Why Are We Like This? https://loopvids.s3.amazonaws.com/2022/22May22_Post.mp3 Why do we defer to authorities? The answer to all these “why do we…” questions is the same. We’ll call this X. As in, why do we “X.” Anyhow, the simple answer to any “why do we X” question is once upon a time, there […]
Social Competitive Advantage
Nothing Is Easy https://loopvids.s3.amazonaws.com/2022/22May21_Post.mp3 Most of everything is a competition. Nobody likes to hear that. But think of all the things you want, that are easily within your grasp. Things you don’t have, but can get relatively easily. When you choose, there is choice. And among all the choices, you […]
Don’t Eat Dirt
Effect Cause https://loopvids.s3.amazonaws.com/2022/22May18_Post.mp3 Relationships used to be easy. Not fantasy dream come true, but pretty easy. You cruise through school. Learn some basic social skills. Learn some basic life skills. Parents and teachers were there to help. Society was pretty stable. You came out, got a job and […]
Instinct Management
No Move https://loopvids.s3.amazonaws.com/2022/22May16_Post.mp3 Most people are lazy. Or rather, everybody is lazy. This is good. Very good. If our ancestors weren’t lazy, we would have gone extinct. We all have a collection of instincts that motivate us to get the most benefit for the least effort. But we also […]
Party People Pattern
Smile Triggers https://loopvids.s3.amazonaws.com/22May13_Post.mp3 Most people love babies. Most of the time. Particularly if it’s not your baby. If it’s your baby, and you haven’t slept in a couple of weeks, maybe not. Most people feel the same about kids and general. So long as they are in a good mood, […]
Dream Big
Dreaming Man https://loopvids.s3.amazonaws.com/2022/22May12_Post.mp3 I used to know this guy. One time, after a few drinks, we and some other folks were talking about random wishes. And he admitted that sometimes he wishes he were a gorgeous young lady. Not from a weird, sexual fetish standpoint. But from an economic standpoint. […]
Self Sustaining Social Skills
Pump Priming https://loopvids.s3.amazonaws.com/2022/22May10_Post.mp3 Some things, once you get them started, are relatively self-sustaining. Like if you need to prime a pump, once the water is flowing, it is self sustaining. But when the water stops flowing, you’ll need to prime it again. This is a function of fluid dynamics. Kind of […]
Calibrate Your Carrot
Hollow Victory https://loopvids.s3.amazonaws.com/2022/22May02_Post.mp3 I was watching an interview with an actor a few days ago. A guy I never heard about before, but recently made it big. He’d been in a bunch of movies and TV shows before, but I hadn’t seen any of them. He was talking about a near emotional […]
Ancient Leadership Scams
Ruthless https://loopvids.s3.amazonaws.com/2022/22May01_Post.mp3 Once I took a speech class. The one I wanted, public speaking, was full. These are usually pretty fun. The one I got was “group dynamics.” Less fun. Probably because of the teacher. I think a more decent professor would teach a better class. But this […]
Get A Million Dollars
Buy Low Sell High https://loopvids.s3.amazonaws.com/2022/22Apr30_Post.mp3 One of my favorite jokes is from a long, long time ago. Like way back in Junior High School. When I had an old school, record player. And one record I listened to over and over was a Steve Martin record. One which was said favorite […]
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