Tommy Metz III
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And the cliche of that is when you abstain from certain things for an entire month, it's like, I finished my book. Or, you know, like all of that energy is channeled into something else as if that's the one thing that is governing all of our engines. I don't know if that's true, but...
And the cliche of that is when you abstain from certain things for an entire month, it's like, I finished my book. Or, you know, like all of that energy is channeled into something else as if that's the one thing that is governing all of our engines. I don't know if that's true, but...
I think that's probably the point of it is that you would have this extra energy that you could then direct towards another place.
I think that's probably the point of it is that you would have this extra energy that you could then direct towards another place.
Oh, is it? Because we're denying something that we see dirty? I don't know. I thought it was supposed to be like a clarity kind of a thing. Maybe. Like I'm going to stop drinking for a month. Because, oh, but yeah, but drinking is not good for you. I see what you're saying. It's saying that something is bad for you. So abstain from it for a while to have a clean slate. But it's not bad for you.
Oh, is it? Because we're denying something that we see dirty? I don't know. I thought it was supposed to be like a clarity kind of a thing. Maybe. Like I'm going to stop drinking for a month. Because, oh, but yeah, but drinking is not good for you. I see what you're saying. It's saying that something is bad for you. So abstain from it for a while to have a clean slate. But it's not bad for you.
Interesting. Right.
Interesting. Right.
It is. So, yeah, we it is based just the fact that it's based in abstaining something means that it's not something that is good for you.
It is. So, yeah, we it is based just the fact that it's based in abstaining something means that it's not something that is good for you.
Maybe. Yeah. Maybe it's acting on it. But no, you can still like your quality of life can be drastically taken down if you if you can't stop perseverating on it. I don't know. That's a good question. That's like we talked seasons ago about the psychopath test.
Maybe. Yeah. Maybe it's acting on it. But no, you can still like your quality of life can be drastically taken down if you if you can't stop perseverating on it. I don't know. That's a good question. That's like we talked seasons ago about the psychopath test.
Like if you take the psychopath test, half the people that aren't psychopaths, they are diagnosed. Or you start to think, like, how would you know? Because you wouldn't know. Yeah.
Like if you take the psychopath test, half the people that aren't psychopaths, they are diagnosed. Or you start to think, like, how would you know? Because you wouldn't know. Yeah.
All I know is the most difficult part about talking about lust is that everything sounds like a double entendre or an innuendo. Like you said, the line between maladaptive and not is big and fuzzy. And I went, I don't know. And big and fuzzy isn't even really a euphemism, but it could be. Are you turned on right now by big and fuzzy? You have no idea. Oh, no, you unlocked something in me.
All I know is the most difficult part about talking about lust is that everything sounds like a double entendre or an innuendo. Like you said, the line between maladaptive and not is big and fuzzy. And I went, I don't know. And big and fuzzy isn't even really a euphemism, but it could be. Are you turned on right now by big and fuzzy? You have no idea. Oh, no, you unlocked something in me.
I have got to go win some carnival prizes. I've got my eye on this giraffe that is... Life dies. Lust, especially in the carnal nature of things, can be found everywhere. Advertising, movies, television. And lust can, of course, be found in the history of politics. Many prominent political figures throughout American history have been exposed for lustful actions.
I have got to go win some carnival prizes. I've got my eye on this giraffe that is... Life dies. Lust, especially in the carnal nature of things, can be found everywhere. Advertising, movies, television. And lust can, of course, be found in the history of politics. Many prominent political figures throughout American history have been exposed for lustful actions.