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Discussions about essentially anything. People have lots of ideas and interests and we're here to explore any that come our way!
Life is something that we value, but have you ever stopped to thing about why? Or what it is about life that you value?
In this episode, we explore different ways that we value life and different ways that such value can be expressed. As always, there is more nuance and deeper ways to delve into the topic, but hopefully the topics discussed in here get you to start thinking of your own ways that you value life.
Welcome to Talk Anything!
HTC1830, a Latter-Day Saint (AKA "Mormon") commenter on Reddit, wanted to discuss questions of faith and morality.
This is not meant to be a great debate between the experts, nor is it meant to be a battle of wills. This is a civil discussion between two people of different worldviews sharing their thoughts, personal experience, and beliefs. We are not official representatives in any capacity.
Critical comments are welcome! Just be nice to each other.
3:24 Bob's background
17:00 HTC1830's background
30:08 Morality discussion
Youtube version: https://youtu.be/6Bye2Ermp98
Before you can learn how to regulate your emotions, you need to learn what they are and how to perceive them. Lean emotional management by learning new ways to perceive and understand emotions.
0:00 Intro
2:15 Uncomfortable/Comfortable Emotions
8:37 Teaching your Emotions
11:25 First step: Notice
17:30 Conclusion
Watch on Youtube: https://youtu.be/1HWh5FnTSqc
We have this idea that your self, your person, your body, is just one thing: "you."
But there is a whole lot more to being human than just being you. In fact, there is a whole lot about being human that you have no control over.
This is Talk Anything. Let’s talk about how much you are in control of "you."
Youtube Link: https://youtu.be/uucszIRU7P8
Anger is one of the natural human emotions, what does it do for us?
Watch on youtube:
https://youtu.be/eJRXkVwxlwM
The scientific method is all about disproving yourself in order to get closer to the truth. But there is a problem with this: being wrong feels bad!
Let's talk about how to be wrong, so that we can become right.
Watch on Youtube:
https://youtu.be/qASvXwRQxdU
It is common for people to assume that mental health conditions are just others being lazy, looking for attention, failing in some way, or just complaining about life.
But mental health is real, and it is important to understand and respect those whose experience is different than your own.
View on youtube:
https://youtu.be/GyGSGnsv544
More questions about Universal Basic Income (UBI)? Sure! Let's talk about this some more!
A lot of people are against the idea of a basic income that also pays wealthy people. "Rich people don't need more money, why would we pay them?"
Let's try answering that question.
Timestamps:
1:20 Short Version
2:32 Full Version Start--How to avoid paying the rich?
2:52 Cutoffs: Tiers and job loss
5:46 Application: Forms, agencies, costs, and restrictions
9:25 Paying the rich is... cheaper?
13:00 Conclusions
See this on youtube:
https://youtu.be/ELx7rXHF2vg
America is the land of freedom... but what does that imply?
There is a lot more to freedom than we usually talk about. So let's talk about it.
1:02 Freedom is bad
3:23 Not freedom is worse
4:29 Imbalance kills freedom
6:59 Freedom found in balance
10:55 Prisons?
15:33 Conclusion
Video version: https://youtu.be/6SzRkZQosD4
Is it possible to build an indestructible machine?
Mr. John explores the difficulties with creating something invincible and what the logical solutions would be. It may seem like a useless thought experiment, but it also has some important implications for our world as we know it.
Can you figure out why this matters? And can you figure out a different solution?
P.S. this isn't the end of the indestructible machine. I will try to post the advanced guide at some point (can't guarantee it will include animation. The art may be terrible, but it still took a lot of work).
Universal Basic Income (UBI) could cause inflation!!! Or can it? Mr. John talks about the ways inflation might be a threat to UBI.
Spoiler alert It isn't.
UBI is an economic model where everyone gets paid some level of income from the government, no matter what.This is, of course, a topic with some controversy. So let's start addressing that, shall we?
As always, let me know if you have counter arguments or can prove me wrong.
0:00 The start... in case you didn't know
1:20 Inflation isn't bad
5:50 - Fed controls inflation
7:40 - Supply and demand
11:55 - UBI shifts economic flow (not dilute it)
13:40 - Will property values go up?
18:55 - tl;dw / summary
Economies are complicated--but they come down to very simple roots. Mr. John begins the discussion of Universal Basic income as an economic model from the basic roots of economy.
This is a very summarized review. There are many details of an economy that were glossed over. Let me know if you want a deeper dive on any aspect of UBI and I will consider making another video covering that. Or you can read a more detailed examination of UBI and economy here: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1BMN_Qq0AxHhE6kOnYqi3IJsoYnuTX7_fh4KwN41ENXU/edit?usp=sharing
Mr. John, Cassie, and Tyler discuss neighbors. What do you do with a neighbor? What experiences we've had with neighbors. How do we survive neighbors?
Watch now and get a dozen tangents, absolutely free!
1st episode of Talk Anything's interview series. Mr. John and Cassie talk with Wolf about Furries and Furry culture. Learn with us about Furries from a Furry!
Info/links:
Sergals lore: https://vilous.net/wiki/Sergals
Toyhouse: https://toyhou.se/
Research: https://furscience.com/research-findi...
Wolförian's Discord server, Citadel of Garmdomia: https://discord.gg/XJrUbQX
Art Credits:
Wolförian by Vaixation https://www.deviantart.com/vaixation
Sergal base by https://www.deviantart.com/dark-arlett , colored by Wolf, https://www.deviantart.com/wolforian
Wolförian potato by Haylee Ward, on Facebook.
3D Wolförian made in FaceRig https://store.steampowered.com/app/27...
Wolförian with gun by fer7adami on Twitter
Wolförian in boat by BunBun#6481 on Discord
Wolförian by CanelaRosa https://www.furaffinity.net/user/cane...
Wolförian Pride: https://www.deviantart.com/fireprinces20
Black wolf: Wolf Maker by Wyndbain on DeviantArt
Fursuit head by Fedora Furs, LLC (Now defunct and closed)
fursuit feetpaws: https://www.etsy.com/shop/Hellofeline...
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Photo of Wolförian at convention from: https://www.news-leader.com/
Thanks to Wolförian and the Furry community for making this video possible!