War of Ideas

Managing our free time in a world where there seems to be less and less of it every day becomes more and more difficult to do. The less we have, the more difficult it is to spend it on the things we know we ought to. Understandable? Yes.

Is managing our money any different? The less we have, the more difficult it is to spend it on the things we know we ought to. Understandable? Also yes.

Let's make the connection that lack of free time causes the same mismanagement problems as the lack of cash and let's remove the stigma we have against the poor.

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In this episode, I talk about just how much of the bargaining power Amazon has right now. Amazon is changing the playbook of what business expenditures look like.

Rather than talking about the specifics of the broken deal in New York itself, I go into more detail about the logic of why a deal like this is not just possible, but begged for by cities across America. How do the American people fight back for a better deal?

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In this episode, I talk about the quandary we are in when it comes to the right to free speech. Since most people do their talking on social media these days, can Mark Zuckerberg (Facebook) or Jack Dorsey (Twitter) be trusted to allow everyone their free speech? Can we force them to allow free speech? If not, can we trust the government to allow it if they have oversight of social media giants? Is competition between private entities enough to keep free speech as a priority? Am I asking too many questions?

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In this episode, I talk about Steven Pinker's critics attacking him and his new book showing how the world is getting better. I connect these critiques to a larger scale problem in society to help show the raw thought process that goes on where people assign compartments of "hate" and "like" to others and predetermine their attitude toward somebody based on what circles they tend to stay in.

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In this episode of the War of Ideas podcast, I talk about the concept of universal basic income and discuss the viewpoint of someone that thinks it is a step in the right direction due to where we seem to be headed in terms of wealth inequality (and all of the issues that come with it.)

Even if we consider the advancement of AI playing an almost negligible role in job displacement, businesses are still getting more and more productive with their time and energy, lessening the need for the same percentage of workers than there used to be.

 

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In this episode of the War of Ideas podcast, I talk about social media's role in the 2016 presidential election, zeroing in on Facebook specifically. A discussion is held on whether or not we should make changes to the first amendment, or whether we might need to in the future. What do we do now that Russia has shown to the world a new take on what is possible in the sphere of online communication?

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There is a race to obtain an alternate form of currency. It's not bitcoin, it's our attention. And most of us don't know that it's happening. Inspired by Tristan Harris, this episode discusses the problem of powerful companies addicting us to their product and how awareness can help us take back our lives.

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In this episode, I discuss the future possibility of a world without the need of jobs, as well as how we should view the necessity of jobs in the present. Then, on to the idea of working hard to make a living, and tying things in with the new tax cuts it looks like we're going to receive.

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In this episode, I deliberate over whether we should allow immigrants in our country and what Obama's social media outcry shows. After that, if the Bernie wing of the Democratic party is more trouble than it's worth, the role of the media, and the debate over universal healthcare.

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In this episode, I go over Dilbert creator Scott Adam's podcast discussion with Sam Harris. He tries to defend Trump's reasons for doing what he does. I offer quite different explanations as to why Trump wants to keep coal jobs, argue against climate change, boast about the stock market, and other topics.

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