Millennials and Zoomers seem to be under no illusions about the horrors of impending climate catastrophe and late stage Neo-liberal capitalism. Us older folks have taken a bit longer to come to terms with these facts. But is it reasonable to expect people to change in the light of everything new we keep learning? Could it be understandable that they want to stick to their guns and think about it a bit more? 

Streamed Live on https://twitch.tv/michaelforrest, Friday 10th December 2021

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---- This Week's Links ----

[1] Michael’s Yamaha Synth Video - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iZ5t21c9n3I 

[2] BP Campaign - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carbon_footprint#Origin_of_the_concept 

[2] Slavoj on Anti-vaxxers - https://slobodnadalmacija.hr/vijesti/svijet/zizek-antivakseri-sabotiraju-anti-korona-mjere-jer-su-perverznjaci-koji-uzivaju-u-ulozi-zrtve-depresiji-i-odugovlacenju-svojih-besmislenih-zivota-1148263 

[3] Survival of the Richest - https://onezero.medium.com/survival-of-the-richest-9ef6cddd0cc1 

[4] Ford Factory Workers get 40 Hour Work Week - https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/ford-factory-workers-get-40-hour-week 

[5] Led By Donkeys in Portsmouth - https://twitter.com/ByDonkeys/status/1468915107090608133 

[6] Changes App - https://goodtohear.co.uk/changes 

[7] Potato Head - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-56200811

[8] Talk or Die video - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EbMNJB02Y2U 

Talking is by Ivanka Majic and Michael Forrest

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Sometimes you just want to clap back at an idiot on the internet. Sometimes you get into a row because you were casually unkind a few times too many. We wanted to understand why exactly why we think better of posting that pissed-off tweet or angry email even though in the moment it seems like it would feel so good.

Streamed Live on https://twitch.tv/michaelforrest, Friday 3rd December 2021

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---- This Week's Links ----

[1] How To Win Friends & Influence People - https://amzn.to/313nqOC

[2] 'Women are just better at this stuff': is emotional labor feminism's next frontier? - https://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/nov/08/women-gender-roles-sexism-emotional-labor-feminism 

---- Credits ----

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How do we talk to people who don’t want to do the things that we all need to do to end this pandemic?

Streamed Live on https://twitch.tv/michaelforrest, Friday 26th November 2021

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---- This Week's Links ----

[1] For Billy Bragg equates vaccination to recycling - https://www.newsflare.com/video/465372/billy-bragg-comments-on-protest-outside-his-brighton-show-and-equates-vaccination-to-recycling

[2] How To Win Friends & Influence People - https://amzn.to/313nqOC

[3] Bo Burnham vs Jeff Bezos Video Essay - CJ The X - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UvYcunuF3Eo

[4] Stitch ’n Bitch - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stitch_%27n_Bitch 

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Work your whole life so you can enjoy the rewards when you’re too old and tired to appreciate them? Sign me up!

Streamed Live on https://twitch.tv/michaelforrest, Friday 19th November 2021

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---- This Week's Links ----

[1] Four Hour Work Week (AGAIN SORRY) - https://amzn.to/3p4eFNO 

[2] Cities Aren’t Loud, Cars Are Loud - https://youtu.be/CTV-wwszGw8

[3] Police having panic attacks from seeing drugs - https://youtu.be/AswBdENetds

[4] Heather Phillipson at Tate Britain - https://www.tate.org.uk/whats-on/tate-britain/exhibition/heather-phillipson  

---- Credits ----

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Overspecialisation makes us vulnerable so the best way to survive or grow is to diversify. If we have a couple of different options, we’ll be significantly safer.

Streamed Live on https://twitch.tv/michaelforrest, Friday 5th November 2021

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---- This Week's Links ----

[1] Michael’s new video - https://squares.tv/mf-music-stream 

[2] Property Taxes and Unequal Schools - https://www.theatlantic.com/business/archive/2016/08/property-taxes-and-unequal-schools/497333/ 

[3] Apple Stops Ignoring Women’s Health in iOS 9 Healthkit Update - https://techcrunch.com/2015/06/09/apple-stops-ignoring-womens-health-with-ios-9-healthkit-update-now-featuring-period-tracking/ 

[4] FD Signifier on YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCgi2u-lGY-2i2ubLsUr6FbQ 

[5] Invisible Women - https://amzn.to/2Wzhc5E 

[6] Music Theory and White Supremacy - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kr3quGh7pJA 

[7] Facebook’s Excruciating Metaverse Demo - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SAL2JZxpoGY

---- Credits ----

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We talked about the distractions, focus, responsibility, reactivity, routines and habits involved in trying to work on the right thing at any given moment.

