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Intro: Well, That Sucked

Some of Jay’s Big FailuresRunning out of money and being booted from college after 6 years……AND he did not get a degreeGetting cheated on by his GF (who then promptly got knocked up)Breaking his friendship with his best friend of 8 yearsYears of serious depression…eventually considering suicideContinuously losing in day trading for the last year (Spent over $3k on education, Lost almost $8k in the market, Down $50,000 in virtual money, so far ZERO overall profit)Recently hurt his back…and even more recently his kneeSome of Matt’s Big FailuresInjury in police academyWife Cheating…Then DivorceFat MattMultiple injuries when trying to not be fat mattOther Failures

Famous Failures

And guess what? Our failures are just tiny little things compared to so many other huge failures by famous people:

In 1985, due to his volatile and aggressive nature, Steve Jobs was fired from Apple, the company he had created.Steven Spielberg, director of Jurassic Park, Jaws, and Indiana Jones, tried to get into film school and was rejected three different times.Walt Disney was fired from his job at a newspaper because “he lacked imagination and had no good ideas.” In 1921 Walt Disney invested all his money in his first animation company which failed miserably. In 1927 MGM refused Walt’s idea of Mickey Mouse, telling him women would be terrified of a giant mouse on a screen. Stephen King’s first novel Carrie was rejected by 30 different publishers. His wife fished the manuscript out of a trashcan and convinced her husband to give it one more shot. John Grisham's first book, "A Time to Kill", was rejected twenty-eight times.Note to self: 30ish failures for my first novelAlbert Einstein couldn’t speak clearly until age 9, was kicked out of school due to behavior problems and was refused entrance to the prestigious Zurich Polytechnic School. He tried to get a job as a physics teacher but was turned down at every school he applied to and was forced to take a job as a patent clerk to avoid unemployment.Abraham Lincoln was defeated in his run for state legislature (1832), failed in business (1833), had a nervous breakdown (1836), was defeated in his bid for Congress (1843), defeated for US senator (1854), defeated as vice-presidential candidate (Note: They ran separately at that time) (1856) and defeated again as US senator (1858) before finally becoming president (1860).Henry Ford's first two automobile companies failed. Not his first two automobiles - his first two automobile companies.Oprah Winfrey was fired from an early job as a television news anchor.Jim Carrey At his first stand-up at a club he was booed off stage. Then when he auditioned for Saturday Night Live for the 1980-81 season he was rejected for the job.Elvis Presley was fired from the Grand Ole Opry and was told to go back to truck driving.Colonel Sanders of KFC fame was rejected over 1000 times before finding a franchise partner.

WHAT in the FUCK is WRONG with us??? Why do we keep FAILING???

(A Short List of) Reasons We May Be FAILING

We don’t know how to commitWe aren’t willing to make sacrifices and pay the priceWe do everything we can to avoid pain and sufferingWe hate doing new things and sucking at themWe hate looking - and feeling - stupidWe can’t stand criticism from other peopleWe don’t know how to fight for what we wantWe’ve never developed courageNobody has ever told us that we CAN succeedMany people have told us that we ARE failuresWe’re so used to failure that it’s all we know how to doWe don’t believe we’ll ever be successfulWe don’t remember what it feels like to succeed

Why Do We Fail?

