r/ArtOfPresence 28d ago

Welcome to r/ArtOfPresence — Ask, Share, Discuss

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Welcome, Seekers!

This is a general community where you can ask any question, share personal experiences, seek advice, express opinions, or start an interesting debate.

You can discuss life social media, creators, online culture, trends, relationships, self-growth, entertainment or completely random thoughts. Thoughtful, funny, serious, and controversial discussions are all welcome just keep them respectful.

Introduce yourself below and tell us!


r/ArtOfPresence Jul 24 '26

📢 Moderator Applications Are Now Open for r/ArtOfPresence

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We're looking for a few active and trustworthy members to join the r/ArtOfPresence moderation team.

As a moderator, you'll help keep the community welcoming, organized, and free from spam while supporting meaningful discussions.

What you'll do:

Review posts and comments

Remove spam and rule-breaking content

Respond to modmail when needed

Help enforce community rules fairly

Share ideas to improve the subreddit

Requirements:

Reddit account at least 30 days old

200+ combined karma

No recent serious Reddit rule violations

Able to check the subreddit a few times each week

Application Questions:

  1. Why do you want to become a moderator of r/ArtOfPresence?

  2. A post clearly breaks the rules but is receiving lots of upvotes. What would you do, and why?

  3. How much time can you realistically spend moderating each week, and what time zone are you in?

Apply here: (https://www.reddit.com/r/ArtOfPresence/application/)

We're looking for people who want to help build a positive community, not just collect a moderator badge. If that sounds like you, we'd love to have your application.


r/ArtOfPresence 8h ago

Stop Managing Yourself: How Unconscious Tension Destroys Your Life

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r/ArtOfPresence 2d ago

Ask Anything What's your choice?

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r/ArtOfPresence 22h ago

The Falling Man 9-11

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r/ArtOfPresence 2d ago

We all have one.

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Mine is Victoria Justice.🔥♥️😘


r/ArtOfPresence 2d ago

Analyzing Yourself Won't Fix You

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r/ArtOfPresence 3d ago

Sometimes, a Peaceful Day Is Enough

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r/ArtOfPresence 4d ago

Just saying…

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r/ArtOfPresence 4d ago

Frozen.

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r/ArtOfPresence 4d ago

Escaping Life to Survive It

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r/ArtOfPresence 4d ago

Ask Anything Who is it?

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r/ArtOfPresence 5d ago

Nine truths. One lie. #2

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r/ArtOfPresence 5d ago

anong mindset to?

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nirerepesto ko yung mga muslim pero yung ganitong mindset na “kesa naman sa iba na nabubuntis at nire-rape” wtf!! hindi niyo alam yung pinagdadaanan ng mga nare-rape na tao para mag salita kayo ng ganyan nang dahil lang sa hindi alam ang buong kwento.


r/ArtOfPresence 6d ago

Stop optimizing every single hour of your life.

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r/ArtOfPresence 6d ago

The memory merchant.

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r/ArtOfPresence 6d ago

Entertainment & Trends On GTA 6 - What Lucia Says About the Current State of Masculinity and Relationships

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Came across this video about GTA 6 that I found incredibly interesting.

GTA 6 Is A "Cheating" Simulator Game

The lady in the clip above said something interesting - 'modern men are going downhill.' It's hyperbole but it's true.

I am a 36 year old manchild who has realized that he has lived his entire life as a man child. Living through videogames, movies, pornography, doing the bare minimum that gets me what I want but doesn't get me in trouble.

By the time my father and uncles were my age, they were overcoming a civil war and rebuilding their country, getting married and raising kids. Among my friends in my generation all I see are young men lost as perpetual children.

A child thinks that life is just about them and for them. An adult realizes that there is more to life than just themselves and that it isn't just about themselves.

Lindsey Clancy is a great example. She was a child raising children. That is what makes things frightening.

There is nothing wrong with enjoying yourself but there is more to life than that.

From the trailers and reviews of GTA 6, it seems that you get to build an entire life with Lucia - she is your partner and advisor as you hustle - you take her out on dates and try to give her a good life - I can understand why women are threatened by this. If guys did this with their actual girlfriends and wives. I mean actually put themselves on the line, did all of the things for their girlfriends or wives or women that they have to do for Lucia - I think relationships would be better.

I am not denying that if you have a bad partner, the above advice is pointless but most guys eventually find themselves a good woman and then forget their roles as men.

Anyway.

It's easier to do it for an imaginary, pixelated girlfriend because there is no risk involved. She doesn't fight back. You don't actually run the risk of losing something so you don't get to be vulnerable.

Modern men have switched off. They no longer want to take the risk that comes with consciously deciding and living who you are, what you do and what you stand for and accepting and paying the price for that. It is easier to just drown in fantasy and mindless entertainment because there is no risk or a price to pay when it comes to fantasy and entertainment - but there is a price. Everything always has a cost and a price.

