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[–] kryptonianCodeMonkey@lemmy.world 22 points 15 hours ago (1 children)

From the article it sounds like he has a friend who genuinely believes that he was gaining superhuman powers too. So... clocks ticking on that guy now.

[–] kazerniel@lemmy.world 1 points 31 minutes ago

“Up until his passing, he was discovering that he had achieved some superhuman abilities, and it’s no joke; he actually did achieve some superhuman abilities,” he said.

“He had tapped into a level of consciousness that most people never will.”

right, looksmaxxing just screams elevated consciousness - he must have been positively Buddha-like in his detachment from shallow, earthly concerns 🤦