EgoRod

The sense of fear, fight or flight, the thrill is indeed something we had since the origin of times. And it is a defense mechanism to survive. Your brain, builds/creates an image/shape of a threat on your head and that makes you snap. Anxiety for example is a response to that. Panic attacks. You fear something bad is happening. Your brain and body reacts to it. If you are in the dark and hear a sound, you are able to recreate all of the probable dangers that you encounter on said enviroment. If I dropped you in the jungle and I told you is infested with snakes. The smallest move or swish will make you'see' snakes and retreat on defence. There's no magic or energy involved here, it's as you said a natural trait of survival that evolved to modern scenarios. Then what you mentioned with the examples of colonisers. Those are paths of learning experiences. Basic rat lab behaviour experimentation. If you offer food to the rat and give them an electric shock, next time they won't attempt to get the food or they will develop a resistance to the electricity. A clear example is what happen to Cook when he arrived to Hawaii the third time around and tried to kidnap their monarch to get back some some stolen stuff. They killed him on the spot. Because they knew of his intentions. Not gut feeling involved. He was welcome the first time around, screw them, they never trust him again. You feel thrill and fear on a similar way that you feel attraction to someone. Via your enteric nervous system. So obviously you could think they are the same, but the are triggered from different impulses. You have to account as I said, your cognitive bias and how your enviroment, social experiences, family, status, location, privileges affects the way your perceived the world too. It does'nt make it right or wrong . It affects the lenses you are looking through. All of these 'own' ideas based on your life experiences always gonna create a sense of "self' and 'you know that you know because you know'. Nobody is free from it. But i find it dangerous because you find people like Trump saying Mexicans are rapist and thiefs. And Putin calling gays abominations and freaks. All of these is part of their own beliefs and gut feelings about others. There's nothing factual about it.

Indeed, that could be a whole new conversation about the fetishitation of non white by western cultures. The idea of exotism and wilderness still a remain since the colonialism. The problem I see with the 'gut instinct': It's proven that humans, we still able to smell others and feel attracted or repulse by them, due to chemicals. That's how love at first sight, first impressions, etc works. When you don't have someone in front of you and you just read partial elements, cognitive bias take over. And that's a less efective way to make right assumptions about anyone. That's why rational facts should be taken into consideration. Racial profiling, prejudice, gender discrimination and similar traits all root on this kind of 'emotional judgements' and the world is not in a better place for it.

Oh yeah apologies. I was'nt implying you did. I was in fact confirming your point of view.

we don't know that. and we don't know if that's the case what's the reason. And on that case it should be observed on that matter not on his relationship with Madonna. You can argue with someone that his rationalization of the use on a drug on the current pandemic is not real based on facts. You can't argue Madonna's next project is shit because is fucking someone that believes that.

Correct. No harm done. Enjoy the joint.

Ignorant: The simple definition of the word is “lacking knowledge or information” and “resulting from or showing a lack of knowledge.” according to Merriam-Webster. ... In that respect, being ignorant isn't so much derogatory as it is a simple statement of fact. "I'm entitled to my opinion or I have a right to my opinion" is a logical fallacy in which a person discredits any opposition by claiming that they are entitled to their opinion. The statement exemplifies a red herring or thought-terminating cliché. The logical fallacy is sometimes presented as "Let's agree to disagree" You are making statements based on your emotions or how you read it, how you feel about it. All of these ideas and feelings are subjected to your experiences and your environment. None of them make anything factual or based on anything you know for sure or you have proof of. The issue at the time of voicing these emotional judgments is that you start to believe that because you think that, it's real somehow. Making it simple : you are entitled to your opinion but it doesn't means that you always need to share it. Also you are risking to being exposed to the same treatment and have people voicing what's their opinion about you.

It's like a hazel blue. With blue eyes when they get light they become really blue but she gets 'peacock eyes'

I always thought she has green eyes with tints of blue. You can see it specially in older pictures where the retouching was subtle.

An opinion without substance is called ignorance.

Obviously she is drinking his blood every night, he will give up at some point

I know but sometimes we get ideas based on preconceptions and general assumptions. Even when we think it's just a vibe. Anyway. I was'nt accusing just highlighting.

I did'nt . I said that if you find yourself having to clarify : This is not racist/sexist/whatever before you make a comment. It's important to reflect on why you think that could be the case. That's why I am talking of unconscious bias and how we ALL are brought up to think about others. Racism applies to everyone.

PoC: Person of Colour Flag: A call, an alarm, an alert. As you grew up and you get affected by the society you live in, education and other elements. You uncosciously developed bias without noticing and quite often accepting them as part of who you are. "Human beings are hard-wired to make intuitive decisions about other people. We go about our daily lives making unconscious judgements that affect our attitudes and behaviours towards other people." Those can be referring to race, age, sexuality and so on.

I'm surprised how some Madonna fans can be so much like a bunch of old judgemental folk. Specially considering she has to deal with all of the crap constantly on line. About being too old, goldigger, baby eater, a slut, a witch, an illuminati. By the same people that will refer to you lot as a bunch of perverts and homos. You should know better and take sides.

I always see pictures of him smiling and being rather nice. His interactions during the MX Tour was always helping Madonna while she struggled in and outside of the stage. She seems happy and in good moods. Creative, writing a lot, Madame X you like it or not, was refreshing and deeper than previous work. She's been vocal about injustice, active again (sometimes for the wrong reasons) I don't smoke but lot's of people do. Around the world and it doesn't make a person less or worst. Even if Madonna wants to be a mentor or helping him out, that's Madonna's choice. The notions of "is not about the race" when you are going to make a critic about a Poc it's a flag to the unconscious bias. I bet you love when people tells you who are the best people for you to have around based on their perception.

That's a loooong shot. Compare to any of her backdrops and interludes in ANY concert. The like a prayer one with random fonts wasn't any better.

I love most part of the Remixers and samples there, I'm down for this.

Along with the official tracklist, all of the samples used on the remixes are listed, including Jamiroquai’s “Cosmic Girl,” Stevie Nicks’ “Stand Back,” Neneh Cherry’s “Buffalo Stance,” Stefani’s “Hollaback Girl” and Lyn Collins’ “Think (About It),” among others. Tracklist: https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/dua-lipa-blessed-madonna-club-future-nostalgia-1045865/ Wiki is updated too: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Club_Future_Nostalgia

I mean ...seriously? What's this has to do with anything?

I went to see it at Wembley, the place was half empty, the sound was horrible. I had to tell two girls next to me to stop singing because we could'nt hear Madonna. Most part of the audience left half way. People were fuming asking for the money back. We left before the last song because it was going into midnight. Chaos endured when everybody tried to take the last train home. This day: https://www.gigwise.com/news/46023/ They said the problem was that Oakenfield blasted a speaker. No true it was just shit idea. I did'nt like the setlist much. and I despised the background videos. That interlude of Rain/Here comes the rain again with graphics from some videogame circa 1996. I was so mad at Madonna for a long while. Rebel Heart tour brought me back.

Yeah I was thinking about PSB myself

oh yeah I know that. But if Moroder would do something now would be like 'Deja Vu' that's the problem. I'm down with Nile Rodgers/Daft Punk but I still can't see it

I said it before I would love to see Madonna working with Scandis. Röyksopp would give her the smooth synth like Orbit with room for her voice to be heard, but also create punch raw beats to dance.

well I wish that could be true but then "Déjà Vu" it's not as strong as an album. A bit to wishy washy. I think Daft Punk wouldnt know what to do with Madonna .

I met Alison before and she is really sweet but also highly paranoid and with social anxiety.