Mere Mortals Conversations

What are you most deeply held ethical boundaries?In Episode #332 of 'Musings' Juan and I discuss: why we had a recent enforced break, the Generational Wealth With Cryptocurrency podcast, why we both are wary of money coming from sponsorship or advertising, topics of conversation that wouldn't be talked about, why I won't be fighting in any ways, Juan's requirements to be fit and achieve his goals, why I try to never tell a lie and the reasons we hold all these views.A huge thanks to Petar the Philosopher, Dave Jones and our mystery streamer. What studs!As always, we hope you enjoy. Mere Mortals out!Timeline:(0:00) - We're Back!(0:48) - Apologies for the break, laptops are tricky(2:30) - What spurred the ethics talk?(3:41) - In general, strong stances end poorly(5:52) - Our stance against advertising and sponsorship(18:14) - What we would or would not talk about(21:15) - Goal setting must have a bare minimum level of adherence(25:43) - I abhor violence(29:32) - But Juan loves it(32:52) - Boostagram Lounge(39:47) - 10,000 steps a day(44:58) - Lying(48:48) - Internal vs external lies(52:26) - Where do we derive our ethics from?(1:02:06) - V4V: No ads or sponsors hereIntro 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

Jeff is the founder and CEO of Monochrome Asset Management - the torchbearer of institutional-grade access to digital assets in Australia. I got to sit down and have a yarn with him, and if nothing else listen to our ESG commentary, because I certainly learned a ton from it. https://www.monochrome.co/Monochrome was founded to solve an industry problem of the lack of objective education, regulated access, and secure custody for digital assets, through blending deep traditional finance and digital asset expertise.Jeff is also the co-founder and former CEO of Australia's largest digital currency exchange by trading volume - Binance Australia.He has been active in the Bitcoin markets since 2013. In his free time, Jeff is an active angel investor and a passionate motorsports enthusiast.In Conversation #78, we dive into his time as the CEO of Binance Australia, where Monochrome gets its name, Bitcoin, ESG implications, the case for environmental benefits and so much more.Hope you're having a fantastic day wherever you are in the world, Juan out!TO DOTimeline:(0:00) - Introduction, Beginnings in architecture(6:50) - Financial System, definition of governance(11:00) - 2013 Bitcoin to CEO of Binance(13:50) - The moment in the journey(19:20) - Challenges in growth(23:20) - What's in a name, and why Monochrome(28:00) - The wild west and articulating regulation in crypto(37:00) - ESG Questions and Answers (Listen to this!)(50:20) - Where does the passion for Bitcoin sit for Jeff(52:20) - The place for different cryptos(57:00) - Bored Ape Yatch Club(1:02:10) - What are we missing in this space?(1:06:00) - Passion for cars(1:08:50) - Closing thoughts, why BitcoinConnect with Mere Mortals:Website: https://www.meremortalspodcast.com/Discord: https://discord.gg/jjfq9eGReUInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/meremortalspodcast/Support the show

How good are you at spotting fakes and would it matter if you were consuming mostly AI generated content?In Episode #331 of 'Meanderings' Juan and I discuss: how Beats by Dre changed gym culture, the rise of deep fakes into your podcasts and media, how to tell what is true so you don't lose a grip on reality, how YouTube is the 2nd biggest search engine, whether a singularity can make a fantastic search engine and why you should check out our chapter art on the Breez app.As always, we hope you enjoy. Mere Mortals out!Timeline:(0:00) - Water in my phone(0:53) - AI images are killing Stock Photography(1:45) - Earphones in the gym(8:19) - Definition of 'deep fake'(9:15) - Facebook's deep fake detection challenge(11:37) - How much media you consume is AI generated?(15:54) - Losing grip of reality(19:56) - Fake voices & not trusting your senses(30:54) - On demand content will determine who is real(37:23) - Do books tell the truth?(40:56) - Deep fakes of your favourite podcast(44:27) - Broad vs narrow search engines(53:09) - The Mere Mortals will overtake all, can you trust we're real?(1:00:26) - Breez & V4V(1:03:12) - Checkout the AI chapter artConnect with Mere Mortals:Website: https://www.meremortalspodcast.com/Discord: https://discord.gg/jjfq9eGReUInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/meremortalspodcast/Support the show

