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If you appreciate Ben Shapiro but sometimes struggle to understand his points, we think we've got the solution. Featuring a variety of topics from worker rights to personal relationships, and everything in between.
M. Vann Leicester holds a degree in Computer Information Systems and a variety of technical, project and solution certifications from Microsoft, CompTIA, Hyland Software, IBM and AXELOS (ITIL). He has over 25 years of work experience, including ownership of four businesses and working with over 70 customers across the United States.
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It's time to talk about coffee.
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18-to-35 Year Olds Are Hurting For Money. That's Likely Because Of The Way They Use It
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...no, Elton John is NOT mentioned or referenced in the episode.
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This episode is only for you if you don't have ADD. Just warning you.
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A quick episode to talk about the importance of clean diet and - even more importantly - hydration.
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Because frankly: it was all part of the plan.
Forcing smart phones on people didn't make you more efficient; it allowed the news media outlets (and others) to influence you to believe certain things and think a certain way.
Time to challenge what you think you truly believe.
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It's a sorry state of society when people care more about the idea of Donald Trump being arrested over a claim that even the victim recanted on years ago than they care about real world problems.
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First of all, we apologize for missing Wednesday.
But we figured, the story behind why we missed it was a great opportunity for a new episode.
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Today's episode takes a brief dive into what happened with Silicon Valley Bank - and why we disagree that it has anything to do with regulation (or lack of it) and more to do with basic greed of the people in charge of it.
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Here we share some information about the used car saga that's been plaguing since December.
Meanwhile, we're finally close to getting out of here (really, this time).
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Is it only me who feels like there's just incompetent workers everywhere these days? That we're having to spend more time making sure stuff is done right?
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To be clear:
It's not about taking a stance.
It's about unequal treatment.
Certain people make a statement and get attacked and suppressed, but then later are proven to at least be on the right track, and nobody will acknowledge the real issue: censorship is NEVER appropriate.
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We promise that we'll make it up to you for letting us rant for one episode.
Wednesday's update will focus on more "fun" discussion. We promise.
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We've noticed: it takes 3x longer to do everything, in situations where technology is being forced in front of humans.
It's disappointing to see where we've come.
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But we'll need to here soon - if we can ever get out of Nevada.
Not something we're looking forward to, given the significant changes that plagued 2022.
We share a few tips for those who haven't filed yet.
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In a call back to Oregon Trail, it looks like Leicester will have to "ford the river" and risk the drive thanks to Nevada.
Don't worry, as Suga Free said: "if you stay ready, you ain't got to get ready". So, ready he will be.
But let's talk about why Cash is King.
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The situation in Ohio is certainly a bad thing - and shame on media for not covering it properly.
Meanwhile, it's 100% accurate that there'd be unreasonable levels of coverage over some turtle that was choking on a plastic straw.
Our priorities are all screwed up.
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We believe any "real American" should be disgusted at what they saw from both sides of the aisle.
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All we can hope, is that continuing to cover the problems in society will remain a record of the mistakes of the current state of the world, so that future generations will learn and stop doing what they're doing.
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Biden is working to end the emergency declaration in May.
Many speculate this jeopardizes the plan to waive student loan debt, because it was authorized under that declaration.
What you really should wonder is, if you voted for Biden only because of that carrot he dangled, why did you do that?
And more importantly, did you learn a valuable lesson not to fall for such traps when voting for a candidate?
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We just figured this was a funny story to share about hierarchy and "the bubble".
Celebs who have less followers than other celebs getting ignored, complaining about it - despite themselves ignoring other people with less followers.
Such is the problem with social media - superiority complexes.
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Quick update on our move plan, plus some notes about being disrespected when it's clear the other person has no idea what they're talking about.
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Now comes the hard part: deciding whether to trade on a larger car given what happened to wrestler Jay Briscoe (RIP).
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And the cherry on top is the fact that I'll need to figure out taxes sometime this month or next - it feels like I'll never be done chasing down vendors.
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The spirit of this 68-year old twig convinced me that age really is nothing but a number - but it was also an indictment on today's youth who simply don't want to work hard.
It was a throwback experience I'm not soon to forget.
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A bit of a different podcast episode today - but the story was simply too good not to talk about.
And no, I've NEVER been in such a situation.
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Remember:
If you're an expert at your craft, you've worked hard to get there and have earned the right to then "pay it forward".
Anyone who's not an expert at said craft should not disrespect you by refusing your assistance.
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A back-and-forth interaction on social media inspired this episode to talk (rant) about how we condition kids and young adults in the school system to obey orders, rather than inspire them to be creative and resourceful.
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It feels like it never ends - constantly having to chase after others to get stuff done, which then takes away from "me" time.
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We're increasingly concerned about how workers are treated by employers. Recent proposed changes to the way independent contractors are classified mayt affect gig workers - but the question is, will gig work ever really be profitable for the regular person?
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Many people who support the government "taking care of" them don't understand why that's dangerous - and we talk about examples in today's episode.
Merry Christmas!
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As we're working towards getting out of Nevada, we had a rather troubling experience with Carvana.