Do we keep failing our job interviews because we’r

Lord of the Flies (1954) by William Golding

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A very brief description of “Lord of the Flies” A group of British schoolboys become marooned on a tropical island. Alone in a world of uncharted possibilities, devoid of adult supervision or rules, the boys begin to forge their own society, their own rules, their own rituals and their own morality.What Golding sets out to do / Purpose of the bookHis idea was to write a book about children on an island who behave in the way children really would behave…Like Adults?The intended audience of the book / Who will benefit mostPeople who love philosophy and the study of human naturePeople who want to understand how - and why - evil deeds happenPeople who want to prepare for when shit gets darkPeople who enjoy thrillers and horror stories (and Stephen King fans)Who probably WON’T like this book?People who don’t want to read about unhappy thingsPeople who believe heroes will always save the dayPeople who don’t want to think about the horrors of childhoodPeople who only watch Disney moviesHow does this book specifically benefit Men? Every man has the CAPACITY - and occasionally even the DESIRE - to be cruel or downright evil. Lord of the Flies forces the reader to confront his inner darkness and to decide how he will respond to these powerful and dangerous urges.Is this book Easy, Average or Difficult to read? / How long is it? The book is a quick read but with two caveats: 1) The writing is beautiful but dense with poetic descriptions and occasionally difficult to understand; 2) The subject matter is not easy to read and will haunt you long after you finish192 pages, (Audiobook is 6 hours 35 minutes)What are the overall book reviews? Is the book well-known? Popular? Significant?31,157 ratings, 4.6 stars#1 in Non-US Legal Systems (Books)#1 in Comparative Politics#1 in CensorshipAudible#1 in Teen & Young Adult Fiction on Peer Pressure#1 in Teen Fiction on Peer Pressure#2 in Literature & Fiction Classics for Teens#359 All Audible BooksBook-To-Movie Translation Multiple movie adaptations (1963, 1975, 1990 and 2018) as well as a stage play and a BBC radio drama

Bio of William Golding

Sir William Golding was born on September 19, 1911, in Cornwall, England. He was raised in a 14th-century house next door to a graveyard. His father, Alex, worked as a schoolmaster. His mother, Mildred, a homemaker, was also an active suffragette who fought for women’s right to vote.William received his early education at the school his father ran, Marlborough Grammar School. When he was 12 years old, he attempted, unsuccessfully, to write a novel. A frustrated child, he found an outlet in bullying his peers. Later in life, William would describe his childhood self as a brat, even going so far as to say, “I enjoyed hurting people.”After primary school, William went on to attend Oxford University. His father hoped he would become a scientist, but William opted to study English literature instead. In 1934, a year before he graduated, William published his first work, a book of poetry aptly entitled Poems. The collection was largely overlooked by critics.After college, Golding worked multiple jobs - including some time in the theater - but eventually he decided to follow in his father’s footsteps and in 1935 took a position teaching English and philosophy at Bishop Wordsworth’s School in Salisbury. Golding’s experience teaching unruly young boys would later serve as inspiration for his novel Lord of the Flies.In 1940 Golding temporarily left his position as a teacher to join the Royal Navy for the ne

In the second part of this powerful podcast, Matt and Jay dig even deeper into the question so many people are wondering these days: Is America Great?

Intro: America Sucks, amIright?

Huge immigration problemsBreakdown of family valuesMass shootings and increase of crimeHorrible education compared to the rest of the worldHealthcare coverage is crapSystemic racismThe patriarchy Cops are brutal, stupid, racist and homicidalAmerica is no longer a safe place to liveWe spend almost all our money on military, not on our peopleAccording to a recent ranking of 35 nations around the world, the US ranked 2nd to LAST out of countries to raise a family in.

Examining Our Expectations

First off, Americans spend way more time on social media than any other “developed nation.” (Nigeria, Philippines and India all spend more time than we do but there is no comparison in terms of financial equivalency)Average American spends 2h15min every day on social mediaNext closest developed nation is UK with 1h48minThen Germany 1h29minThen Japan 59minWhat happens when you spend more time on social media? You need to improve yourself (get richer, get sexier, get more friends, get more likes, etc).Americans are also the number one consumer of television in the world. We watch more TV than any other country. What does this do to us? Same as social media. Advertising = Smartest people in the world using every psychological trick in the book to convince you that you’re unhappy and so you’ll buy their product to make you happy.

Losing the Happiness Competition

As of 2022 America ranks 16th in the world in terms of happiness of our citizens. This is a pretty subjective measurement, true, but generally speaking it says that we aren’t as happy as other countries.Does that mean we CAN’T be happy? What are our opportunities for happiness?Honestly, our happiness opportunities are UNLIMITED! What CAN’T an American do if they choose to?Want to start a business? That’s great!Want to have a family? Wonderful!Want to start your own religion? Sure, go for it. We respect that.Want to have various forms of sexual activity with one or several partners of the same or differing sexes? Knock yourself out. You do you boo.Want to get together and protest against the government? We accept that and we even have government officers that will help you to do it!Want to spew vile, hate-filled speech at other people? We have forums and places for you to do that!As long as you don’t hurt other people or take away their rights, America is willing to accept pretty much anything you want to say or do.

