This group is dedicated to cultivating a mindset rooted in clarity, discipline, and emotional strength. Here, we explore practices that help us remain centered amidst external chaos. We share personal reflections and draw from both ancient wisdom and modern insight to navigate themes of love, loss, purpose, identity, and our place within the Net. All are welcome who seek to develop a calm, grounded inner life.
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BlackFernMoon replied to the topic
The Trolley Problem: Minimizing Harm in a Web of Consequence in the forum Netist Philosophy 2 months, 4 weeks ago
So I’ve like vaguely heard of this before but you put up lots of different angles I never thought of. Like I was all for saving the 5 at first but then it got harder and harder to favor saving more people. You can’t sacrifice people like that. Even then though… there’s times when you have to, like you said with 9/11. Just goes to show that you…[Read more]
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IonianCode replied to the topic
The Illusion of Success in the forum Netist Philosophy 3 months ago
I used to be all about financial success, good job, nice car, nice house, and so on. I got a lot of those things but also a ton of stress and a heart condition. I’ve since backed off a lot of projects and I’m happier for it. I don’t think killing yourself by drowning yourself in work should be considered success, but lots of people think that way.
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IonianCode replied to the topic
The Trolley Problem: Minimizing Harm in a Web of Consequence in the forum Netist Philosophy 3 months ago
You presented this with a lot of layers which I appreciate. It’s not a simple answer for any equation. There all damned if you do, damned if you don’t. This reflect how life really is. I don’t know if I could pull the lever, I don’t think I could push the fat man, but I wouldn’t want 5 deaths on my conscious either.
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NoraSpinnor started the topic
The Trolley Problem: Minimizing Harm in a Web of Consequence in the forum Netist Philosophy 3 months ago
The classic thought experiment goes as follows: A trolley is racing toward five people tied to a track. You can pull a lever to divert it, but doing so will redirect it onto a different track, where one person stands. Do you intervene, sacrificing one to save five? Or do you refuse to act, allowing five to die?
This dilemma reveals the deeper…[Read more]
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BlackFernMoon replied to the topic
Do we shape our thoughts, or do our thoughts shape us? in the forum Netist Philosophy 3 months ago
Totally agree with this… it’s wild how many thoughts just run in the background like open tabs, and most of them aren’t even ours. When I finally started noticing my own thought patterns, I was kind of horrified? Like how many of them were just looping tension or preparing for something bad that wasn’t even real. Now, when I catch myself spirali…[Read more]
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BlackFernMoon replied to the topic
Would you still chase your dream if it would cost you everything? in the forum Netist Philosophy 3 months ago
There was a time I left a steady job to pursue energy work and spiritual study more seriously. Friends thought I’d lost it. Family didn’t say much, but the silence said enough. I wasn’t trying to “become” anything. That decision cost me some relationships. I stopped shaping who I was to fit in and slowly, I found others who resonated. Sometimes…[Read more]
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BlackFernMoon replied to the topic
Can Altruistic Acts Be Advertised? in the forum Netist Philosophy 3 months ago
I’ve felt both sides. There’ve been moments where I shared something kind I did, hoping it might inspire someone… but then later I wondered, was I really doing it for them, or was I hoping someone would see me a certain way? But I also think we can share without spoiling it… if the energy behind it is clean.
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CosmicQueen33 replied to the topic
Can Altruistic Acts Be Advertised? in the forum Netist Philosophy 3 months, 1 week ago
i think about this a lot actually, especially in a world where everything is posted. sometimes i’ll witness someone sharing their kindness online and it feels pure, like a ripple of light moving outward. other times… it feels like a flex wrapped in virtue 🙃
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CosmicQueen33 replied to the topic
Would you still chase your dream if it would cost you everything? in the forum Netist Philosophy 3 months, 1 week ago
🌊 oof, this one hits deep. i’ve def lost people along the way, friends who didn’t get the shifts i was going through, who thought i was too out there once i stopped hiding what i believed. it hurt at first. i questioned myself hard. but deep down… i knew i couldn’t shrink just to stay likable 💫
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NoraSpinnor started the topic
Would you still chase your dream if it would cost you everything? in the forum Netist Philosophy 3 months, 1 week ago
If achieving your dream meant losing everything—your reputation, your standing, the image others have of you—would you still fight to achieve it?
Many people want transformation, purpose, or recognition, but rarely do they pause to weigh the cost. True spiritual growth and originality often come at a price. Approval and awakening don’t alway…[Read more]
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NoraSpinnor started the topic
Can Altruistic Acts Be Advertised? in the forum Netist Philosophy 3 months, 1 week ago
In The Young Man and the Sage, the sage offers a piercing insight:
“If someone truly helps out of pure kindness—not for any other purpose than to help that specific person—their deeds remain unknown. … But the moment kindness is advertised or leveraged for personal gain, it loses its meaning. It becomes a currency. That’s what I saw in society b…[Read more]
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NoraSpinnor posted an update in the group
Netist Philosophy 3 months, 2 weeks ago
The Paradox of the Ship of Theseus
Theseus, a legendary hero of Athens, sailed a great ship. As the years passed, its wooden planks began to rot, so they were replaced, one by one, until eventually, every single piece of the ship had been replaced with new material.
Is it still the same ship?
Now, suppose that as each board was removed, it was…[Read more]
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