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The Peek was the perfect solution to a perfect problem: a device that is perfect at the one thing it's designed to do and relatively inexpensive.
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The DP01 is actually a very good phone. We just wish that it had better battery life and the ability to do 12hr, plus it feels like it just came out too late.
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Part 1 of a two-part review series focuses on the Punkt MP02 mobile phone, as evaluated from someone heavy in technology but concerned about its misuse in the modern era.
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We might (finally) be getting closer to a move.
As part of our research, which is significantly greater than we've ever done, we've come to rely on Ballotpedia, an unexpected gem of a resource.
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The timing of these layoffs is not lost on us given that we're also a business and we know about the aid that was issued and why.
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We were reading about discrimination in the workplace earlier today. It inspired us to tell a story.
Also: we're stuck in Nevada due to unacceptable conditions in the place chosen. So the hunt continues.
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We thought to talk about what's possibly going to happen in December, as it affects the podcast recording date in mid-December, but also may mean good things to come for the future (hopefully).
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A recent interaction on Crypto Talk Radio got us thinking: We probably should talk about trust, and why it's often misplaced.
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We got into a conversation on Yahoo with a person that manages properties, who actually agreed that the process is broken - but shared why he felt that every property company fell into the groove.
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What the rush to digital forgot to think about was the impact on older folks who still rely on cash - but also people who need to transact certain things because they're required to.
In a world where it's harder to get to a local bank when you need it, we've never fixed the need for them, which means the lack of them creates a burden that is dangerous.
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While it's somewhat true that jobs might be available, we're ignoring the real problem: companies no longer respect workers or their individual contributions.
People should feel empowered to work whatever their niche, and as long as they're trying their hardest, it should be reasonably simple to find work.
Truth is, it's not - and we shouldn't try to tell those people to just go flip burgers.
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We believe that the younger folks who are now older to vote have been energized by other liberal issues - and they're too young to understand the impacts of a damaged economy because they have not felt what a good economy is like. That's disheartening.
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We also don't believe that businesses should be involved in these things, at least not to a deep level. It's fine to support employee-specific things that they wish to do in their free time or to offer paid time off to support their personal objectives; we simply don't think the company should be trying to drive things forward such as whether or not a person can or should drive a gas-powered vehicle.
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Likely not a popular opinion. But the fact is, people shouldn't be hired to fill a quota. They should be hired because they can (and will) get the job done. To do otherwise puts a burden on everyone else - and that's been getting worse. We talked about this on an episode some months back.
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Episode One focuses on the differences between what used to be a feminist and the vocal majority that calls themselves feminists today.
Ultimately: if it's just about a hatred of men, that's not really a feminist; but social media has deemed it be so.
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We'll find out if the money we expect is arriving tomorrow or Friday. If it's as expected it means we should be getting similar large checks every week going forward (except for holidays) - which positions us to hopefully finally get out of Nevada.
But we need to decide whether to just wait until AFTER December. And this is the story as to why.
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Today's episode includes a story about our third endeavor.
The bottom line moral: know your worth.
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If Biden were smart (competent), he would have focused on the economy, because that affects everyone, not just the people who are on social media complaining about a thing.
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Today marks the first time the second endeavor will fully pay, and we're close to starting our third endeavor which is guaranteed pay.
We were asked about how/why there are so many concurrent clients. It has to do with realized potential, and a need to be ahead of the game, rather than just playing catchup. It's not for everyone.
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This is not about "victim blaming" or anything of the sort.
Everyone is to blame for this situation in different ways.
But what we don't ever want to see is any organization bow down to triggered people who are looking for something to get offended by.
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We decided to take today's episode to tell a story about the bizarre difference in experience between my first girlfriend and my second.
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As we signed paperwork for the third endeavor (which is unfortunately a full time endeavor), we share the biggest beef we have with full time employment, which is that the employers generally don't respect your health, sanity or privacy.
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Last week, we were informed that Coolio, whose music was right up there with the likes of 2Pac and Biggie in terms of airtime, had passed while visiting a friend.
We dedicated today's episode to talking about what he gave, the stories he told with his music, and his battle with asthma.
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As we are hopefully closing in on our third client, it caused us to reflect on the challenges with the first: the bulk of the resistance is a refusal to acknowledge that I've got vastly more experience than the existing people.
It's not for us to say whether there's an underlying bias. It doesn't matter. We do what I'm paid to do as long as we're paid to do it - but we do it in a way that is quality, every time. Others just do the bare minimum. That was always the disconnect.
That methodology - doing the bare minimum - is a symptom of what we believe is a loss of the desire to mentor people so they do the job correctly and with high quality.
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When even your primary internet AND backup internet have issues - to the point you can't reliably count on either to remain running when there's a planned or unplanned outage, it's clear that we've gone too far away from a world where we can rely on good old wires to get us by.
There is an assumption of going all in on wireless/4G/5G/etc. Those technologies don't work for power use cases. Things like streaming, for example.
Some day, people will learn and regret their current decisions, we think.
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We'll say it, because nobody else will.
Never be ashamed to be proud of who you are.
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I have two endeavor clients on deck and possibly a third incoming.