Okay, Back To Why “America sucks”

Huge immigration problemsBut are they really? Yes the US has the #1 immigrant population in the world, but that’s not an accident. We’re the #1 most desirable country to get into! And also, 75% of the immigrants that are here are legal immigrants. As for illegal immigrants, the real reason they’re here is because we pay them to be here. All those lawn maintenance jobs? Janitorial work? Maids? Kitchen staff? Backbreaking labor picking fruit? Construction work in the sun in the middle of summer?Yup. We don’t want to do those. Too hard. Not enough money.Breakdown of “family values”This is so subjective. Almost not worth discussing. But because we need to, let’s dig in quicklyMass shootings and increase of crimeAs we’ve covered in previous podcasts crime has actually DECREASED SIGNIFICANTLY since the early 1990sHorrible education compared to the rest of the worldAccording the most recent 2021 Best Countries report, the US ranks #1 in world for Best Education System…however……a 2018 Business Insider shows the U.S. ranked 38th in math scores and 24th in science. In other words, it’s not our education system. It’s something we’re doing wrong in individual schools. The US has the best schools and the best opportunities but our output isn’t the same.Apples with Apples…the other important factor here is that almost all the

In this podcast Matt and Jay dare to ask the question so many people are wondering these days: Is America Great? The answer may surprise you.

Intro: America Sucks, amIright?

Huge immigration problemsBreakdown of family valuesMass shootings and increase of crimeHorrible education compared to the rest of the worldHealthcare coverage is crapSystemic racismThe patriarchy Cops are brutal, stupid, racist and homicidalAmerica is no longer a safe place to liveWe spend almost all our money on military, not on our peopleAccording to a recent ranking of 35 nations around the world, the US ranked 2nd to LAST out of countries to raise a family in.

Examining Our Expectations

First off, Americans spend way more time on social media than any other “developed nation.” (Nigeria, Philippines and India all spend more time than we do but there is no comparison in terms of financial equivalency)Average American spends 2h15min every day on social mediaNext closest developed nation is UK with 1h48minThen Germany 1h29minThen Japan 59minWhat happens when you spend more time on social media? You need to improve yourself (get richer, get sexier, get more friends, get more likes, etc).Americans are also the number one consumer of television in the world. We watch more TV than any other country. What does this do to us? Same as social media. Advertising = Smartest people in the world using every psychological trick in the book to convince you that you’re unhappy and so you’ll buy their product to make you happy.

Losing the Happiness Competition

As of 2022 America ranks 16th in the world in terms of happiness of our citizens. This is a pretty subjective measurement, true, but generally speaking it says that we aren’t as happy as other countries.Does that mean we CAN’T be happy? What are our opportunities for happiness?Honestly, our happiness opportunities are UNLIMITED! What CAN’T an American do if they choose to?Want to start a business? That’s great!Want to have a family? Wonderful!Want to start your own religion? Sure, go for it. We respect that.Want to have various forms of sexual activity with one or several partners of the same or differing sexes? Knock yourself out. You do you boo.Want to get together and protest against the government? We accept that and we even have government officers that will help you to do it!Want to spew vile, hate-filled speech at other people? We have forums and places for you to do that!As long as you don’t hurt other people or take away their rights, America is willing to accept pretty much anything you want to say or do.

Okay, Back To Why “America sucks”

Huge immigration problemsBut are they really? Yes the US has the #1 immigrant population in the world, but that’s not an accident. We’re the #1 most desirable country to get into! And also, 75% of the immigrants that are here are legal immigrants. As for illegal immigrants, the real reason they’re here is because we pay them to be here. All those lawn maintenance jobs? Janitorial work? Maids? Kitchen staff? Backbreaking labor picking fruit? Construction work in the sun in the middle of summer?Yup. We don’t want to do those. Too hard. Not enough money.Breakdown of “family values”This is so subjective. Almost not worth discussing. But because we need to, let’s dig in quicklyMass shootings and increase of crimeAs we’ve covered in previous podcasts crime has actually DECREASED SIGNIFICANTLY since the early 1990sHorrible education compared to the rest of the worldAccording the most recent 2021 Best Countries report, the US ranks #1 in world for Best Education System…however……a 2018 Business Insider shows the U.S. ranked 38th in math scores and 24th in science. In other words, it’s not our education system. It’s something we’re doing wrong in individual schools. The US has the best schools and the best opportunities but our output isn’t the same.Apples with Apples…the other important factor here is that almost all the big names

