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Tiers of Wealth, Justice & Subjective Reality
In this episode of Positively Pedestrian, we discuss, an arc of topics from the Pope as an apologist, for fraud waste and abuse to the Sackler family profiting from much the same, and offering the same sort of tacit, and weak apology. From there we look at history and access to information. Visualizing wealth distribution, alongside a world of unparalleled productivity, speed and scale. We talk about the lives of the independently wealthy, those who own the means of production. Proffering a tiered model of wealth and justice. We conclude by offering up a list of tools that can shift the balance of power and a proposal for a Community College class to disseminate it.
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Cultural & Social Impact of Social Media
In this episode of Positively Pedestrian, we discuss social media's net effect on society domestically and globally with guest Ayman Boukharraz. Social media profoundly impacts culture, beliefs, choices, and nearly every aspect of modern life and is particularly powerful among the youth. Social media built on closed-source algorithms designed to maximize engagement and profitability over health and wellness may significantly contribute to many modern social and cultural problems. It is becoming increasingly known that social media tends to lower self-esteem, lead to many forms of anti-social behavior, and increase social isolation, the exact opposite of what it is branded as. A perpetual state of hyper-consumptive and entertainment may not be our best, and let us hope we have it within our nature to change before we get on the space cruise ship and The Buy n' Large Corporation rues the day.
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Cultural Superiority via Hyper Violence
In this episode of Positively Pedestrian, we discuss the implications and net effects of hyper-violence being a distinct component of a culture or society. We look at examples justifying high social exposure to violence and its potential utility in both application and potential. We then discuss possible methods of reducing exposure to violence and examine the simulated and latent potential for violence. We then wrap up with a brief debate on the potential value of a social currency or social credit system.
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Complexity & Scale of Technology on Humanity
In this episode of Positively Pedestrian, we discuss the effects of rapidly expanding technology on society, in particular the effects on the individual, various generations, culture, and morality. We take a look at key technological developments that have and will occur and how society is pressured by these rapid changes. We then discuss the effects of scale on the mind and imagination and then wrap up with a concept of an obtainable moral framework in this new paradigm.
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Versions of Hyper Violence & Feminine Revolt
In this episode of Positively Pedestrian, we discuss the continued assault on women, especially poor women. We discuss a neo-feminist strategy in the form of a collective mass exodus of women from churches across the nation. It may be high time that women finally leave behind the Christian-embedded culture of misogyny as an act of patriotism. We then devolve into a creative tirade of how to perhaps generate a new layer of misinformation for the greater good and drown out other misinformation with our white hat version designed to spoof QAnon and take down Trump, only for the true goal of promoting our podcast.
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Misandry Male Privilege & Fronting Sexuality
In this episode of Positively Pedestrian, we discuss the trend of Misandry emerging across all segments of social society, social media, and even marketing and sales. Misandry, or hatred toward men seems to be becoming normalized so we discuss how and why this may have come to be, its effects, and where this may be trending. We then pivot to a discussion about men, male privilege, men's mental and physical health, and how the male social roles have rapidly shifted. Next, we discuss the pros and cons of the trend of sexuality becoming one's leading identifying characteristic and what effect that may have, particularly on our youth. We finish with a brief debate on indoctrination and bias.
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Shadow Economy & Second Class Citizens
In this episode of Positively Pedestrian, we discuss the reality of every major developed country in the world having a large shadow economy as well as a group of people best described as second-class citizens which are off the books but do all the dangerous and challenging work. We talk about the direct and indirect impacts of these shadow economies, who benefits and pays the price, and, in general, the overall morality of this reality. With big data, surveillance, and high-tech methods, the shadow economy could be eliminated or dramatically reduced, but this never seems to play out, which begs the question, who benefits?
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Shaping Preference & Inducing Greatness
In this episode of Positively Pedestrian, we discuss the world covered in plants being terraformed by people under bizarre constrains and what seems like a complete lack of useful planning. Human existence might seem like slime mold to a sophisticated alien species, growing and consuming without reason or guided purpose. Beyond human ego and blind ambition, perhaps we can build useful intellectualism, and terraform our world into an environment that invokes greatness, and more purpose driven lives, less we may just make great pets.
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Clearing the Great Filter & Dethroning Kleptocrats
In this episode of Positively Pedestrian our guest is Sam Stanton. We discuss how humanity may willfully avoid omnicide and prevent our own extinction as a species. It would appear the most probably method humanity goes extinct is through our own action. Continued weaponization of technology as technology rapidly expands may be the highway to hell and may be Great Filter that perhaps all advanced civilizations face. Self-destruction or even technological transformation may be unavoidable and a natural progression of technological sophistication. Lastly, we talk about how politics will inevitably matter, and maybe it is high time we find a way to change our politics and our culture.
