Comments on: How to Take the Red Pill http://www.clay-collins.com/blog/how-to-take-the-red-pill/ Just another WordPress site Mon, 06 Feb 2012 02:22:00 +0000 hourly 1 By: Red-Pill.org http://www.clay-collins.com/blog/how-to-take-the-red-pill/#comment-8191 Red-Pill.org Mon, 02 May 2011 23:25:00 +0000 http://TheGrowingLife.com/2008/04/how-to-take-the-red-pill/#comment-8191 This is a great line: "The truth is that truth is the only path down which long-term and durable solutions to personal and societal problems can be solved" the truth if ever I heard it This is a great line:

“The truth is that truth is the only path down which long-term and durable solutions to personal and societal problems can be solved”

the truth if ever I heard it

]]> By: Luke McNamara http://www.clay-collins.com/blog/how-to-take-the-red-pill/#comment-2886 Luke McNamara Sun, 17 Aug 2008 02:23:09 +0000 http://TheGrowingLife.com/2008/04/how-to-take-the-red-pill/#comment-2886 Censorship .. sounds like the thinking of a machine to me. Censorship .. sounds like the thinking of a machine to me.

]]> By: Luke McNamara http://www.clay-collins.com/blog/how-to-take-the-red-pill/#comment-2884 Luke McNamara Sat, 16 Aug 2008 03:19:24 +0000 http://TheGrowingLife.com/2008/04/how-to-take-the-red-pill/#comment-2884 Came across this post by happenstance. Ironically, I'm also half way through Tolle's "New Earth". Like a splinter in my mind, the book and this post leaves me with the following nagging questions. Is living in the now, free of the ego and/or other interpreted societal paradigms, necessarily favourable in a world where a significant number of individuals still live by them? Just because we have the capacity to escape the mind trap of our society doesn't necessarily mean we ought to. Are we as a specie even ready to live in a world where most don't understand? Don't kid yourselves folks, taking the red pill has dire consequences if one isn't ready to accept them. Insanity and mental dysfunction isn't all that uncommon in the story philosophy thus far. I think Socrates and his persecutors understood the consequences of taking the red pill very well. Came across this post by happenstance. Ironically, I’m also half way through Tolle’s “New Earth”. Like a splinter in my mind, the book and this post leaves me with the following nagging questions.

Is living in the now, free of the ego and/or other interpreted societal paradigms, necessarily favourable in a world where a significant number of individuals still live by them? Just because we have the capacity to escape the mind trap of our society doesn’t necessarily mean we ought to. Are we as a specie even ready to live in a world where most don’t understand?

Don’t kid yourselves folks, taking the red pill has dire consequences if one isn’t ready to accept them. Insanity and mental dysfunction isn’t all that uncommon in the story philosophy thus far. I think Socrates and his persecutors understood the consequences of taking the red pill very well.

]]> By: Red Pill http://www.clay-collins.com/blog/how-to-take-the-red-pill/#comment-2882 Red Pill Sun, 10 Aug 2008 18:22:38 +0000 http://TheGrowingLife.com/2008/04/how-to-take-the-red-pill/#comment-2882 "What am I missing?" Jesus Christ. “What am I missing?”

Jesus Christ.

]]> By: Designer Dude http://www.clay-collins.com/blog/how-to-take-the-red-pill/#comment-2873 Designer Dude Tue, 29 Apr 2008 23:08:53 +0000 http://TheGrowingLife.com/2008/04/how-to-take-the-red-pill/#comment-2873 man, you have great clarity of thought! I'm currently on sabbatical from my day job and trying to read as many good books as I can, travel and meet new people and you've essentially distilled everything I'm trying to do in your post. by avoiding TV (and installing adblock plugin for firefox) I've been avoiding a lot of ads. I've also avoided a lot of news so when the spitzer scandal broke out, I didn't know for 2 days!!! (thats not a bad thing!) kudos on the post. i'm stumbling it. man, you have great clarity of thought!

