Mere Mortals Conversations

How do you determine the tradeoff's when judging an opportunity?

In Episode #376 of 'Musings', Juan and I discuss: the twitter threads popping up for Juan, why it's hard to judge risk, why I place physical safety above emotional well being and material concerns, a sad puppy week, why you don't want to handstand on cliff faces, subjective value changing the opportunities for everyone and why v4v/crypto/introspection/cold approaching might be good opportunities.

A huge thanks to Dave Jones for supporting this week. So so consistent.

Timeline:
(0:00) - Come join live
(0:47) - Twitter inspiration for the topic
(2:00) - AI assisted research
(4:04) - Do we view life in these terms?
(7:54) - Judging risk/reward
(13:05) - High risk examples
(18:24) - Retrospecting on opportunities
(22:41) - Boostagram Lounge
(27:42) - Are first dates asymmetrically positive?
(33:49) - High reward examples
(39:47) - Juan summary
(43:41) - Kyrin summary
(45:35) - Universal opportunities
(52:21) - V4V: It's better if you have to struggle


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Alexander Watanabe is an artist, coder, architect and co-creator of the 'The Perfect NFT' on the Cardano blockchain.

In Conversation #85, Alexander and I discuss: why Alex might has a more cynical disposition to NFT's, Sam Bankman-Fried and effective altruism, fun stories from travelling around the world, the cultural critique he is doing with The Perfect NFT and some tips for coding/handstands.

Hope you're having a fantastic day wherever you are in the world, Kyrin out!

Timeline:
(0:00) - Intro to Alex
(0:37) - Kompact.io pivot
(3:16) - The Guchi experiment
(8:00) - Naïve optimism & MLM
(13:48) - Gift reciprocity
(17:57) - Altruism: You're screwed no matter what
(21:55) - Problems with charity
(28:22) - Too many people in groups
(34:30) - Gem hunting & bogged cars
(37:13) - Childhood stealing stories & being skint
(41:53) - Travel & not fitting in
(48:56) - Misspelling names
(52:02) - Artisitic decisions
(57:05) - The Perfect NFT
(1:02:07) - The underlying rules
(1:06:54) - Art is a discourse/history
(1:13:33) - Books & reinvention
(1:18:22) - New mediums & immutability
(1:25:44) - How the mint works
(1:32:37) - People interacting as an orchestra
(1:44:08) - Peak NFT
(1:47:01) - On chain & on Cardano
(1:53:14) - Python vs language learning
(2:01:39) - Automate the boring stuff
(2:08:18) - Lifting weights again
(2:12:02) - Strength as a skill
(2:21:15) - We're just monkeys
(2:22:56) - Closing up
 

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Website: https://theperfectnft.art/
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Twitter: https://twitter.com/monad_alexander

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What would Benjamin Franklin want us to do?

In Episode #375 of 'Musings', Juan and I discuss: a founding father's steps to self-improvement, why you must examine your weaknesses first, how ethics might not be captured in your normal habits, Juan's ethics as first discussed in Ep #138, my new plan to keep myself accountable and why you should only go 2-3 levels deep with self-development.

A huge thanks to Dave Jones & McIntosh for supporting this week. Go checkout their shows (Podcasting 2.0 & Generation Bitcoin)!

Timeline:
(0:00) - We got the date!
(0:55) - Why I came up with this topic?
(2:47) - Benjamin Franklin's Approach
(7:53) - Moral Perfection
(12:18) - Juan's Weaknesses
(20:02) - My Weaknesses
(31:31) - Chat Comments
(33:25) - Boostagram Lounge
(36:44) - Eminent Human Being
(47:53) - My New Plan
(56:51) - Juan's Summary
(1:01:32) - My Summary
(1:07:09) - V4V: How to achieve moral perfection


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What's better than a bilingual child, only a trilingual child!