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Rights in a Crisis & The Faithful Pseudoscientists
In this episode of Positively Pedestrian, we discuss the long-overdue and much-needed shift in American Culture. From Gun & Bible fanatics to Pedophile Priests, to Hands-On Scout Masters, to social media as the dominant source of news, to the faithful hordes of Pseudoscientists, we need a shift to sobriety, healthy skepticism, and empathetic human-centered concerted cultivation of our citizens at every stage of life. Plus, some bad jokes.
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Declining Mental Health & Naming Pets
In this episode of Positively Pedestrian, we discuss pets we had in the past, the names we gave them, and the ups and downs of having pets. Sean talks about being in a mega bass car club and killer sound systems. Then we transition to talking about congress, stocks, and cognitive decline, followed by neurological disorders, depression, and mental health. We finish off by talking about various methods of unliving oneself and encounters with bad roommates of the third kind.
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Revealing Measuring & Validating Ourselves
In this episode of Positively Pedestrian, we discuss possible ways we may be able to validate ourselves, the goodness within us, and the quality of our characters both to ourselves and to others. Measuring our institutions and big-picture objectives of where we are headed, through both guided and misguided pursuits. We drill into a prevailing sentiment of toxic masculinity and men view as predators and the possible negative psychological effects this may have on men and what we may be able to do about it. We finish the discussion with the idea of directing the power of AI tools to the domain of personal empowerment and improvement and what might be possible.
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Abortion Rights & Shifting American Culture
In a special holiday edition of Positively Pedestrian, Sean Snodgrass, Kris Tyte, and guest Lindsay discuss the Shifting Landscape of American culture spurred by the recent supreme court reversal of Roe v Wade. Social media, political parties, and entrenched industrial complexes leave the rich far richer and the rest of us polarized and divided fighting over whatever economic and philosophical scraps trickle down; all in an environment where productivity, production, technology, and wealth are at the highest levels throughout all recorded history. What is going on and what type of cultural transformation may be possible for us to come together and bring forward positive progressive change for all of humanity?
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Politics, Dog Bites & Human Corpses
In this episode of Positively Pedestrian, we get into some discussion on politics which quickly devolves back into a discussion about hypocrisy and the rule of the all-mighty dollar. Next, we talk about pets and the bizarre and seldomly talked about side of pet ownership. Then we get into what could be and should be done with people's bodies when they die and fantasize about what we would want to be done with our corpses. We finish up with the absurdity of producing mountains of garbage and the technology divide across generations.
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AI Sentience & Layers of Misinformation
In this episode of Positively Pedestrian, we discuss AI Sentience, AGI, and a variety of causes and effects of misinformation from the potential effects on the individual mind all the way to state-sponsored information warfare. We discuss the US Government as a Kleptocracy masquerading as a democracy, and patriotism gone wild. The overall conclusion is there is little human value overall in misinformation, but many opportunities for abuse and domination of the mind.
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Veritable Cornucopia of High-Octane Maladies
In this episode of Positively Pedestrian, we discuss everything from simulated stupidity to stretching the imagination, and placebos. We are honing in on the toxicity of believing without evidence. And working to explore the interplay between faith, charisma and science.
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Free Will vs. Determinism
In this episode of Positively Pedestrian, we discuss the macro and micro implications of the classic philosophical debate of Free Will vs. Determinism. We look at how one's overall social, cognitive, and physical environment plays a crucial role in shaping one's beliefs and behaviors. Furthermore, we look at Free Will and Determinism from a management perspective, even going into personal responsibility and moral duty toward shaping our environments. Lastly, we have a look at so-called Stand-Your-Ground laws and brazen/brutal attitudes toward personal accountability applied to the poor or those otherwise environmentally disadvantaged.
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UFOs & Alien Sky Daddies
In this episode of Positively Pedestrian, we discuss the prospect aliens are real and are here on Earth already, and have a significant impact on our past, present, and future. We further our discussion with the concept of Earth as a Living Organism and extend this outward into the idea of a Living Universe. Perhaps the inevitable nature of the universe is for the full conversion of energy into matter and matter and energy into life. Finally, we get into some more farfetched but interesting ideas about a galactic coalition of billions of alien member species that work to decide the fate of civilizations like ours that have entered a period of massive technological expansion.
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Modern Corporate Racism & Causesumerism
In this episode of Positively Pedestrian, we discuss the intricacies of racism and misappropriated modern versions of perpetuating racist thinking through hypocritical so-called "diversity and inclusion" training and various other inappropriate artifacts of corporate culture regardless of intent. Race is a social construct, not a scientific or empirical quality of humanity, so we discuss possible ways to move past the social construct. Lastly, we discuss what it means to be marginalized and ways we can move away from the status quo and do far better.
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Concerted Cultivation & Positive Change
In this episode of Positively Pedestrian, we discuss consciously positively influencing ourselves and others by having a core disposition of positivity. Augmenting our environments, surroundings, and interactions with the intent to have a consistent positive influence on ourselves and thereby others. Then we transition into a nostalgic conversation about books and childhood memories of making brown paper bag book covers and finding treasures in the form of paper scraps.
