Mere Mortals Conversations

Is crypto really decentralised or is it just slightly better than the current system?In Episode #273 of 'Musings' Juan and I discuss: a blog post highlighting decentralisation issues, why we have collectively decided that servers are too hard to operate on our own, why this is not a binary issue and is more of a scale, not needing to have every aspect of your life distributed and why we were a bit scattered on this topic.A big thanks to Bmasi, Dave Jones & Petar the slav for helping to support the show, we couldn't do it without you!As always, we hope you enjoy. Mere Mortals out!Timeline:(0:00) - Moxie Marlinspike & Charles Hoskinson(4:04) - Decentralisation definition(9:43) - NFT's are not immutable(15:02) - You don't get more power by default(18:53) - People don't want to run their own servers(23:38) - Decentralisation is a continuum(26:46) - Responding to comments(30:47) - Boostagram Lounge(36:38) - The seesaw tips again(43:27) - Web 3 is not decentralised(50:32) - Layers of decentralisation(55:10) - Sum up of our thoughts(57:52) - BooooooosssssstttttConnect with Mere Mortals:Website: https://www.meremortalspodcast.com/Discord: https://discord.gg/jjfq9eGReUInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/meremortalspodcast/Support the show

With all these boring politics I'm not surprised that people are fiending for the Metaverse.In Episode #272 of 'Meanderings' Juan and I discuss: why I need to find a nice crypto girl, Juan's recent laziness, a test of Brisbane's citizen quality, why running for office might be fun but actual politics is all backbiting and fake friends, my learnings from the book Snow Crash and how we had to run away from the rain.As always, we hope you enjoy. Mere Mortals out!Timeline:(0:00) - Marrying for crypto money(3:21) - Juan is lazy(5:51) - Are there good citizens in Brisbane?(8:30) - Why do I find politics & religion so boring?(15:01) - Politics in theory vs practice(20:05) - Dentatas & Deus Ex Machina(25:56) - Do people like the Metaverse because real life is shite?(30:02) - How the Metaverse is being combined with crypto(34:41) - We get rained outConnect with Mere Mortals:Website: https://www.meremortalspodcast.com/Discord: https://discord.gg/jjfq9eGReUInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/meremortalspodcast/Support the show

Juan's going to have at least 8 competitive children, but unfortunately they'll all be losers :'(In Episode #271 of 'Musings' Juan and I discuss: Grant Cardone's silly article, rivalry between winners and losers, if self-improvement is a competition, the different types of bounded games, why sexual selection and evolution is true but not necessarily helpful to the topic, the varying emotions that can occur from competition, whether it requires a zero sum mindset and if competition is a necessary part of life.We'd like to thank Dave Jones and Petar for helping to support us this week. They are the real winners!As always, we hope you enjoy. Mere Mortals out!Timeline:(0:00) - Competition is for sissies(3:21) - Definition(5:51) - General thoughts(8:30) - Can you be competitive against yourself?(15:01) - 1v1 or in a group(20:05) - Finite & Infinite Games(25:56) - Kaleidoscopic truths(30:02) - Boostagram Lounge(34:41) - Emotions aren't necessary(36:30) - Is competitive joy zero sum?(41:03) - Do we want competitive children?(47:33) - Examples of our competitiveness(51:15) - Comments(53:21) - How do competitive people think?(55:54) - Could there exist a universe without winners and losers(1:00:54) - Participation trophies(1:03:35) - Make a competitive commentConnect with Mere Mortals:Website: https://www.meremortalspodcast.com/Discord: https://discord.gg/jjfq9eGReUInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/meremortalspodcast/Support the show