In Episode #374 of 'Meanderings' Juan and I discuss: a couple of the cool but mostly strange people I met recently, why we only have 2500 books left to read between us, the differences between English/German/Spanish/French, why Juan and I lack finesse with out language skills, my recent chat with Alex again and the ridiculous tendency of the psychoanalysts.

As always, we hope you enjoy. Mere Mortals out!

Timeline:
(0:00) - Slightly new camera setup
(0:32) - Texas Slim at the Bitcoin Brisbane catchup
(5:08) - Insights from the meetup
(10:30) - Don't finish every book
(15:50) - Crazy lady & Juan's damaged car
(20:39) - Bubbling energy & getting shit done
(26:11) - Translations always add extra
(30:57) - Raising a trilingual kid
(38:09) - Does early childhood travel expand a child culturally?
(44:19) - Bitcoin is not the place for degen NFT fun
(48:03) - The desire to reduce everything to one thing
(53:37) - V4V: What is your maxi position?


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Simple question, what is the best way to train?

In Episode #373 of 'Musings', Juan and I discuss: our experience after training for decades, Juan's advice to a friend who needs a training plan, the difference between our session lengths, how the styles matter little in comparison to volume/time and why a plan is useful for continuing through the 7/10 workouts.

A huge thanks to our one and only supporter Dave Jones for this week. Sad puppy apart from him :'(

Timeline:
(0:00) - Bammmm
(0:32) - 2 decades of experience between us
(1:44) - T-Nation article inspiration
(6:13) - The best plan is the one you stick to
(10:48) - Time length of the session
(16:42) - What training styles does Juan advocate?
(20:34) - Questions to determine your training method
(26:30) - Chat comments
(31:42) - Boostagram Lounge = Sad Puppy
(36:05) - No intentional experimentation
(41:00) - How experimental should one be?
(47:31) - We were all beginners once
(51:47) - A decade of data
(1:01:59) - Chat Comments & Juan Sum Up
(1:04:40) - Kyrin Sum Up
(1:09:24) - Top of a Mere Mortal
(1:11:22) - Value For Value: Train For It


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You smell that ....... it smells like it's goal time.

Do you set yourself monthly goals and if so, how many do you set? Juan and I on the first week of every month go over our progress from the previous month and where we are heading for the next. Emphasis as always is on the shortcomings; what we didn't achieve in the previous monthly goals and how we will fix that for the month that comes. We hope you get some value from this series, showcasing our own methodology. What do you do differently and why?

Timeline:
(0:00) - We're live and goaling
(0:45) - Juan's February Goals
(2:20) - Kyrin's February Goals
(8:43) - Supporter recap
(13:34) - Juan's March Goals
(18:38) - Kyrin's March Goals
(29:11) - Fitness recap
(32:52) - Value for value: Join In!


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Justin Fox is the founder of Zen Garage, graphic designer and first appeared on the Mere Mortals in Conversation #72.

In Conversation #84, Justin and I discuss: how he is finding an artistic outlet in plants, how technology changes the art scene, the various behaviours found in digital communities, why it's valuable to have the ability to cold approach, finding a girl who isn't just a cookie cutter template and the issues he was having with Patreon and DeviantArt. 

As always, I hope you enjoy. Kyrin out!

Timeline:
(0:00) - Intro to Justin
(0:40) - The merging of years
(2:16) - Don't buy a Bonsai tree!
(6:44) - Reconnecting with art
(12:06) - Code is art
(17:22) - Talent is not courageous
(20:30) - Arguing on the internet
(24:03) - Digital & AI art
(29:10) - Virtual reality is coming
(32:09) - New online behaviours
(36:08) - Newbies with questions
(39:54) - Cold approaching
(46:21) - Good looking girls and opportunities
(51:10) - Finding love
(54:42) - Digital communication in forums
(1:02:33) - Creating connection within a community
(1:12:02) - Too many choices
(1:14:36) - And they're all template
(1:19:08) - Never say never
(1:21:50) - Bipolar dating: no relationship is perfect
(1:26:30) - Being vulnerable
(1:33:56) - Patreon's arbitrary rules
(1:41:36) - Value for value haters
(1:44:58) - We could talk about anything

Note: We had some audio/video issues so you might notice a few cuts I had to make.


