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Are there any FDR meet ups near you if not maybe think of making one. There are plenty of online meet up opera unities to be had with this community aswell. Maybe you don't have to leave the states just the area why would you want to stay if the area is so full of drug addicts and poverty I mean it would hardly attract other intelligent and rational people to come I bet quite allot have already left. Perhaps think what would attract you to an area and try finding such places. Not sure how accurate it is but a quick google search says you are more intelligent than 99.4% of people, I am sure you are more intelligent than me but I'm confident we could have some interesting conversations and common ground. Intelligence is important but clear logical reasonable thinking I value much more.

Just managed to get around to listening to this wow loving it just at the bit talking about John and his wolf . Talking about the change in tv I think game of thrones followed in the footsteps Spartacus in terms of nudity and swear words ect. Sky later bought the rights to Spartacus due to its huge popularity. Haha I'm the fan who doesn't know the names I want to restart watching it.

Seems it's been added to the podcast list.

Nice concept so your the first to be doing this? How are you planning on making your money from this? Subscriptions? Advertising? Is there any way we could test it out before its properly released without signing up, anonymity is important for many members of this forum. There is probably allot you can learn from the online dating industry in terms of marketing - what would be your launch budget? And monthly budget? http://www.smallfuel.com/blog/entry/popular-ways-to-determine-your-marketing-budget/ might prove useful as there are many different ways to budget for example x% of net profit could be your monthly budget. You could use the social medias have a like button on your website ect a recommendation from a friend is a powerful one . Consider PR contact small online media outlets and you tubers at what stage you do this is up to you but remember the importance of first impressions. By the way the meet ups for this community area quite successful, I haven't been to one yet but it's on my to do list.

I've noticed Podcasts released slightly before YouTube videos and some podcasts are split into a few different videos. I will try looking for it. Edit : Hmm I can't seem to find it either

As someone born in the UK currently traveling in Australia I much prefer your new flag .

I'm sorry to hear that shirgall that's horrible. Claiming my tax back as a non Australian resident is proving difficult so much so I'm considering using a third party to chaise up some of the details from all the farms I worked at.

The money is still not in the hands of the owner and now isn't even going to contribute to anything I know the state would have wasted most of it but still, plus some of the tax payers want to pay tax... With money going missing they will probably want/already are getting more from the tax payers. I don't think the thieves are as bad as the tax man that's not what I am saying but I'm resisting calling it morally neutral. I'm up for hearing more of your argument though perhaps I could be persuaded, I could be missing something.

It's kind of ironic that they don't like it when people steel from them (not saying steeling from them is moral). The IRS have been hacked again and apparently this is quite common with billions yearly being stolen. This might be worth putting in true news. If this interested you check these sources for more info: http://abcnews.go.com/Business/real-question-massive-government-hack/story?id=31716481 http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/wireStory/irs-announces-steps-combat-taxpayers-identity-theft-31701424

To be clear I wouldn't lie consciously I would just sometimes say something and think to myself shortly after that's not 100% accurate and correct it. You could call it a mistake and it turns into a lie when it's not corrected. I would probably call it a lie from the subconscious as it would always paint a better picture ect. "Plan" made me think I always found it useful to have a few subject matters to talk about before each session to reduce anxiety but the most productive sessions often went in very unplanned tangents which was great. It wasn't so important if I talked about everything I planed as if I wanted to I could talk about it in the next session. Talking about it makes me excited to continue . Journaling is a good tool maybe see what your therapist thinks about it.

First off I just want to say good on you its a hard but great step to take I wish you the best of luck. When I was in therapy which I should be continuing very shortly when I move state I sometimes found myself telling a lie (often a small one when talking about something I was ashamed about to paint a better picture) or exaggerating (again to paint a better picture or to try and get him to relate to my pain more) just being honest when you spot this with your therapist is good. That and journaling is all that comes to mind right now, good luck.

