Social Media Is F**king Us Up | Asmongold Reacts

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[@cannadodry7022]

Closed my FB a long time ago, banned on twitter, no instagram, no tiktok, no snapchat. Funny how when i say it IRL, people almost freaks out like i didnt have electricity or water.

[@tristangrolleau8098]

u still have yt ;)

[@Nyakomata]

Ok grandpa

[@austinstewart7601]

I'm in the same boat! I don't use social media save for KZbin. Honestly, I think I'm better off for it. However, when people find out, they look at me like I'm some sort of cave man.

[@TheObicobiHD]

​@@austinstewart7601same lmao

[@zekrinealfa1113]

Same, though where I got banned on was reddit, not twitter XD.

[@Kuga4D]

I have read somewhere, "You can't fix stupid, but you can certainly bill it" and it is so true.

[@lightworker2956]

I mean, if your teachers and parents had the attitude of "you can't fix stupid", then you'd be completely uneducated right now.

[@Teah8cbdude]

You can also easily obtain roids. I'm really shocked at my little bros high-school, 17 year Olds looking like grown jacked 30 year old men. It's insane

[@Back.yard.stunts]

@@lightworker2956that doesn’t make sense. You can’t fix stupid but you can teach those who are not stupid…

[@jakob3044]

​@@Back.yard.stunts If you're gonna make that argument you'll have to provide a definition of the word to match.

[@Sunless1337]

Indeed. They're not stupid for being lied to, they're stupid AND being lied to. Basic biology classes would have them knowing Liverking was a fraud, and critical thinking skills would have had them research biology even if they didn't go through or retain info from general education.

[@CTSega]

I was involved in amateur bodybuilding when I was younger. After shows, we'd get approached by supplements companies offering pretty decent cash if we'd agree to take photos for them as the AFTER photos (with us show-ripped and dehydrated). Then, they'd pay us more money to eat like crap for 3 weeks, lose muscle, and gain fat. Then they'd take the BEFORE photos. I never did it, but knew plenty of people who did. It was all amazingly deceptive.

[@ssebasgoo]

That's fucked up. Do you remember which company it was?

[@someguy403]

​@@ssebasgooThey all do this bro

[@dvgese]

Social media is an oxymoron. It makes people less social. People don’t make genuine connections anymore. When I was young I knew all my neighbors. Now, no one even waves in passing at each other.

[@ambernoel3992]

REAL.

[@soulreaver8466]

Wave first. Be the change you want to see in the world. I grow TONS of extra food in my yard, and the neighbors who don't wave or say hi don't get free food.

[@danielsjohnson]

The problem is social media is a supplement to connection, not a replacement of connection. But people think its replacement.

[@elmhurstenglish5938]

Yep, complete loss of community now. And there's obvious benefits to knowing and getting along with your neighbours, e.g., watch your house when you're out, can look after pets, kids etc. And then communal gatherings like BBQs, parties etc.

[@lindtlichr1005]

Well why'd you stop waving? I've found that most people wave back.

[@muumuumu]

social media is the gathering place for mental patients

[@derekporter66]

its cancer

[@rox3725]

​@@derekporter66 That's not fair to cancer.

[@derekporter66]

@@rox3725 good point

[@firebird8213]

Woke up and spit out fax

[@grimmow187]

bidenomics

[@millionshadesofdarkness2165]

Simple solution. Stay off social media. Your quality of life will improve drastically

[@iso_Bandit]

Really depends how you use it though, after my grandmother passed and losing my mom at 3, I dug into my family tree and ended up meeting a whole side of my family I had not seen since I was a baby.

[@millionshadesofdarkness2165]

@@iso_Bandit thats a good way to use social media bro

[@Mallrat83Photography]

​@@iso_Banditexactly. I used to use it just to pass the time when on the toilet ans post some photos id taken with my camera. Then I got a random message in 2017 asking me if I'd be interested in taking their photo. Initially, I thought no way, as I wasn't interested in working with people as I'm kinda shy unless I know you. However I decided to take the chance and since then I've exclusively shot portraits and have met clients who have become friends from all over the UK that I'd never have met if I hadn't replied back to that random message, and consequently started using things like Instagram as a tool to expand my network and meet new clients and photographers I can work with.

[@michaelrendler3703]

@@iso_Bandit I agree. I use Instagram to follow people who make cool art, and I've discovered a lot of great smaller artists there.

[@richardveurman7195]

Thats a stupid solution. Social Media is a beautiful opportunity to work on once critical thinking skills. Teen boys and girls who see a full blown Ronnie Coleman and think thats realistic will be up for a rough awakening. We all been there when we were young.

[@DabDabGoose]

As an Aussie who understands Rips, the best advice I can give for survival is if your caught in a current that is sucking you out with nothing you can do, instantly stop putting any effort and let it take you out(your body can float with little effort)breathe as much as you can to get the oxygen into you while this is happening, eventually it stops and it will not be as far as you think and then use that saved energy to swim back, this is your only chance of survival in that situation and it's critical you know this. If you can't Swim, don't go to the beach it's as simple as that, the beach requires a skill level of atleast being able to swim otherwise you are risking your life, it's not a pool with controlled conditions.

[@liamhamilton2719]

Most of the time you can calmly swim to the side aswell

[@BunukaEvergreen]

Also an Australia. Swim sideways while you are being sucked out. This will help get you away from the rip so you can swim back. Do not attempt to swim back into shore while you're in the rip as you will lose that fight. Swimming sideways or parallel to the shore will keep you closer to the beach to swim back and get you outta the rip.

[@thatboymeak]

@@BunukaEvergreen sideways with a little back has always worked with me - use its flow for momentum to help glide sideways/diagonally outwards. living on the beach we used to get into them for fun as kids because they are essentially harmless if you know how they work, they do have an end and they will push you out to sea.

[@lilbaz8073]

Yeah never fight. Also if you are swimming out, just go under when a wave comes. It will roll over you. When you're coming in though ride those babies. Great fun.

[@GOOBANGI]

There’s a huge push to show more natural woman in media lately so woman don’t have unrealistic body standards, yet everytime I open my phone I’m bombarded by videos telling me I need to get jacked and if I’m not jacked I’m just a weak little boy

[@neondystopian]

It only goes one way, too. You don't see a push to make men more average looking. It's very typical to see your classic man in barbarian fashion while the women are dressed super conservatively.

[@onesolopolo4194]

Don’t worry, there’s guys who have made entire careers out of saying fat women shouldn’t be in magazines. The huge push for realistic female bodies is facing resistance from the same people that tell you you’re less of a man if you don’t lift.

[@onesolopolo4194]

@@neondystopianalso that push is being made by women, men aren’t pushing for fat women in magazines, men aren’t pushing to have fat men in magazines. This video is a rare case of a man speaking up. Basically you don’t like the way advertising media portrays men and since women are pushing to change how women are perceived you think they might as well fix men’s while they’re at it.

[@frazzle6047]

But it’s true though, work out a bit more maybe you’ll think “he’s not talking about me” when you get some muscle

[@Getoffmyhair]

@@onesolopolo4194people photographed for magazines should be aspirational. “Realistic” =/= fat.

[@MichaelAE]

The point Asmon makes about computer programming is so true and it happens in many, many others jobs or hobbies as well. I've been a musician for a couple of decades and have a degree in music and there are millions of musicians that have never had a hit, that are miles better than any famous musician out there. I've known people throughout my career more talented than you can imagine, who work a 9-5. You have to be lucky to make it in this world and the only thing you can do is roll the dice as much as you can. Unfortunately, most of us will never roll a 6.

