Mere Mortals Conversations

I've even got the shirt to prove it!

In Episode #285 of 'Meanderings' Juan and I discuss: my cool new shirt, why I'm restarting the 'Value For Value' podcast, Juan's unhealthy relationship with Agar.io, the excitement building for VeeCon, why I might be an energy vampire, the amount of flight changes Juan is experiencing and the peculiar things we do that somewhat but not entirely make sense.

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

Timeline:
(0:00) - Podcasting 2.0 Certified shirt
(0:52) - The rebirth of the V4V podcast
(4:31) - Agar.io & assembly theory
(7:41) - Manga & 9gag
(9:38) - VeeCon
(10:56) - Energy levels
(12:34) - VeeCon lineup & schedule
(17:28) - Flight changes
(19:08) - Blockchain governance
(22:38) - NFT madness
(26:43) - Reasonable instead of rational
(37:33) - Become Mere Mortals certified


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Justin Fox is the founder of Zen Garage, graphic designer and all around just a fascinating person.

In Conversation #72, Justin and I discuss: his artistic talents playing in bands and doing graphic design, our thoughts on the music industry and why it's hard to be real, his emphasis on actually achieving things early on so you can be more content later on and how he has been able to create so many different communities and grow them.

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

Timeline:
(0:00) - Journaling & reading
(4:27) - Creating music
(9:22) - Releasing without the artists consent
(15:14) - One hit wonders & publishing
(19:04) - Music contracts distorting the art
(25:07) - Putting up with & choosing your BS
(32:18) - Separating your job and passion
(42:49) - Pigeonholing
(47:01) - Doing lots of things to form a foundation
(58:21) - Flexing
(1:05:29) - Justin's childhood and bullying
(1:10:45) - Escort mentality
(1:19:32) - Creating a community
(1:25:29) - Collaboration & sharing is key
(1:33:36) - Build the platform
(1:35:05) - Not compromising when something is wrong
(1:44:03) - It's hard to be real
(1:46:34) - Voluntarily becoming positive
(1:51:13) - No plans
(1:53:05) - Connect with Justin


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YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/ZenGarage
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Worried about COVID-23? Don't worry we've got you covered on what you should do when the zombie apocalypse comes!

In Episode #284 of 'Musings' Juan and I discuss: what to do with a year's worth of prep, choosing a mountainous terrain to relocate to, why the default needs to be avoidance rather than combat, seriously asking whether your new life is worth the pain, contemplating whether the zombie lifestyle is actually good, why society won't come up with one single solution and the new sneaky and waste minimising traits we'll develop.

A big thanks to Petar the Slav for sending in some boostagrams and everyone who joined in the live chat. We'll be back again next Sunday!

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

Timeline:
(0:00) - We're P2.0 Certified
(2:23) - The hypothetical
(6:01) - Avoid instead of fighting
(7:34) - Hedonism, moats and tigers
(12:12) - We're living on mountains
(18:13) - Comments and boostagram lounge
(22:09) - Is life worth living?
(24:14) - Assimilation: No more humanism!
(27:44) - A societal response
(30:21) - New desired qualities/values
(33:14) - I stuffed up the audio for 10s
(34:00) - Additional comments
(36:50) - V4V spiel


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We've coined and trademarked a new term: Effective Philosophy. And by that I mean we've claimed it on the internet. $1B royalties payable if you ever even think of using it!

In Episode #283 of 'Meanderings' Juan and I discuss: the cool chapters art I'm making, whether philosophy is just mental masturbation, some random encounters I had with people recently, why we believe in philosophy that can be put into action, people who can throw things really really far, why I drove like an idiot for 6 months, the nerve-wracking parts of crypto and why value for value is an effective philosophy.

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

Timeline:
(0:00) - Clipping and memes
(2:51) - Is philosophy a good thing?
(7:59) - Is it useful to philosophise?
(10:43) - Unique characters
(15:47) - Effective Philosophy
(23:58) - Throwing balls
(25:58) - Real life 'One Punch Man'
(28:00) - Revelation after mistakes
(35:45) - Sliding while driving
(38:45) - Apecoin could destroy crypto
(49:27) - V4V: An effective philosophy


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Mini Convo #1 is a quick burst of questions I got to pose to Jack Jeffery, who has previously been hosted on the podcast. This session focuses in on the results of the recent crossfit open workouts and the next steps.

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https://www.instagram.com/jack__jeffery/

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Best start thinking of stereotypes because you have to start picking!

