Mere Mortals Conversations

What would happen if I didn't tell you that hypotheticals might not, not be useful? Brain explosion ....In Episode #310 of 'Musings' Juan and I discuss: Juan's inability to put his phone on silent, why I've been struggling with the book 'Reasons And Persons' by Derek Parfit, how we tend to use hypotheticals in real life, why I believe it is more about the intent of their use rather than how close they conform to reality and why a fact based approach might be the best way to answer them.A big thanks to Petar The Perennial Booster and Dave Jones The Podsage for supporting the show!As always, we hope you enjoy. Mere Mortals out!Timeline:(0:00) - What is a Musings?(0:43) - Juan's phone shitshow(2:13) - Why I chose this topic(3:43) - Definition(6:40) - Reasons And Persons by Derek Parfit(8:56) - Using hypotheticals in day to day life(13:09) - Book example and unrealistic hypotheticals(19:33) - Yes list for uses(25:12) - No list for uses(33:44) - Boostagram Lounge(40:25) - Answering hypotheticals(49:05) - Not making a choice is a choice(50:02) - What happens if you don't boost?Intro Music by 'Signs Of New Growth':https://podcastindex.social/@SignsOfNewGrowthConnect with Mere Mortals:Website: https://www.meremortalspodcast.com/Discord: https://discord.gg/jjfq9eGReUInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/meremortalspodcast/Support the show

We are bringing back our creation of Effective Philosophy© to solve a recent lie that I told.In Episode #309 of 'Meanderings' Juan and I discuss: Brendan highlighting our recent shift away from philosophy, Juan's recent book review, why I lied about the details of car switching within my family, why lies that effect reality are the ones that really need fixing, Juan's recent thoughts on adopting a longer term outlook, the paradox of life always changing and why hypotheticals aren't always helpful.As always, we hope you enjoy. Mere Mortals out!Timeline:(0:00) - Mickey Mouse and Swaggy Sealion(0:38) - We've been lacking philosophy(3:00) - The Little Book of Alpaca Philosophy(5:12) - Badass Alpacas and Donkeys(6:55) - Lying to avoid 'Trust Fund Baby' associations(11:40) - I'll do anything for cake(14:35) - Trying to distort reality via lies(21:49) - Bitcoin Alpacas(23:37) - Long term thinking(29:51) - Time scale dichotomy applied to meeting a girl(36:56) - Effective philosophy(39:52) - Reasons And Persons(46:55) - Mix V4V and Effective PConnect with Mere Mortals:Website: https://www.meremortalspodcast.com/Discord: https://discord.gg/jjfq9eGReUInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/meremortalspodcast/Support the show

A lot of this discussion was based on an episode of 'The Art of Manliness' with Jon Tyson.In Episode #308 of 'Musings' Juan and I discuss: whether tribal and extreme rituals are necessary to enter manhood, why forcing your child to do these things could backfire, moments in our lives that distinguished us, whether it actually is necessary to have a rite of passage and qualities that distinguish a man.A huge thanks to the many boosters from this week, which was our most ever! Petar the Slav, Jake Hider (The SLIEK Podcast), Dave Jones, BooBury (Behind The Sch3m3s), Floydianslips & Signs Of New Growth. As always, we hope you enjoy. Mere Mortals out!Timeline:(0:00) - Art Of Manliness Episode With Jon Tyson(2:45) - Quick roundup of V4V podcast news(5:06) - Article and Podcast summary(9:30) - Our (lack of) personal experiences of reaching manhood(13:34) - Does forcing the transition make things better?(18:23) - Testing boundaries and rules(24:56) - The importance of age to manhood(27:46) - Live comments(29:11) - Huge Boostagram Lounge!!!(38:28) - The Mere Mortalites Leaderboard(41:57) - Our ideas of what makes a 'man'(48:44) - Creating special moments(52:18) - Podcast observations(56:08) - Life without having a rite of passage(58:16) - Societies impact of becoming a man(1:00:56) - Value for ValueArt Of Manliness Episode:https://podverse.fm/episode/gyp9qFBKfIntro Music by 'Signs Of New Growth':https://podcastindex.social/@SignsOfNewGrowthConnect with Mere Mortals:Website: https://www.meremortalspodcast.com/Discord: https://discord.gg/jjfq9eGReUInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/meremortalspodcast/Support the show