[@KiraIRL]

Socioeconomic factors play a bigger role than luck. You have to have the right situation to be able to roll the dice continuously and if you can't, you need a 9-5 aka stability and predictability. If you plan on getting married and having kids, no more rolling the dice. If you're book smart, but not life smart, you'll probably never roll a 6. If you're come from a poor family, you'll probably never roll a 6. If you're first thought when you exit college is "i can't wait to move out of my parents house and be on my own", you're fucked. If you have no people skills, no confidence, obese/unhealthy, poor mindset, no ability to do a 5-9 after your 9-5, you'll never roll a 6. if you can't identify opportunites and immediately act on it, no 6 on that dice. Any number of factors play into being able to roll the dice, or even hitting a 6. For most people, the best they'll ever do is having a 401k retirement account with a couple million at age 70.

[@Goldy01]

The music industry is quite different imho because your image is as important as your music. There are no programming stars lol

[@poppers7317]

just use a d20

[@thecookup6221]

I worked for Interscope Records for over 7 years and worked with alot of Berklee grads who were insane on their instrument but lacked the "vibe of the room". Just bc they were kinda goofy. B**ch Dont Kill My Vibe ;)

[@thecookup6221]

@@Goldy01 yes there is look at Billie Elish. She was a blonde haired pop artist at 15 signed to Interscope, now look at her...

[@wesleypaul92]

I can confirm once you remove social media in your life you become a mystery to people. Can dissapear in plain sight and change yourself into who you want to be without people constantly testing you because they have their own vision of who you are. It's peace. It becomes your life. Not a life for other people. Makes it so you can't be stalked and ruin relationships over others deciding who you are based off an online profile. They have to find out by word of mouth or in person. Always better to be "it's good to see you again" instead of them feeling like "oh god, it's you again I seen your post or picture the other day". Pretty cool.

[@whammenstain]

A few years ago i tried to be popular in a niche internet thing, for a while it was going well, but after two years i just felt horrible. It got so bad that i just forced myself to quit everything, just give up on social media, touch some grass. At first it was hard, i felt i was quitting, but it was the best decision i ever made. At the time i coudn't figure out what was wrong and why i didn't make it big, but now i know exactly why i felt how i did and why i failed. Leaving it all behind, focusing on myself, doing things for myself and not for clicks or other people really turned my life around, and i feel better than ever now. Modern social media is a scam, these apps where never made for socialising, they where made to keep you busy, and make them money. I just wish more people would see that.

[@TSyoyo]

Eh I get your reasoning but for me it was much simpler. To much drama and negativity to look at for no good reason. People unloading their issues online for everyone to read. We all got our own problems, I dont wanna read about yours. And at the time, the woman I was seeing was constantly commenting about my fb activity to the point where I just said screw it and shut it down. That was years ago and she is long gone but I never missed it so it was kind of a blessing in a way. If youre ever on the fence about deleting your account, just do it. You will not regret it.

[@DeadByDerek]

Deleted all my social media aside from KZbin and Twitch about 8 years ago. Best decision of my life.

[@brentcopeland5042]

The camera cuts people use now are making me crazy. Mini aneurysm every few seconds.

[@astroborne]

it's like cocomelon for adults

[@craigd2967]

that plus slow zooms and sound effects, they are just brain numbing nonsense for people with no attention span

[@Tronous117]

I want to upvote this twice. I'm trying to listen the guy and he seems to be making sense, but the camera cuts are awful and make me want to click off

[@hiiambarney4489]

Is it realllllly that bad for y'all? Guy is just trying to make the video more interesting / captivate the ADHD audience.

[@jojorulez11]

This side camera angle is stupid af. I don't see the point.

[@Coats2112]

I've never looked at social media as an influence on my life. I use it to gauge how stupid society is becoming.

[@DrunkenStorm118]

Based 2112 enjoyer.

[@donpadre1641]

This is the way.

[@Touched_by_a_12_gauge]

I actually thought that I was the only one. Lately I've been finding many.

[@SirGlag]

That's sort of influence too. Social media isn't a reflection of society as a whole nor is it vice-versa

[@Touched_by_a_12_gauge]

@@SirGlag it's okay if you don't understand the equation. You gauge it against what you see in real life. You converse with other people. It's a cycle and a process so it does make sense because it's just one of the tools you use to measure. There you go my son I have given you wings now you can fly. 👍

[@CookiePieMonster]

He's right. I don't realize the effects of social media, since I don't use social media. This is as social my media gets.

[@TOPSTOPI]

We use social media, but a soft one. I only use KZbin like many other people here and we share a certain sociability. It's a healthier one, we just comment to give our thoughts in some videos and then we leave to live our lifes

[@hiiambarney4489]

And you have a lot of different things that can be reccomended to you, depending on what you watch all day. Social media will at least thrice a day try to blast you with normie sh!t like t!tt!es or anabolic hunks.@@TOPSTOPI

[@guystokesable]

And the amount of manipulation to grab every second of your attention here is mind boggling in itself.

[@xraylegend2444]

I think I'm one of the only ones who does not see the negative effects of social media even though I do use it a decent amount. My instagram is all just funny reels or pictures of my friends. Same with snapchat and facebook. My twitter is just sports news. Even if I do see any of the posts made by the people in the video, I guess I don't get jealous of random strangers as easily as other people do. Ironically, linkedin is probably the most negative "social media" for me because I can literally see people who did nothing in the same college as me have better jobs which is more of a "nepotism in companies" issue than a "social media sucks" issue.

[@agunemon]

Remember... you can be fit at any age and in any health condition up to a certain degree. Any form of movement that allows you you can start from there and yes I have seen this in my CKD patients on dialysis that basic low intensity steady cardio like walking, brisk walking and even jogging has helped them improve. As long as you are not paralyzed then there is always a way for you to be more fit than you used to be, you can even start from isometric resistance exercises and range of motion exercises. its not pretty, its not quick, its slow steady progress but its really simple.

[@poppers7317]

Or swimming. I'm in my 40s and it's like a wonder weapon against my joint pain.

[@nehemiahjuan950]

Even paralyzed people can regain full mobility. My sister works at some place that deals with these types of people. They regain full mobility all the time. Fascinating stuff

[@agunemon]

@@nehemiahjuan950 it depends on the cause and extent of nerve damage, it can be temporary or permanent.

[@Eienyoshi]

I remember an old doc about a super obese person (you know, the kind to be fully bed bound) where they managed to lose IIRC hundreds of kilos starting off simply by clapping with their full arm. So yeah, any exercise is better than no exercise.

[@agunemon]

@@poppers7317 swimming is great high intensity exercise for people with joint problems and obese people so that the joints dont get beat up.

[@snowbush7990]

I'm fit but not necessarily the most muscular guy in the world and I'll say this. Weight lifting really doesn't have an end point, its very much a journey where there is always another hill to climb after the last one. New PBs to set, new workouts to try, and always a voice saying "Yeah you're doing good but you're not Mr. Universe Over there." The biggest 'problem' is you need to accept you won't look like Mr. Universe if you're not on a boatload of steroids and HGH, have rolled the 1% genetics lottery, and have an absurdly specialized diet. The biggest struggle will always be that little voice and not listening to it.

[@hiiambarney4489]

If I look close to base Goku is where I will be contempt...

[@Ryan-wx1bi]

And then you see the video of "I've been lifting 1 year and now I bench 405" to make you feel like you're weak or doing it wrong

[@ferd1775]

​​@hiiambarney4489 do you mean content?

[@Skelterbane69]

First reason why I'm only training one arm. Makes me see the progress. Second reason is armwrestling.