Homo Deus: A Brief History of Tomorrow (2017) by Yuval Noah Harari

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A very brief description of “Homo Deus” The world has changed. “For the first time in history, more people die today from eating too much than from eating too little; more people die from old age than from infectious diseases; and more people commit suicide than are killed by soldiers, terrorists and criminals combined. In the early twenty-first century, the average human is far more likely to die from bingeing at McDonald’s than from drought, Ebola or an al-Qaeda attack.”What Harari sets out to do / Purpose of the bookNow that humanity and the world has changed, what shall we focus our energies on? As we become “gods” will we upgrade our world? Or destroy it? Or will humanity itself become upgraded into increasingly superhuman cybernetic - or even fully digital - beings?The intended audience of the book / Who will benefit mostPeople who like history, sociology, politics and religionPeople who want to understand why humans behave the way they doPeople who enjoy controversial ideasPeople who want to see into the futureWho probably WON’T like Homo Deus?People with strong religious beliefsPeople who are threatened by changes to the status quoPeople who don’t like thinking too muchPeople who need concrete ideas about right and wrongPeople who hate technology How does this book specifically benefit Men? The future is coming, whether we like it or not. Even if you disagree with the ideas in this book, it is a man’s responsibility to prepare for ourselves mentally and emotionally for the massive changes to our world that are coming soon.Is this book Easy, Average or Difficult to read? / How long is it? Harari has a very readable style but the book is dense with world history, political theory and religious and philosophical debate. Not easy to absorb quickly.464 pages, 14 hours 54 minutes on AudibleWhat are the overall book reviews? Is the book well-known? Popular? Significant?16,001 ratings, 4.6 stars#5 in History of Biology & Nature#6 in Ancient Early Civilization History#7 in History of AnthropologyAudible#1 in Future Studies#2 in Evolution #2 in History of CivilizationBook-To-Movie Translation N/A

Bio of Yuval Noah Harari

Yuval Noah Harari was born Februrary 24, 1976 and raised in Israel. His family was a secular Jewish family with roots in Lebanon and Eastern Europe. His father was a state-employed armaments engineer and his mother was an office administrator.Harari specialized in medieval history and military history at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. He completed his Ph.D in philosophy at Jesus College, Oxford. From 2003 to 2005, he pursued postdoctoral studies in history as a Yad Hanadiv Fellow.His book Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind was originally published in Hebrew in 2011 based on the 20 lectures of an undergraduate world history class he was teaching. It was then released in English in 2014 and has since been translated into some 45 additional languages. The book surveys the entire length of human history, from the evolution of Homo sapiens in the Stone Age up to the political and technological revolutions of the 21st century. The Hebrew edition became a bestseller in Israel, and generated much interest among the general public, turning Harari into a celebrity.Harari's follow-up book, Homo Deus: A Brief History of Tomorrow, was published in 2017His latest book, 21 Lessons for the 21st Century, was published in 2018Harari has commented on the plight of animals, particularly domesticated animals since the agricultural revolution, a

Intro: Sexual Magnetism and Reddit Relationships Q/A

Full post Roe v Wade:My partner and I had a fairly active sex life previous to all the gunk that’s going on in the world right now but she’s always had a fear of getting pregnant. We’ve had talks about it and I respect her decision not to get on birth control as I’ve seen first hand what the side effects are with other partners. However it’s been closed to a month and a half now and with the overturning of roe v wade she has made it clear that she is no longer willing to have sex with me under any circumstances, which has quite frankly, been absolutely ripping me apart. It’s opened a new strain on our relationship and there’s a lot of new found fighting starting up. We’ve been together almost a year now and I don’t know why solution there is to this. I’ve looked into male birth control, however I don’t meet the age requirements. We’ve had conversations about this and she won’t budge. For further context she does not partake in foreplay for me but I have for her even after being cut off.

