The Tim Weichselbaum Show

Have you ever wondered what is means for something to mean to something? What happens in the brain when it ascribes meaning to something? That's a tough thing to think about, let alone describe. How can something becoming meaningful if it cannot be described? What is our brain doing when it assigns meaning to something but can't think of the words for that feeling or idea? This episode has nothing to do with any of the above, but if you are a fanboi of Elon Musk, this one's for you.

I never appreciated the difference between network and cable TV, and that the whole point of a TV network is to sell advertising. This might already be obvious to most people, but it wasn't to me because I never actually wondered why TV shows are created in the first place. It's to make content that grabs the eyeballs of a certain demographic for the sake of selling stuff to the owners of those eyeballs.

HBO and premium networks are actually creating content for the sake of quality, not to sell products. Either way, it's just rich people paying talented people to do stuff that will result in profit. Even if it doesn't make a profit, all the people involved get recognized for being in "show business." I guess that's a blessing and a curse, but it's interesting that all it takes to create famous people and critically acclaimed "art" is a big enough bag of money.

It takes the glamour out of show business to know that anyone with enough money can start a production company and that is the only thing stopping great art from happening. It takes a businessman first to allow artists to create art. Simply creating art doesn't lend itself to a career. There has to be some rich guy out there who greenlights it. So if you aren't talented enough to be an actor, just become a rich guy. You'll get way more gratification out of that.

Why do American liberals only care about abuse of power in arbitrary latitudes and longitudes? I'm pretty sure there are worse examples of people taking advantage of their power than Puff Daddy. But he's located in America so that for some reason makes it relevant. Same with Taylor Swift. People are hating on her for being a billionaire who wastes fuel, but I haven't heard from them getting angry about the trillionaires in Saudi Arabia who sold her the fuel. Aren't they doing more damage to the environment than all of the billionaires combined? I'm not saying we should go after trillionaires. It's a beautiful thing that they are getting away with it scot free for simply not being American.

Watch on YouTube: https://youtu.be/pppNRzMF4XA

This is another podcast I recorded to get ready for something else. My podcast in and of itself is not powerful enough to do without some outside force that initiates me to do it. Doing someone else's podcast is a great example of such a force. I don't remember what I talked about at all on this one.

I recorded this episode purely to warm up my speaking voice for a stand-up comedy show I was booked on. I didn't prepare at all in the weeks leading up to the show by actually performing in public, so this is the best I can do to at least feel warmed up. There is no substitute for actually performing in front of an audience, but I had my hands tied with coding projects which I happen to be a lot better at than comedy. It's way easier to get up and walk to the next room to do something you're already good at, than it is to drive ten miles into a dangerous city to bomb in front of people and feel worthless the rest of the night. I need to figure out how to solve my issue with agoraphobia if I ever want to be a Joe Rogan comedian. Probably won't happen. The show went well, by the way.

Watch on YouTube: https://youtu.be/BFTIY-qYhpA

It's great to be back in front of the camera and terrible for the people behind it. And also for the people behind the microphone, as my voice is very annoying. In this episode, I catch everyone up on how I've been doing with ADHD medication, talk about using language models to improve my proficiency as a programmer, and a lot of long winded nonsense about personal finance and how simple it is to build wealth by buying low and selling high. I would rate this episode pretty high up in quality, but that isn't saying much. It's got a few good moments, but is ridden with unwatchable displays of some kind of undiagnosed compulsivity. I can see why I don't do this very often.

Catch the video version on YouTube: https://youtu.be/rfRzc7znVVc

With Trump back on the campaign trail the country is more united than ever. A lot of people don't like the guy, but that's because they're told not to like him. If you have no social life, and spend 90% of your time watching YouTube, you're definitely more likely to support him.

Celebrities whose careers' peaked long ago are the least likely to intentionally support him, because voicing their distaste for him is the only way they can feel relevant again. If you're a celebrity currently at the peak of your success, you're probably not going around bashing Trump, because why would you? Success doesn't make you bitter. It's only when it dries up that you become like Barbra Streisand, Rob Reiner, Stephen King, and Luke Skywalker.

The one exception is Taylor Swift, who's currently peaking in success. The reason she voices her distaste for Trump is simply be because Kanye actively supported him. It's easier to point your ire towards some old white guy than the person who actually slighted you.

Watch on YouTube: https://youtu.be/3-6h6GRHl_Y

Are multicellular organisms a scam? Like capitalism, our bodies enslave billions of cells to do our bidding. These individual cells take direct orders from the dictatorial nervous system, of which the brain is in charge of. What benefits are they receiving by working 24/7 in such a society? Sure, they get to survive for a few years at most, but what happens after they retire? Do they get a pension? Our thankless brain is being serviced by these hard working machines at their complete expense. Single cell organisms have a much better quality of life.

Watch on YouTube: https://youtu.be/HxWnmzOpfQ0

I'm a contrarian investor with over two years of experience in the stock market. I've now been through at least one market cycle and that is enough to feel confident giving strangers financial advice. I live by the words of the late Charlie Munger, who famously said you make money sitting on your butt.  I go against the common folk who say you shouldn't try to time the market. Screw that nonsense. The market is like the ocean. You can't fight it, but you can certainly choose not to set sail during a hurricane. I'm also a gambling addict who has been day trading 0 DTE SPX options for over a month. Hear all about it in this tremendous episode.

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Comedian Michael Dragon joins me to talk about day trading the S&P 500 and other topics related to investing and finance. Usually people who are passionate about these topics aren't known to be the funniest people. Well times are changing, and thanks to r/wallstreetbets there are a lot more finance bros being born every day. Look out hedge funds, retail investors are becoming the new sharks.

Watch on Youtube: https://youtu.be/LY6FlBX4-1U