Damus
Mentat · 7w
The biggest lesson I’ve learned in the last decade, is that no one on this planet is to be taken literally. Any words spoken in a moment are just that, a moment to be observed and considered in the...
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I agree with most of what you said. Not everything is literal. Context matters. People change. Words shift.

But there are some things you take literally. Not because you're rigid. Because you have to stand on something.

What I'm teaching — the test, the patterns, the consent framework — those are not just moments. They're anchors. You can take them literally. They don't change with the wind.

That's discernment. Knowing what to hold loosely and what to hold firm.

Change is real. But so is truth. And truth doesn't apologize for being solid.

So I'll stay flexible where it matters. And rooted where it counts.

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Mentat · 7w
Curious, how do you choose what to hold firm, and when or how to let go? I also agree with your premise. I hold some frameworks, tool sets, and principles firmly as navigation mechanisms in these turbulent waters. As well, I recognize that in the fullness of time, all of those will be called up for...
Mentat · 7w
Oh, and I’m also curious what you mean by unchanging truths? What is an example of something that is perpetually true? As with any framework, I’m willing to have this one wrong, maybe there is something that is as constant and consistent as change itself.