We've talked about the topic of 'regret' before but wanted to get more personal this time and share some insights from our own lives.In Episode #330 of 'Musings' Juan and I discuss: my one-off jackass comment as a kid, why smashing out huge deadlifts maybe isn't a great idea, how regret can pile up later in life as your actions become magnified, why I find it easier to forgive stupid shit I did before 20 years old, how deep fears need to be conquered to avoid regret and a long spiel on our ethics.A huge thanks to Petar the Podcast Listener and Dave Jones for supporting the show. Two absolute legends at the head of our leaderboard by a long shot!As always, we hope you enjoy. Mere Mortals out!Timeline:(0:00) - A sad intro(0:49) - We've talked about this topic on #21(3:21) - Minor Personal Regrets(10:06) - Destroying your body earlier in life(15:49) - The building of regret(22:40) - A small teaser(24:54) - Boostagram Lounge(32:31) - How steroids works(36:34) - Forgiving yourself for past misdemeanours(45:25) - Wasting years playing politics at work(55:23) - Unforgivable regrets related to fear(1:00:51) - Distorting reality(1:08:24) - We will NEVER allow advertisements or contractual forcing of our wordsIntro 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

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) - General Intro(0:32) - Juan's August Recap(2:06) - Kyrin's August Recap(5:23) - Leaderboard Update. We forgot!(5:47) - Juan's September Goals(11:48) - Kyrin's September Goals(15:56) - Fitness Challenge & V4VConnect with Mere Mortals:Website: https://www.meremortalspodcast.com/Discord: https://discord.gg/jjfq9eGReUInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/meremortalspodcast/Support the show

From now on we shall be clickbaiting, unboxing Mukbangers; hope you like the new direction!In Episode #329 of 'Meanderings' Juan and I discuss: why I've never bothered with transcripts before, the cool new things coming to Fountain, why we had to change the Live date, Juan's experience opening Veefriends card's 'Pokemon' style, why so many podcasts stopped in late 2021, how value for value will look in the future and why we are so excited about it.As always, we hope you enjoy. Mere Mortals out!Timeline:(0:00) - A light hearted podcast(0:47) - Podcast Movement wokeness(1:45) - Shoutout to Dreb Scott(3:06) - I'm a Karen(4:02) - Quick Math: How many minutes of MM content?(4:59) - Chat with Nick Malster from Fountain(6:49) - Fountain Top 50 list(7:19) - Podcasting 2.0 apps are mostly being built part-time(8:00) - Our new schedule(9:03) - Value For Value podcast season 2 will be ending soon(10:26) - Handstandcast & Emmet Louis(12:09) - We're getting more clickbaity(14:53) - Highlighting our ethics; I'm a Nazi fan(17:09) - VeeFriends Cards and unboxing(21:24) - International friends & IG podcasters(29:10) - Podcasting industry stats(32:39) - V4V requires going 'almost' all in(36:00) - I think V4V will become mainstream(43:08) - There's V4V outside of boostagrammingConnect with Mere Mortals:Website: https://www.meremortalspodcast.com/Discord: https://discord.gg/jjfq9eGReUInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/meremortalspodcast/Support the show