Where the Crawdads Sing (2018) by Delia Owens

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A very brief description of “Where the Crawdads Sing” A story of the natural world, a coming-of-age story, and a murder mystery. A little girl named Kya is abandoned by her family and must grow up on her own in the marshes of North Carolina. Years later the most popular young man in town is killed and Kya is the chief suspect. Is the strange and mysterious “marsh girl” the murderer or is she simply to blame because she’s different?What Owens sets out to do / Purpose of the bookThe book is a mystery and a romance story but more than anything it’s about the pain - and beauty - of the world of nature.The intended audience of the book / Who will benefit mostPeople who like good writingPeople who love romance…and tragedyPeople who love nature and the natural worldWho probably WON’T like this book?People with ADDPeople who need a strong, exciting plotPeople who aren’t in touch with their feelingsHonestly…a lot of men won’t like this bookHow does this book specifically benefit Men? It’s important for men to spend time in nature. We need to learn to understand it, how to live off the land, to form relationships with animals and to protect and preserve our natural resources. This book will help to cultivate an appreciation for nature. Plus if you like light romance it’s pretty good.Is this book Easy, Average or Difficult to read? / How long is it? Easy to read, poignant, beautiful writing, somewhat boring if you need action and a strong plot383 pages, 12 hours 12 minutes on AudibleWhat are the overall book reviews? Is the book well-known? Popular? Significant?251,138 ratings, 4.8 stars#5 in Kindle Store #1 in Women's Historical Fiction (NOTE: it’s not historical fiction)#1 in Contemporary Literary Fiction#1 in Mystery, Thriller & Suspense Literary Fiction#1 in Audible Books & Originals#1 in Literary Fiction#1 in Historical Romance (AGAIN it’s not historical fiction…)Book-To-Movie Translation Box Office release July 15th

Bio of Delia Owens

Delia was born in southern Georgia in 1949 (she is 73). Her mother encouraged Delia to explore far into the oak forests, saying “Go way out yonder where the crawdads sing.” Her mother taught her how to hike without stepping on rattle snakes and most important not to be afraid of critters of any kind. Delia went on to spend most of her life in or near true wilderness and since childhood has thought of Nature as one of her best friends.In the sixth grade Delia won first place in a writing competition, and felt sure this meant she would one day be a writer.Because her family spent some of every summer in the mountains of North Carolina, Delia has a special attachment to the wild and beautiful places of that state. Where the Crawdads Sing is based in the lush Carolina coastal marsh.By the time she started university, she had decided to pursue a career in science instead of literature. She received a Bachelor of Science degree in zoology from the University of Georgia and, later, a Ph.D. in Animal Behavior from UC Davis. She and her husband Mark moved to the Central Kalahari of Botswana in early 1974. They set up a basic campsite in an area so remote they were the only two people, except for a few bands of roving Bushmen. Very soon the first pride of lions came up to Delia and Mark’s camp and lay just beyond the trees. The Owens radio collared and studied six lion prides for more than seven years. Delia and Mark also studied the elusive brown hyenas, who came into camp almost every night. During these years, Delia became fa

Intro: Meme Stocks and GameStop Insanity

Wikipedia: Game Stop Short Squeeze

Ahhh GameStop. A happy place for gamers.Prior to January 2021, GameStop as a company had been struggling due to competition from online game distribution centers, as well as problems with COVID-19 reducing the number of people who shopped in-person. As a result, GameStop's stock price continued to decline and many institutional investors were short selling the stock. In April of 2020 GameStop stock had dropped to $2.80/shareWhat is SHORT SELLING a stock?First, what is GOING LONG on a stock? Pretty straightforward. You buy a stock, hold it until it hits the level you want, then you sell it on the market and make a profit (hopefully)Okay, what is SHORT SELLING a stock? A little more complicated. You borrow stock from a broker that you don’t own and sell it on the market. Then when the price drops you buy the stock back at a lower price (called covering) and pocket the difference.Why do you SHORT SELL a stock? Basically because you think the company is having trouble and you believe it’s going to go down in value.What is a SHORT SQUEEZE? A short squeeze happens when something happens that influences public opinion positively (ie. Good earnings, news of a new and exciting product, Elon Musk says he’s going to buy your company, etc) and the stock jumps up in price. On January 22, 2021, approximately 140 percent of GameStop's public stock had been sold short, meaning some shorted shares had been re-lent and shorted again.Think about that one. Before the craziness happened more than 100% of GameStop stock had been sold short. This is a company NOBODY believed in