[@Japerhood]

Asmon is reacting to KZbinrs I watch that are completely out of the gaming sphere and I'm all here for it.

[@FindThisArtist]

this is the comment i was looking for

[@GrimKnight12]

Ok

[@FcoEnriquePerez]

Same! When I clicked and Saw James, I was like "Holy fuck I'm down for Asmon watching the right people" 🤣

[@Mentallyvexxed]

I’ve gotten rid of social media almost a year and a half ago and it’s honestly the best decision I ever made lol. Tired of people always in each others business

[@FindThisArtist]

@@Mentallyvexxed it's good stuff. i'm a decade in now. thinking of getting rid of youtube

[@superstarichiban]

I stopped eating junk food and started exercising mainly eating meat and eggs and I lost 200 pounds in a year

[@zinbrew]

hell yeah!

[@superstarichiban]

@@zinbrew it was tough. I exercised 6 days a week while I did my diet. It was super effective.

[@romanbloomfield9066]

Thats great for you dude and I'm happy for you. I think about it a lot but then I just remember that there's no point....

[@AlyxFaust]

This is mainly because you were on a calorie deficit. You can do this by manipulating any macronutrient ratio.

[@robenriven]

⁠​⁠@@superstarichibanbtw, you dont need to do exercise to lose weight. If you think you do, you are literally going against the laws of physics. You just need to eat less, thats it. The fat doesnt come from nowhere, fat is energy from food, if you eat less=less energy=less fat. Exercise makes it easier because your body consumes even less energy because most of it is gone from doing exercise instead of taking it all to your body. But you dont really need it

[@danceswithpaperhands6221]

They turned the food pyramid upside down since I was a kid. Like the earth was gonna freeze in the 70s.

[@leonkennedy9739]

The food pyramid being upside down is so true. You are designed for 100,000s of years eating mostly meat and a small amount of fruits, vegetables and nuts. We haven't had grains for 99% of our history, but people somehow thought we should eat grains in surplus, and wonder why we are getting health issues.

[@TheValonquar]

Follow the money. Truth is pretty apparent. ​@@leonkennedy9739

[@lightsfury9096]

The government standards of what's healthy food is fucking ridiculous. In the us the food industry is controlling the government and in EU they are just clueless

[@AnonningAnon]

@@leonkennedy9739 The sad part is that the only reason Homo Sapiens started down this grain filled life is due to severe famines, as we hunted nearly all giant prey items to extinction. We require very high animal fat diets to thrive (a major reason for the extinction of Homo Erectus was the disappearance of their giant prey items, for example). The only good thing to come out of our farming hobby was animal husbandry, which is a major part of why we still are doing sort of ok in general, even after the loss of our giant prey items (though most people aren't doing so great the more time passes and companies try to feed us cheap slop over our natural diet, pushing their products over the health of the population). Edit: Don't listen to idiots that say grains are good for us, they are not due to toxins and they were never a huge part of our diets prior to sedentarisation of our species (as they weren't nutrient dense enough to make up a major part of our diets, meaning our ancestors only ate them out of absolute necessity between hunts, during hunger). This fact has been found in many analysis of corpses, including mummies (found frozen in the alps) that had stomach contents of raw fish/meat found intact (including parasites exclusive to meat eaters). It also explains why some of our ancestors were found having ended up resorting to cannibalism as more and more prey items disappeared from our menu (before sedentarisation). We have always been highly carnivore.

[@AlyxFaust]

@@leonkennedy9739Nope, grains are still healthy, it’s just that our manufacturing processes for grains and the work put into it has lessened in both quality and effort. The grains in Europe, Asia, etc. are all healthier than the ones grown in US industrialized agriculture.

[@emilyorter3661]

Most people have the intellect of a freaking toaster.

[@letmesolojomama4211]

"if you go in thinking you’re going to have a problem, you probably will" that’s a smart way of preventing any personal issue. smart honestly!

[@James_36]

except he used one of the worse examples possible. Women have huge hang ups over height, most women do not entertain a man being shorter than them... some things are genuine. That was some Law of attraction rubbish right there

[@mattneil1449]

Literally all these gym guys and celebrities are on trt, hgh, and or literal steroids.

[@sonsofodin6143]

I love tren :D

[@mattneil1449]

@@sonsofodin6143 it's worth it for the gains bro

[@glamour3296]

True but that doesn't mean that we shouldn't try to live healthy lifestyles and we don't have to be fat.

[@mattneil1449]

My point point is that it is impossible to look like they do naturally, especially at 40 or 50 years old. Of course we should all try to be healthy and fit and not let ourselves get fat.

[@chucknorris277]

​@@mattneil1449 they are all on some form of juice or "gear" as the kids say these days

[@lazytoaster6804]

3:10 after I was dealing with depression for 4 years and 2 suicide attempts later in the hospital. Dieting and regular exercise genuinely helps, it’s not instant but after my first 3months I just felt so much better about my life. Not enough people look into what they’re eating and it really does matter

[@neuroleptika]

Consistency longterm is the hard part but if you make it 6 months its clear the results are worth it

[@BiggousDiccous]

Haven't had a Facebook since 2013. Never made an Instagram, Twitter, etc. saw the writing on the wall a long time ago.

[@Ender7j]

When I was a younger guy, when someone partook in something to the extent that it distorted their reality, we called that an addiction.

[@JohnCivor]

SocMed existing is a mistake

[@poggerz6567]

Disagree, i feel like social media itself is important. But the stuff in it are out of control i would say

[@augustcederberg5904]

Not really, it's a useful tool for communicating. Most problems occur when outside forces meddle with social media.

[@SonGoku5363]

You really couldnt type Social Media?

[@tomroberts8066]

Yeah, Grocery stores shouldn't exist either because undisciplined and glutinous people keep buying only junk food at them and ruining their health. See how that works, just because there are those misusing something, doesn't mean that thing shouldn't exist.

[@michelsealy3782]

social media itself is fine the real problem is everyone has access to unlimited information but barely anyone has the wisdom to know how to use it properly, its making people foolish because there base education is not good enough. people literally deny observable reality, factual undeniable reality based on bullcrap they have seen online. that only happens when you are a fool to begin with and that is caused by slack ineffective base education system's.

[@badwolf8112]

science is also more complicated: it's more complicated to verify and understand. are you gonna read the entire scientific litearture? no. are you gonna listen to a reputable doctor? maybe. what if another reputable doctor disagrees with the first? what if both say they have research to back them up? what then? it's so much more simple to just listen/buy a easily digestible advice that seems to be given from someone who looks like he followed it, has a following, and does it with confidence.

[@defeqel6537]

nutrition science is especially difficult, and rife with low quality studies

[@VaeSapiens]

People lack the basics, firstly. People try to disprove Einstein without understanding integration. Learn the basics of the field which is roughly around 300 hours of courses then come back and discuss the literature.

[@justpazzingby13]

This is mostly because people gravitate towards the WHAT rather than the HOW. Most influencers will sell you the WHAT of what they do. People should instead find out HOW stuff works and look at all the things that contribute to it.