It randomly occurred to me that the quality I give them is correlated to the investment in the work space; thus the amount of money I recently spent to renovate one of the rooms into a dedicated office space.
Mind: the components are easily movable whenever for I can get out of Nevada (there are some other issues with that).
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We just got a prospect that might lead to a third revenue stream. Skeptical it goes through as it's full-time and Leicester is significantly more picky on full-time, because many employers tend to want to mistreat their workers and treat them like children.
So far at least it's sounding good. One more call to test that. If they agree to terms, it's a LOT of money for the three clients, but we might drop our first client due to the contact starting to act shady - unless the client can work with us to work around them.
Meanwhile, we thought we'd rant a bit (admittedly it's a rant) about the rise of forced video calls in business plus companies that force their workers to be "available" 8 hours a day on Slack/Teams/etc.
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In today's episode we talk about self-worth and the importance of being confident in whatever it is that you do best.
Being truly humble is simply asking for opportunities to prove yourself; but never let anyone tell you that you're less than what you know you are.
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No matter what side of the aisle (and there really shouldn't BE an aisle to begin with) you fall on, it's irresponsible to rush something out "just because" someone thinks it's fine.
The Pfizer CEO basically admitted on audio that we might have created the next version of asbestos - and the long term impacts of what was done are as yet unknown.
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The holiday was originally intended to be a celebration of everything that makes the American worker, because after people died to push for positive change in the workplace (that people now take for granted), we experienced significant positive action between 1920 and 1970.
Unfortunately, from 1970 onward, the US government has done everything in its power to devalue the American worker, including effectively removing their right to simply work and be left alone.
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We talked about hiring processes in general - irrelevant ones.
We've never talked about religious exemptions - and why not only are they misunderstood, they really should not be necessary, but are a symptom of a system of "guilty until proven innocent". Which does nothing but create bad cultures and caste-based separation between people.
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We're back - and we've got opinions about the steps that companies go through, both for contractors and full-time employees in the US.
Everyone knows that the steps they do are designed to essentially self-disqualify people - a rat race, rather than embracing and welcoming quality people with a simple onboard process.
Companies talk about problems with culture, but in truth, those issues start with a convoluted HR process that ends up creating an echo chamber full of elitists.
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An unexpected situation has occurred, and it means we won't be able to record a normal episode. We did want to at least tell you directly.
Thank you for listening in - and unless something highly unusual happens between now and then, we will be back for Monday's episode.
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Such a novel concept - the idea of expressing truth because you love and care.
Yet so many people refuse to hear truths and instead, get offended when you tell them what they need to hear.
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We don't buy the excuse that cancelling this move was a matter of saving on a tax bill.
We think someone upstairs recalled all of the various failures of past pandering movies and wanted to cut losses here before the same happened.
Just look at those shoes.
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My recent exercise in building out a new PC caused me to reflect on why despite us having significantly more advanced technology, things seem to be slower, more tedious and less efficient than before to do the same task.
As a technologist, this is something that contradicts the entire spirit of what technology was designed to do (which is make lives better all around).
Apologies to non-nerds listening to this episode, by the way.
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The FBI raid on Mar-a-Lago is less about Trump and more about inequality.
Their raid is to try and prove something they believe to be true, largely spurred by social media cries for justice over claims made during the partisan "Jan. 6 Commission" where the current members refused to investigate criminal activities in other places in the nation (especially Portland) on and around that date.
Meanwhile, the Justice Department has direct evidence of crimes from the current President's son, plus a journal from the current President's daughter referring to possible illegal activities, and a former Secretary of State destroying Federal records - none of which are investigated.
We've frequently believed that some of the nutcases out there are getting triggered by what they believe is a need to "take matters in their own hands" - and the statistics around when these spikes happen vs. when they decline is telling.
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We simply can't trust what the media says anymore, and that's concerning. People rely on that information for critical things like diet - and we've heard the media present different things without the appropriate mea culpa when they get it wrong.
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Their site would swear that you can upload from a computer. Problem is it's still camera based. You cannot upload documents securely anymore.
We used their service multiple times during the pandemic without these issues.
What they failed to realize in their rush to change things is that pretty much everyone was hounded to go full paperless - you can't take a photo of a PDF and make it readable.
Worse, their rep got confused when we asked for a direct upload link from computer. Which means they're being trained to assume that everyone has and/or can use a mobile phone to do everything - which we will not.
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It's called the Inflation Reduction Act, and we encourage that you read up on it (try to choose official sources, rather than biased media sources.
Fact: taxes are being slightly increased on tiers other than just the wealthy.
Certain sources are slanting it due to what expected to be numerous credits/deductions/etc. The problem is, the current government has added significant layers of red tape in front of any sort of benefit ("dangling a carrot") - so while there may be such credits/deductions, they generally only apply to a small subset of people.
There are also other forms of taxation inherent to inflation itself that won't be resolved by any of this.
Our hope is that the younger generation takes note of this: it may sound good to try and force widespread changes, but someone always has to pay...and 9 times out of 10, it will be you, or your kids, in the form of taxes. And no protests for raising minimum wage will solve this.
