Nicolai Meberg

[John Cleese @JohnCleese]

I'm not a racist. I'm a culturalist

I believe some cultures are superior to others

For example, I prefer cultures that do not encourage wife beating, paedophilia, clitorectomies, stoning and constant inflation of the male ego

I am also aware of the difference between Islamoscepticism and Islamophobia

Notice that hate does not come into this

Only moral preferences

[Nicolai Meberg @gjoken1]

Oversikt og forklaringer av Poppers filosofi.

[David Deutsch @DavidDeutschOxf]

Speaking of Popper, may I please draw everyone's attention to Rafe Champion https://t.co/TvNMQuXR7l

[Nicolai Meberg @gjoken1]

Målet er ikke å fikse deg, for du er ikke ødelagt. Arbeidet handler om å møte det som skjer i deg med mindre kamp og mer nysgjerrighet, slik at du kan oppdage deg selv på nytt – og finne mer frihet i hvordan du lever, velger og er i relasjon til andre.
https://t.co/YGOnj5IUI8

[Nicolai Meberg @gjoken1]

@elonmusk Any update on when the extended Model Y 6-seater will be available for ordering in Norway?

[Roman Sheremeta 🇺🇸🇺🇦 @rshereme]

I have a very good friend who switched to Ukrainian in 2022. Before that, she had spoken Russian her entire life and lived in a Russian-speaking environment. It was a classic Russified Kyiv family: parents spoke Russian, the child went to a Russian-language kindergarten, then a Russian-language school, and later to a university where instruction was also in Russian.

She told me something very important. I often write about Ukrainians reclaiming their language after Russification, but this was the first time I saw this process from such a perspective. So I want to share it with you.

“You know,” she said, “when I switched to Ukrainian, I discovered so many new things that had been unknown to me before. I started watching Ukrainian YouTube — they’re so smart and creative! I began reading books to learn proper Ukrainian — and they’re fascinating. I became interested in history and traditions, went to exhibitions at the Ukrainian House. Do you understand? A whole cosmos opened up before me — wonderful and boundless — an incredible Ukrainian world I had never known existed.”

And suddenly I understood why some people consider mediocre Russian writers to be geniuses while treating Ukrainian ones as secondary. They simply never saw the Ukrainian world around them. They lived in Russian culture, watched Russian films, read Russian books. That entire cosmos of Ukrainian culture that opened up to my friend after she switched to Ukrainian remained unexplored for them — distant and completely foreign. Even though they lived in Kyiv, in Ukraine.

Because in Kyiv they lived only physically. Mentally, they lived in Moscow. In the “real” Moscow. With its “great” culture, “genius” authors, fashionable тусовки, and Russian Orthodoxy.

So when people are surprised that some bloggers throw parties themed around the Holodomor, they really shouldn’t be. Even if those bloggers are Ukrainian by passport, they live inside Russian culture. And in Russian culture, the Holodomor is something you can joke about.

That is exactly why I call on everyone to return to Ukrainian — the true native language of your Russified ancestors. Because no matter how Russian-speaking a patriot you may consider yourself, Russian culture will still hunt you and try to pull you back into Muscovy at any cost.

Russians are extremely effective at cultural occupation. It starts with funny TikToks. Then a bit of Dud, Arestovych, Dozhd, the so-called “good Russians.” Over time, you get so used to Russian content that even Solovyov starts sounding right to you on some things. Skabeyeva doesn’t seem entirely wrong either. And a few years later, you find yourself thinking that “it’s not all so clear-cut” and that “we’re one people.”

That is a truly terrible ending — because at that moment your identity shifts from Ukrainian to Russian.

Worst of all, we already see this happening. We see ethnic Ukrainians from Donbas and Crimea fighting against us in the ranks of the occupiers’ army because they consider themselves Russian. And all those “Russians” inside russia with surnames ending in -ko and -chuk — they are Ukrainians too, Russified generations ago by their grandfathers and great-grandfathers, and now they are 100% Russian.

And it all began with abandoning their own native language.

I love my friend and have immense respect for her choice. For her, Russian was the language in which “mom sang a lullaby,” and switching was genuinely painful — especially in a completely Russian-speaking environment.

And I am truly happy that she discovered an entire Ukrainian world after making that choice. That is a great reward. Think about it, friends. Come back to what is truly yours. Come back to Ukrainian.

I dedicate this post to all Russian-speaking Ukrainians, ethnic Russians, Armenians, Jews, Poles, and people of other nationalities who have switched to Ukrainian.