[@HiddenStr3ngth]

Yeah, it's not easy to verify. But that there is a recipe for following complete loonies and practices that are the opposite of what is legit. Confusion and it being too difficult to figure out what is factual and what is BS, is what these types of people thrive on. It is a not an easy problem to solve. Ends up a matter of luck, whether you get something good or crap. A lot of medical professionals and the like, can't even read research properly and unbiasedly. It's good to be able to determine who is trustworthy and who isn't. Just learning some basics and learning to read some papers, can help in that. Heck, or even just learning logic, allowing you to pick up on fallacious logic (untrustworthy people). Which is everywhere. Would be good if basic logic and beginner formal logic was taught in schools. But then system might collapse, unsound and fallacious logic and thinking is everywhere. You can certainly learn to be pretty good at picking up on who is relatively trustworthy source of info and who isn't. (ofc. you shouldn't completely and blindly trust anyone)

[@defeqel6537]

@@HiddenStr3ngth "A lot of medical professionals and the like, can't even read research properly and unbiasedly" Reminds me of the study that claimed Froot Loops are healthier than boiled eggs

[@user-dg6lh2mt8g]

I just imagined asmongold as jacked as jack reacher and damn that's actually terrific haha

[@hiiambarney4489]

I figure he'd look pretty fine with a bit of muscle actually. Might offset his slender head a bit.

[@Goku138]

No breakfast? Well.. do we still get second breakfast?

[@AkTaSbOy]

I find it hilarious how he can see the dangers of feeding in and off your fan base, but asmon openly said on numerous occasions, that echo chambers are a good thing. That's how it starts.

[@ericeddy02]

I wouldn't even say guys have less body image issues. It's just that we don't whine about them like women do, and major media wouldn't cater to us even if we did.

[@nateshepardson1204]

I quit social media in 2007. Not because I was aware of what it would do to us as a society, only that it made me feel ill when I used it.

[@bre6651]

I started the carnivore diet because I was having so many issues with binging, cravings, and anxiety. I PERSONALLY have lost weight, stopped binging, and my anxiety/bad thoughts have decreased significantly. I am a firm believer that diet impacts you because what you eat literally fuels your cells, brain, skin, etc. Your body is constantly absorbing whatever you put in your mouth as an energy source. If you put bad gas in a car, it will not run. Same thing with social media. If all you do is scroll, your brain starts to rewire itself without you realizing. I can't tell you how disconnected I feel from some of my friends because they don't know how to put their phone down and have a conversation. Same thing with dating. You have a whole human in front of you that actually gives a hoot about you, but you obsess over men and women online. You compare your life/relationships with people who get paid to fake it and make everything look pleasing to the eye. In otherwords, not real. crazy. Edit: Sorry for the spelling mistakes 😅 ❤️. I don't mind answering questions.

[@bre6651]

If anyone is interested, I recommend: Doctor Ken Berry: an actual doctor who was fat/sick following what was taught in school. So he decided to question it. Lost a bunch of weight with science and the proper human diet. Now he helps people and refuses to do sponsors because he doesn't want anyone controlling what he says - they have tried. His way of eating also helped cure his wife's autoimmune deficiencies. Both stories are well documented over years with lab results to prove it. Steak and Butter Gal: Was a vegan for 6 years with very rough/severe skin conditions and mental fog. Now, she does not have those issues. has the before and after pics to prove it.

[@TheVictorio]

Have you gotten diarrhea for the first couple weeks? That's the one thing that's scaring me from doing that diet 😂 I'm just doing intermittent fasting for now

[@Kyuupire]

The positive effect that a carnivore diet might have for the few people wealthy enough to stick to it, doesn't outweigh the harm it does to humanity and the world as a whole. It's selfish and completely unsustainable at a larger scale.

[@bre6651]

@alexguerra3429 I only got it the first 2-3 days but honestly I looked at it as a blessing because I was bloated prior. I did get headaches until the carb withdrawal ended.

[@AnonningAnon]

@@TheVictorio You can get it for 2-3 weeks if you transition too fast to too many eggs and too much butter. I would add eggs and butter in slowly (though eventually you do want to drown your cuts in butter and eat eggs more often). Actual cuts of meat don't give you diarrhea on their own (also reduce your water intake a bit, as meat hydrates a lot more than anything else. Too much water will make you have the shits on this diet). Hope this helps. P.S- If you're like me and dislike liver a lot, chop it into tiny pieces and take the pieces like pills every few days. It's basically a vitamin supplement that way and you don't taste it.

[@NoName-ym5zj]

I think the difference is that male beauty in media is just so far out from reality that men had given up long time ago. Like look at any woman in any ad, they are not ripped with defined abs like men are, they are just in shape and sometimes they're even fat with all the progressive stuff.

[@timrim9405]

What I dislike is that Asmon sticks to one idea of potential cause instead of thinking about multiple factors and possibilities + he often won't even check simple data

[@HiddenStr3ngth]

Yes, people tend to overlook this. The so called "unrealistic" female body image, is actually quite realistic. On the other hand, the male ones, tend to be extremely unrealistic. Outside of steroids, a lot of hard work, dehydration, very unhealthy things that cannot be sustained for an extended period of time. (and on top of all that add perfect angles and lighting that amplify it heavily) The female ones, tend to be achievable merely by not overeating, and doing some light workouts regularly, Like 3-4 times a week. In many cases, even just having a healthy diet can be enough, or healthy diet+moderately active lifestyle. Don't even have to work out, at all. See a lot of models on the big fashion channels that aren't anything special in terms of body. Plenty of average to below average(and some more impressive ones here and there ofc.).

[@TOPSTOPI]

Anyone can grow muscle, not everyone can have a beautiful face. The thing between men and women beauty is that women can completely change their faces with surgery/makeup/weighting 40 50 kg. Unlike men who can do several things but their changes will be little compared to the women ones. Men cannot mutate like women so we just stop caring.

[@Deadlie]

Grow a beard man natures makeup

[@sumicmusic]

To be fair, men are way more harsh on women in regards to beauty standards. most ugly guys can get with an attractive girl, but it's a lot harder for an ugly or unfit woman to get an attractive guy most of the arguments against this would probably be the typical "but height", or "but dick size" but your source pool for generating these stereotypes have been limited to those terminally on dating apps and social media, and not just normal women who exist irl

[@ryankl1984]

The real problem is everyone thinks they are an expert. Yet I never hear any of these experts say anything that would indicate expertise. Rarely ever hear these guys tell people everyone has a unique diet based on current health. Everyone is different, yet they love pushing extremes that make them rich and helps very few. And so the wheel turns. Everything is pacifically designed to help as little as possible, to maximize profit/ futures.

[@glatzigoblin]

There is something called average. And it will work on average. No shit there are exceptions.

[@JustCauseFan]

i was saying this since years ago, Social media will be the downfall of humanity not only on how manipulative it is, but also how easy it is to access different things

[@NoNo-ll8og]

I've seen first hand how it fucks up kids completely becoming drones that can't function without their screen. My mother is a teacher and they have temper tantrums everyday when she puts their phones in a box before class 😅

[@Xenphos]

@@NoNo-ll8og Because an entire generation of kids never wanted to grow up, they stuck the spawn they created behind a screen to shut them up and shut them down, now look at what happened to them . Children today are like looking at the elderly at the casino slot machine , the same 1000 yard stare while the lights flicker. An entire generation of parents got there children addicted to ipads because they didn't want to be parents, they grew up with video games, tv, the internet, and now they realize life isn't like that. They grew up, didn't deal with the consequences, had children, STILL didn't grow up, and now we are here today.

[@nicholasjoannette2254]

Be more vague

[@guystokesable]

While that's true, it's also inevitable. In Melbourne in the city now the crosswalks have the stop walk signs on the ground for people to see while on their phones. It sucks, but we need to now adapt to the weakest link as a society, I doubt those kids having a tantrum will grow up as educated as those who paid attention, but I feel that means there needs to be new ways to reach the kids in the classroom maybe using their phones at least for some amount of time to get them interested in learning when they see a benefit. I'm not a teacher though I don't know.