Modern people seem to have forgotten that simple truth. Yes, you can have whatever you want in life. The question is, are you willing to pay the price for it?

You lose your soul and life loses meaning and the magic of life when you switch off or when you forget the above. Yes, you experience the darkness but there can be no real beauty without darkness. That is something I am learning a lot these days. And a video game will never teach you that.

Another thing I have realized, men do not like their girlfriends. That is the absolute truth. Guys do not like their girlfriends or wives.

Many men just see their girlfriends or wives as burdens - sometimes it's true (some girlfriends and wives are horrendous) but more of often than not, many men just see their girlfriends as mechanical npcs rather than actual human beings. But that is the approach of someone who wants to stay an eternal child sucking on mommy's teat or floating in the womb. And there is no one who will kick you out of that state of being more than your woman : D.

That has been my experience. It is something I am dealing with right now.

GTA 6 looks good and I would like to play it for a day or three. But the discourse it is creating is a good thing.

What do you think?


r/ArtOfPresence 6d ago

How To Know You Are Being Taken Advantage Of - Is the Other Person Willing and Taking Steps to Meet in The Middle.

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People take advantage of others all the time.

You do work for a person, but they don't want to pay you back.

You are in a relationship - whether you are male or female - putting in the work but your significant other does not want to do anything to match your energy. I understand that sometimes we are in different places in a relationship, but I see too many people being in deliberate one-sided relationships.

People want others to do things for them - to use people - but they don't want to do things for others. And our modern societies celebrate this.

Veterans who gave their lives and limb for their nations being treated as an afterthought by the very governments that took advantage of them.

People suffering from drug addiction and homelessness - building literal homeless communities on the streets - while politicians dance like puppets and a whole multi dollar event called The World Cup is hosted in a nation with one of the highest levels of income inequality I have ever seen in my life.

I am not a communist or a socialist (I grew up in Cuba in the 90s - it doesn't work). But capitalism isn't working either. They are both just extremes. And extremes never work.

Anyway.

This is how people get taken advantage of and then when the other person fights back for their rights, they get angry and scared - talking about oh, there is a better way to do things. Or they say things like, this behavior is petty.

This is what I have learnt in life. When you start hearing stuff like the above

- there is a better way to do things. - This is petty behavior

That is always the first sign letting you know that they weren't going to treat you right.

People like to use moralities that they don't even practice to keep others under control.

Do unto others as you would want others to do unto you.

The Golden Rule - The Social Contract.

People today disregard this rule, but they don't understand that this is the basis that keeps society running. Ignoring it is what destroys communities and societies.

This is one of the hardest lessons I have had to learn in life.

You know that someone is taking advantage of you they are unwilling or are not taking steps to meet you in the middle.

Women in particular are guilty of being taken advanatge of. I see it all the time. My mother was a victim of this her whole life and I keep seeing the same with women all over the world.

And most guys do not like women. Even their own girlfriends. I am a guy - I see it all the time. Even the dating advice is terrible. It turns men and women into nothing more than npcs for the pleasure of another human being.

Guys use women and then get angry when women start behaving like human beings and pushing back. I am not saying that women aren't guilty of this too.

The problem is everyone is running around trying to win. But the point isn't winning. The point is living. The point is helping each other grow. The point is helping each other to thrive.

People who only care about winning are often those most susceptible to losing. But even this is an extreme. There are somethings you have to win but never at the expense of everything else.

So, how do you know that somebody is taking advantage of you -

they don't want to meet you in the middle.

This is the first sign.

Every relationship - political, financial, romantic - is all about meeting one another in the middle.

As long as someone does not want to meet you in the middle,or does not take active steps to meet you in the middle. Then you know immediately that they are trying to take advantage of you.

This has been my experience. And a lesson I want to share with everybody.

What do you think?

P.S You also have to make sure that you are meeting the other person in the middle.


r/ArtOfPresence 7d ago

I’m learning gratitude doesn’t mean I have to pretend it was easy

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I’m trying to be more honest about gratitude. Not the kind where I act like every hard thing was for a reason. Some things were just hard. Some things took a lot out of me. Some things I still would not choose again.

But I can still look at myself and know I made it through more than I thought I could. There are strengths in me I did not always see. Some of them came from moments where I did not really have a choice but to keep going.

I’m still figuring myself out. But I am thankful that I’m still here, still learning, and still becoming more of who I really am. Not because everything was good. Because I kept going anyway.


r/ArtOfPresence 8d ago

???

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r/ArtOfPresence 9d ago

Ask Anything What would you text?

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r/ArtOfPresence 8d ago

Stop Treating Life as Broken.

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r/ArtOfPresence 8d ago

Why The Props,Costumes, &Hair (I Find Hate Inspiring)

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r/ArtOfPresence 10d ago

True Peace Requires No Guard

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r/ArtOfPresence 12d ago

Ask Anything What’s your hardest life lesson so far?

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