The only answer is to be realistic, and to some degree conservative, with what we try to do, when.
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It took a while - and those listening for a while have heard me talk about the issues: Unemployment, inflation, prices, even homelessness.
These are things that affect all of us, and they are the only things that went almost completely ignored by the current government.
All of a sudden, there's a reality check.
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There's benefit to sharing notes and information as well as helping others as mentioned on the previous episode.
As we wrap our heads around the fact that these organizations simply don't our money, it may just be time to go back to basic networking.
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A recent conversation online called out the apparent lack of consideration for people who were financially "rekt" (damaged) by what was happening in cryptocurrency but also in the stock markets, with people jumping into extremely risky assets due to the desperation triggered by the pandemic.
We have, of course, been asking the same question for a while now.
RIP Joe Cocker, by the way.
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The untimely passing of Ivana Trump, the ex-wife of former President Donald Trump, was treated as an opportunity for mainstream news outlets to spike ratings rather than a valid celebration of her and what she had done independently.
We also noticed that news media coverage is (finally) more inclusive of alternate data that questions the effectiveness of current President Joe Biden's policies.
What's missing is still the affirmation that American citizens are still hurting as a result of those policy changes - and the three branches of government are increasingly at odds.
Finally, the Commander-In-Chief (the President) has alienated American troops.
That's not good, or healthy.
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At least in America, people are feeling the pain - and the war in Ukraine is making it worse.
But a lot of why it's worse, is the fault of our government, which openly welcomed excessive offshoring (at the cost of local jobs, and now, continuity and sustainability planning).
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It's a fact that 2021 was harmful for many people. Nearly everyone focused on keeping a roof over their families' heads, not paying for non-essentials.
One thing the government didn't do that might have helped, would have been to put a block against negative credit marks if the reason was COVID-related. That would have helped many more people (and saved a lot of taxpayer money), plus it would have prevented spikes in bankruptcies.
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It's way harder than it should be to rent or buy living space, but also cars.
With the recent Supreme Court shift plus these bizarre changes in how people are interacting with business, we think things are resetting.
It may be good for the long term - but for now it's simply annoying.
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For the span of 2021, but certainly at points prior, we saw a failure of our government to uphold what the Constitution calls for, because of responses to social media pressure (largely).
Recent chatter is a desire to get back to forcing Congress to do their job - and you should want that.
The only reason it might bother you is that you know that Congress has failed to do their job.
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We dropped our cable a long time ago, but we hear the chatter.
What is being presented as a "Commission" only exists to serve those on social media who are looking to validate their (faulty) opinion about things, in complete disregard to the other harm that Americans incurred during the span of 2020.
- Minneapolis being burned down
- Portland being burned down
- Antifa
- Proud Boys
- Flint water crisis
- California allowing people to shoplift without punishment
Etc etc etc. All ignored because the current people behind the "Commission" said they didn't care about those criminals.
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The actions of 2021 were basically the government making decisions about people's bodies - for them - and in disregard of civil liberties.
Social media voices supported these actions despite numerous warnings that it would set a bad precedent.
The revoke of Roe v. Wade is the same thing: it's now up to the states to tell people what they can and cannot do with their bodies. Which is what those voices specifically asked for (but didn't understand).
We also see that the government is trying to placate by passing toothless laws like the recent funding bill for mental health instead of trying to address the real issue, which is making sure that guns cannot be brought into places where there's a risk of them being used improperly.
Someday, people will understand that what sounds good on paper may not necessarily be what people really want.
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We firmly believe that the rush to get rid of copper POTS (Plain Old Telephone Service) is a big mistake, and not well thought out - and is in essence a misuse of technology because it loses many of the reasons for POTS (not relying on power/still working during power outages, which means that the rush to "clean" energies will cause this transition to add more strain on the existing grid that we're not ready to handle).
However, the ramifications of the decision won't really be felt until long after we're gone.
Make sure you're ready for the transition if you still have your old phone service and are a US citizen, if you haven't gotten an outreach from your phone service provider.
Bottom line: if your phone line isn't coming out of a modem, you might be affected.
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There was once a time when it was perfectly acceptable to run two jobs to help make it easier to make ends meet.
Now though, even being a gig worker and/or having your own business doesn't go nearly as far as it should.
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Dealing with our situation with our client has given us a greater appreciation for the problems others are likely dealing with during a very challenging financial period.
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"Those that govern" have been following the voices of social media since Joe Biden took office.
The result: Americans are still hurting while the focus has been every other country's needs.
If we get the blowout in November, we might be able to get back on track, but if not...
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For those new to our show: We make observations. Sometimes people disagree with what we see/think/believe. That's discourse, and it's natural. You're not supposed to just agree with everything and everyone.
In this episode, we share thoughts on the one thing society never really pushed but that we felt was important: Negative testing, so we can truly know who's infected with what and take smart actions, rather than assumptive ones that harm society, in response to toxic social media fear.
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As we get older we frequently remember what things were like with friends we grew up with.
In some cases we've been able to talk to them and make sure they're okay. But not all of them were okay.