[@Thalaranthey]

problem with scientfictly backed shit is: 1) they change almost daily, i am clinical dietician and some guidelines for people with IBD from 10 years back are bad to dangerous 2) they are not personalized, theres is a lot of individual "modifiers" that make chosing proper treatment REALLY difficult even for professionals(tbh nearly every patient in critical condition that comes to me was put in that state by other professional) 3) they often differ greatly from what is popular, so its hard to convince people its true That being said i can only say how it is in my field, but i suspect its like that in other fields as well

[@gonace]

"they change almost daily" is a bit of an overstatement but in the end, it has to be able to change since we might know more tomorrow than we knew today. But this is something people often miss and think that science is a constant that can't change.

[@argo7155]

You forget to write that they also buying scientists to produce research with specific conclusions

[@TalZadios]

I'm sure some probably go to other clinical dieticians after you, saying you put them in that state too. There is definitely some onus on people not listening properly or at all.

[@rahn45]

I've been doing what I've been told never to do: "Do your own research" and the things I find around diets is quite fascinating, mainly the stuff about neurological disorders and seizures; of how they can clear up if the person is fasting, and how they return when they start eating again. That the keto diet was originally designed to treat seizures. Course then that led me to the concept of elimination diets and the concept that a lot of foods actually cause low level inflammation in people and that the root cause of so many diseases today is due to chronic inflammation. That rabbit hole just kept sending me the same message over and over: The 'experts' have repeatedly told people to eat things that actually degrade their health, and repeatedly demonized things that are actually required for optimal health. That ad the end of the day the food pyramid is upside down, and 'calories in, calories out' is a blatant lie.

[@B4reDown]

That and science costs money and it only happens when a company is trying prove themselves right to sell something.

[@nustaniel]

The female "ideal" body standard is achieved by doing butt and leg exercises and not overeating. If you have a tiny bit of fat on you, that's typically a plus even. The male "ideal" body standard is achieved by doing butt and leg exercises, ab exercises, arm exercises, shoulder and neck exercises, back exercises, chest exercises and not overeating, but also be on a hard to maintain low body fat % so your muscles actually can show. Oh, and you got to do PED's, since what you see on the screen and on magazine covers are unattainable with workouts alone. Most guys want to be unrealistically muscular. They don't want to be fat. They don't want to be skinny. Most guys want to attain that unattainable physique, unattainable unless they start using drugs that's bad for you. Doesn't matter how genetically gifted you are. But nearly nobody want to talk about how men have issues with their own body image as well and how the standards are so obscenely unattainable in comparison to say the "problematic" female body ideal which is simply being lean and doing a bit of squats, lunges and various leg raisers with resistance bands to tone the bum and get support from the thighs. It's not even close.

[@jeroen2214]

Get away from my KZbin AFK journey

[@veganleaks3144]

Never… It‘s „the best RPG for EVERYONE“. At least if we can believe the German dubbed add. 🤣👌🏽🦹‍♂️

[@Killer-Ajax21]

Amen to that

[@clearingskies]

One point really struck a chord, there are so many recruiters that only look for academic certifications and nothing else. I went to uni for business and had no qualifications in I.T. but I was picking up technical skills on my off time online because I wanted skills in both business and I.T. / programming. My current employer gave me a shot a role as an analyst programmer / project manager despite my lack of I.T. qualifications from uni because I proved myself at that point and now I'm managing and building governmental systems and more. It might be hard but you've got to look for more than just academic qualifications just like how you've got to look for more than just dps parses before recruiting for a raid.

[@fabersoul]

asmongold watching james smith? wild

[@TamlynWheeler]

was thinking the exact same thing! considering i watched the james smith vid yesterday!

[@Parabolabwoy]

he covered his 'the fall of modern podcasts' video a while back too.

[@TamlynWheeler]

@@Parabolabwoyyeah that was a great video too, as I watch Steven Bartlett and noticed how that became one giant ad

[@Parabolabwoy]

@@TamlynWheeler gotta be dubious of most of these uber-popular podcast types these days. More often than not there is definitely an agenda that doesn't serve the people.

[@astrohgamingZero]

⁠​⁠@@ParabolabwoyJames may be an exception for now. Seems generally helpful as well as informative while occasionally trying to sell his energy drink, books, and his main income of personal training programs. The 5000 calories expended and then eaten in one video was very good.

[@mchinZR]

Social media is designed to exactly this

[@MrVvulf]

It took social media to revitalize the "Snake Oil Salesmen" of the 1860s. "Influencer" wasn't even a word people would have recognized even 15 years ago.

[@hussle2654]

Yep, working as intended

[@TsunTzu]

It's been fascinating seeing how people have just diverged into different realities as a consequence of social media and algorithms.

[@AsAugustSleeps]

I’ve noticed that a lot of people don’t even live in reality anymore. They just live in this made up delusion that they’ve been told exists on social media.

[@lightworker2956]

I'd call it terrifying, personally, but it certainly is something.

[@mukelson]

I always thought there's people made for communication or have voices that make it easier, like Asmon has a voice that makes me keep the attention of what he's saying but when he's reacting I often disconnect when other person starts talking (maybe the adhd kicks in). It happens me with few people even if it's the first time hearing them, maybe I'm crazy or smth but I often find specific voices easier to keep the attention to and so watch them instead of others

[@3v3rb0t]

The truth is that there is no one size fits all solution. You have to do work.. The most consistent information is lift heavy things (safely), eat clean and move. Doing anything is better then nothing.

[@TOPSTOPI]

Lifting heavy is one of the worst things you can do for health tho, no need for that. If health means risking your back, herniating your abs or breaking joints it's ok

[@deplorible753]

​@@TOPSTOPI "(safely)"

[@nagatodan]

​@@TOPSTOPIwhy he said doing it safely

[@nagatodan]

If you only can lift 1kg normally then you shouldnt attempt to do 50kg, do it incrementally

[@TOPSTOPI]

@@nagatodan heavy = no safety. risk of big injury at any moment in any healthy body

[@DerakosZrux]

I won't say it's not an issue but also we are capable of learning it doesn't matter and using it as a character building moment. I'm a 34 y/o overweight guy that had minimal dating experience almost entirely because of feeling like my weight represented a failing that meant I wasn't good enough for anyone. Wasn't even about the weight is was about me being weak, lazy etc. I'm still overweight (but doing better) but I've been having success on dating apps the last couple years and I no longer have intrusive thoughts about my body. And I definitely don't feel like I need to improve for the sake of others, just myself and at my own pace.

[@user-ej2hj3km8b]

Everyone can be fit if you want to.. its not impossible

[@georgikrustev3737]

True, but consider that ther is a huge spectrum between fit and Jack Reacher jacked you know?

[@LordGlorfindel]

@@georgikrustev3737 That's kind of beside the point. You do not need to be gigachad levels of jacked (in regards to weightlifting) to be healthy. But it seems more people would like to not even attempt to maintain a fitness level under the guise of not being able to reach the 'Hollywood Gigachad' level of fit. People will always make excuses as to why they can't achieve something, and in many cases they will rationalize why they shouldn't attempt it in the first place thus creating a cycle of perpetual victim mentality.

[@romanbloomfield9066]

@@LordGlorfindel I've never looked for an excuse. I just don't give a shit about myself.

