Fighting People https://loopvids.s3.amazonaws.com/2023/23Apr08_Post.mp3 Humans are naturally competitive. We have to be. It’s in our nature. Nearly all mammals live within a hierarchy. This is the most efficient way. Most of these hierarchies are based on DNA. Like a regular gorilla can’t just “decide” to become a silverback. He’s […]
Ancient Ego Strategy
Ego Management https://loopvids.s3.amazonaws.com/2023/23Mar03_Post.mp3 The ego is something that has troubled humans since the dawn of time. Well, not really the dawn of time. Maybe the dawn of recorded time. Before the invention of agriculture, the ego was perfect. It drove EVERYBODY to compete. But not random competitions. Competitions based […]
Orwellian Reality Control
Which Came First? https://loopvids.s3.amazonaws.com/2022/22Jun26_Post.mp3 There are two, very broad, competing theories of history. One is that history is made up by powerful dudes making pivotal decisions. The other is that history more or less unfolds on it’s own, and when possible, people try and take credit for the good stuff. I tend […]
Master All Frames
Don’t Be Shy https://loopvids.s3.amazonaws.com/2022/22Feb18_Post.mp4 Humans have a very ancient, “frame battle” instinct. All mammals fight over territory. Whoever controls the most territory, gets the most food. Whoever gets the most food, can have the most kids. One way to look at mammals is inter-generational hierarchy contest. Even if a group […]
Elegant Seduction
Train Wreck https://loopvids.s3.amazonaws.com/2022/22Feb08_Post.mp4 There are a lot of problems in today’s society. Many of them can be attributed to something called “instinct mismatch.” Hunger is the easiest to spot. Back in the day, having an uncontrollably STRONG desire to eat was a benefit. Whoever had the strongest desire to eat would […]
Content Free Frame Domination
Frame Is All https://loopvids.s3.amazonaws.com/2022/22Jan18_Post.mp4 Lord Acton was the dude who came up with the “power corrupts” idea. That power corrupts, absolute power corrupts absolutely. He also said that people will achieve as much power as the situation allows. He was speaking mostly about political types. But this is true for most […]
Deep Rooted Jesus Tree
Drinking Party My friend has this huge tree in his backyard he’s been wanting to chop down for a long time. I was supposed to go and help him, but when I showed up he’d changed his mind. He’d hired some pros to do the job, so we’d just hang out, get hammered […]
Golden Rules of Persuasion
Old Job Selling Cars A long time ago I used to sell cars. It was the first sales job I’ve ever had. I learned quite a bit about persuasion and sales at this job. When I worked there you had to work there for at least a month to prove that you weren’t going to […]
Frame Theory
Frame and Frame Strength Analysis What is frame? It’s that thing that everybody wants. You know when you have it, you know when you lose it. You can sense it when somebody else has it. We note the difference between “the” frame and “frame strength.” Frame Strength vs. The Frame Everybody has frame strength. […]