Enter r/wallstreetbets

The subreddit r/wallstreetbets is an online community on Reddit Are you on Reddit yet? No? Seriously? Go now. We’ll wait. The Wallstreetbets community is known for discussion around meme stocks and high-risk stock transactions.At the beginning of January GameStop was trading at $17.25 per share. Many members of Wallstreetbets believed GameStop was significantly undervalued, and they came up with a plan: If the majority of Wallstreetbets traders all invested at the same time - and could convince everyone else they knew to do the same - they could trigger a short squeeze, driving up the price to the point where short sellers would panic and have to cover (buy back) their stocks at large losses.It worked. Spectacularly. On January 8 GameStop was worth $17/share. On January 15 it was up 100% to $35/share. A week later it was up almost another 100% to $65/share. Then it doubled. And doubled again. Everyone was now talking about GameStop. It was the number one news item on every financial media outlet. r/wallstreetbets broke the single-day Reddit record for most views (73 million) and added over 1.5 million new users in less than 24 hours. By Jan 28 the pre-market value of GameStop was over $500/share - Up over 3000% from the beginning of the monthFYI: If you bought GME at $2.80/share in April of 2020, you could have made 17,000% on your money. Ie. If you bought ten shares at $2.80 (a $28 investment) you would have made $4,760.GameStop lost a lot of money for big financial institutions but the individual retail traders who bought in at the ground floor of GameStop made a small fortune.

What Goes Up…

However, 3000% gains just aren’t rational. No stock can keep going up forever. It only took a few days for the frenzy to die down and a week later on February 5 GameStop had lost 90% of its value - dropping from $500 all the way back to $53/share. This drop caused a lot of people to lose money….hopefully you weren’t one of them (like my buddy was.)

Hope Springs Eternal

Even if they lost money on the GameStop drop, a 3000% percent gain on your money is too good for people to pass up and soon Wallstreetbets was at it again. This time they found their next meme stock in the movie company AMC.On May 7th 2021, AMC was worth $9.51/share

Intro: Guns ARE bad….right?

Mass shootingsGuns in the mediaPeople outraged, angry, something MUST BE DONE!!!

Brief History of Guns in the United States

US won independence from Britain through a series of battles beginning with the French and Indian war 1754-1763 which made way for the stamp act of 1765 which set the stage for boston tea party, taxation without representation

Pennsylvania Rifle was the cutting edge weapon - however most commonly used was the British Brown Bess and French Charleville muskets

Gun Laws in the US

1791

On Dec. 15, 1791, ten amendments to the U.S. Constitution — eventually known as the Bill of Rights — were ratified. The second of them said: “A well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed.”

1934

The first piece of national gun control legislation was passed on June 26, 1934. The National Firearms Act (NFA) — part of President Franklin Delano Roosevelt’s “New Deal for Crime“— was meant to curtail “gangland crimes of that era such as the St. Valentine’s Day Massacre.”

The NFA imposed a tax on the manufacturing, selling, and transporting of firearms listed in the law, among them short-barrel shotguns and rifles, machine guns, firearm mufflers and silencers. Due to constitutional flaws, the NFA was modified several times. The $200 tax, which was high for the era, was put in place to curtail the transfer of these weapons.

1938

The Federal Firearms Act (FFA) of 1938 required gun manufacturers, importers, and dealers to obtain a federal firearms license. It also defined a group of people, including convicted felons, who could not purchase guns, and mandated that gun sellers keep customer records. The FFA was repealed in 1968 by the Gun Control Act (GCA), though many of its provisions were reenacted by the GCA.

1968

Following the assassinations of President John F. Kennedy, Attorney General and U.S. Senator Robert F. Kennedy and Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., President Lyndon B. Johnson pushed for the passage of the Gun Control Act of 1968. The GCA repealed and replaced the FFA, updated Title II of the NFA to fix constitutional issues, added language about “destructive devices” (such as bombs, mines and grenades) and expanded the definition of “machine gun.”