I can give you a sneak peak, we're roughly about 80% good at completing our tasks.In Episode #328 of 'Musings' Juan and I discuss: our overall impression on how we went last year, why I didn't want to find a partner and Juan didn't want to run, the importance of setting a manageable number of goals, my conquering of my discomfort dancing and keeping things vague if you're unsure of your exact plan.A huge shoutout to Dave Jones, danigamb1310, jimsiefert & Joey Broadshoulders for supporting the podcast. A handsome bunch to say the least.As always, we hope you enjoy. Mere Mortals out!Timeline:(0:00) - Checkout Ep #234(1:23) - Juan's overall view (with stats)(5:35) - Kyrin's overall view(7:31) - What did Juan do the worst at?(14:07) - What did Kyrin do the worst at?(17:27) - Juan's learnings from 2022(22:29) - Kyrin's learnings from 2022(30:54) - Boostagram Lounge(34:45) - What is Juan most proud of achieving?(37:30) - What is Kyrin most proud of achieving?(43:19) - Juan's changes for his 2023 goals(50:23) - Kyrin's changes for his 2023 goals(57:08) - The date of the live episodes are changing to Wed(57:41) - V4V: We appreciate you even if you're anonymous(1:00:06) - Chat commentsIntro 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 set ourselves a lot of one or the other questions this week and yet the right answer is probably ..... both!?In Episode #327 of 'Meanderings' Juan and I discuss: concepts from Ryan Holiday's book 'Ego Is The Enemy', a bunch of people who were secret gangstas, how our lives would have to change with a wife & kids, me spending my whole day handstanding/reading/studying/podcasting, why I'd need a special girl to adapt to my lifestyle, tackling problems by adding or subtracting, becoming outdoors people and how you can support us via Fountain & other P2.0 apps.As always, we hope you enjoy. Mere Mortals out!Timeline:(0:00) - The MM communication package(0:40) - To be somebody or to do something(2:41) - Beeing somebody is vague(7:16) - Christopher Lee was a badass(8:49) - So was Admiral McRaven(10:17) - Maybe Vincent Price, I dunno (11:46) - Impressing people is utterly different to being truly impressive(15:32) - Am I beeing deluded about wanting kids?(20:06) - What I do all day(21:36) - Other people have variable lives(24:20) - Our jungle backyard and catcalling from trees(26:14) - Solving a problem; add, change or subtract?(33:11) - Sunny outdoors vs miserable outdoors(38:14) - Checkout Fountain & the others Connect with Mere Mortals:Website: https://www.meremortalspodcast.com/Discord: https://discord.gg/jjfq9eGReUInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/meremortalspodcast/Support the show

I've been disappointed with my reading of philosophy books over the last year, so here are the reasons why.In Episode #326 of 'Musings' Juan and I discuss: my loose definition of philosophy and philosophers, why I came in with high expectations, whether you should be able to read a book as a stand alone, linking deep ideas back to reality, Interlingua and how a lot of philosophy can be semantics, a list of all the books I read over this last year and some thoughts on being too dumb to understand.A big thanks to TheBigCheese, Rastacalavera, This Is The Future and Joey Broad Shoulders for supporting the show. A handsome bunch of individuals!As always, we hope you enjoy. Mere Mortals out!Timeline:(0:00) - We're live but maybe some changes(0:39) - Why I'm moaning about Philosophy Books(1:21) - Define philosophy & philosophers?(5:33) - Expectations(8:42) - Understanding requires a liberal arts degree(14:43) - Effective philosophy(22:03) - Language games(27:14) - Chat comments(28:58) - Boostagram Lounge(35:12) - The books I read(40:38) - A great book and managing expectations(47:42) - How I could have made this experience better(53:14) - General sumup(54:51) - Value for ValueIntro 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

What if there was an app that could detect Karma and it influenced you to stop helping people?In Episode #325 of 'Meanderings' Juan and I discuss: Juan's random nosebleeds and tips to grow old and die quickly, whether free can truly be free, trolls and their propensity to sell marketing courses, the funny idea of science being used to prove that the universe is planning everything with a karma molecule, Salman Rushdie's recent attack and how you can share funny as hell Mere Mortals episodes with your friends.As always, we hope you enjoy. Mere Mortals out!Timeline:(0:00) - Shoutout to Milhara(1:13) - Mole removal(2:02) - Juan gets distracted by bugs(2:42) - Fortitude Valley stabbing & Juan's 2023 goals(6:32) - Anti-aging & longevity(12:16) - Andrew Tate, Robert Sasuke & free isn't free(18:55) - Gary Vee & people who tend towards being obnoxious(23:40) - Lewis Mocker & others who sell courses(28:29) - A fun goal Friday(31:45) - What would it take to truly believe in karma/fate/destiny(40:32) - The hero/martyr mentality(49:37) - Share a topic with a friendConnect with Mere Mortals:Website: https://www.meremortalspodcast.com/Discord: https://discord.gg/jjfq9eGReUInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/meremortalspodcast/Support the show