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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xTdq7DJQMw4 To Ashley, I am so sorry! I don't usually watch too many of the podcasts, simply because I don't have the time to watch all of Stefan's great work, but when I have a little extra time, I open up a random one. Last night, I opened up "Life as a Sex Slave" and holy crap, it was just mind blowing. Ashley, you have had such a difficult life and put into some extremely terrible situations, and yet, you still seem to be very strong. I went through a lot of crappy stuff when I was a kid as well. It was very difficult but the most difficult thing I went through was always feeling alone. Being and feeling alone became such a habit that I still struggle with it today. By alone, I don't mean that you don't see anyone. By alone, I mean that no matter who is around, you feel like nobody is there for you, looking out for you, will listen to you and that nobody around is a person that you can put any kind of trust into. I won't put words into your mouth in saying that this is how you felt. It is just the impression I got from your call. Anyways, I wanted to tell you that you are an amazing person. Sometimes it might feel like people don't and cannot understand what you have gone through or what you have and are currently feeling, but there are people out there that can. I haven't met anyone in person like this just yet, but the proof is with Stefan and all the great people on these boards. They are real people out there in the world, and there are plenty more people like them that just haven't found there way here yet. You just need to keep moving forward with life and eventually, you will discover great people and hopefully a great guy that you can truly fall in love with rather then only settle for, just don't give up. Lastly, I know that most people on these boards are great people to talk with about almost anything, but if you ever want to kick back at the computer chair and talk, I would love to be your friend because you seem like a kind hearted person who is trying to fix the problems forced upon you, and having a friend can be a pretty awesome thing. Anyways, thanks for sharing your story and again, I am so sorry for everything the shitty people in your life have done to you, but you are a great person even after all of that!

Wow man, that actually sounds pretty awesome! I am definitely going to look into the area out there! May I ask though, what is the weather like? Does it get super hot? I loooveeee cold. If it gets really cold, that is fine, but I hate the heat lol. Out here, we rarely get rain, no snow, lowest temps are usually in the 60s but even then, it is very rare, and half the year its close to 100. I hateeee it!!! Cool. Where is Midwest City? Like, what state? Yah. Hopefully I will get to that point with my income where I can live like that, but I am just barely starting out so my income will be nonexistent-very small. But even still, out here, find an apartment or house to rent for under $1,200 is as close to impossible as can be. The apartments down the road from me, for 1 bedroom, are $1,400. It is insane.

Thanks for all the info man! I will check out those sites after I finish this message. As for roommates, I know people enjoy roommates and it saves money, but I need to live with just myself and my dogs. But ya, thanks a bunch and I shall check out those links soon! =) Thanks. I believe it will be a great move, I just want to make sure I do it correctly and don't end up on the street or anything. The reason I want other peoples expenses and location is because I currently live in Southern California where it is very expensive and to me, a terrible place to live. There really isn't anything out here I like aside from the great internet, which I am sure I can find in many places. So I wanted to hear where other like minded people live and what they thought about the area, as well as living costs because some areas have different costs then other areas. Anyways, thanks a bunch for the information. Pretty much, my essentials are, food (cheap is fine), dog food, a way for filtered water, cheap cell service, and good internet. I don't drink, smoke, or do any of that. I don't really go out much but I plan to save a lot of money for situations such as dogs getting sick. But ya, I don't really need much, and I enjoy taking my dogs out often, so being cooped up in a small place isn't really a big deal for them because I will make sure they get out all the time. Thanks man. I am learning and planning it right now. I cannot do it soon, but I am beginning my savings and searching for a place to move and all that fun stuff. Sorry, but I won't give my dogs up for adoption. I would rather stay here then do that because me not being able to afford them isn't there fault, no reason to punish them. Here, they have it great. Great/healthy food, pretty big yard, down the street from a park where we go play all the time, and even though my dad is a depressed drunk, he loves and treats them fantastic. I definitely have to invest in a crock pot. I also love to cook, and all of my recipes come from the internet, whether it be youtube or just random searches. Clothing is an issue for me. I don't buy clothes. I haven't bought clothes in from 5+ years. The only stuff I get is when I get a lucky gift from someone, so all of my stuff is haggard and beat up. I just always look at it like, my money could be better spent then trying to look all pretty for society, but I know I need to learn to actually spend money on clothes. The dog food I currently get is a pretty healthy one and isn't too expensive. I also get it through petco online and if you have an account through them, you get free shipping and crazy discounts. I get emails everyday with new discounts. I buy wet canned food and mix just a slight bit of hard food in, and I spend probably about 100$ per month. Maybe a little less, that was just a high guestimate. I currently have a tv, but I don't use it really. I turn it on right before I go to sleep for about 10-15 minutes just because it helps relax me, but that is pretty much it. Anyways, thanks a bunch for all the information. I am going to continue to save and do more research. I want to be fully moved out and self reliant within the next 6 months, year at the latest.