In Episode #282 of 'Musings' Juan and I discuss: our amazing chapter art (check it out!), the new island where we get to choose the culture, why we would incorporate parts of Asian/Latino/Slavic/Nordic/Islander culture, the new lightning comments appearing on Fountain, what your welcome would be like coming into our amazing islands and a typical day in the life of a citizen.

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

Timeline:
(0:00) - Check out our chapter art
(2:08) - The hypothetical
(6:15) - Definition of culture
(7:55) - Latino passion
(13:27) - Japanese respect
(18:51) - Slavic coldness
(21:34) - Islander vs Nordic family values
(25:59) - Old mythology
(30:28) - Comments
(32:09) - Boostagram Lounge
(38:39) - Arriving at the airport
(46:59) - Living in Juanland
(50:25) - Living in Kyrinland
(53:04) - Who won't fit in?
(1:00:03) - No capitalism
(1:01:35) - Climate talk
(1:03:45) - Boost us 102 sats!


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If you're going to have a milestone birthday then you might as well party like a Brazilian.

In Episode #281 of 'Meanderings' Juan and I discuss: why small differences in distance can have a big effect of communication, predictions of our 40th birthday parties, the madness of super gregarious Brazilians partying hard, the latest NFT news, my random dream about weird physics, what you'll find at the end of the universe and why I'm such a sucker for stupid information.

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

Timeline:
(0:00) - Handstand interactions
(4:29) - What will I be like at 40?
(7:59) - What will Juan be like at 40?
(9:10) - The 2022 Brisbane Brazilian Carnival
(15:07) - Brazilian fluidity
(20:47) - Changing communication styles
(25:04) - NFT Mergers & Acquisitions
(32:33) - Anti-entropy ray gun
(35:21) - The end of the universe
(38:51) - Believing untrue things
(43:42) - V4V


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Don't worry Mere Mortalites, we promise to still be doing the podcast until at least deep into our 400's!

In Episode #280 of 'Musings' Juan and I discuss: living to 500 but with a constant degradation of body/mind, why Euthanasia might become a common/noncontroversial topic, why the money system and one's perspective of time would radically change, the core memories we would still keep across the decades, whether people would voluntarily choose to live that long and how you wouldn't really care about your great great great great great great grandson.

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

Timeline:
(0:00) - What if life expectancy rose to 500 years?
(3:08) - Euthanasia
(8:17) - Compounding growth
(13:35) - Structuring your life
(19:28) - Comments & Boostagram Lounge
(25:12) - Perspective on patience
(29:23) - What would be your core memories?
(32:06) - Would we becoming unchanging and stagnant
(33:43) - Would people choose to live to 500?
(37:51) - How would we view the family structure?
(42:48) - How long would 'we' try to live?
(46:20) - Ending comments & V4V


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We're live on the scene next to the murky Brisbane river!

In Episode #279 of 'Meanderings' Juan and I discuss: what the flooding in BNE was like, how creativity works at the top of corporate hierarchy, the concept of cultivating a habit that you don't want, a philosophy book by Derek Parfit, whether we would take an irrationality pill if given the chance and some fun hypotheticals.

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

Timeline:
(0:00) - Pics of Brisbane flooding
(2:35) - Living in clean environs
(5:06) - Juan the creative monkey
(8:21) - Blueksy, Mastodon & Fediverse
(12:46) - ShapeShift & Erik Vorhees
(17:04) - Freedom and creativity
(19:39) - School closures
(23:48) - Anti-habit: Opening Pandora's Box
(26:32) - Allowing spontaneity
(31:10) - Reasons And Persons
(35:24) - An irrational party
(40:25) - Schelling's answer to armed robbery
(45:11) - Rationality/emotion/truth
(48:05) - V4V


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Another hypothetical and this time we'll be looking into a world without lies.

In Episode #278 of 'Musings' Juan and I discuss: the device on our apps that could detect lies via your voice, why the world might not embrace this technology, situations in which lying is beneficial, answers to the 'do I look fat in this dress' dilemma, why people might start using email more because of it and why we would need to understand consciousness before such a device could work properly.

This episode was supported by Petar the Slav and Dave Jones, much appreciation to both!

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

Timeline:
(0:00) - The Hypothetical
(2:22) - Will we be happier?
(6:25) - Definition of lying
(9:30) - Would we create 'lying' safe spaces -
(13:38) - How would workplace culture change?
(19:37) - How would this effect the next generation?
(25:01) - Gaming the system
(28:22) - Responding to comments
(29:35) - Boostagram Lounge
(35:25) - Personal interactions
(43:07) - What will the world be like?
(46:08) - Will the device ever be created?
(48:17) - V4V Spiel


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