Currently in UAE, since Dec 19th.
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First you figured out the game is rigged, then you realized you significantly underestimated how much it's been rigged - genetics set the baseline of your intelligence as you can't meaningfully alter the default way your brain prefers to process information and think. Early education & nurturing, and proper nutrition helps prevent the tanking of your IQ or the development of various addictions. Later on you realize it's much worse - the laws of physics (general relativity + neuroscientific evidence) don't seem to allow much freewill if at all. So you're left with, "riiight so I'm stupid, fat, lazy, weak, struggling with mental health and different addictions and prolly will develop cancer by 50? gg well play 10/10 will live again."

The best way forward then is just to optimize yourself like a neural network one prompt at a time. Keep a journal to track your habits and progress. Acknowledge the past was inevitable but the future is still in your hands (freewill compatibilism). And really... Just be stupidly optimistic and hopeful about life and see how the movie ends... We're all sentenced to death with an unknown probation period. Enjoy the ride.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

To make a positive impact

Music, Movies, and Books

Cyberpunk 2077, Witcher 3, The Demon-Haunted World, Freewill..

Teach, Learn, Share

The dice roll of birth didn't give me top stats on intelligence. But I am a chronic thinker my whole life. I question, doubt, spot patterns, generate insights and theories. So I might be a simpleton, but I don't have a lazy mind. You can say I'm a thoughtful simpleton.

What I Can Share with Hosts

Deep talks, sharing of knowledge and perspective. Like ways to quit addictions...Also, I've been working out for 6 years and figured out many ways that didn't work. I can tell you the underlying principles of athleticism based on data and own theories, like tendon strength, muscle growth factors, fibers alignment and explosiveness/endurance - some of which are poorly understood by researchers (e.g. weekly volume is BS.) Basically I can help you build the best workout routine with the biggest bang for the buck.

Countries I’ve Visited

Albania, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Georgia, Ghana, Serbia, Turkey

Countries I’ve Lived In

China, United States