Spencer Pearson (also known as Sir Spencer) is the host of multiple podcast (Bowl After Bowl, AbleKraft), developer of a decentralised music app (DeMu) and at the forefront of running with scissors in Podcasting 2.0.In Conversation #75, Spencer and I discuss: what attracted him to Podcasting 2.0, why the music industry is screwing over musicians, how the combination of Bitcoin/RSS/V4V can make this better, the plans he has for his decentralised music app, his unique blend of being a whizz kid yet feeling like an idiot and his mindset to try things out and get shit done.I really hope you enjoy this conversation with Spencer, Kyrin out!Timeline:(0:00) - Intro to Sir Spencer(0:42) - How would life be different without a break from podcasting?(4:11) - Finding Podcasting 2.0(8:04) - The pitch for Decentralised Music(11:08) - Names: Music 2.0 vs DeMu(16:11) - What's wrong with the music industry?(24:36) - V4V helps artists and listeners(28:49) - Value is subjective(33:16) - Creating a music app(39:27) - It's early days, everything is still hard(47:19) - Complexities of app building(50:28) - Musicians already earning Bitcoin(55:20) - We're done with killer apps(1:03:46) - Lazy stoner yet gun go-getter(1:07:51) - Don't convince, do & showcase(1:14:57) - Importance of the long term outlook(1:18:35) - Self hosting and jury rigging RSS(1:26:44) - Command line should be taught in school(1:34:09) - Coding brain vs artist brain(1:37:54) - Moods & goals(1:43:00) - Self critique and hypotheticals(1:52:40) - Where to find SpencerConnect with Spencer:Website: https://bowlafterbowl.comTwitter: https://twitter.com/Bowl_After_BowlMastodon: https://noagendasocial.com/@SirSpencerConnect with Mere Mortals:Website: https://www.meremortalspodcast.com/Discord: https://discord.gg/jjfq9eGReUInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/meremortalspodcast/Support the show

If there was an ultimate game show all with different versions of yourself (horny, happy, assertive, angry, confident, etc.,) which of them would win?In Episode #307 of 'Meanderings' Juan and I discuss: whether you would prefer your upper body or lower body to be cold, revisiting the gameshow I explain in Ep #203, how different permanent mental states would effect our lives, why goal setting is probably our defining characteristic, the optimal amount of mistakes to make while learning a language and my recent enlightenment of being boring.As always, we hope you enjoy. Mere Mortals out!Timeline:(0:00) - Juan's back (with poor lighting)(0:54) - Jumpers vs Long Pants(4:20) - Competing against your replicas(7:25) - Which mental state is the most successful?(11:08) - Michio Kaku & the teletransporter(13:07) - What mind state leads to the worst life?(16:52) - How about the most interesting life?(18:54) - Annual goals chitchat(22:37) - Monthly goals & skill stacking(26:34) - Making mistakes while language learning(32:54) - Mean Parisians(33:58) - Even though I ballet I'm boring(38:58) - Hand me down car woes(40:14) - Fountain is doing giveawaysConnect with Mere Mortals:Website: https://www.meremortalspodcast.com/Discord: https://discord.gg/jjfq9eGReUInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/meremortalspodcast/Support the show

It's a special solo episode today that also became a DJ set of decentralised music!In Episode #306 of 'Musings' I discuss: why I'm podcasting alone today, how Podcasting 2.0 infrastructure and technology can help make the music industry better, why middlemen suck and peer to peer payments solve this, a real time example of supporting my favourite artists, potential arguments on why this won't work (hint, it already does work) and a list of musicians already on the bandwagon.A big thanks to Petar, Dave Jones & Brando Sellers for supporting the podcast, bloody legends!As always, we hope you enjoy. Mere Mortals out!Timeline:(0:0) - Deep monologue with a light hearted touch(0:56) - Brief news & updates(5:11) - Why am I talking about 'Decentralised Music'(6:46) - Problems with the music industry(9:44) - Middlemen taking slices and RSS music(14:33) - AbleKraft and releasing music via P2.0 apps(17:15) - Making Beans by Able and The Wolf(20:50) - How everyone gets paid(28:42) - Boostagram Lounge(31:36) - Responding to comments(33:20) - Complexities for commercial rights(39:25) - Are NFT's better for music?(44:19) - V4V vs Advertising model(49:35) - People abusing the system(53:26) - More comments and using a wallet(58:54) - Highlighting all the current music podcasts(1:03:36) - USA by Signs Of New GrowthIntro Music and USA by 'Signs Of New Growth':https://podcastindex.social/@SignsOfNewGrowthMaking Beans by Able and The Wolf:https://podcastindex.org/podcast/4630863Connect with Mere Mortals:Website: https://www.meremortalspodcast.com/Discord: https://discord.gg/jjfq9eGReUInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/meremortalspodcast/Support the show