Oscar is back! But this time for a shorter more casual convo about what has been happening with Fountain.In Conversation #69 Oscar and I discuss: if it's harder to code in good audio features or integrate bitcoin into Fountain, why we need more connection between podcasters and listener, how users are behaving differently on his app, my review of a book he recommended, how he intends to make Fountain even better and my decision to kick back up the Value For Value podcast.I hope you're having a fantastic day wherever you are in the world. Kyrin out!Timeline:(0:00) - What's harder designing for: bitcoin or audio?(4:18) - Mixing social media with podcasting(9:27) - User behaviour(13:43) - Reducing spam(15:12) - Nathaniel's Nutmeg(19:14) - Marketing & clipping(21:31) - What is Fountain lacking?(27:55) - Restarting the V4V podcast(32:37) - Get the Fountain app!Connect with Oscar:Website: https://fountain.fm/Twitter: https://twitter.com/fountain_appPersonal Twitter: https://twitter.com/MerryOscarConnect 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) - Kyrin's January(3:24) - Juan's January(6:20) - Juan's Feb Goals - Body(8:54) - Kyrin's Feb Goals - 1st Half(12:21) - Juan's Feb Goals - Mind & Soul(17:35) - Kyrin's Feb Goals - 2nd Half(20:05) - Long Term & Fitness Challenge(21:26) - Value For ValueConnect with Mere Mortals:Website: https://www.meremortalspodcast.com/Discord: https://discord.gg/jjfq9eGReUInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/meremortalspodcast/Support the show

Whilst I was out meeting some new people Juan has been undertaking secret training to become the next CrossFit champion.In Episode #270 of 'Meanderings' Juan and I discuss: going to a local No Agenda meetup, why I don't believe all the hype about online radicalisation, some Joe Rogan news and the definition of misinformation, why Juan will be competing in a CrossFit competition and how we both fare when under the pressure of competition.As always, we hope you enjoy. Mere Mortals out!Timeline:(0:00) - NA Meetup(3:58) - People are cooler offline(9:08) - Online radicalism doesn't seem powerful(13:11) - JRE news(16:36) - Misinformation(21:42) - Juan's crossfiting(23:34) - Caving under competition and pressure(31:45) - Snow crash and wise pacing(34:56) - A new crossfit champion?(37:00) - Fountain and a questionConnect with Mere Mortals:Website: https://www.meremortalspodcast.com/Discord: https://discord.gg/jjfq9eGReUInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/meremortalspodcast/Support the show

Of the ~83 books we read between us in 2021 we found a couple that were worth examining.In Episode #269 of 'Musings' Juan and I discuss: why I wanted to make this a full episode, how we think about the process of reading, why 'Sapiens' was a standout for Juaney, an explanation of my rating system, why 'Lost Horizon' and 'Catch-22' were standouts for me, a list of other books that caught our attention (for good or bad) and how much time we spend reading per day.Big thanks to Dave Jones, Anthony from 'Signs of New Growth', Petar and Oscar Merry for helping to support this episode.As always, we hope you enjoy. Mere Mortals out!Timeline:(0:00) - Why this topic came up(1:57) - Juan's approach to reading(5:35) - Juan's 4 favourite books of 2021(14:50) - My brother is not a reader(16:07) - My nerdy stats(18:56) - My top 2 favourite books(23:11) - Other top contenders(28:18) - Boostagram Lounge(34:48) - Random discord and hosky stuff(37:30) - My unfavourite book of 2021(40:19) - Juan's least favourite book of 2021(43:32) - Time spent reading(48:09) - Boostabookstagram us!Connect with Mere Mortals:Website: https://www.meremortalspodcast.com/Discord: https://discord.gg/jjfq9eGReUInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/meremortalspodcast/Support the show

Malfunctioning mic arms and crappy cables can't stop this train.In Episode #268 of 'Meanderings/Musings' Juan and I discuss: our recent double malfunction, how we would have handled setbacks in our earlier episodes, why nurses in blood donor centers are jittery, why I won't be foiling terrorist attacks, what I learnt from a BDSM 101 podcast, Juan's multiple copies of Gary Vee's book, honing into deeper convos in a group setting and the multiple ways you can help support us (much like Petar the Slav did).As always, we hope you enjoy. Mere Mortals out!Timeline:(0:00) - Double mic related fail(2:19) - Persevering through a bad start(8:17) - Bad blood donation(10:53) - This is fine(11:33) - Petar the excel wizard(16:57) - BDSM & Boostagram virginity(21:32) - Twelve And A Half(23:37) - Juan the social butterfly(28:48) - TTT: Time, talent & treasureConnect with Mere Mortals:Website: https://www.meremortalspodcast.com/Discord: https://discord.gg/jjfq9eGReUInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/meremortalspodcast/Support the show

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