I have figured out an important part of what was going wrong with my health. Through rigorous experimentation, I controlled the IBS quite some time ago. However, chronic fatigue continued to increase.
This was due to continuous exposure to the preservatives commonly added to all seafood – sodium tripolyphophate, sodium bisulfite, etc. These various chemicals had various debilitating effects.
In Asia, I would carefully experiment to find the least debilitating seafood source. I could achieve 30-50% debilitation, at best.
My parents offered to bring me back to the US for medical care, and I accepted. The flight alone incapacitated me for a week. However, we were able to source dry pack scallops, which lack any preservative additive. This seems to be a good solution, so far.
Periods of debilitation are closely correlated with low core body temperature – from .5 to 2 degrees Celsius below the normal waking temperature of 37C. See Steven Richfield’s epic work of genius on health and body temperature – he is a Thal medical John the Baptist. Thanks to Tiger Ted for introducing me to Richfield.
If you are wondering why I’ve been inactive with Koanic Soul etc, the answer is that I’ve been too debilitated by chronic fatigue to do anything. My commitment to the cause has not changed.
Needless to say, the forced inaction is morally painful for me, and I use meditation and escape to cope. I’ve thus done quite a bit of reading. Here is a fun bit of classification:
Machiavelli – MT, in love with Dark Triad, but systematizing and honest, ironically incapable of the dark melon performance he admires.
Tolstoy – Russian soul, TT, author of the ultimate novel.
John C Wright – Probably MT, maybe with some softeners or occipital. First author to successfully cross the singularity in fiction. Inventor of the genre. Notable also for Awake in the Night Land’s worldbuilding.
Aaron Lee Yeager, “Karmic Rebound” – probably the healthiest and coolest example of the gamma male protagonist in all fiction. Loving the book so far. Hilarious and amazing. The example that puts all other gamma protagonists to shame. Asian + Buddhist + red pill. Constantly makes me laugh aloud. Has defied my expectations by not sliding into absurd wish fulfillment. (I’ve read 70% so far.)
Why this post? Well, I wanted to email Vox about the best gamma male novel ever. It would be a useful data point for his study of the gamma soul. However, my desire for full contextualization and complete, honest communication expanded it into this post instead. It’s not suitable for an email. But it is complete, at least re “Karmic Rebound”. End thought.