I’m currently on sabbatical from my day job and trying to read as many good books as I can, travel and meet new people and you’ve essentially distilled everything I’m trying to do in your post.

by avoiding TV (and installing adblock plugin for firefox) I’ve been avoiding a lot of ads. I’ve also avoided a lot of news so when the spitzer scandal broke out, I didn’t know for 2 days!!! (thats not a bad thing!)

kudos on the post. i’m stumbling it.

]]> By: Brick Andrews http://www.clay-collins.com/blog/how-to-take-the-red-pill/#comment-2876 Brick Andrews Tue, 29 Apr 2008 19:01:53 +0000 http://TheGrowingLife.com/2008/04/how-to-take-the-red-pill/#comment-2876 You ask: "There You ask: “There

]]> By: Sara http://www.clay-collins.com/blog/how-to-take-the-red-pill/#comment-2880 Sara Fri, 25 Apr 2008 23:10:17 +0000 http://TheGrowingLife.com/2008/04/how-to-take-the-red-pill/#comment-2880 Perhaps learning how things work is an effective part of "taking the red pill." When one knows how things work, they're less likely to be dazzled/duped by gimmicks. So for example, let's say someone is trying to sell you a product (something that happens thousands of times a day). Well, if you're familiar with most marketing techniques and you're able to understand how to product works in a general sense, then you ignore the marketing strategies and design and actually evaluate how novel the item really is. You're therefore able to make your own decision. Perhaps learning how things work is an effective part of “taking the red pill.” When one knows how things work, they’re less likely to be dazzled/duped by gimmicks.

So for example, let’s say someone is trying to sell you a product (something that happens thousands of times a day). Well, if you’re familiar with most marketing techniques and you’re able to understand how to product works in a general sense, then you ignore the marketing strategies and design and actually evaluate how novel the item really is. You’re therefore able to make your own decision.

]]> By: Pat R http://www.clay-collins.com/blog/how-to-take-the-red-pill/#comment-2871 Pat R Thu, 17 Apr 2008 03:25:10 +0000 http://TheGrowingLife.com/2008/04/how-to-take-the-red-pill/#comment-2871 Clay - you probably wouldn't be jealous of me living in the mountains today we have about 8-10 inches of snow and it's still snowing. Seems like old winter just doesn't want to let go. Their predicting mid 60's by Friday and 70's by this weekend. That's springtime in the Rockies. Clay – you probably wouldn’t be jealous of me living in the mountains today we have about 8-10 inches of snow and it’s still snowing. Seems like old winter just doesn’t want to let go. Their predicting mid 60′s by Friday and 70′s by this weekend. That’s springtime in the Rockies.

]]> By: Daniel | Winning Everyone http://www.clay-collins.com/blog/how-to-take-the-red-pill/#comment-2823 Daniel | Winning Everyone Mon, 14 Apr 2008 19:19:49 +0000 http://TheGrowingLife.com/2008/04/how-to-take-the-red-pill/#comment-2823 Lol. I do #5 almost everyday due to the nature of my work (at least till December). Lol. I do #5 almost everyday due to the nature of my work (at least till December).

]]> By: Rolf F. Katzenberger http://www.clay-collins.com/blog/how-to-take-the-red-pill/#comment-2819 Rolf F. Katzenberger Mon, 14 Apr 2008 17:55:16 +0000 http://TheGrowingLife.com/2008/04/how-to-take-the-red-pill/#comment-2819 @Kenneth: valid point of view! Easier to follow when you're alone, though. As Mel Gibson put it in "The Patriot" (when asked whether he would stand by his principles and help in fighting against the British troops): "I'm a father, I haven't the luxury of principles." @Kenneth: valid point of view! Easier to follow when you’re alone, though. As Mel Gibson put it in “The Patriot” (when asked whether he would stand by his principles and help in fighting against the British troops): “I’m a father, I haven’t the luxury of principles.”

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