This is good. From paper to a book.
This is Matrix Revolution 😂​

On a serious note, project and people management is a weak spot in many academic projects. Some humility to learning from others won't hurt. Or, as always, I am just ignorant
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A: Hey, we should soon have a dinner together. That restaurant is good.

B: I'm being evicted by the end of the month, in a few days from now. Let me find a place to live first?

A: Oh! Let's chat next week then. Sorry about your place though. Sorry I have to go; dad's calling from the garage.

The surreal prospect of being homeless is quite funny, ungraspable to some, and hits in the stomach real hard to others. I said surreal, you see.

No surprises there if all social media follow the fate of #tiktok and get banned in #Nepal in coming few days.

As a #republican, I used to think how could one possibly justify and support the #monarchy! If the ruling political parties and the #government do not stop their #authoritarian-like actions immediately, I won't be surprised if the lay people change their mind and want the #king to come back, overthrowing the #democratic republic.

#UN and human rights organisations better keep an eye on the #violence that the Government of Nepal is enacting onto its citizens.

How dfq this Jaggi Basudev aka Sadhguru gets access to scientists, politicians, players, and policymakers seemingly everywhere?

Why do I care?

He has more than once been featured in and by the UN. He very likely influences world leaders, at least has a contact with many if not just the Indian PM. Leaving his purely past personal life aside, his environemental missions are fishy to say the least. There is no hesitation to say that he is an ableist misogynistic hindu suprimacist with a sketchy past who has been duping people in the name of spirituality. He is an expert in dodging questions and dominating from his position of power.

What triggered this post?

Just saw his debate with Pinker on Consciousness; when did Pinker become an expert on consciousness? (Perhaps you don't need an expert to "discuss" with a fake.)
That guy Jaggi speaks nothing but word salad. Here's an example:

I'm just replacing the word conscious with being aware. In the yogic sciences we call this pragna. […] If you fall asleep you are not conscious or you're not aware. Let's use the word awareness to make a distinction. But beyond intellect this intellect how it functions is operated by what we are identified with. […] So there are various dimensions of memory which plays out through this identity. Beyond this there is an intelligence which is unsullied by memory this is what we refer to as chitta and generally that's what I would understand as consciousness. You being aware is different, consciousness is different.

Here comes the interesting bit.

What is the nature of this where does this come from? As I said, I have strived for a whole lifetime to remain uneducated, it's not easy. […] To be able to simply be here without allowing the data to play up in your mind, it takes a lot of work. So from that context I'm saying what we are referring to as consciousness is that which is the very basis of our creation. Well somebody may call it God. […] They're trying to personalize that in their life because they can't relate to anything which is not in a human form.

Basically, this hypocrite has no idea what he is talking about. He repeatedly says that English language does not have the vocab. to separate awareness and (different levels of) consciousness, while apparently having zero knowledge about studies on awareness-consciousness separation.
Scientific experiments aside, his statements weren't coherent either -- was he panpsychist or an idealist?

Why was the "Harvard" crowd so excited and applauding after every bite of his word salad?

In principle, I am against canceling anyone. Lately I'm inclined towards the thought that if the harm(s) a person causes irl are clear, then they probably should be given lesser opportunities to appear in public. Still making my mind up...

If you read this all, what do you think?