Hello everyone! So, I am trying to remove myself from my current atmosphere. I currently live with my depressed/abusive/alcoholic father and I want to leave and finally remove my last abusive relationship, but I have never lived on my own before. I was hoping that everyone could give me a quick roundup of how much living costs are for you (single person with 2 medium dogs), where you live, and if you like where you live. I just don't want to make the mistake of leaving just to find out I cannot afford it and then having no backup. So yah, if I can get some info on living alone, that would be awesome! Thank you in advance!

When I was young, I was spanked and put on timeout by my mother. I saw my dad sometimes because he worked so often. When I was 10 years old, I was alone in watching my mother die in the middle of the night. Through my experiences at that time, I decided that I needed to be stronger then everyone else, meaning no crying, never showing when something was wrong, and all that stuff. I also went into middle school with this want to conform to popularity, and in the process, I was the toy for all the popular bullies. My dad was a big tough ex cop who taught me to defend myself, but I only defended myself from the kids who weren't popular because, well, I wanted to be liked. On my 14th birthday and my middle school graduation, my family and I moved (my dad, 2 sisters and new step mom). After moving, my uncle who hadn't drank in many years, decided to sneak off, get drunk, come back and then pick me up by my neck until I had awoken on the ground choking. He then killed himself a week later and I received the "it wasn't your fault" speech by every single person even though in my mind, everything bad that ever happens was my fault. A few months later, my sister accused me of raping her, my dad started drinking a couple bottles of wine a night and beating me physically and mentally, I was locked in my room and not allowed to leave except to use the restroom, I was jumped the few times I snuck out for fresh air, I was in fights at school constantly and I had a mob outside my house every few days telling to come outside so they could kill me. I also had investigators asking me questions every few days as well. I tried calling "friends" and "family" from all over, asking for help, and the reply I got was always, you deserve everything you get you rapist. I was alone and felt the entire world hated me and I thought about killing myself all the time, but even then, I still had this sense of logic in my head that said no matter how bad things get, this isn't necessarily permanent but death is. There were other things that kept me going too, like the idea that I deserved what I was getting, the want to read the end of the One Piece manga in 20 years, and more, but the real reason I didn't was that little logical voice. After about 6 months of this, I was offered a polygraph test that I took and passed. I didn't do anything wrong, but I was forced to see a psychologist every month for a year, as was my sister. I was never apologized to by anyone and I received the same punishment as her. After this, I saved my dad 3 times when he attempted suicide. Life really calmed down a lot when I was about 16-17 years old though. I removed myself from highschool halfway through 10th grade and did this schooling called independent studies where I go see a teach once a week to turn in my homework and get more. I didn't have to deal with people as much anymore and I could go through school at my own pace because school has always been a joke when it came to education. I had a great 5th grade teacher that made learning so fun, but aside from that, I was always far above my class and everything seemed easy and boring, except foreign language, that was and still is impossible! After all of this stuff, I still was surrounded by the same family and friends that told me I deserved everything that was happening. I catered to everyone, doing what everyone wanted because when I didn't, I was be mentally abused, sometimes physically abused, and I feared being alone. However, even with all this, I always questioned everything in life and still kept some of my logic brain. Religion and government never made sense to me, but I never knew anyone that was atheist and/or anarchist, so I never could connect the dots on what I believed. I mean, when you are hearing how great God is and government protects us and all that bull on an hourly basis, thinking for yourself is one hell of a difficult task. Randomly, I stumbled upon some videos of Penn Jillette, and I started to think a little bit more about everything. I began talking about my thoughts to everyone, end the abuse from those people was crazy, but it was still worth it to me at the time. Then, possibly the greatest thing in my life had happened to me. I stumbled upon Stefan's youtube. Penn was great and all, but he didn't talk about topics I wanted to hear about as much as I would have liked. Stefan on the other hand had MANY amounts of videos in which I watched day in and day out. I mean, this wasn't just a curiosity anymore, this was an obsession because this was the first time ever, that I heard someone talk where it made my brain jump out of my head to shake Stefan's hand through the computer screen. I just kept watching and it was so exciting because even though I hadn't and still haven't, ever met Stefan or anyone that agrees with facts/evidence/logic, I found out that there are people out there who are like me. My smile at this time made the joker's smile look mini in comparison. Since my binge, I have been a follower, or should I say, pupil and I try to talk to everyone I can about truth. I have been a much happier person, and always working to make myself even happier. I have removed so much anger and hatred by removing almost every single person from my life. I am extremely excited for my future and to someday, possibly, get married and have children of my own. But most of all, I have been and will continue to be moral in everything I do, and not the evil "morality" of society, but the morality explained in UPB. So, Stefan, thank you so very much. You have done so much for me and we have never even met. I am barely 25 years old and I still get depressed that I have wasted, with the help of my surroundings of course, 25 years of life, but at the same time, I am glad that it wasn't anymore then 25 years and I can move on to a life of my choosing and experience an everyday happiness. So again, thank you Stefan! -Fan boy, pupil, etc...

