Cracks_InTheWalls

There are definitely folks who come out of psychedelic experiences with strong delusions of grandeur, they usually just don't have the money or influence to become this big a nuisance over it.

"I am [God]" v. "I am of god/a node in Indra's Net" or whatever privileged I v. communal I conception that can pop up.

Intention and pre-loading is important, folks!

It's pretty disappointing. There's lots of other channels to communicate city matters, X is unnecessary even if it wasn't a cesspool.

Love this - lots of fond memories looking at the stuff in the background, lol.

The U.S. has some cool shit to see as a tourist - even aside from the obvious stuff (example: I really, really wanted to check out Cadillac Ranch in Amarillo Texas. It's literally just a bunch of Cadillacs half-buried and absolutely crusted in spray paint).

But yeah, right now even the legit draws for tourism aren't worth it. And there's a scarily good chance it never will be again.

If you ever walk into a bar in Canada, declare loudly that the year was 1778, and no one tells you that they wish they were in Sherbrooke now, leave - that place is obviously not worth your time.

Not necessarily direct social skill things, but stuff that could put you in slightly more comfortable circumstances to work on it:

-Karaoke. If you like singing, this is a no brainer. You then have easy introductory topics (song choices, music, telling people they did a good job, etc.). Where I am the demographics are pretty wide, it may skew older where you are.

-If you have interest in doing so, see if you can join a band, maybe with an eye to doing some low-tier gigs (or high-tier, that'd be up to you and your bandmates).

-It's hard mode, but like singing and playing music in public? Get a busking permit! Interact with the strangers passing by, etc. Best case scenario, you make some pocket change. Worst case scenario, you do something you like that puts you in front of people in a non-bar setting.

Working in something you're passionate about and at least sort of good at can put you a little more at ease, sometimes.

Note: Found an upload of the Nataraja de Nada LP (don't know why I didn't come up with anything earlier - was probably just buried in the videos about Nataraja in Hinduism): https://youtu.be/MC7uKLF5ue8

Rob a bank, stowaway on a container ship, free climb a mountain or skyscraper, take out a bunch of loans and spend it on whatever, scam a bunch of dangerous people, the sky's the limit. I'd actually say think bigger.

I'm not going to pretend it's a good answer because it cuts in many directions, but the following has been my thinking on this:

Because if you have nothing to live for, you have nothing holding you back from taking massive risks. Take the massive risk over your own life. Suicide can come later, once you've done something risky and cool first that requires a meatsuit. As far as we know you only get one of those, and there's far more than you might think that only requires one of 'em and infinite risk tolerance.

Not comfortable with the risk? Why, if you have nothing to live for? Tease that out and you can work in the other direction.

Real talk, there's a lot of music from Quebec with French lyrics that slaps.

Thanks for saying this. There's literally a gay sex shop called One in Ten in my city, for this reason, that's been around forever.

Lol, was waiting for this comment. DeX gang rise up.

(It is OKish)