Everything Costs Something https://loopvids.s3.amazonaws.com/2022/22July20_Post.mp3 A lot of things in life are inherently unpleasant, but necessary. This is the cost of being a human. Even way back in the days of hunter gatherers, we had to work for a living. If you didn’t kill, you didn’t eat. The better of a killer […]
Do You Crave Power?
Get Her! https://loopvids.s3.amazonaws.com/2022/22July19_Post.mp3 Way back in high school, we read Julius Caesar. And then we had to write an essay on the theme: Power corrupts, absolute power corrupts absolutely. This saying has been around for a while. Is it true? It seems true. When you don’t have any power, […]
Behind The Scenes Player
Efficient Brain https://loopvids.s3.amazonaws.com/2022/22July16_Post.mp3 There’s a very common idea that those who really control society are hidden in the shadows. This is more metaphorical than “truth.” It is true that the most powerful people are not people most know about. Not necessarily “hidden in the shadows,” but behind the scenes. Hidden in […]
Why You Feel Like An Outsider
Superficial Hierarchy https://loopvids.s3.amazonaws.com/2022/22July15_Post.mp3 Ask ten dudes what ladies want and you’ll get ten different answers. Generally speaking, these answers will be less than scientific. They will be to partially enhance or protect the ego. But we can do a kind of experiment of sorts. Just imagine your answers to the following […]
Edge Domination
Anarchy https://loopvids.s3.amazonaws.com/2022/22Jun28_Post.mp3 Once a friend of mine and I in high school decided to rebel against the system. We were going to get up and get ready to leave algebra class, but a minute before the bell rang. We stood up, expecting a fight from the teacher. But what we got was […]
Trifecta of Greatness
Complex Simplicity https://loopvids.s3.amazonaws.com/2022/22Jun24_Post.mp3 Humans are goal seeking organisms. All animals are goal seeking organisms. But humans are much, much more complex. We were calibrated to live in small, tightly organized groups. Where everybody grew up knowing everybody else. And to make it simpler, Mother Nature gave us each a singular […]
Cotton Candy Brain
Flex Monkeys https://loopvids.s3.amazonaws.com/2022/22May24_Post.mp3 Arguing with people online can be fun. But it’s also a no-win situation. Lord Acton is the guy who said “Power Corrupts Absolutely.” He’s also the dude who said everybody will always get as much power as the situation allows. This makes perfect sense. From an instinctive […]
Too Man Rabbits?
One Direction https://loopvids.s3.amazonaws.com/2022/22Mar19_Post.mp4 They say a dog can’t chase two rabbits. A metaphor for having two intentions. This is somewhat like when Tom Cruise was getting the crap kicked out of him in the movie, “The Lasts Samurai.” Then a little kid give him some advice. “You have too many minds.” […]
Leverage Human Biases
Filter People https://loopvids.s3.amazonaws.com/2022/22Feb27_Post.mp4 Humans have tons of biases. These are generally thought to be bad. Things that are somehow “wrong” with us. But these were very useful. These still are very useful. One common “bias” is we tend to assume we have much more agency than we really do. […]
World Class Social Status
Look Around https://loopvids.s3.amazonaws.com/2022/22Feb02_Post.mp4 Imagine you’re a dude. If you ARE a dude, this should be easy. Anyhow, you walk into a room. A social environment where people go to meet other people. You scan the room for ladies. How, specifically, do you do this? Do you spend a few […]