Reddit: Only for the real psychos

darksurfer4 said:It’s essentially the same thing, my friend. I was reading about our friend Sarah, and it seems like every single one of her struggles stems from relationship issues or constantly measuring herself against her mother—even though she hasn't actually mentioned her mother once. She basically confessed all of this during that infamous discussion regarding Biserka, that model whose son tracks exactly how many rolls of toilet paper they go through😁. I suppose she realized, or maybe just assumed I’d caught on that it’s all really just an Oedipal complex, and she ended up getting banned because

I suppose one really has to be careful these days about what they write, how they phrase things, when and where they post... just to avoid accidentally exposing some corner of their own psyche that isn't exactly something to be proud of, even if they aren't consciously aware of it themselves... or worse, stumbling into a self-diagnosis, heaven forbid.

Timothy Turner24 said:Honestly, you really have to watch your step these days—be incredibly careful about what you write, how you phrase things, when and where you post... because if you aren't careful, you might accidentally stumble upon some dark corner of your own psyche that isn't exactly something to be proud of, or worse, catch a glimpse of a psychological diagnosis you weren't even aware you were heading toward.

It’s essentially like space exploration; it’s through this kind of deep digging that we finally start to get a real, clearer understanding of our own internal world.

darksurfer4 said:It’s essentially like exploring deep space; I suppose that’s why we’ve managed to get a somewhat better grasp on our own planet through it.

Yeah, though most of it feels like chasing shadows in an empty room.

Timothy Turner24 said:Yeah, mostly just an endless void.

But you have to realize that space isn't actually empty; there’s no such thing as a true vacuum out there. It's never truly nothing—there's always some kind of gas or cosmic dust floating around everywhere...

darksurfer4 said:I mean, space isn't actually empty; there’s no such thing as a true vacuum, since there's always some kind of gas or dust floating around somewhere...

Imagine nothingness? I suppose that just doesn't work.
Is a little bit of cosmic dust, stray gas, and space debris really enough to constitute absolute nothingness?

Walter Baker2 said:Honestly, someone ought to run a full investigation on you—

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New Reddit thread 🍿

Terry Wilson5 said:Look, I’m all about free speech, man. When you see people getting silenced just because they don't fit a certain mold, it feels wrong. People love to judge and call others out, but honestly? I think it's just that we don't have the right tools yet to truly express what we believe. That doesn't feel like fair play to me.

The world is spinning, and life is all about that raw power—you know, that pure energy.

darksurfer4 said:Space isn't even empty, really. There’s no such thing as a true vacuum out there. It’s always filled with something—just gas and dust everywhere...

Exactly... when someone says they feel empty, they aren't talking about physics. They mean it spiritually. You know, that deep exhaustion from dealing with all the injustices in the world.

Anthony Nguyen81 said:New thread 🍿

Way more than just a course {for beginners}

Timothy Turner24 said:Yeah, mostly just total nothingness.

Timothy Turner24 said:Imagine actual nothingness? No, I can't wrap my head around that.
Are you really suggesting that a bunch of cosmic dust, gas, and space debris counts as "nothingness"?

Look, if there’s even a tiny fraction of something present, then it’s technically *something*, which means by definition, it isn't nothing. Absolute nothingness simply doesn't exist...

Man, it’s actually pretty rare to hit exactly 0.00 degrees Celsius.
It only stays there for a few minutes before it dips to -0.01 or jumps up to +0.01, right?

Carl Rivera43 said:That... it’s incredibly rare to hit exactly 0.00 degrees Celsius {because within just a few minutes, it could easily swing to -0.01 or +0.01}||

Exactly, and even if you did manage to hit that precise 0.00 mark, all it really means is that water stops being a liquid in those little puddles; it’s still water, obviously, just existing in an entirely different state of matter.

I mean, yeah... just like how there's no such thing as "Year Zero."
(Though I really wish there was a "Zero Dollars" month for those days when I'm between jobs.)

Carl Rivera43 said:Birthday

Let's wish them a happy

Ariana Grande Arjen Robben {1984}

On this day, we also remember the passing of

Salvador Dalí {1989}

Topfopicalendarro {in collaboration with Birthday}

But zero still exists, doesn't it? Yet, what exactly *is* zero? Is it just absolute nothingness, an empty void? Or perhaps it’s more like a transition point, a threshold where one state of matter shifts into another, or energy transforms into something else entirely?

The starting point... {physical zero just doesn't exist—you can't actually have zero things on your skin. We've got hair, we've got body parts, if we put clothes on, we’re wearing something, and if we take them off, we’re still just ourselves. So, proving a physical zero is pretty much impossible. But a mathematical zero? That definitely exists—like having zero dollars in your wallet or zero minutes of intimacy. You know?}

darksurfer4 said:Even if something is minimal, it still exists, which means by default it isn't nothing. Nothingness doesn't truly exist...

Or perhaps it lies just beyond the reach of our perception? I suppose the moment we attempt to contemplate "nothing," it immediately transforms into "something"...
Everything is essentially nothing until a mind arrives to observe it, I guess. Maybe nothingness is actually the only thing that truly exists, independent of human consciousness—liberated by our very inability to grasp it. Once something is understood or defined, it becomes limited. In that sense, nothingness, much like everything else, remains limitless. The only real distinction is that everything else is perceived, whereas nothingness is not. If we were somehow able to perceive nothingness, then nothingness would be the only thing left in existence...

- What's in the fridge?
- Nothing.

You could probably stretch any abstract concept you care to, all the way to absolute nothingness. Freedom, truth, goodness, happiness... they all eventually dissolve into nothing.

Zero actually holds four—even in English, it’s just zero. So when you picture a zero, think about four {a there are four corners to the world, four seasons, four suits in a deck of cards}

Timothy Turner24 said:Or is it just beyond the boundaries of what we can actually know? The moment we even begin to contemplate nothingness, it transforms into something...
So, does everything remain "nothing" until the moment a mind turns its attention toward it? Is nothingness actually the only thing that truly exists, standing entirely independent of the human experience? It remains liberated by our very inability to grasp it. Once something is understood, once it is defined, it becomes limited. In that sense, Nothingness—just like everything else—is infinite. The only distinction is that everything else is perceived, whereas nothingness is not. Because if we were ever able to perceive nothingness, then nothingness would be the only thing left in existence...

- What's in the fridge?
- Nothing.

Go ahead, try pushing any abstract concept you want toward the absolute. Freedom, truth, goodness, happiness... they all dissolve into nothing.

There's air, shelves, and ice.🤔