[@hiiambarney4489]

I'd even argue you are negatively affecting your health by doing anabolics and getting jacked isn't actually getting all that stronger overall.@@georgikrustev3737

[@_crewgz]

The drowning line really got me 🤣🤣 I always go on what my Grandad and father said if its too good to be true then it most likely isn't

[@PaxSierra]

"it's hard to sell nuance"... xD

[@LewReviews]

Never would I think you be a fan of this dudes KZbin I loved him for ages Its crazy you watching his content he deserves the exposure he's a legend

[@saikimayu]

I agree that both genders are influenced by unrealistic body images, but I think the key difference is the mental response to those influences. Women are more likely to get depressed and focus on unhealthy eating habits. If they are smart enough to pick out the "cheating" methods they'll write off all healthy bodies as unrealistic, throwing the baby out with the bathwater. Men just start going to the gym more and are also more discerning of natural/unnatural bodies. Some may try steroids but I think it's more common to just think "I'm gonna get bigger but not that big". The biggest difference in "expectations" though too is that ideal male bodies are exaggerations of healthy shapes and ideal female bodies are more focused on youth than fitness. Men just have to work out more while women are doing alchemy to try to reverse the flow of time lmao

[@lightworker2956]

To an extent you're right, but it's only a minority of men who actually goes to the gym.

[@saikimayu]

@@lightworker2956 lol that's fair, it's kind of an apples and oranges comparison regardless

[@freestyler7117]

Yes, I agree. I'm unhealthy as fuck but even I can at least see the path on attempting to be unrealistically fit is still healthy and good at the end of the day. Sure, you won't get the end result you wanted but at least you ended up being healthy. Obviously there are exceptions if you're too obsessed where it leads to steroids but like you said, I think those are more uncommon.

[@patlee9288]

That wow parse comparison triggered my flight or fight response. As someone who was always doing mechanics on fights and always being outshined by parsers makes me angry

[@blablablayahoo]

I did both. Cope.

[@patlee9288]

​@@blablablayahoo broken clock

[@crowxar]

Because doing the mechanics is the bare minimum 😂

[@sbsftw4232]

Big fish small pond etc​@@blablablayahoo

[@sandcrakes]

Friends and some lecturers in my university were shocked and not able to comprehend on how I quit using Instagram, not using TikTok or Snapchat or even Facebook. My straight-A and 3 semester streak of 4 flats come from my choice to quit these kind of social media and just to stay in the simple form of Internet. KZbin and video games are enough for me as an entertainment

[@roidfreak]

I'm on steroids for over 15 years now, this all started back in the 80s and 90s watching Arnold, Stalone and Van Daime. Social media only made it worse

[@TheMasterblah]

Do you feel like those things caused you to hop on gear? I grew up on those same movies, and love bodybuilding but I've never felt an urge or pressure to hop on gear.

[@cedricol]

The camera lens thing to look for when it comes to facial features is focal length.

[@mistdev1824]

15:42 Hey, I'm a software engineer who never went to University for it. I was born in South America, graduated in Dentistry, worked as a dentist for about a year but hated it. Started studying software development on my own and in less than 6 months got a job as software developer. Nowadays, 8 years later, I work for a huge fintech company in Europe.

[@KirkpatrickSounds]

Deleted all social media apps from my phone and it's like a breath of fresh air.

[@Joetoep]

Also for your battery and your own personal battery so to speak :)

[@Conroesavage]

I can't take this guy seriously with his camera switches every minute

[@Keule_from_Mars]

That switching gives me bad anxiety...

[@monyfornow]

ye I agree it's supposed to make it "more professional" but he's doing it way too much and it just gets a bit goofy

[@TheKickingPanda]

@@Keule_from_Marsif you get anxiety from a KZbin video that’s not even slightly worrisome you got some bigger problems

[@highheatrichie]

He does it for retention he’s just scene swapping to farm for the low attention span people they spam it in movies all the time 💀 I hate editing lol 😆

[@fellowninja]

It's a dumb move. Two cameras doesn't make sense if it's still just you in the shot and you're not moving. It's also off-putting to use an interview setup without another person. If you're talking to your audience, talk to your audience, not slightly to the left.

[@LucVNO]

The reason these health people get so much traction is that working out seems to be performative for some people & they need a feedback loop of people doing the same thing as them.

[@michaelrapisardi407]

The way I look at it is people have a choice each day to possibly make themselves better. Many don’t and then complain things aren’t fair when they compare to the people who do

[@_CMStuff_]

"what do you mean you dont aprove using filters that alter my image unrecognizable" after date leaves instantly when seeing you are faker

[@abarlowgsa]

I've left dates because of this.

[@mickMahaus32]

Filters are today's make up

[@lightworker2956]

Yeah, I hate it when women do this. (And I'm sure a few men do it too.)

[@tomb4xt3r]

You really are providing a great service to your audience. In a space that’s so dominated by all the horse shit that’s mentioned in this video, it’s great to see someone as influential as you providing a grounded view to a lot of young impressionable people. These industries are fuelled by selling lies to people and it essentially boils down to raising awareness. To younger generations especially. So hat off to you man respect.

[@highbrowstonebender7063]

the best "that could be me" advertisement I have ever seen was the NY State Lotto back in the early 90's. The hook was simply: "Hey, you never know"

[@christianolsson2898]

I really don't have any idea because I'd never stoop to the level of sewage that is social media.

[@andoceans23]

What are you doing here then?

[@johnhighway7399]

​@@andoceans23 You think KZbin is social media?

[@heronoverdose]

James is excellent, I live by his advice that you don't game until 'You've made the day your bitch' and while I play a lot less games, I am much happier!

[@daeryk6424]

1:30 "I make sure to eat Cheerios with no milk." 😆

[@AndrewKarstaedt]

You're spot on w/ your Software Engineer analogy. I've been doing enterprise software dev for 10 years now, one of the best Architects I ever worked with never got a degree - just a shit ton of certifications. It's a matter of odds though, that guy stood out because he was an exception. People CAN do it very well, but just like streaming, if you don't put in the work to understand the fundamentals first, it can cause nightmare issues for other people after they've come and implemented some hackey solution.

[@spess0860]

I really like it how influencers do this, especially about workout, when their days look like this: wake up, work out for 2 hours. Thats it. Thats literally it, yes this is their day. Lifting is piss fucking easy, if you are consistent, but now lets take a look how the guy's day looks like, the message is oriented to, who is not in part of the cabal, aka YOU. Wake up, take a forced crap, forcefeed yourself, while your stomach and intensites grumble, protesting. Stuff down heavy carbs to get some form of motor function activating. Oh you skipped breakfast? Haha thats not an option if you want to function. Drink coffee, which you don't even like, but you are addicted, and its necessary to keep you awake. On the side note: unhealthy food is literally cheaper than the healthy. There is a reason why extremely sugary carb things are dirt cheap, while actual healthy food has an untinteresting bland label, and its usually overpriced too. Now drive to your job (1+ hour) do something you hate, worry about bills, and loans, you are like 2-3 paychecks away being to 0 on your bank account. If you are over 30, then worry about medical problems too, there is a chance you won't be able to do your job in 5 years, relationships, drink your second coffee at work, come home either tired or agitated or both around 7 Pm, worry about the company hiring someone who works less for them, because no one gives a shit about quality anymore, prepare for next day, take shower etc, its now 8pm. You have approx 2 hours to work out before bed and you didn't even have leisure time, and I didn't even mention depression creeping in, which is the absolute biggest enemy of being consistent in something. I didn't even mention how women don't pay you attention because "all you do is work" and you are not "fun enough". You are not on the same planet as they are, and don't ever let anyone say otherwise. They are not relateable at all, as they try to sell you a biproduct of milk, which is more or less industrial waste, but with 3x times the price, because of the fancy label. The problem is they can do this because YOU pay them attention. Remember: the only way to win at the game is not playing it.