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Can't really describe it any other way.
No matter where I go, there seems to be a dominant lack of desire to actually work hard and be pushed to excel.
The result: I continue to search for places that are filled with that same competitive spirit we once had as a society.
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We held off talking about 2000 Mules, but on Memorial Day it seemed a good, quiet opportunity.
Ultimately, it's a lot of smoke.
The problem isn't whether there was or wasn't interference.
The problem is why nobody bothered to investigate further with what was presented.
Other sites came out criticizing the use of stock footage. Stock footage is standard in films, so no, doesn't really matter. Those sites missed the point.
The point is, a lot was going on in the last quarter of 2020 and the first quarter of 2021 that nobody seemed to care about and a partisan agenda clearly formed.
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A subordinate of mine once referred to me as a micro-manager.
A micro-manager is a person who has to scrutinize and manage everything someone else does - never has been the case with me. Not even when I was young.
But I do push myself to be excellent and not settle for less.
I also get frustrated when I see others not sharing the same desire to give their best at what they do.
Here, I detail that story in a bit more depth.
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Apologies for the delay - but today's topic ties to the reason why.
The current Admin is responding to social media trends. Not to the needs of America.
The problem is that the downstream impacts are significant, and not getting any better.
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In today's episode, we talk about the Terra Foundation issue on the cryptocurrency side and how it might affect you, even if you don't invest in cryptocurrency.
We also talk about how external forces are potentially influencing you and your right to decide for your own life, which we believe is contributing to the decrease in general happiness and success.
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Events of the past couple of weeks caused us to reflect on a key question:
What would the course of life have been like if COVID-19 wasn't a thing?
Almost every decision we made in 2021 specifically was in response to the harm caused by the current US administration in their response to COVID-19. 2020 was painful, but nowhere near as much as 2021, as 2020 provided aid and assistance where it really counted and in 2021, the current administration started limiting access to this aid, somewhat like dangling a carrot ("we have these programs, why aren't anyone using them...?" when the reality is that the requirements were too strict for people to take advantage of them.)
We dived a bit into what got us into our current situation, including the decisions that caused us to end up in Oregon - and Oregon was arguably terrible.
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In today's episode we talk about the recent announcement from Joe Biden about taxpayer-subsidized internet.
Many people across the Internet were actually not happy with this, and we believe it's because people have long believed that Internet is a luxury.
Here's the problem - Internet was a luxury, but "Big Business" has changed to essentially force it, yet wide swaths of America don't have decent coverage.
We dive into our rebuttals from a technologist perspective, and why we think Internet should actually be a utility by now - not just a paid utility, but an essential service as part of the infrastructure and pre-wired to every home for basic speeds (10Mbps up)/5Mbps down).
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Everyone has an opinion.
The problem is that modern society has influenced people to treat dissenting opinions in a negative light instead of welcoming healthy dialogue and agreeing to disagree.
It is that has caused us to largely avoid any chatter about Roe v. Wade, because it's obvious that tech companies are just throwing out headlines to trigger people's emotions.
But it caused us to recall a story about how we felt when we were younger.
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Dave Chappelle was performing at "Netflix is a Joke" which features a number of comedians when someone rushed the stage to attack him.
We find it mighty funny that security was nowhere to be found - despite when Maxwell was performing for BET, a lady dancing at the front row was escorted out almost immediately.
Chappelle would quip, "it was a trans man" which set off social media and caused more controversy.
The concern is the slant from the media coverage about this comment, rather than rightfully criticizing the lack of security and that someone openly assaulted someone doing their job in peace.
This incident and many others got us thinking: what if the decline of inspirational, uplifting music is at least part to blame?
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When I created the community, it wasn't for the purpose of community, it was to document the journey and the research I was doing around non-traditional colleges.
Little did I know that it would organically attract a small community, and I received many who expressed appreciation for the information.
It got me thinking: the need for the community in the first place was mostly because of degree inflation and a desperation; so playing even a small part in helping people out validated what I needed to focus on doing.
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We got some good news that confirms that we are indeed relocating in the near future. Unfortunately, we still have a few more steps yet to go. The timing is going to be razor thin.
This exercise got me reflecting back on the college journey for young adults, and the flaws with how college credits work - which is built to force you to stay in the system for 4-6 years and not flexible enough to support people who already have on-the-job experience.
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Joey Chandler has been involved in coaching and training for 20 years, and has focused the last 5 years on purpose, mindset, habits.
In the fall of 2020, he and his wife separated after 17 years of marriage. Through that experience, the therapy they did, and spending time alone, he remembered that he had a deep love of helping people with relationships. He talked about dating and meeting people all the time before he got married, but somewhere along the way he lost that passion.
When he rediscovered that passion, he realized that his purpose work made a perfect foundation for creating relationships in these uncertain times.
his book, Thrones of Wisdom, contains 88 actionable things you can do to improve your relationship, fitness, career, creativity, and other areas.
Contact Joey at https://www.joeychandler.net. He is also on social media @joeychandler70 on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, YouTube and LinkedIn.
