The Galaxy Brain Garbage of Gaia

[breadman]

I installed Gaia on both my phones, and now my mind is so enlightened that its left my body and I've suffered 5 seizures in the past hour.

[brandonprendergast]

"You are the prison"

We are made of cells he got a point

[AerynKDesigns]

As a 12 year old I had a TEACHER in my school tell me that with the power of positive thinking I could cure my Cystic Fibrosis. For those that don't know, CF is a genetic disorder caused by a mutation of (most commonly) the F501 Delta gene. This mutation is present in every single cell of my body (I'm simplifying like crazy rn). This woman, an authority figure, told a CHILD that they could cure their fatal disease... by *wishing it away*. To say my mom was angry is an understatement, but obviously 30 something years later, I still remember the damage this did to me. COULD it work? Should I try it? Could it save my life? HOW could it work?! The closest I've gotten from a medical professional saying "positive thinking would help" was the clinic therapist mentioning that by centering myself, doing hobbies I enjoy, and cultivating a safe and positive environment, I was avoiding depressive episodes which helped in maintaining my medication and healthcare routines necessary to LIVE. If the placebo effect helps you, that's wonderful, but to push to *actually medically ill patients* that they do not need or can will away medical help.... it's at best disgusting, and at worst dangerously negligent.

[purpleahaze]

The most unbelievable thing about this Gaia thing is that they have messed up the basics of Yoga, i.e it comes from India and has its origins in Hinduism instead of Buddhism, a difference of almost a millennia.

[NordicTheWolf]

"Reality is weird enough, you don't need to write fanfiction about it."

Absolutely brilliant.

[GloriousZote]

dutch translation: Grab your elbows, place your arms on the backrest, let your forehead rest on your arms, your back has to be parallel with the ground..

[michaelimbesi]

The best book I’ve ever read on chemotherapy is called The Great Secret, and it tells the story of how a horrible but classified disaster in Italy in WWII involving chemical weapons gave rise to the discovery that leukemia *could* actually be treated. It does a really good job of conveying the sort of heady wonder and joy in the medical field as chemotherapy actually began to make significant inroads in giving extra years to, and eventually curing, people who would have died very quickly.

[annabelrose]

The way this platform messed with me during episodes of psychosis….. thank you for clearing things up

[TimeandRelativeDimensioninHell]

The problem with having an open mind is people will insist on trying to put things in it. -Terry Pratchett

[lunokhod]

"we had to have thermonuclear protection for our eyes"

[D.von.N]

About 20 years ago I was into esoterics and new age... I liked the various teas, esoteric music, I liked the Eastern philosopies, I was somewhat practicing zen and meditations... I got a bunch of scented sticks ... but if somebody wanted to pull me into a cult they would have to face my other side: my curiosity and fact checking. When I smell rat I go deeper until I figure out. And that is pretty much how I left this delusion about spirituality, cosmos and stuff. Learning about drugs, psychology, physical limits and how things actually work in the real world... I soon figured out what was what. But that zen still stuck with me. Be present in a moment and appreciate what you have. Life has no purpose, it has a meaning you give to it. Letting go is probably the hardest thing to do when we want to cling to things. And when you finish eating, clean the bowl.

[genevaiversen-krampitz]

As an environmental scientist his misunderstanding of the lag between CO2 increase and temperature increase sent me. Literally a Google search away.

[MrEZDizzle]

“Reality is weird on its own, you don’t need to start writing fan fiction about it” 🤣

[aimanstitou]

Gaia is the real life "history channel at 3am" meme

[dyall]

Small anecdote

I remember going to pick up some food in a place i was not to familiar with, while i was waiting for the food outside, i started to read products from a clearly snake oil store next to the food place, i saw some silly ones like sexual enhancers with very explicit wording that gave me a good chuckle.
That is until i saw that they also were selling, and i quote:”tumor remover”.

Absolutely vile people.

[davidvandercar]

I feel embarrassed to admit it, but I was subscribed to Gaia a little while ago and canceled my subscription after watching a video like this one. I'm not prepared to explain why their content appealed to me, just that I was at a very vulnerable time in my life and was feeling susceptible to all kinds of strange and alternative ideas (QAnon, New World Order bs, and the like). I just want to say I really appreciate an expose like this that brings the content a much-needed dosage of reality. Videos like these save people. Thank you

[ryanatkinson]

6:29 "He was thinking in algorithms long before that was even a word"
*Al Khwarizmi has entered the chat in 800 AD*

[CodyCoffmanSteffick]

Gaia's response video: "The Everyday Truth of Ordinary Things"

[nellkellino-miller]

I sincerely believe that the worst thing about Gaia is that it turns a lot of genuinely profound questions and insights into a clown show, so that even if some of it was worth considering most people will be driven hard in the other direction. Towards pure scientific materialism.

Which sucks because I really believe we are spiritual being having a human experience.

Love your content and love taking the piss out of myself too, so take everything with a pinch of salt. Love and light as the cliche goes x

[doubtingtom]

Years ago I used to watch the Gaia series Cosmic Disclosure back in the day because I found it entertaining. Then came back last year to rewatch the series and they swapped out the host for someone else and changed the lore. I was so blown because the originals were 10/10 hype. It's a conspiracy man, they should cosmically disclose that OG content!