This happened on the 17th, I initially wasn't going to share it but remembered the night before I asked for something to post.  The weeks prior were dry on the sub, and what was posted here was either low effort, or overwrought with AI, or borderline 'bad player' content that wouldn't have survived if posted last year.

I do miss how strict this sub was when I first started.  We were expected to work hard and follow directions before participating or else the mods would sweep it away.  A no nonsense approach from a strong mod team and strong practitioners.  In my opinion, that helped push people to work harder.

There was a deeper sense of accountability, discovery, exploration here, and the results practitioners were getting spoke for themselves.  Now as an example, we have multiple people using AI to interpret the books.  While some might argue what we practice here is a technology and so is AI why not pair the two.  In adopting this approach I feel like the sub is slipping from the high standards it previously had, and by not fighting for knowledge we lose potency in the process.

So despite having these and other concerns I asked for something to help encourage people to practice harder and to keep pushing forward and was answered with this experience.

I'm grateful to this sub and the people here.  The books and this place hooked me, I've been practicing every day since and experiencing things I wouldn't have imagined. 

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