Author: Serhii Marchenko

[Christian Keil @pronounced_kyle]

I made a space-themed picture book for kids.

It's called "REAL SPACE SHIPS," and it's available for purchase and free download!

Zero words. Just REAL pictures of rockets, satellites, & spacecraft: from Apollo to the Space Shuttle, from the ISS to commercial space, and more.

[Nicolai Meberg @gjoken1]

Most cases of depression resolve on their own within 6–9 months. I believe in the value of psychotherapy, but it’s difficult to provide free access to it here in Norway due to costs. Most people seek help only when their symptoms start to affect their ability to work and lead to sick leave. The ICIT model has been shown to reduce sick leave through brief follow-up by the general practitioner; when patients returned to work, they also reported feeling better.

[Joe Hudson @FU_joehudson]

This book changed my life.

Inside it was one of the most profound spiritual practices I have ever done.

It completely transformed my relationship with myself, my daughters, and my business partners.

3 lessons from Patty Wipfler:

[David Deutsch @DavidDeutschOxf]

Rick as a pickled gherkin epitomises the human condition. With only his mind, and minimal access to the world, he subdues it. #RickAndMorty

[Sarah Fitz-Claridge @FitzClaridge]

The video reminds me of how flabbergasted a visiting Russian teenager was when (in 1991?) I first took him to our local supermarket. He accused me of having brought him to a “rich person’s shop” and demanded to see a “poor person’s shop”. So I took him to a chain known for rock bottom prices, and to an independent tiny 7-11 type shop. He still thought I was taking him only to shops for the rich. So I took him to M&S food hall, Selfridges food hall (Oxford Street, W1), and the LARGEST supermarket near us. His mind was so blown by the apparent lies he had been taught about the West that it changed his entire worldview.

[Nicolai Meberg @gjoken1]

@GoingParabolic What about the cholesterol story is a scam?

[Nicolai Meberg @gjoken1]

@DavidDeutschOxf Hi, I have a guess about the pattern after listening to the podcast A Woven Web of Guesses. I’ve been thinking about how Jews have been scapegoated due to envy and the perception of low personal risk in criticizing them, since it is culturally acceptable. Often, when individuals experience fear, anxiety, or shame, they employ psychological projection, shifting these uncomfortable feelings onto something else to temporarily solve the problem.

[Nicolai Meberg @gjoken1]

Hello. I’d like to share a link with you. It’s about how a whole food, plant-based diet is the only diet that has been shown to reverse heart disease. No other diet has achieved this. Please take a look. I’d appreciate your feedback and criticism. Best regards, a general practitioner in Norway.

https://t.co/8iAdLQJVcD

[Elon Musk @elonmusk]

Talk to the first @Neuralink recipient with ALS

[Nicolai Meberg @gjoken1]

Interest in maps, problems with a lot of fun.@DavidDeutschOxf
https://t.co/Lz4UDzHSbV

[Nicolai Meberg @gjoken1]

Reading.

[Eric Jorgenson 📚 ☀️ @EricJorgenson]

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[Nicolai Meberg @gjoken1]

Healing Back Pain – The Mind-Body Connection” by John E. Sarno, M.D. uses many of the same principles as @artofaccomp . In my view as a GP, it offers a compelling explanation for many pain conditions and related suffering. Tension Myositis Syndrome (TMS) suggests that pain (often in the back or neck) stems from mild disruptions in oxygen flow to muscles, driven by repressed emotions rather than structural damage. Here are key reminders from the book to refocus on emotional rather than purely physical causes:
1.Pain in TMS isn’t from physical injury; it’s due to mild oxygen deprivation.
2.TMS isn’t dangerous; it arises from repressed feelings.
3.Anger or frustration are often the main hidden emotions.
4.TMS aims to distract you from these difficult feelings.
5.Your body is fundamentally healthy; no need to fear.
6.Normal physical activity is safe.
7.Don’t let pain limit or frighten you.
8.Shift attention from pain to underlying emotions.
9. You, not your subconscious, are in control.
10.Think psychologically, not physically, about pain.
11.Recognizing the emotional cause reduces the need for pain as a “distraction.”
12. Trust that pain subsides once you address the feelings behind it.

Important addition:
Stay particularly aware of any sensory experience (e.g., a sound, smell, touch, visual impression, or any feeling/thought in your body) In those moments, turn inward and observe, acknowledge the feeling without judgment. Approach whatever arises with curiosity, warmth, and empathy, rather than trying to “fix” or dismiss it and allowing space for the feeling.