Mere Mortals Conversations

Don't worry Mere Mortalites, we promise to still be doing the podcast until at least deep into our 400's!In Episode #280 of 'Musings' Juan and I discuss: living to 500 but with a constant degradation of body/mind, why Euthanasia might become a common/noncontroversial topic, why the money system and one's perspective of time would radically change, the core memories we would still keep across the decades, whether people would voluntarily choose to live that long and how you wouldn't really care about your great great great great great great grandson.As always, we hope you enjoy. Mere Mortals out!Timeline:(0:00) - What if life expectancy rose to 500 years?(3:08) - Euthanasia(8:17) - Compounding growth(13:35) - Structuring your life(19:28) - Comments & Boostagram Lounge(25:12) - Perspective on patience(29:23) - What would be your core memories?(32:06) - Would we becoming unchanging and stagnant(33:43) - Would people choose to live to 500?(37:51) - How would we view the family structure?(42:48) - How long would 'we' try to live?(46:20) - Ending comments & V4VConnect with Mere Mortals:Website: https://www.meremortalspodcast.com/Discord: https://discord.gg/jjfq9eGReUInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/meremortalspodcast/Support the show

We're live on the scene next to the murky Brisbane river!In Episode #279 of 'Meanderings' Juan and I discuss: what the flooding in BNE was like, how creativity works at the top of corporate hierarchy, the concept of cultivating a habit that you don't want, a philosophy book by Derek Parfit, whether we would take an irrationality pill if given the chance and some fun hypotheticals.As always, we hope you enjoy. Mere Mortals out!Timeline:(0:00) - Pics of Brisbane flooding(2:35) - Living in clean environs(5:06) - Juan the creative monkey(8:21) - Blueksy, Mastodon & Fediverse(12:46) - ShapeShift & Erik Vorhees(17:04) - Freedom and creativity(19:39) - School closures(23:48) - Anti-habit: Opening Pandora's Box(26:32) - Allowing spontaneity(31:10) - Reasons And Persons(35:24) - An irrational party(40:25) - Schelling's answer to armed robbery(45:11) - Rationality/emotion/truth(48:05) - V4VConnect with Mere Mortals:Website: https://www.meremortalspodcast.com/Discord: https://discord.gg/jjfq9eGReUInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/meremortalspodcast/Support the show

Another hypothetical and this time we'll be looking into a world without lies.In Episode #278 of 'Musings' Juan and I discuss: the device on our apps that could detect lies via your voice, why the world might not embrace this technology, situations in which lying is beneficial, answers to the 'do I look fat in this dress' dilemma, why people might start using email more because of it and why we would need to understand consciousness before such a device could work properly.This episode was supported by Petar the Slav and Dave Jones, much appreciation to both!As always, we hope you enjoy. Mere Mortals out!Timeline:(0:00) - The Hypothetical(2:22) - Will we be happier?(6:25) - Definition of lying(9:30) - Would we create 'lying' safe spaces -(13:38) - How would workplace culture change?(19:37) - How would this effect the next generation?(25:01) - Gaming the system(28:22) - Responding to comments(29:35) - Boostagram Lounge(35:25) - Personal interactions(43:07) - What will the world be like?(46:08) - Will the device ever be created?(48:17) - V4V SpielConnect 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) -  Forgetting the intro(1:03) - Juan's February recap(2:10) - Kyrin's February recap(4:30) - Juan's March Goals - Body(6:16) - Kyrin's March Goals - 1st Half(10:20) - Juan's March Goals - Mind & Soul(12:52) - Kyrin's March Goals - 2nd Half(15:54) - Juan's March Goals - Soul(17:59) - Long Term & Fitness Challenge(20:20) - Value For ValueConnect with Mere Mortals:Website: https://www.meremortalspodcast.com/Discord: https://discord.gg/jjfq9eGReUInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/meremortalspodcast/Support the show

What makes the HIVE blockchain decentralised and why is Brian suing Facebook & Google?In Conversation #71, Brian and I discussed: why decentralisation is so important to stopping online censorship, the need for peer to peer networks being established before following the value for value model, the whole story of the STEEM/HIVE saga, the global notification service called PodPing and why he is part of lawsuit suing Google & Facebook for banning cryptocurrency advertising back in 2018.As always, we hope you enjoy. Mere Mortals out!Timeline:(0:00) - Why are Israeli's adventurous?(8:52) - Different web versions are cows analogy(16:07) - Censorship on the internet(21:08) - Could V4V have worked on the early internet?(26:50) - Is the core of decentralisation to stop censorship?(31:52) - Trying to completely censor people is idiotic(37:56) - STEEM's hostile takeover(59:53) - The birth of HIVE(1:07:00) - PodPing(1:19:40) - The maximalist mindset(1:25:47) - Crypto class action lawsuit(1:34:22) - Australian law & fairness(1:37:10) - Self representation in court(1:41:21) - Australian cartel laws(1:43:47) - Brian is going to pump Bitcoin by destroying social media(1:48:49) - Where to find BrianConnect with Brian:HIVE: https://hive.blog/@brianoflondonTwitter: https://twitter.com/brianoflondonConnect with Mere Mortals:Website: https://www.meremortalspodcast.com/Discord: https://discord.gg/jjfq9eGReUInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/meremortalspodcast/Support the show

