Maybe you guys don't understand. We usually buy many pounds of ground beef (not organic because it's too expensive), some celery, maybe a bag of carrots, and eggs when we go to town. We don't waste money on cereal anymore or milk, though my mother is soy allergic and she sometimes buys sugary things and junk food to make up for all the things she can't eat. We don't buy bread anymore either. We have several pounds of whole wheat left in our pantry that we occasionally make biscuits with; but usually we don't feel the need unless we've run out of beef. Every once in a while we buy a free range turkey. When times are tough we buy bags of garbonzo beans, and add them to everything else.
Our income is volatile and we buy things as we can afford them. Right now we are trying to buy several acres of land, so we won't need to pay rent.
Personally I'm always hungry, and always complaining about food. Everyone else gets along somehow without feeling hungry all the time. I hold back because if I were to eat the way I wanted, we would run out of food quicker.
I mean when you get the scientific proof that you're eating a poison that literally destroys your body and your mind, isn't a normal reaction to immediately stop taking this poison?
Of course no one wants to eat poison, but we have to eat SOMETHING. And making "sudden changes in diet" such as starving would be hysterical and against your advice, no? So this is superficial rhetoric and is not helpful. I was already advised not to make big changes until I knew what I was doing. It is a valid sentiment, but it is superficial when given as advice.
This being said everybody is free to eat whatever he wants.
And again this buffering. You are anticipating a negative reaction on my part, and trying to "head it off". This is not just "culture". In the Japanese game of "Go", it is considered rude to make a move which anticipates a mistake to be made by the other player. In any case the keyword is "anticipation", and the tunnel vision associated with it. Read chapter 23 of The Wave.
The fact of the matter is that if you straighten your diet out, you won't be so defensive and quick to take offense as you are right now. You're offended by feedback that wasn't offensive - that's what happens when the body/brain is ill due to eating crapola and getting no sleep. It's not rocket science, monotonic - it's plain, simple fact. If you argue for your limitations you get to keep them.
I don't see anything wrong with pointing out the problems with Redfox's post. What did I do wrong? I addressed his points. What I said was not nonsense. The parts of his post I quoted are insinuations just like I said, and he was a bit zealous. Am I wrong? Anyone off the street would accept these things as "culture", but it is not culture, it is personal issues on Redfox's part. There is no reason I should ignore what is plainly there. You'll notice I took a week to respond. It was not an impulsive act. I am sure I would respond the same way whether or not I was getting enough sleep.
I keep being told I'm arguing for bad diet and sleep deprivation. And as a result of this perception people seem to think nothing I say matters, and don't read my posts seriously. Everyone wants to give me advice, but don't want to read my posts seriously. The response seems to be "no, we are doing nothing wrong, it's YOUR fault because you're not eating right". Whatever happened to the Gurdjieff and pathology and self-consciousness you guys are on about?
YES, I want to think better and I think diet matters for that. My diet is NOT optimized, but of course it isn't because we are new to the game and can't do everything at once for lack of funds.