Reminder: this will be the last guest-inclusive episode until at least the third week of May, after which we will continue our guest screening process. Thank you for listening!
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Today's episode is shorter as we had to reschedule our guest due to technical difficulties.
A quick update on the move and where we're at, then I cover a topic that was first shared on social media, designed to spark thoughts about the impacts of late 2020 until now on younger children, and something everyone seems to be overlooking that's a lot more dangerous.
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Joe Templin has led an eclectic life.
As one of six kids (the only normal one, he insists) growing up in a small town and spending time on the family farm, Joe’s parents (John and Barb) instilled a love of learning, the outdoors, and a healthy disrespect for authority while still simultaneously embracing traditional values of hard work and “love thy neighbor but mind your own dang business.” This is Joe’s foundation.
He was severely asthmatic but through his work ethic and love of challenge has become a martial artist and ultradistance runner. He had a speech impediment but has built a career around communicating. This habit of overcoming limitations is a theme in his life and his writings.
Joe has three hooligans (Danny, Liam, and Colin) and is a very proud member of the Pi Kappa Phi Fraternity, having served multiple times as President of his local Foundation and Chapter Advisor. He has also served on the local, State, and National levels for NAIFA, is a Cubmaster (worst one ever if you ask his boys), and is involved with his local Autism Society. Serving others is important to Joe, because of how his parents raised him.
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Joe loves the Yankees. So of course he hates the Red Sawx… Poke him during the World Series at your peril!
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Jim Hughes is the Founder of UNTAMED, a brand that provides, among other things, unique range of 1-1 and group coaching programs for both individuals and high performance teams. Their mission: to identify the hidden beliefs, fears and stories that may have held you back, whilst uncovering your greatest gifts and inspirations to unlock your full potential.
You can visit Jim at https://www.BecomeUNTAMED.com. Schedule a call at https://www.becomeuntamed.com/connectioncallbooking.
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Recent activities and interactions with companies have identified a troubling trend.
At one point, a company that was innovating, saving time, saving money and disrupting status quo was considered a leader in trends toward that same.
It's the reason we no longer have to pay for email - once a chargeable service - or for local long distance.
In this episode we cover this paradigm shift, and why it's bad for consumers, job applicants, and even other businesses.
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We had some decently good calls this week.
The calls at least slightly increased our optimism about finally getting out of Nevada, so that we can continue our dedication to building the CTR brand, including Casual Talk Radio, into what we think it can and should be.
If things move forward as we're being told, the goal is to use the lessons learned from the painful moves of the past to complete this move. The biggest difference: we're a lot smarter about packing than we were in youth.
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We're working to reschedule our next guest due to some technical difficulties.
Today's topic is a great preface to that discussion, as we share some additional recent experiences that are making it difficult for us to commit to relocate (we need a commitment that we're waiting on in order to know where we can go that won't cause an issue.)
Kevin Palmieri, along with co-host Alan Lazaros, record and publish one of the top podcasts worldwide, all while working to help others change their lives via their company, Next Level University (https://www.nextleveluniverse.com). One-on-one sessions, group sessions and retreats are just a small subset of the available features, and everyone is welcome to participate.
Kevin tells an inspirational story of reaching financial success yet feeling unfulfilled, and eventually parlaying this into a new energy. Anyone who hears him speak can instantly hear the energy in his voice, and his desire to help others realize their own potential and break down internal barriers is clear and obvious.
In addition to coaching sessions, Kevin also provides services to assist podcasters from all levels of entry, whether brand new or experienced, to refine their craft and work toward growth and success.
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For people that dropped cable TV like we did, you wouldn't have seen this incident live, we didn't.
Will Smith got completely set off over a benign joke told by Chris Rock.
Most defending Smith are women who thought it was chivalrous.
We felt that, when you can't take a joke, we've lost the plot as a society.
That's the story of this episode today.
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Due mostly to a combination of government, mainstream media, and social media bias (which heavily leans "left"), the United States has devalued the political process. The result is a diluted set of beliefs that cause people to vote for who they "like" rather than supporting the party that shares their beliefs and principles.
It also leads to illogical outcries like the request to get rid of the Electoral College - the last line of defense against a decline into unlimited socialism and chaos (as well as increased discrimination against minorities).
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About the Author
Jennifer Peavey comes from a varied background of engineering, design and innovation. She finds the common ground between these fields and is known for making paradigm shattering connections across topics and groups that often do not interact.
Jennifer enjoys discovering the authenticity of people, products, and experiences. She gets to the essence by creating tangible experiences so all can learn the aspects of a problem no matter what their background or biases.
Jennifer cultivates these skills through a curiosity to learn new things and connect with others in an authentic way.
About the Book
Natural Reflectors explores how can we instill our actions with a mindset of intentional reflection to create our own process. The new process is taken from the power of nature's cycles and will allow us to become natural reflectors and bring more peace to our lives by empowering us to play the long game. It is worth the effort that it takes to do this, so we can protect ourselves from burnout and create space to engage with a life that matters to us.
In this book, you'll learn:
- How a healthy process must have both elements of reflection and action.