Overall the bill banned importing guns that have “no sporting purpose,” imposed age restrictions for the purchase of handguns (gun owners had to be 21), prohibited felons, the mentally ill, and others from purchasing guns, required that all manufactured or imported guns have a serial number, and according to the ATF, imposed “stricter licensing and regulation on the firearms industry.”

1986

In 1986 the Firearm Owners Protection Act was passed by Congress. The law mainly enacted protections for gun owners — prohibiting a national registry of dealer records, limiting ATF inspections to once per year (unless there are multiple infractions), softening what is defined as “engaging in the business” of selling firearms, and allowing licensed dealers to sell firearms at “gun shows” in their state. It also loosened regulations on the sale and transfer of ammunition.

The bill also codified some gun control measures, including expanding the GCA to prohibit civilian ownership or transfer of machine guns made after May 19, 1986, and redefining “silencer” to include parts intended to make silencers.

1993

The Brady Handgun Violence Prevention Act of 1993 is named after White House press secretary James Brady, who was permanently disabled from an injury suffered during an attempt to assassinate President Ronald Reagan. (Brady died in 2014). It was signed into law by President Bill Clinton. The law, which amends the GCA, requires that background checks be completed before a gun is purchased from a licensed dealer, manufacturer or importer. It established the National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS),

The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck (2016) by Mark Manson

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Overview of “The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck”

A very brief description of the bookPopular blogger Mark Manson cuts through the crap to show us why we need to stop trying to feel great all the time so that we can truly become better, more satisfied people.What Manson sets out to do / Purpose of the bookWe all want to feel happy. The modern era preaches that if we dream big, get baller money, fuck supermodels, carve out a six-pack, build an app, travel to Nepal, have brilliant children, etc…if we finally become the badass we want to be then our problems will fade, pain will disappear and life will finally be awesome.But it’s all a lie. PROBLEMS never end. Manson says "Fuck positivity. Let’s be honest, shit is fucked and we have to live with it." This book is all about how life is painful and that our pain is not only normal, if we can accept and channel that pain we can grow and create truly happy and satisfying lives.The intended audience of the book / Who will benefit mostAnyone who is unhappy with their life and wants to make it betterWho probably WON’T like this book?VictimsPeople who aren’t willing to do any work to change themselvesPeople who need to feel good all the time People who don’t like hearing the word “Fuck”How does this book specifically benefit Men? Modern men aren’t being taught enough about our values. We learn a LOT about achieving success but we rarely learn WHY we spend so much time running after these goals.Understanding our WHYS - that is, learning to find the problems we most enjoy solving - is massively important for men because we base our entire lives around our problems. This book will help you to start choosing the problems that will make your life deeply satisfyingIs this book Easy, Average or Difficult to read? / How long is it? Easy to read, entertaining and powerful. 212 pages, 5 hours 17 minutes on AudibleWhat are the overall book reviews? Is the book well-known? Popular? Significant?71,195 ratings, 4.6 stars#5 in Happiness#6 in Self-Help & Psychology Humor#6 in Motivational Self-Help (Kindle)#21 in ALL Audible Books!!!#4 in Happiness Self-Help#4 in Motivational Self-Help #5 in Personal Success

Bio of Mark Manson

Manson is a three-time #1 New York Times bestselling author whose books have sold over 14 million copies worldwide. His work has been translated into more than 65 languages and hit bestseller lists in sixteen different countries. According to Amazon Charts, my book The Subtle Art of Not Giving A F*ck was the most-read non-fiction book worldwide in 2017.He’s 38 years old. Before he was a writer, he was a failed musician.He grew up in Austin, Texas and moved to Boston to attend university. He graduated from Boston University in 2007 with a degree in International Relations and Business.He worked at an investment bank for three weeks and abruptly quit after a manager complained that he read too many books while in the office. This was his one and only attempt to ever have a “real job.”He started his first blog in 2007 and within a few years it was being read by more than a million people each month. Today, MarkManson.net is read by more than 15 million people each year.In 2009, he packed up some clothes and his laptop and lived all over the world for the next seven years, working remotely. In that time he visited more than 50 countries and spent significant amounts of time in about a dozen of them. He is fluent in three languages and sorta fluent in three others. The