Dang, still sooo confused hahaha. Well, I am going to read more into all of it tomorrow and look up cold storage and paper wallets. If I can't figure it out over the next few days, I might come back to ask more questions. Sorry but thanks a ton for the help. I am just a noob and understanding this stuff for some reason. Anyways man, thanks a bunch and you have a wonderful night/morning/day

Wow man, thanks a ton for that article you posted! It was actually a huge help with a lot of great information. However, there are a couple questions I still have that I didn't see on your article and/or was confused about. Firstly, where are the bitcoin being held? So say I buy bitcoin through coinbase. Does the bitcoin sit in my account on coinbase? Does it get transferred to my wallet software on my computer? Where exactly does it sit? (Sorry for probably a simple question, but I truly get confused about this for some reason). The other question I have is about the entire Mt. Gox (probably misspelled) situation. How did people lose bitcoin if Mt. Gox was only the middle man? Or were they the bank too? Basically, I am trying to figure out how to be as secure as possible and to understand who has access to any bitcoin I purchase. Thanks again for the great article you posted! I just emailed it to my dad and I am going to read over it again tomorrow when I have a fresh thinking brain, but if you could help me with the stuff above, that would be a HUGEEEE help! =)

Hello everyone! So, my dad wants to buy some bitcoin and/or litecoin and hes been asking me about it. I told him what I know but I don't know very much. I know the basics but nothing beyond that, and I have never personally purchased it so I know nothing about that. I told him that I would come on here and ask though because all of you usually give the most reliable information. =) So basically, what are some good/reliable websites to use when purchasing bitcoin? How does the "wallet" work and how once you purchase bitcoin from another peer, where does it essentially sit? Does it sit on the website you bought it through, or on your own personal server or what? And really whatever other knowledge you guys/gals can provide that you may think isn't considered basics knowledge that we can benefit from. Also, I know Stefan has plenty of videos on bitcoin, but please don't post them. I have watch some of his videos and this may sound silly, but I actually have trouble following all of it and once I get lost, I get very lost. Sometimes it is easier for me to learn by hearing a few small things, asking a few questions to understand better, and then moving on to more small things and more questions. So I would prefer simplified information if possible because I am new to economy/currency education, attempting to get into it learning how these "systems" work, but some of the videos I watch are just too confusing for me. Thanks in advance for any help I receive and I am sooo sorry Stefan that I said I don't understand your videos on bitcoin because I really love all your work and it really is only the bitcoin videos I get lost on.

Well, I do my best to not speak with her and not be around her, and I get crap for it all the time. Of course, I want to rid my surroundings of people who will give me such a hard time for wanting to avoid being attacked, but I currently can't afford to do that. So at least I wanted to have a somewhat technical defense for when I am being given a hard time for staying away from her. But honestly, I mostly just wanted to know for my own benefit of understanding.

True, how long would a person want to live... Well, I guess, we cannot answer this question because we lack any and all knowledge of the future. For all we know, the world could turn into complete crap and there would be nothing to live for. Or maybe the world could become extremely peaceful and the advancements in technology and anything else that comes after will be so intriguing that you will never get bored or want to die. So with that, I guess my only answer would be, I would want to live until I didn't, as long as I had the option to go either way.