- There is a world of inspiration within nature on how to combine reflection and action from how an apple comes to be, to our own breathing
- Principles on how to apply what we learn from nature to develop your own process
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We've narrowed down the list of states to move to. Now begins the hard part.
We need to find a state where they force the businesses to respect contracting rights.
Many of our peers in the business have allowed these companies to abuse them, which makes it harder for us to do our job.
We have ancestors who were forced to do things against their will. It took decades to get past that (and we never really got fully past it).
What we're not going to support is a regression back to a world where people are told what water fountain they can or cannot drink out of (anecdotally speaking).
Once we get this part figured out, we'll be on our way.
Think about it.
"Overqualified" - when you have "too much experience" - that's a symptom of #age. Because you could only have it if you're older.
"Not a cultural fit" - companies whose demographics skew younger will encounter this issue when considering older applicants, because older demographics naturally will not culturally fit with younger ones, nor should they. That's why inclusion and tolerance were supposed to be a thing.
Applicant Tracking Systems - which require you to enter date of birth, but also require you to enter work history which could be used to discriminate against you by age and you'd never know it except that the company doesn't even contact you.
Images of hipster kids in skinny jeans all over your sites - you're communicating a message that you welcome people in those age ranges. You don't provide inclusive and neutral imagery as was the case in the past.
Our theory: there's an active push to position younger folks into roles that can exclude those that skew older, because those that skew younger are more likely to support liberal and/or socialist agendas, where those that skew older are more likely to support conservativism.
If true, this would help explain the rush to
- social media being used as part of hiring screening
- open floor plans and couches in the workplace
- electric vehicles
Core business involves helping organizations do things better and stop wasting time and money.
Unfortunately, the pandemic has caused the majority of organizations - including governmental agencies - to go back to inefficiency, and many Americans have sacrificed their own personal freedoms out of desperation.
This isn't something we support, and it's a strong contributing factor to our move.
In this episode we dig a bit into that, and we'll continue to document the journey.
New Link: https://www.CasualTalkRadio.net - goes to the same place (for now).
Nobody likes to uproot and move.
So far I've lived in
- California (left due to cost of living and poor job conditions)
- Washington State (left due to cost of living and poor job conditions)
- Colorado (left due to bad management)
- Oregon (left due to incompetent management and overt racism)
- Nevada
And now it's time to leave Nevada. It'll be 3 years in October.
Nevada has taught me that it doesn't really want people here. And I'm okay with that.
Now that I'm mentally committed, I have a few remaining calls to verify some things, waiting on the IRS to get my refund to me this week, then I'm pretty much on the way to the train station once I get my stuff packed up.
This time, I won't have to discard a lot of items like I had to do when I left Washington, Oregon and California. The California stuff wasn't too bad, but the stuff lost in Washington is irreplaceable. I've got things in place to prevent that from happening again.
My destination isn't known. What I can say, is that it'll be a place that allows American citizens to be free to live their lives. If I want a lawn, they'll let me have a lawn. If I need financial help, they don't make it too hard to get it. If I want to own a farm, I can do that. If I want to go to work, I can do that without the employer attempting to discriminate or force me to do anything, and if I bring my business (which I haven't decided to do), the state will welcome my business and provide opportunities to help my business thrive, so that it can pay taxes in return.
That's why my destination isn't known - because I'm not yet sure such a state exists.
Tune in Wednesday, as by then the IRS money should show up, and I'll have a better sense of the plan. Either way, the podcast will continue uninterrupted, even if it means I have to record via my phone.
This week, I was confronted with a decision tree. I haven't yet committed to a decision one way or another. But I'm strongly leaning towards moving out of Nevada.
The reasons are numerous - suffice it to say, the only reason I came here at all was to have easier access to a client that I was working with in 2019 when I moved here.
The pandemic, plus other situations, caused that client to start acting improperly, and there's no plan to go back.
Meanwhile, I'm owed a LOT of money from various governments, and can no longer wait here with the way the state is being run; thus the decision to make.
Fortunately, the new schedule for shows means, if I do decide to move, I can do it over the weekend and have zero disruption to the recording schedule.
Guests are being screened, and depending on tomorrow and Friday, we may have our next guest on Monday if everything works out. We have one person who expressed interest and we're waiting to get completed sign-off from them; that follow-up will happen next week.
We were honored to get some of Katie's time, as she regaled us with her journey through the performing arts. She inspired us with powerful messages of going after what she wanted, and how she's made the successful transition into music, NFTs, and podcasting.
KYRIAKI aka Katie Elizabeth Chonacas is a Greek American artist working in the entertainment industry for two decades. Katie is a multi-disciplinary artist who utilizes her voice to inspire change and transformation in people who want to make an impact on the world. She made her first on-screen network television appearance in 2005. Gracing the silver screens ever since Chonacas has globalized network television landing roles on top television series and films. Chonacas worked with 19 legendary A-list stars in one year.
From the early age of 12 until now, she has created films, created poetry-based NFTs, recorded spoken-word music, fronted major music artists, and hosts her own podcast, She's All Over The Place.
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In this episode we break down the Whoopi Goldberg situation and briefly touch on the decline of interactions: how employers treat employees and candidates, how the government(s) treat their citizens, and how people treat each other.