(I just wrote a post almost in full that got deleted when switching tab so this might come across as irritated I'm aware of it so it shouldn't but just encase rest assured my irritation is not aimed at you). Interesting that faces annoy you more when they are in that particular style I do wonder why. This might be a long shot but it might have something to do with eye contact as the thumb nails do look like he is looking at you quite often. If Stefan has done this on purpose it's clever in the sense that it's human nature to spot eye contact, would make the thumb nail stand out on a subconscious level triggering people to look at it consciously. In my rushed reading of your message I made a mistake, "matriarchal guilt trips" I understood as guilt trip videos in general. Sorry about that. You didn't need to explain yourself to me of course I understand why you did the word guilt trip triggered the thought process and conclusion it wasn't meant as an attack This mistake kind of made my post off topic but glad you found the Jones affect interesting. Disagreeing might have been the wrong choice of words critique might have been better but you hit the nail on the head with what I meant. It's a hard one to get the balance right in terms of not annoying people but getting the message across this is the case for allot of marketing especially for donations. Ps I like the way you communicate a friend request will be sent .

Hello. I can see where you are comming from but I think you may be missing a few things. Personally I don't get annoyed with provocative thumb nails and titles as if I'm watching anything or listening to anything and I get to the stage where I'm like what going on this isn't what I thought I simply stop watching. The amount of noise (everyone is shouting for you to watch their vids) on YouTube is hudge and the tactic of using thumb nails and titles is so common that it doesn't get to me. I guess because I have a marketing background (BA hons) I might be looking at adverts ect in different way - for example I struggle to watch even a tv commercial without analysing it similarly to perhaps a English student struggling to read a book without analysing it in the sense of hidden meanings and quality at portraying them. The short videos that (rightly) point out the moral obligation to pay for what you consume I avoid simply because I already donate as much as I can reasonably afford. It is possible that these ones annoy you the most as you do it yet donate and they are pointing this fact out. Of course donating isn't the only way to help out and you could be doing your part in other areas such as sharing the videos... -> Having said that I have been meaning to contact Stefan regarding a communication technique that I think he isn't using to its full potential. The Jones affect although harder to do with a online community compared to a physical local community I still think it is worth exploring. I didn't learn this technique (which I will explain) at university or at least not in depth I actually learned it when I was involved in 3rd party charity sales. Before I go into it I recognise that fdr is not a charity but there are some similarities in terms of asking for donations and the techniques used to get donations. When I was knocking on doors trying to get average people to sign contracts for significant monthly charity donations (to be clear everything was above board the charity even phoned them the next day to check they knew what they were signing up for and no money was taken out until at least a month and they could opt out whenever they want, also the charity aimed at helping children). Like I was saying when I was asking for donations a huge tactic in the sales pitch was to use the Jones affect when I had signed up someone on that street that would fit into my pitch. It is affective for a number of reasons primarily decisions are safer in numbers we are social animals and this runs deep within us even if we don't realise it. Another reason is it is allot harder for them to be defensive or dismissive of your arguments/points when they know others have listened and have donated. When they feel they are in the same community as others who have donated even if they don't know that person it was just the fact that person lived on the same street. It was used when I introduced myself "Hey how you going" (Australian way of saying how are you) "my name is xyz I have been asked today to speak to yourself and all you wonderful neighbours on behalf of these guys xyz, have you heard about us before?" That was off the top of my head it might have been a bit different. Now I get that you can't do it too much I mean if people think your getting rich rightly or wrongly they will get defensive about adding to that wealth but there is a bigger role for the Jones affect in my opinion. I'm running short of time but I think you should get the idea. We were told not to guilt trip ect as it makes people defensive fdr is a little different in this aspect as it's about philosophy and psychology so many people at the stage of donating would listen to this argument which is logically correct and act accordingly this is what I did but at the same time it will turn others off. Marketing is a balancing game sometimes. There are a few other things in terms of marketing that would like to discuss with Stefan presuming he would be interested in speaking with me. I was planning on messaging him tomorrow as my schedule today is tight and I have already spent more time than planned on the forums not that that is a problem. I think I might include a link to this thread in that message. I haven't had time to proof read so sorry for typos and spelling mistakes ect. Ps although I didn't agree with everything were saying Mags you managed to be far less aggressive in your communication than most people who disagree with Stefan which is why I took the time to write this.

(This is short quickly using McDonald's wifi) Its not subsidised laziness in the opinion of the donators it's their money and their choice they don't have to give you anything Aslong as your not lieing or being misleading then I think it could be ok. Must admit the concept is strange to me. It's one of a few options I guess later down the line you could consider an investor perhaps ...

Hmm thank you so much you have given me something to think about that's for sure:).