[@Toothbrushs]

Healthy food is way cheaper that unhealthy food you just don’t know how to cook

[@lightworker2956]

I agree with your overall point, but you can just eat in the way that billions of people in the East have eaten for centuries. Which is to say: lots of white rice (very cheap, and pretty convenient if you buy a rice cooker), some fruit, and relatively small amounts of animal products and vegetables. Just at people in the East if you want to know if that leads to weight loss and longevity.

[@dangerchicken6943]

Bitter much?

[@joshuasmith4643]

"remember to win is by not playing." Basically means "I'm a lazy bum who thinks not finding farmers markets, getting an engaging activity as a hobby and just casually keeping myself fit is more difficult than waking up, watching KZbin while I wittle away playing video games all day."

[@jakebessert]

Life is what you make it.

[@CTSega]

You should read the book "Ten Arguments for Deleting your Social Media Right Now" by Jaron Lanier -a truly amazing book written by an old-school tech insider.

[@Mori-ey8wj]

KZbin is also social Media right?

[@x360mason]

You know social media is not only negative? You can use social media to benefit yourself but almost no one is doing this.

[@michaelh878]

​@@Mori-ey8wjVery barely. You aren't posting your photos there. I doubt many people care how many likes you get on comments. You are largely talking to strangers whose opinions you don't really care about,

[@LordGlorfindel]

@@michaelh878 You underestimate the dopamine reception people have in our day and age due to social media. People 100% get validation from KZbin comment likes, you can see it literally under every video lol. It is no different than Reddit, which people also typically don't post photos on here. Yet, similar to KZbin comments, redditors attribute upvotes as endorsement for said viewpoints.

[@SamuraiShampoo77]

Cope harder dude. If social media is too “toxic” or “hurtful” for you as a grown ass man, grow a pair

[@jacobbkgaard6735]

7:18 Thanks for putting that shit into words! I can't tell you how many times I've struggled with people who have extreme opinions on subjects they know absolutely fuckall about - whereas I only choose to enter discussions of such topics since I'm actually somewhat knowledgeable about them (mostly in order to educate friends and family so they won't embarrass themselves in public). And when it comes to subjects I know fuckall about? I have a tendency to reply that I know little to nothing about it, but that I'm willing to give an educated guess before looking it up - and that I'm most likely wrong before doing so.

[@JohnSrptn117]

Anyone knows what camera asmond is rocking there?

[@FcoEnriquePerez]

James is the most real, honest and knowledgeable and cool person you can follow of you care about fitness at all. All of his vids are a gem.

[@mikeholland6750]

i like how the "unattainable female body" is usually fairly attainable for most women with a moderate effort and the totally acceptable male standard is like 'completely dedicate your life to fitness, be born tall, and btw steroids'

[@scarletsletter4466]

😂 the fact that you think that is hilarious. I was a signed model at 15, by an agent who saw me in a shopping center. For women, this is genetic, based on waist-hip ratio, facial symmetry & skeletal features that you’re not even aware of. The “ideal male” of course includes height & broad shoulders but otherwise is just fitness. I’m not saying this to make anyone feel badly, on the contrary, I’m saying it’s all arbitrary

[@mikeholland6750]

​@@scarletsletter4466nobody cares about that stuff. everyone knows some people are just genetically gifted. but just achieving a lean toned body is considered unattainable when it absolutely is

[@nathanxpatel]

the crossover i never expected

[@Edgartlordandsavior]

In my experience, having a good diet helped me with my depression and when I had a poor diet my depression would get worse. It one of MANY contributing factors to depression. Not the be all end all.

[@FeldiArts]

I don't think it's just body image problems. I also think that men are in dire need of an objective/goal that isn't a relationship so that they can have something that makes them happy. Especially guys underestimate how appealing kindness and determination can be XD Let alone that just doing that to attract a mate is gonna lead you a miserable life, because you put a goal onto something that you have no control over. I find men beautiful that are driven and treat their surroundings with kindness and support while having the guts to defend what is dear to them. those kinda guys are a 10/10 for me. nice looks are just a cherry on top

[@jasonfurumetarualkemisto5917]

The problem with Kindness is that such behaviour is being actively punished when exhibited by men... The whole "Nice Guy" thing, it's used to describe assholes sure, but way more genuinely kind people get wrapped up with that label instead. . As for determination and purpose..... most of those things don't really exist in this society anymore, at least not in ways that can be visually measured. Most of the people in the modern world are going to live and die in the rat race, with passions that while amusing are ultimate pointless (and I don't care how many people say otherwise, no girl will find your handpainted 40k army cool). The sort of people that have the drive or ability to succeed or find a true purpose (like being promoted to high positions, running a business or working in an ngo or something) don't have the time to afford relationships in the first place . As for defending what they hold dear? We live in the time period where a robber/criminal/rapist can break into your home in the middle of the night, get shot by you while you follow all laws amd regulations.....and you'll still be arrested if he dies, or he can sue you if he lives. Heroics of any kind are severely punished, look at heklholes like NYC to see what would happen to the rest of west in a while. . I do agree with your point by the way........ .... I'm just lamenting because the only reason you even have to state it is because the importance of those qualities have been stamped out by the current environment.

[@FeldiArts]

@@jasonfurumetarualkemisto5917Yeah I kinda see how much it sucks and ngl. genuine kindness gets confused as niceness for a reward (the latter being the actual "Nice guy" that no one wants around). Best thing we can do is setting an example of genuine virtues and blocking out the people who use virtues to inflate themselves. Kindness also has a second perk: you don't have to stay nice when someone treats you like shit. much better than just being nice because being nice often means that you don't allow yourself to have healthy boundaries. which at this day and age is crucial for survival on a mental level.

[@mickMahaus32]

I shoveled and prepare the car so my wife and the kids would not be late for work and school (i work from home) my wife later called me that they had a discussion in the car saying they had the best step dad in the world. When i feel like shit i just remember that call. I didnt do much but getting aknowledged felt so good. Best feeling in the world.

[@FeldiArts]

@@mickMahaus32and you did not expect it as a reward. it was more of a nice surprise to get acknowledgement like that, right? ^^

[@mickMahaus32]

@@FeldiArts my expected reward was : they dont get late for school/work haha

[@itscreedvi]

After getting rid of instagram, facebook, reddit, etc I've noticed my mood has gone up a lot. I always felt like I HAD to have it on my phone but in reality I definitely didn't.

[@PullupCraft]

Do you use youtube a lot?

[@GynxXys]

25:39 I remember my dad calculating the statistics of certain lottery numbers being the winning ones based on previous winning numbers and even as a kid that made zero sense to me. In the end the probability of yesterday's numbers being the winners are the same as any other numbers. It's not pool based, it's the same probability on any single draw: 1 in 13,983,816 (for 6/49)

[@mawortz]

everything went downhill with social media, thank god most of my childhood was a real one

[@Kuroganemk2]

So wait, insulin has no relation to gaining weight? Why did I lose weight the momsnt I stopped eating so many carbs and replaced it with meat products and eggs? So correct me if I'm wrong, but from what I've heard this is what happens: - Body goees after carbs as fuel first, so as long as you keep eating things with sugar and spiking your insulin, your body won't go after the fat and this is why high meat diets work for losing fat cos with less sugar the body needs to go for fat reserves.