We associate this directly back to the increasing refusal to just talk things out over the phone, which many people have stated is because they don't want to feel any emotional attachment or expression (despite the increase in emojis).
Meanwhile, the government(s) actively work to control and dictate rather than inform and empower people to make their own choices - and certain people prefer the safety of being protected, at the expense of not knowing how to handle negative situations properly.
As a result, people like Whoopi bottle up true feelings and forget how to stop and think about what they say before they say it, even if their intention is not to offend.
On the opposite side, people get more easily offended because they have distanced themselves from actually talking to other people and owning their life.
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We had a great conversation with Mr. Smith about a variety of topics that everyone, regardless of race/creed/color/him nor her, has experienced with and/or thought about at some point. His energy and power of his messaging was refreshing and inspirational.
Discussing the missed opportunity with the stimulus checks affirmed that we felt the same way about what we could and should have done to truly "Build Back Better".
“Curator of a Bigger Vision Within,” Mark V. Smith specializes in speaking from his personal experience of trials and tribulations in life. His desire to chronicle CHOICES and share the “journey” of his life, resonates with everyone at our core personally and professionally.
Smith served as Vice President of MACCA (Middle Atlantic Career Counseling Association), and former RESEA (Reemployment Services and Eligibility Assessment) facilitator for the Department of Labor. In those previous roles, he used his gifts to share words of perseverance that helped individuals push forward through adversity. Mark has received standing ovations when he spoke on topics such as GROWTH, PURPOSE, and LEGACY at venues across the country. An alumni of The Ohio State University, he has a strong passion for mentoring. Smith lives with his wife, Tasha, in Laurel, MD.
Currently, he is an award winning STRIVE (Support Training Results in Valuable Employees) trainer at the Center for Urban Families in Baltimore MD. His teachings and guidance have changed the lives of thousands of men and women not only in Maryland, but nationwide.
With his podcast, "The Process", he outlines and breaks down SITUATIONS we all go through, and offers insight on methods to defeat the storms in life. Known for his clever use of acronyms within his messages, Smith gives listeners a way to remember key points as we GROW FORWARD. Mark's signature vision statement “Your Why is Greater Than Your Situation Which is Part of Your PROCESS", gives us the perspective that we are always GROWING .
Gentleman's World is planning to have our next guest for Monday's episode.
Today, we provide our thoughts on the situation in Ukraine. Many don't recognize the broad-reaching impacts of what's going on...but the truth is, this has been brewing for many years, having started (arguably) with the fall of the Soviet Union. We can directly tie current events to that past event.
The question now is whether the current President of the United States is equipped to deal with it, since he was Vice President when Russia annexed Crimea (Obama Administration). There may simply be a lack of respect from Russia that leads to some sort of conflict.
We had the pleasure of discussing a variety of things with Dr. Iredia, and we share similar views about the negative impacts of social media on all of us and how we've become disconnected with our relationships (of any kind).
In this episode, we share stories and observations, and Dr. Iredia shares some suggestions on how people can strike a better balance with technology by taking back control over it.
Dr. Egypt Iredia is a multi-passionate, healer, poet, metaphysician, and non-linear creative. She believes that minimalism, slow living, and living a spiritual and intentional life. Are powerful healing forces. She believes in using all of our wonderful gifts to show up authentically in our lives. Her mission is to empower people to live calmer, connected, conscious and creative lives. She writes at https://manifestingalchemy.com/ and her poetry can be found at https://manifestingalchemy.com/poetry
We're excited to potentially have our first guest next week.
But separately...your PowerPoint/Keynote slide deck is there to be a visual aid for your presentation.
You should not be just reading off the slides.
You must create your own message, using the slide deck to support the message without reading from it.
Consider: you've probably been in at least one meeting where they've done the reading. This means:
- They don't respect your time
- They don't acknowledge that you know how to read
- They don't really care to engage, they just want to stand up and dictate to you, "Buehler" style
Why would this engender trust or add to confidence? Why should this practice be celebrated?
The key is to consider yourself the star of the show, not your slide deck. Let's dive into that.
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Employers want candidates to lie to them. But they then complain that they got lied to.
If a candidate tells the truth, they get assumptions placed about them that don't matter and aren't provably true.
In this episode we analyze and criticize this, and round out with a personal experience that had a similar impact.
Employers are refusing to negotiate, and that's a problem. Another reason you "can't find the workers you need".
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Aka the "Participation Trophy" era - where everyone is celebrated, not specifically the people that excel.
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And inspired me to work towards finishing the book I started.
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One of many visionaries that predicted our current chaos.
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For those that don't know, Ryan White was the first known person to report having contracted a new type of virus (at the time unknown to us).
Anthony Fauci was there back then, just as now, spreading a similar kind of fear, which resulted in White being banned from school and parents marching in the streets to keep him away from their kids due to a fear of spread.
That fear would later be proven to be unreasonable, and White's family spent the majority of his life until his death of AIDS trying to educate people around the virus so that we could make informed decisions rather than resorting to fear.
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