Mere Mortals Conversations

Who we are, you'll never know. What we do, you can only guess. Why we podcast, because it's fun!In Episode #267 of 'Musings' Nuaj & Nyrik discuss: the definition of anonymity, the pros of security/inclusivity/meritocracy, the cons of no accountability/destructiveness, why being anonymous in the crowd doesn't make sense, ways that we use or see it in our daily lives, why Juan wants less of it and I see it as more neutral.A big thanks to Dave Jones (the one and only Podsage) for supporting us this week. Very much appreciated!As always, we hope you enjoy. Mere Mortals out!Timeline:(0:00) - Nyrik & Nuaj define 'anonymity'(4:12) - Benefits(12:44) - Should our world be more anonymous?(16:03) - Cons(23:41) - Responding to the chat(27:07) - Boostagram Lounge(30:33) - Types of anonymity(36:29) - How this interacts with daily life(44:24) - More anonymity is bad(48:32) - Creating systems with variable anonymity(51:36) - Would we ever publish something anonymously(54:57) - Send an anonymous boostagram if you so desireConnect with Mere Mortals:Website: https://www.meremortalspodcast.com/Discord: https://discord.gg/jjfq9eGReUInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/meremortalspodcast/Support the show

Not only do a lot of NFT's within the same series looks the same, but across series as well!In Episode #266 of 'Meanderings' Juan and I discuss: Juan's ridiculous NFT purchases, why Juan is delusional about his love for artistic NFT's (they're all the same), how I propose to strengthen my meme muscle, whether the Great Men of history theory is legit, who will be first on Mars, the joy of wandering around and finding new places in your city, why cityscapes are better than pure nature, a hypothetical about doing less exercise, boosterrrrrrrr and why Hitler was a hypocrite.As always, we hope you enjoy. Mere Mortals out!Timeline:(0:00) - Juan's a degenerate(2:05) - Does Juan like art?(6:02) - NFT's look the same(11:41) - Good & shitty wallets(13:27) - NFT's not on Ethereum(14:31) - Meme generation(17:04) - Meme training(20:58) - The Great Man Theory(30:32) - Man or woman 1st on Mars?(31:51) - Discovering new areas(37:50) - Prepaid plan FTW & hiking vs cityscapes(45:42) - Rating workouts(52:21) - Boost bait jingles(55:34) - Hitler was shooting up animal fatConnect with Mere Mortals:Website: https://www.meremortalspodcast.com/Discord: https://discord.gg/jjfq9eGReUInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/meremortalspodcast/Support the show

We get slightly philosophical on this one as we explore some of our deepest held beliefs.In Episode #265 of 'Musings' Juan and I discuss: how to catch us live in the future, a few different definitions of the word, why I have a new hated buzzword, some things that we strongly believe, a shoutout to Petar the Slav & Dave Jones for boostagramming, some topics we find immensely boring, why flat earthers are just regular people and why meritocracy will fail when the robots take over.As always, we hope you enjoy. Mere Mortals out!Timeline:(0:00) - We're live!(2:42) - Definition of 'belief'(4:55) - Is polarisation actually bad?(8:50) - Kyrin's strong beliefs(14:29) - Juan's strong beliefs(23:49) - Boostagram Lounge(30:30) - Responding to the chat(36:45) - Boring beliefs(44:36) - Believing something doesn't equate to action(50:47) - Identity politics won't matter when the robots come(59:13) - Signing offConnect with Mere Mortals:Website: https://www.meremortalspodcast.com/Discord: https://discord.gg/jjfq9eGReUInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/meremortalspodcast/Support the show

Well this turned out to be mostly an episode of complaining. Complaining about COVID, about doctors, about fiat and about dressing up.In Episode #264 of 'Meanderings' Juan and I discuss: how Juan caught COVID this last week, my moaning about the medical system, whether we should help you to help us, my surprise erotic encounter, why everyone's watches seem to be broken, why we want to wear a pocketwatch, Juan appearing in random photos from Mexico and how you can support poor Juanito's lungs.As always, we hope you enjoy. Mere Mortals out!Timeline:(0:00) - Dodging COVID and concerns over long COVID(5:35) - Inundated by paper(11:24) - Disgusted by fiat(16:55) - Delightfully erotic clockwork(20:58) - Will the watch survive into the future?(23:34) - Mere Mortals x Peak Blinders crossover?(27:23) - Juan & I in Mexico(33:33) - Support Juan's deteriorating lungsConnect with Mere Mortals:Website: https://www.meremortalspodcast.com/Discord: https://discord.gg/jjfq9eGReUInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/meremortalspodcast/Support the show

What's your favourite anime and why? In Episode #263 of 'Musings' Juan and I discuss: the Japanese definition of animation compared to the west, a huge list of enjoyable anime and their defining characteristics, the great dubbed vs subbed debate, why friendship is always the main takeaway (lol), some epic moments imprinted in our memories, why I felt embarrassed by watching (for a while) and how it compares to reading the manga.A big shoutout to our anonymous supporter for this last week, very much appreciated!As always, we hope you enjoy. Mere Mortals out!Timeline:(0:00) - Intro(2:36) - Definition(4:11) - Anime we have watched(8:11) - What makes an enjoyable anime?(14:55) - Dubbed vs Subbed(22:25) - Boostagram Lounge(27:00) - What have we learnt from anime?(32:51) - Non-violent animes(35:14) - Favourite anime moments(39:04) - Did we ever feel a stigma to watching?(44:38) - Reading from the source Mangas(49:16) - Final sumup and V4VConnect with Mere Mortals:Website: https://www.meremortalspodcast.com/Discord: https://discord.gg/jjfq9eGReUInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/meremortalspodcast/Support the show