Check out the amount of Brisbane rain we podcast through here!In Episode #277 of 'Meanderings' Juan and I discuss: an apology for not notifying people about the change in the live date, Juan complaining about technology, empirical data on energy usage, why Juan might never retire, my thoughts on CrossFit Torian, what it would take for us to become professional podcasters, my accidental tipsy Wednesday afternoon and a rainy finale.As always, we hope you enjoy. Mere Mortals out!Timeline:(0:00) - Rain & a white noise generator(1:40) - We are committed, just error prone(3:25) - Vodafone & Discord woes(8:30) - Juan's mystery product(9:54) - Atom's and energy usage(16:50) - Juan the corporate shill(22:04) - CrossFit 22.1 workout(26:23) - Are we expert level podcasters?(29:55) - Sangria Wednesday's(33:23) - We endure the rain for you Mere Mortalites!Connect with Mere Mortals:Website: https://www.meremortalspodcast.com/Discord: https://discord.gg/jjfq9eGReUInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/meremortalspodcast/Support the show

A witch has taken away all of humanity's progress and we can have everything back if we create an iPhone 13. Can we do it?In Episode #276 of 'Musings' Juan and I discuss: some recent changes to our schedule, a hypothetical I took from the Lex Podcast, why I am bearish in the short term and bullish on the long term, why most of humanity will die really quickly, the different epochs we will go through and why neither of us think we will be able to recreate the iPhone.As always, we hope you enjoy. Mere Mortals out!Timeline:(0:00) - New News: A Schedule Change(1:17) - A Hypothetical(4:20) - Separating it into epochs(6:14) - The 1st Minute: Death & Pity(10:31) - The 1st Hour: Navigation & Verification(16:07) - The 1st Day: Community & Supplies(22:41) - The 1st Week: More Mass Death(25:42) - The 1st Month/Year: Forming Tribes(29:00) - Boostagram Lounge(36:30) - V4V Spiel(37:28) - The 1st Decade: Hunter Gatherer Or Agriculture(40:06) - Past 50 Years: No Progess Is Made(50:32) - Is The Knowledge Available(53:30) - Starting From True Scratch Would Be Quicker(55:02) - What If We Went Past & Then Reverted(56:54) - Dr Stone Manga/Anime(59:49) - The Witches Power(1:00:34) - Finishing Up CommentsConnect with Mere Mortals:Website: https://www.meremortalspodcast.com/Discord: https://discord.gg/jjfq9eGReUInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/meremortalspodcast/Support the show

Will environmentalists ever decide that we are being wasteful with our atoms?In Episode #275 of 'Meanderings' Juan and I discuss: why Juan pretends to be an undercover cop, concepts that should just stay as concepts, why Joe Rogan is getting on people of opposite opinions, why I'm happy to be a fence sitter, damn people who won't just answer the question, how we might be shamed for future energy use and what I learnt from my 1st Cuban Salsa dance lesson.As always, we hope you enjoy. Mere Mortals out!Timeline:(0:00) - Petty road rage(3:22) - Falling Down movie & cool concepts(8:27) - JRE & climate change(11:42) - Challenging opinions(18:27) - Fence sitters(20:10) - Andrew Dessler and obfuscating answers(25:46) - Future climate/energy controversies(33:27) - Lots of waste(37:18) - 1st dance lesson(42:50) - Loving life with v4vConnect with Mere Mortals:Website: https://www.meremortalspodcast.com/Discord: https://discord.gg/jjfq9eGReUInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/meremortalspodcast/Support the show

Have you ever been bored by philosophy? Worry not as the Indian Youtuber 'Faraz' is here to make it more entertaining.In Conversation #70 Faraz and I discuss: his drive to create multiple YouTube channels, why he is interested in philosophy, the process of writing a book on philosophy, the anxiety of first starting to livestream, how he can switch so seamlessly between multiple languages and what his plans for the future are.I really hope you enjoyed this chat, Kyrin out!Timeline:(0:00) - Who is Faraz?(5:22) - Why start a YT channel?(12:13) - Boring philosophy(19:18) - Creating your own philosophy(27:12) - Writing his book(30:04) - Going live baby(36:48) - The first livestream & feeding trolls(42:00) - Switching between Hindi & English(52:23) - General language chat(58:55) - What Faraz is up to in the future(1:01:45) - Where to find FarazConnect with Faraz:Rude Philosopher YT: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCMFALaIhmEl1a_eI0QpujygInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/identity.faraz/Connect with Mere Mortals:Website: https://www.meremortalspodcast.com/Discord: https://discord.gg/jjfq9eGReUInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/meremortalspodcast/Support the show

Hint: It may or may or not be tech related.In Episode #274 of 'Meanderings' Juan and I discuss: how Juan worked himself into a rage over stupid BS, tips to avoid the escalation of fury, the Empowa property platform built on Cardano, why 50 million homes need to be built in Africa, how Podcasting 2.0 is becoming slicker, anticipatory regret caused by a potato on a stick, the weird phenomenon of 'aphantasia' and what it will be like when moving bitcoin is easssssy.As always, we hope you enjoy. Mere Mortals out!Timeline:(0:00) - Sony mayhem(3:41) - The prawn fiasco(6:33) - Last time you were angry?(10:12) - How not to be angry(12:57) - African housing shortage(17:57) - Using Cardano & Defi(23:10) - P2.0 is getting easy(27:45) - Steve Jobs hates your signature(29:55) - Potato on a stick(35:14) - Aphantasia(38:52) - When Bitcoin is easy as wellConnect with Mere Mortals:Website: https://www.meremortalspodcast.com/Discord: https://discord.gg/jjfq9eGReUInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/meremortalspodcast/Support the show