Well, from what I see. One side is basically being forced to die while the other side would be forced to never exist. So for morality, wouldn't it be wrong for people to die for the next generation but okay for the next generation to never exist in order for people to not die? Of course, with all questions involving the future, none of this could happen or all of it plus more could happen, we just don't know. But, what if this happened to the point of turning mankind into digital beings. Something along the lines of killing off your body but having a fully digital one that can feel and do everything your normal body can, just in cyber space. And it was the only way to become immortal. So when people were aging, they can choose to die or be digitized and never come back to reality. What do you think the morality of this situation would be? Sorry, I know people don't like hypothetical questions, but this is actually pretty interesting/fun. =)

Yah. I am about a minute in and not planning to watch anymore. In that minute, it is pretty easy to tell that he is just trying to talk crap about something that he refuses to understand while claiming that his masters are responsible for the solution, without ever bringing up the reason for the problem in the first place. So, in a free society, you don't have government creating most of the worlds problems. Many if not all of the reasons for the abuse of children, whether it be parental abuse, sexual abuse, kidnapping, or anything else, are caused by government and Stefan has made a video talking about this (probably many actually). On top of that, in a free society, parenting would be a pretty important thing and you wouldn't have government there doing there best to make sure all parents abuse the crap out of kids, so parent in a free society would more then likely, act like real parents. Hopefully this helps answer your question or at the very least, gives you ideas to think on. And again, I didn't watch the video, only about 1 minute of it because people like that make you want to destroy your monitor in hopes you will reach the source. But ya, remember... The goal isn't to fix problems. The goal is to prevent problems.

Sorry, seemed as you were saying it was immoral and why.

So do you think becoming immortal is immoral? Because the opposite can be said too. Someone must die for someone to live, whether it be the person with the choice to become immortal or the new born baby.

Interesting. I didn't think about it that way, but even after doing so, I still would choose to be immortal. I am not sure if I am really motivated by the fear of death or not. I think I just look at death as when it happens, it will happen and I won't even exist afterwards, so being sad that I didn't accomplish something won't exist either. I believe what currently motivates me with life isn't death but desire. I desire to have a great and enjoyable career so I work towards it. I desire to eat chipotles so I drive there to pick it up. I desire to find a wonderful girl so I talk to as many girls as I can. Because I desire the outcome, I act, but I don't ever remember thinking about dying during any of those. I almost feel the opposite, like when I think about dying, I become un-motivated because no matter the outcome, I may not have much time to enjoy my hard work. What does everyone else think on this matter? What do people think about when they are acting to accomplish something through motivation?

Sooo, I watch a ton of anime and there are animes out there such as Ghost in the Shell that are based on a future where we can become full cyborgs and digitize our brains. For me, I cannot find anything moral or immoral about the idea even though whenever you see a story involving eternal life, you will get the "philosophical argument" along with it which I consider filler. However, maybe I am just missing the argument entirely which is why I brush it off as filler. So what does everyone think? Is there anything moral or immoral about choosing to become full cyborg and digitize your brain, if it became possible? Also, what would you do? Personally, under my current thoughts and being unable to find anything immoral about it, I would love to be able to live for much longer then I currently would. I look at the world and see so much disaster and tragedy, but I also see so much beauty and so many interesting things. I feel that you could explore the entire world every day and every day will be an entirely new world and to be honest, that is really exciting. But anyways, I would love to hear what everyone else thinks.

Hahaha yup! =D

HAHAHAHA! I actually brought something like that up. I told her, so, you currently live with 3 people (my dad, friend and me) and as long as we 3 agree, you will agree? And she basically said no because this isn't a system and whether you like it or not, government is a system and blah blah blah. She is just another statist hypocrite. I was just wondering the best way of trying to convince her to use her brain, but after reading the comments saying basically the same thing I was thinking, I am pretty sure talking to her about it is pointless. =(

You said "break your fast"... May I ask what it means to break your fast? Sorry, I truly am new to anything healthy. I have basically fed myself since I was 10 years old, so you can imagine the kinds of food I am used to. Also, is fish considered meat? And what do you think about Almond Milk? Is that okay to drink? And lastly, Ground Flax Seed, any recommendation on that? I ask because I read something awhile back that ground flax seed was very healthy and to sprinkle it in cereals, smoothies, or whatever really. And It is something I can sprinkle on toast if it is truly worth it. By the way, thanks a ton for all the info. Everything from everyone is a huge help. I've been learning a lot and I am getting excited to really get started with everything.

Awesome! Yah, a youtuber I watch used to talk a little about it but I have never really looked into it myself. I would love to hear how you do it because I might add it to my plan. I am about to move in about a month, so I am trying to eat slightly healthier until then, but once the move is over, I plan to really do my best to change my diet.