Juan has been killing life back in the gym but I've been having a shit time of it.In Episode #305 of 'Meanderings' Juan and I discuss: why Juan loves training after being away, the difference between PB's and PR's, why Juan believes it is impossible to over train, my experience of joining a gym chain after calisthenicing for the last 5 years, why I don't want to (but may will be) hitting on girls in the gym and why you should also do the opposite of normal!As always, we hope you enjoy. Mere Mortals out!Timeline:(0:00) - Not light, but deep(0:34) - The thrill of working out(5:32) - Rating workouts and getting back into it(10:27) - Overtraining vs Under recovery(15:53) - The pros of globo gyms(18:37) - Unfortunately there are also cons(23:28) - Juan's gym rating and working to PB's(27:04) - Fake it til you make it(31:25) - I'm not normal(36:48) - Making tradeoffs & a better mindset(43:22) - Do the opposite: Don't NOT boostagram usConnect with Mere Mortals:Website: https://www.meremortalspodcast.com/Discord: https://discord.gg/jjfq9eGReUInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/meremortalspodcast/Support the show

We don't think it will, but here are the best arguments we came across of why cryptocurrencies will fail.In Episode #304 of 'Musings' Juan and I discuss: the reason for searching out arguments that go against our beliefs, a series of podcast/video recommendations with great pointers in the negative category, comments from our listeners about why they don't like crypto, why too much emphasis on the monetary aspect and not enough personal responsibility would be red flags for us, and our ultimate thoughts on why these tradeoffs aren't enough to kill everything.As always, we hope you enjoy. Mere Mortals out!Timeline:(0:00) - S.O.N.G & We'll Take Care Of Your Crypto(1:06) - Why Was I Looking At Anti-Crypto Arguments(4:41) - Debating Crypto: Katie Haun vs. Paul Krugman(9:20) - Critiquing Bitcoin with Frances Coppola & Nic Carter(10:40) - Store of Value vs Peer To Peer Payments(18:03) - The PoW vs. PoS Debate | Lyn Alden & Justin Drake(19:12) - Chat Comments(30:00) - 120 - Marc Andreessen & Chris Dixon of a16z | Reinventing the Internet(32:16) - Boostagram Lounge(33:22) - Sad Puppies Everywhere(34:52) - How Do Cryptocurrencies Fail?(41:49) - Different Ways Of Handling Money(45:52) - Crypto Without The Money(52:12) - Final Thoughts & Comments(53:30) - Hoard Your Electrons!Referenced Videos:Debating Crypto: Katie Haun vs. Paul Krugman: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gOXYbmKRTsQCritiquing Bitcoin with Frances Coppola & Nic Carter: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hy8JhNgU8eIThe PoW vs. PoS Debate | Lyn Alden & Justin Drake: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1m12zgJ42dIBankless #120 - Marc Andreessen & Chris Dixon of a16z | Reinventing the Internet: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RXHITeaGB8QLine Goes Up – The Problem With NFTs: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YQ_xWvX1n9gConnect with Mere Mortals:Website: https://www.meremortalspodcast.com/Discord: https://discord.gg/jjfq9eGReUInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/meremortalspodcast/Support the show

You hear that ....... it sounds like it's goal time.Do you set yourself monthly goals and if so, how many do you set? Juan and I on the first week of every month go over our progress from the previous month and where we are heading for the next. Emphasis as always is on the shortcomings; what we didn't achieve in the previous monthly goals and how we will fix that for the month that comes. We hope you get some value from this series, showcasing our own methodology. What do you do differently and why?As always, we hope you enjoy, Mere Mortals out!Timeline:(0:00) - Juan's May Recap(1:14) - Kyrin's May Recap(2:47) - Stupid Dance Screw Around(5:43) - Juan's June Goals(7:48) - Kyrin's June Goals(13:29) - Fitness Challenge(15:22) - V4VConnect with Mere Mortals:Website: https://www.meremortalspodcast.com/Discord: https://discord.gg/jjfq9eGReUInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/meremortalspodcast/Support the show

In one way or another this whole episode was about memes. And you can believe me, because I am now officially Saitama Sensei.In Episode #303 of 'Meanderings' Juan and I discuss: my plan for doing one-arm handstands at a comic con, what is was like to listen to Gary Vaynerchuk live in person, the contrast between LA rudeness and Minnesotan niceness, why Microsoft Support are the biggest memelords, how so many memes comes from semi-known sources and why Juan will also be doing handstands somewhere special.As always, we hope you enjoy. Mere Mortals out!Timeline:(0:00) - One Puuuuunnnnnnnccccccchhhhhhhh(0:50) - I am Saitama Sensei(3:35) - Web comic vs Manga vs Anime(5:34) - Live speaker atmosphere(7:49) - Gary Vee Interruptions(10:22) - Los Angeles Post Office rudeness(13:31) - Minnesota Nice(19:53) - Juan is learning French(21:59) - Reality is 42069 breaking(24:50) - Meme originations: Louis Theroux rap(28:22) - Meme robots are taking our jobs(30:42) - What to do on top of The Great Pyramid(32:12) - V4V, you and us are early Connect with Mere Mortals:Website: https://www.meremortalspodcast.com/Discord: https://discord.gg/jjfq9eGReUInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/meremortalspodcast/Support the show