking away from a convo suddenly realizing sth smart to say

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    7.  🐈‏ @a_yawning_cat Jun 12

      trouble arises when the reflective skill masquerades of reactive skill. the coach misinterprets its higher level understanding with performative skill

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    8.  🐈‏ @a_yawning_cat Jun 12

      one example is w/ heavy protocolization of relationships like colleague-talk and sex the sensitivity over words like blacklist/whitelist or "may i have permission to hold your hand" is rooted in real trauma, brought forward by brave souls whose pov were largely ignored

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    9.  🐈‏ @a_yawning_cat Jun 12

      how the unique reflective worldview is used to prescribe a cure for a reactive problem lead to awkwardness it's like a coach constantly giving advice as the athlete is playing. it only leads to ineffectiveness and awkwardness that is mostly performative

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       🐈‏ @a_yawning_cat Jun 12

      the intent is virtuous "hey i'm trying to help you" but it's completely oblivious to the reactive necessities of the moment. e.g. this causes a lot of arguments when couples teach each other how to drive

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        2.  🐈‏ @a_yawning_cat Jun 12

          the "ego" as a thought construct can only think reflectively. it is always RIGHT because it is constructed at the termination of story. it DOES have the big picture overview it fundamentally mistakes "finger" for "moon" because its reality IS composed of models.

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        3.  🐈‏ @a_yawning_cat Jun 12

          but because it ignores how time cannot be stopped, every moment of ego thinking by necessity overlaps and destroys a moment of life this works great in a strategy game where there are moment to think. "life" CAN be paused in such situations

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        4.  🐈‏ @a_yawning_cat Jun 12

          however life itself cannot. the desire to always have a big picture overview actively creates a drag on the living of life. the framerate stutters and is inconsistent with the constant pauses and pseudo-terminations necessary to reinit ego

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          by reducing terminations, the ego has less room. a flow state is one giant uninterrupted block of experience that feels "whole". it's like an essay vs a tweet.https://twitter.com/a_yawning_cat/status/1396362234125684742 …

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        6.  🐈‏ @a_yawning_cat Jun 12

          expression in words is a reflection of an already-happened state. speaking/thinking/writing necessarily create termination events. (unless it's some kind of "free association") e.g. trying to talk to someone deep in flow is annoying

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        7.  🐈‏ @a_yawning_cat Jun 12

          meditation is an exercise to purposely decrease terminations and prolong periods of experience (so it is ineffective when used instrumentally a means to an end. it's like if u study kungfu b/c u watched bruce lee beat ppl up u'll never accept that it is for peace only)

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        8.  🐈‏ @a_yawning_cat Jun 12

          that is... the point isn't to become a Really Good Meditator but to make the living of your Life your meditation so that you never have to actively think "hey, it's 9 o clock, time for my daily 1hr concentration and metta meditation"

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        9.  🐈‏ @a_yawning_cat Jun 12

          a reflection is a port-mortem stop holding so many funerals

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