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Website: http://www.justinfox.com.au/
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/ZenGarage
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We're going to be experimenting and altering our style soon, what can you expect?

In Episode #372 of 'Musings', Juan and I discuss: why we're unlikely to need a trademark, how we will try to move forward but without breaking things too badly, the way to get a Mere Mortals shirt, Juan's creation of a new podcasting room, why I had to give up fixing Juan's spelling mistakes and other mini changes that will occur when Juan's baby arrives.

A huge thanks to our supporters of Dave Jones, McIntosh and Joshua Dennis. Go check out their podcasts!

Timeline:
(0:00) - Live intro
(0:57) - We're established, now it's about touching up
(1:52) - Podcast Meetup with James Cridland
(4:13) - Do you need a trademark?
(10:02) - Progressive but pedantic
(15:31) - Lightning node talk
(19:23) - Want a Mere Mortals shirt?
(23:28) - Boostagram Lounge
(29:54) - Infinite money glitch on PodFriend
(31:10) - The space for the podcast
(34:50) - Creating clips
(41:24) - Our main product is long unedited episodes
(48:08) - AI assisted but retaining originality
(55:19) - Coming up
(58:57) - Lonnngggg podcasts
(1:01:56) - Value for value: we're not influenced by anyone


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Juan thinks Gorillaz is trash. I think he is trash.

In Episode #371 of 'Meanderings' Juan and I discuss: our reactions to the newly released Gorillaz songs, unpredictable feedback coming from YouTube, why I will continue with handstands basically no matter what, why we probably won't ever get cancelled, our daily uses of artificial intelligence and why the book reviews probably won't be going live anytime soon.

As always, we hope you enjoy. Mere Mortals out!

Timeline:
(0:00) - Check out the convos
(0:38) - Big News: Cracker Island is here (& Juan hates it)!
(2:18) - But I love Gorillaz
(2:46) - Amazing collaborations
(3:57) - Juan likes singles
(6:13) - My taste in music
(8:10) - Coffee with Lex Fridman
(11:04) - YouTube feedback is baffling (just like Juan's IG stories)
(17:26) - YouTube podcasting
(18:30) - Handstand injuries
(23:22) - Continue exercising if there is no progress?
(29:05) - Handstands are skill based
(30:33) - When will we get cancelled?
(33:57) - We're interested in nerdy stuff not cultural wars
(41:07) - Wealth protects you
(45:20) - AI helping me, but costing me more time
(48:32) - How we're using AI
(51:05) - AI audience & talking dogs
(52:48) - Book review update
(53:42) - Value For Value: 1 billion ways to contribute


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What are your principles when it comes to investing?

In Episode #370 of 'Musings', Juan and I discuss: Juan's sagely wisdom for the youngsters, where we begin when thinking about investing money, why self-custody is not just a crypto rule of thumb, the paradox of diversification, books and macro people (Ray Dalio, Lyn Alden, etc) who we find knowledgeable and why Juan is going all in on the AI coins.

A huge thanks to our supporters of Dave Jones, Petar the Slav, McIntosh and Baz. Really appreciate it guys!

Timeline:
(0:00) - Munny munny munny!
(0:51) - Definition
(1:29) - Why this topic came up
(3:38) - This is financial advice
(4:32) - Primary questions to ask yourself
(8:53) - My answer
(10:53) - Know Thyself
(19:38) - Self-custody
(27:03) - Provenance and chat comments
(28:47) - Boostagram Lounge
(34:48) - Black Swans and diversifying
(48:17) - The psychology of investing
(52:52) - Resources
(59:42) - Summary
(1:03:44) - Our Hail Mary's
(1:05:55) - V4V: Make fun of Kyrin for value


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