[@harambo9701]

carbs are less satiating

[@ThomasCoote89]

Insulin definitely has a major relation to weight. I'm a bodybuilder and have used insulin in the past preworkout with a high carb meal, followed by a high protein meal afterwards. Insulin transports the nutrients to where they need to go - it will also remove the sugar from your blood and if you're not using it for energy, it will be stored as fat. For an average person, an insulin spike is very undesirable as it will just force your body to store fat

[@aghost3628]

I'm guessing your overall daily calories went down a lot cutting out carbs, most high carb crappy foods have way more calories than meat and eggs. A lot of special diets that somewhat work actually work by just getting you to eat less calories, like intermittent fasting for example where short eating windows tend to result in you just eating less, or other diets with limited food groups that get you to cut out high calorie crappy food

[@lightworker2956]

Well, what's optimal for your body is very-high-carbs, low-fat (think 10 - 15g of fat for the entire day), low-protein. Basically, the Eastern diet: huge amounts of white rice and fruit, relatively small amount of animal products as compared to the West. Just look at people in the East, and notice how they're much thinner and have much less heart disease than Westerners. It's just that no one makes a profit if people eat lots of rice, because it's so cheap and plentiful, hence that diet isn't being promoted. Most Westerners eat high-carbs (which is fine), but also high-sugar and high-fat and lots of processed crap. And so they gain weight. I've done high-carbs, low-fat; low-carbs, high-fat; and high-carbs high-fat. For me the best option by far is high-carbs low-fat (much lower fat than most people do). For me personally, I imagine that I don't lose a lot of weight during the 12h I'm awake and eating lots of carbs, but I don't eat from about 7pm to 7am and I imagine that my weight loss comes from that period. In any case, I'm losing weight and feel great. However, if you eat low carbs and very high fat / protein, then you force your body into its backup power system where it burns fat for energy. Which, yeah, leads to weight loss. But you are running your body on its backup power system, and this can lead to health problems down the line. It's better than the standard American diet, but worse than very high carbs low-fat.

[@Pancajayna]

​@@lightworker2956high carb low fat is the worst diet... 😂

[@ThomasMarxJeetKuneDoIFO]

In every branch, we only see successful people but not the thousands that have failed below them.

[@cronus-kumo]

"They are not stupid for being lied to." I disagree ... maybe you can't be stupid for being lied to in general but you certainly can be for simply and blindly just believing it without even maybe considering if it's the truth or not.

[@sunteraze]

Here is a simple tip: Turn off all social media accounts.

[@NoNo-ll8og]

I would take it one step farther and switch to an old school flip phone. Amazing peace of mind without the slavescreen at your fingertips wherever you go

[@sunteraze]

@@NoNo-ll8og Yep, the smartphones weren't the problem until they started coming with inbuilt facebook, instagram and twitter apps.

[@AggressivelyLoving]

I couldn't care less about social media. I don't even use it. There is more to life than that. I don't care about other people's opinion, especially from strangers, online. And you guys should too.

[@Jerry-vt4zf]

You're using it right now

[@AggressivelyLoving]

@@Jerry-vt4zf good point but I think it's more about tiktok instagram and stuff, no?

[@devtheman7723]

the craziest contradiction

[@CrAzYfIaZcO]

You just posted a comment on a social media platform...

[@edgezero1557]

Who's gonna tell him...

[@randypeterson6938]

This video is why I appreciate Jason Mamoa. He's a big dude, that has outright said, I will not workout unless I get paid for it. He's cool with living his life, drinking beer and eating food. A guy that could have easily sold out for the juiced up model life. Instead, knows his worth as a AAA actor and makes these companies pay him to lose the dad bod.

[@Jackjack1978.]

Zack sounds shocked at $55,000 a month is a when he's making probably more than that.🧐🤔 Regardless, He's making tens of thousands of dollars a month..AKA rich

[@darksider2903]

Asmon also owns two companies

[@DaFallen2011]

I never thought we’d have Asmon reacting to James Smith - my worlds are colliding in a very weird way. Now we just need him to react to Dr Mike Isratel and that will be peak content.

[@notanactualuser]

I agree with this. You have to find authenticity in anything you consume and make part of yourself. Wether it's the food you eat or the videos you watch. It's exhausting. I think in the 90s we trusted a lot of people that we shouldn't have. Big corps and the like and now we're finding out what we thought was okay wasn't. We sadly gave those people a power in our lives that we're not regretting in 2024.

[@lufiron]

Its not even the going to the gym part, its do you wanna weigh your food and count calories and stick to a regimented diet? Thats the hard part that everyone's trying to avoid.

[@Cornen_Morty]

When you get a new camera and you need an excuse to use it, so you just constantly jump to the side angle

[@gamings_greatest]

U just noticed?

[@gamings_greatest]

@@perlundgren7797 well he just posted about it lol

[@onesolopolo4194]

Men: “women don’t care about men’s mental health” *sees a discussion about social media ruining men’s mental health* “U jUsT nOtIcEd?”

[@perlundgren7797]

@@gamings_greatest Yes? I'm guessing 99+ % of all KZbin videos aren't about things someone just noticed.

[@user-ir2ox2if2p]

@@gamings_greatest incredible logic you must be extremely smart. You should try and think about it a little bit harder maybe you'll get there

[@gamings_greatest]

@@perlundgren7797 nice try, but u make no sense

[@dinabrasov9795]

Asmon reacting to James Smith, what the heck, never expected it but love it

[@ErgoCogita]

I walked back into the room and all I heard was, "have you seen a shart?"

[@saltysaurus]

Vanity is pride, which is a sin in the eyes of God. I guess society failing apart because of social media is just an amazing coincidence.

[@bperry1825]

Asmon - you respect authority way too much when it comes to the topic of health/diet. Big Food / Big pharma is what has driven the dietary guidelines in this country since the 1970's and it has done nothing but make us fatter and sicker. You seem to look at health care professionals/institutions differently from other topics thinking they have your best interests in mind. If there is one thing I have learned after being a nurse for a decade, health care is just as much a business and profit driven as AAA gaming studios. Stay alert. Of course the other things this influencer mentions regarding unrealistic expectations is certainly true.

[@leviathen151]

Unless you have a business to promote, a product to sell...you do not need any social media

[@atrrecoil]

Getting off of social media altogether was the best thing I’ve ever done for my personal mental health.

[@Dbars19]

its alot harder for men to get that big muscle look with abs ,then it does girls that just wanna look thin and pretty.

[@jf9387]

For real it takes real grit and meticulous planning

[@lightworker2956]

Yeah, absolutely. How to be an physically attractive girl: don't overeat. How to be a physically attractive man: (laundry list of things to do)

[@antiasset]

There's ur problem, ur doing it for others and not urself.

[@James_36]

not to mention al the makeup cosmetics and fake body surgery etc... need we go on. Men get told they need to be a certain height... but that is okay apparently

[@mixedcompany3225]

Buddy you just had a video dedicated to pandering to the body types in Stellar Blade. Make up your mind

[@andoceans23]

These “political” streamers are all hypocrites. They have no actual principles. They’ll complain about female characters not being desexualized but then turn around and attack OnlyFans girls. These people don’t stand for anything.

[@saezyo]

Stellar Blade is a videogame.

[@mixedcompany3225]

@@saezyoand?

[@saezyo]

Apples and oranges.

[@berb4413]

The guy as a verry good naration, is tone of voice/ the nuance in witch he aproach the subject is verry refreshing i like it a lot and i am not even into fitness !

[@TheDarkfire216]

I used to suck my gut in all the time to look thinner. Didn't actually help cause I was several hundred pounds, and instead made it harder for me to breath with my belly instead of my chest. It also caused me to have issues with my ab muscles. Now I just let it all hang out, I am still several hundred pounds, and I am losing weight slowly every week. Life is super weird when you let superficial things influence how you act and look at yourself. I don't think there is anything wrong with not liking how you look, but if you obsess over the wrong parts of that, you won't actually change anything, you will just suffer extra for no reason. I hope folks keep pushing to better themselves, and support their fellow man to do the same.