Yah, I figured. I only do these debate/discussions when I am eating or have some extra time to kill, but like I said, from what she says, she believes that it doesn't matter what the decision of the majority is, as long as the majority decides on something, then it is the moral thing to do because it benefits the majority of the people. Oh well, sucks know that you have 1 sociopath sister, 1 ignorant sister, and 1 angry/depressed/ignorant dad. Where do all you cool people live. I need to move because southern California sucks. =P

Sorry for possibly confusing topic title. Every once in awhile I decide to debate my sister. I feel that over the past year or so, I have been getting pretty good at debating and usually when I debate people, they end up in a flaming tantrum by the end, just repeating their contradictions until they storm out of the room. Well, my sister is different. My sisters argument is that she agrees with whatever the world is because at least 51% of the people agree with how it is and that no matter what, the majority should always have the say. I ask, what if 51% of the people believe that women should be enslaved or killed off, would you agree then? Her answer is yes because it is beneficial for the majority of people. I obviously completely disagree with her and believe in the value of each individual, but I don't know how to properly debate someone who basically agrees with slavery. Is there even a correct way to debate her or is all hope lost until she wakes up and realizes the value of individuals? P.S. Sorry, I have been posting a few topics of the last week or so. I have random discussions/questions and this forum is where I receive the best information/advice, so when something comes into my mind, I enjoy getting responses from all of you because it allows me to improve my way of thinking.

Well, it is my sister but I rarely see her anymore. I still live with my dad as I work on my future and save up to be completely self dependent. However, she doesn't live with us and only comes down once every few months for no more then a day or two and aside from that, I don't talk to her at all. Once I can officially move out and depend on nobody financially, then I will completely cut ties with her and mostly with the rest of my family as well. I will still talk to my other sister and my dad because aside from a few problems we have, we still get along fairly well, but those few problems will either be fixed by me not being there and if they aren't, then ties will be cut completely. Anyways, I was just trying to understand what a sociopath was because I want to explain to people how my sister is one, but the few times I have tried, everyone pulls the knight routine and jumps in to defend her. The manipulation is strong with this one... She would make an excellent president.

Here are some examples of what she has done. -When I was 14 years old and she was 10, she came up with an elaborate story of how I raped her. I was questioned by police for about 6 months among the many other tortures I went through. After about 6 months, I was asked to take a polygraph test which I said yes to and I passed. Then she said something like "It must have been a bad nightmare or something" but the problem is that every single person believed her. I was beat by my dad, locked into a room with nothing in it, jumped multiple times when I was able to sneak out of the house when my family went on vacation, got into tons of fights at school, mobs of people in front of my house telling me to come outside so they could kill me, and every person I knew whether it be friend or family would tell me that they hope I either die or go to juvi for being the scum I was. I never got the impression that she cared about what I went through nor did I receive an apology from anyone, let alone her. -When she was about 16 and I was 20, she was "dating" a friend of mine who was 21. My dad told her that her curfew was 10pm and she didn't want it so she manipulated her boyfriends family, who was close to our family through me, that my dad and I were beating her and that she couldn't handle it anymore. They believed her and were about to come to our house to get all of her stuff so she could live with them. I forget exactly how the issue was solved but I believe my other sister who lived on the other side of the country ended up calling them and telling them they were stupid and that nobody touches her. And no, my dad has never beat either of my 2 sisters, only me, and I have never beat either of my sisters. It was just lies/manipulation. -She has been caught stealing numerous times from family and friends and instead of apologizing, she always just turns the blame onto them and ends up making people not talk to them... Believe it or not, she is that manipulative and I don't understand how. We currently don't talk to 2 family friends anymore that she stole presents from on Christmas many years back, or to my dads sister and her family that my sister stole a ring from. -She made up tons of lies about me to my supposed friends, such as how I talk crap about them behind their backs (she gives fake quotes) and when i tell them it isn't true, of course I become the liar while she is the innocent younger sister who is just trying to be a good person. -She literally talks crap about every single person I know, no matter how nice they are. Just last night, at dinner, she was saying how she wants to backhand my dads fiance's 10 year old son because he is annoying and how when the mom isn't around, she makes fun of his boobs (hes a little chunky) just so he will feel self conscious about himself. But ya, there are a few examples. Does this stuff seem like examples of a sociopath?

Thank you everyone. I haven't been able to read the books that you guys suggested and I'm barely into the first video, but someone actually sent me a link in a message to check out. I am still watching the videos though and I am going to look into the books as well, but so far, I am pretty sure my sister is a sociopath or psychopath. Still unsure of what the difference is, but I can't even remember a time where my sister felt a sense of guilt or could understand a single person's emotions, but she is a great actress and is excellent at lying and getting people to believe her, no matter how big the lie and she lies about almost everything.