Streamed Live on https://twitch.tv/michaelforrest, Friday 29th October 2021

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---- This Week's Links ----

[1] Rich Dad, Poor Dad - https://amzn.to/3BJHEtK 

[2] Alain De Botton on Relationships - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Ybpr7SJgD0&list=PLwxNMb28XmpcEwc0qydf2jSszQFSht81E 

[3] 4000 Weeks - https://amzn.to/3ln1pBL

[4] Penguin Illustration by Percussionaut - https://percussionaut.com/

[5] Tribes - Seth Godin - https://amzn.to/3jVdIUS

---- Credits ----

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We tried to figure out how to better assess risk and being more confident about making decisions around life, work, money and other stuff. Michael is reading “Rich Dad, Poor Dad” and introduces a more hardcore Capitalist perspective than we usually engage with.

Streamed Live on https://twitch.tv/michaelforrest, Friday 15th October 2021

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---- This Week's Links ----

[1] Rich Dad, Poor Dad - https://amzn.to/3BJHEtK 

[2] DJ Dakeyne Interview - https://squares.tv/djdakeyne 

[3] Queen’s Park Referendum - https://www.westminster.gov.uk/about-council/democracy/planning-referendums/queens-park-neighbourhood-plan-referendum 

[4] Four Hour Work Week - https://amzn.to/3p4eFNO 

[5] Nothing Bad Can Happen song - https://soundcloud.com/michaelforrest/nothing-bad-can-happen 

[6] Endlesss - https://endlesss.fm 

[7] Fear setting - https://www.ted.com/talks/tim_ferriss_why_you_should_define_your_fears_instead_of_your_goals?language=en 

---- Credits ----

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WARNING: Ivanka’s levels were all over the place this week! 

What level of sovereignty do any of us want or need - is it local, national, tribal or just sovereignty over our own time and existence? What is so appealing about this story and how does it relate to the concept of control?

Streamed Live on https://twitch.tv/michaelforrest, Friday 8th October 2021

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Ivanka’s Blog https://ivanka.blog

---- This Week's Links ----

[1] Crafsman Steady Craftin - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCzsjHlc0WRwZYwlinsmtM4w 

[2] Four Thousand Weeks by Oliver Burkeman - https://amzn.to/3ln1pBL 

[3] Ivanka’s Croatian Stitch ’n’ Bitch pics - https://www.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=4369306363107128&id=720708627966938&sfnsn=mo 

[4] Michael’s new video - https://squares.tv/djdakeyne 

[5] Rees Mogg confronted by disability campaigner - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pr-gKKBL8rs 

[6] Gary Nevill on Universal Credit cuts - https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/universal-credit-cut-gary-neville-b1933242.html

[7] Michael's Ecamm Code - https://www.ecamm.com/mac/ecammlive/?fp_ref=shoot

---- Credits ----

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Ivanka wants to build a community in Croatia as a way to start talking about climate action. Michael is trying to start a community of people who like plugging things into other things. We talked about ways we think we might do this better.

Streamed Live on https://twitch.tv/michaelforrest, Friday 24th September 2021

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---- This Week's Links ----

[0] Michael's Interview with Adrian Salisbury- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VtMZueomSVM

[1] Michael’s Discord - https://discord.gg/ZJBHyb5tTP 

[2] Craftivism - https://craftivist-collective.com/

[3] Stitch ’n Bitch - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stitch_%27n_Bitch 

[4] Patriarchy Chicken - https://www.newstatesman.com/politics/2019/02/how-play-patriarchy-chicken-why-i-refuse-move-out-way-men 

---- Credits ----

Talking is by Ivanka Majic and Michael Forrest

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It’s easier to be pessimistic than it is to be optimistic. But it’s worth working to visualise positive outcomes to any situation if you don’t want to miss the best opportunities. We look at this through the lens of evolutionary psychology, privilege, toxic positivity and the plain old misery guts. 

Streamed Live on https://twitch.tv/michaelforrest, Friday 17th September 2021

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---- This Week's Links ----

[1] Michael’s new idea - http://rithnnn.app

[2] Essentialism by Greg McKeown - https://amzn.to/3Aj018k 

[3] Conservatives big on fear, brain study finds - https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/the-human-beast/201104/conservatives-big-fear-brain-study-finds

[4] Bill & Ted’s Bogus Journey - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0101452/ 

[5] Human Progress - https://www.humanprogress.org/ 

[6] Gapminder - https://www.gapminder.org/

[7] Dunning-Kruger Effect - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dunning%E2%80%93Kruger_effect

[8] Amway - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amway 

---- Credits ----

Talking is by Ivanka Majic and Michael Forrest

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