Andrew Taylor, The CEO and Founder of Live Co (https://lvco.com.au/)and the Ambitious Lifestyle, was born and raised in South Auckland. While now residing in Brisbane he has not forgotten his roots and where he came from and the community that he was surrounded with while growing up. Coming from an area that was often portrayed negatively in the media he understands what it is like to be over looked. In todays conversation I sat down with Andrew to talk business, lifestyle and the stories along the journey.As always, we hope you enjoy. Mere Mortals out!Timeline:(0:00) - Intro(1:25) - The first sales gig(5:20) - Giving it another go(7:05) - Growing up in a low socio economic area(10:20) - Knowing your younger self(13:00) - First sales and experiences(15:50) - Connecting with warehouses(20:40) - Live Co today(23:30) - Growing the brand(31:20) - Daily discipline(37:30) - Building sounding boards(42:00) - How long does it take to plan 12 month plan(43:30) - Goals and excitement for the futureConnect with Mere Mortals:Website: https://www.meremortalspodcast.com/Discord: https://discord.gg/jjfq9eGReUInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/meremortalspodcast/Support the show

Definitely worth watching for the graphics I created as I think this might be one of our best episodes yet!In Episode #262 of 'Meanderings' Juan and I discuss: what the 2020's will be remembered for, Juan's unbelievable humility (hahahahaha), thoughts on the stories humans tell, ridiculous but truthful fiction, how ideas travel in the world, the awesome dolls created in the 18th century, Stephen Wolfram's & the Mandelbrot set and getting your money hacked from creative bad people.As always, we hope you enjoy. Mere Mortals out!Timeline:(0:00) - The Roaring 2020's(3:28) - Juan the Social Media King(6:25) - BS Stories(10:11) - How truthful is humanity(15:52) - Juan's blog post & subjectivity(18:38) - The Shit Angel & fictitious stories(23:36) - Covid misinformation and idea proliferation(32:08) - Censorship(36:13) - Jaquet Droz Automaton(41:28) - Cellular automata & complexity(45:59) - Key loggers & Russian spying(49:38) - V4V & FountainConnect with Mere Mortals:Website: https://www.meremortalspodcast.com/Discord: https://discord.gg/jjfq9eGReUInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/meremortalspodcast/Support the show

Domo arigato Mr Juanboto.In Episode #261 Juan and I discuss: some changes to our podcast format, whether we could love or be friends with robots, why robots in our sports could be epic, Bender from Futurama, my fetish for holes of all sorts (apparently), why I want a drone sitting on my shoulder and whether you will like the new format.As always, we hope you enjoy. Mere Mortals out!Timeline:(0:00) - We're Going Live!(5:17) - New List Of Changes(9:25) - Why Robots & Definition(12:50) - Friendship With Robots(20:31) - Roombas & Pets(29:28) - Safety & Time Saving(33:09) - We Want Robots In Our Sports(40:05) - We Don't Want Robots Capable Of Violence(43:13) - The Best Robot In Pop Culture(45:46) - The Uncanny Valley(52:29) - Predictions: When Will We Have Robots In Our Lives(57:47) - No Robot Spam .... We Want Genuine Feedback PlzConnect with Mere Mortals:Website: https://www.meremortalspodcast.com/Discord: https://discord.gg/jjfq9eGReUInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/meremortalspodcast/Support the show

You smell that ....... it smells 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) -  Our December recap(4:56) - Juan's Body January goals(7:45) - Kyrin's first 4 January goals(11:57) - Juan's Mind January goals(15:09) - Kyrin's second 4 January goals(19:16) - Juan's Soul January goals(24:16) - Fitness roundup(25:55) - Boost baby boostConnect with Mere Mortals:Website: https://www.meremortalspodcast.com/Discord: https://discord.gg/jjfq9eGReUInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/meremortalspodcast/Support the show

What do George Orwell, Henry Spira, Viktor Frankl, Adam Curry, Ian Thorpe & Mark Twain all have in common?In Episode #260 of 'Musings' Juan and I discuss: the definition of these various terms, why idolising certain people might be unhealthy, figures from history that have influenced us, what characteristics make these people special, why our diversity levels are super super low, which of the 3 options we would like to be and why you (yes YOU!) are a legend for listening to the Mere Mortals.As always, we hope you enjoy. Mere Mortals out!Timeline:(0:00) - Incoming pug attack(1:25) - Definition(1:59) - Flawed heroes(7:48) - Our personal favourites(17:28) - What separates these people?(21:50) - People similar to you(27:12) - What would we want to be?(30:19) - Become a legend & send a boostagramConnect with Mere Mortals:Website: https://www.meremortalspodcast.com/Discord: https://discord.gg/jjfq9eGReUInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/meremortalspodcast/Support the show