Stop To Think

In this episode of Stop To Think, we start a discussion about stupid business decisions. The conversation kicks off with an example from where I work. This episode discusses the consequences of HR trying to save money on personnel costs by offering below the market rate.

Note: Known Audio Issue Episode - To be deleted a week or so after release.

In this episode of Stop To Think, I address some audio issues and some of the stuff that's going on in the background.

In this episode of Stop To Think, we continue the discussion from the last two weeks. A well-functioning society is hierarchical, with many more professional useful people than professional useless people. Moreover, the useless people realize they owe their existence to the useful people and pay them the proper respect. The Useful people feel valued and therefore don't resent the useless people.

In this episode of Stop To Think, we talk about professional useful people. These would be the people who directly provide for the needs of society. Without them, everything would fall apart and most people would die. Yet they usually get looked over and forgotten about despite their massive contributions to the general well-being.

In this episode of Stop To Think, we talk about professional useless people. That is to say, people who would be out of a job if society collapsed. The people who don't directly meet a need of other people.

In this episode of Stop To Think, we talk a bit about the sugar daddy arrangement. It appears to be a short-sighted exchange that is likely damaging to both parties involved.

In this episode of Stop To Think, we talk about IP. I recently finished reading a book called Against Intellectual Property by N. Stephan Kinsella. This book actually changed my stance on intellectual property. I discuss this shift in this episode of the podcast.

In this episode of Stop To Think, we talk about people competing for status. We talk about how it's a universal thing and how it often doesn't lead to actual happiness or satisfaction with life.

In this episode of Stop To Think, we pick up where we left off last week with our discussion of the post-robot world. This episode focuses on how people have multiple roles in society and that each role has different incentives. As a consumer, you want stuff to be as cheap as possible. As a producer, you want the stuff you produce to be as expensive as possible. Many people in the "working class" own a lot of the companies they're constantly calling greedy in their 401ks and pension plans. So they actually benefit from the "greed" of these companies even though they're calling it unjust.

In this episode of Stop To Think, we talk about the world that will exist after robots take over. Just kidding. More like the world that will exist as more and more jobs are replaced by robots. A lot of people think this will be bad for the world and bad for humans but in general, I think this is fear-mongering and that things will be a lot better than people expect. Historically, robots do things that humans don't want to do. This has always been good for humanity so far.