Joe Rogan & Elon Musk

Strap in and enjoy three hours of two deep thinkers discussing some very cool subjects! Joe Rogan and Elon Musk (a fan of my essays!) are very interesting individuals and this discussion brings up many interesting questions.

To me the most interesting question is: why is Elon Musk getting shit for ever so briefly smoking cannabis, a non-toxic plant that can literally never kill him. and not getting any shit for drinking whiskey, a substance distilled from grain into alcohol that can literally kill any human in any given sitting?

Think about it…doesn’t that seem fucked up?! I don’t care if Elon took one small hit, a thousand bong rips or anything in between! Elon is free to do as he pleases with his body as there is no such thing as a crime against one’s self.

But if you’re going to criticize, don’t aim your mistaken critiques at the friendly flower. Cannabis is again the innocent victim, here only to help yet used as a scapegoat punching bag. Instead try to grow as a human being – take a step out of your shoes and let your previous beliefs about cannabis go. Now use your newly opened mind to educate yourself on the truth about the magic plant.

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Socialism: A Flawed Ideology Often Touted By People Who Got Insanely Wealthy Thanks To Capitalism!

I can’t help but appreciate the irony that many of the men & women who advocate for Socialism are among the wealthiest people in society. Jim Carrey recently epitomized this flawed dichotomy when he spouted off about his belief that socialism cures all.

I don’t understand how Jim and others like him think it’s OK to spend my and your money while they sit on fortunes of $150m and more?! Hey Jim, why not give your money away before giving away mine?! I prefer to control how I spend my money including how I give back to society. By the way, Jim, it’s never OK to spend other people’s money. If you disagree, I have plenty of plans for your $150m, give me a call!

The government is only meant to be here to protect individual liberties, not to provide for its citizens. That’s the entire point of freedom: to be free to provide for ourselves free from outside interference as long as we aren’t negatively affecting another.

This doesn’t mean we cannot and will not choose to help those who cannot help themselves. We just should not be forced to do so by the government, Jim Carrey, or anyone else!

Socialism and freedom are mutually exclusive: they cannot both occur. Choose one. I choose freedom.

Blinkist: A Must Have App For Your #RequiredReading

I am a big fan of the Amazon Kindle app for all of my #requiredreading, which basically turns into required listening as I use the Audible companion to have Kindle read the books for me.

I have recently discovered and added a new weapon to my arsenal: Blinkist!

Blinkist is the Cliff’s Notes of book reading apps, breaking down the world’s best non-fiction books to their most important concepts and reading the entire book to me in under 20 minutes! Here is a link to sign up.

I don’t use Blinkist to replace Kindle, but rather to complement it. My #requiredreading books aren’t going anywhere and I will always enjoy them in their full versions. Blinkist helps me to discover new books and to get through their concepts quickly. Once I begin to take interest in a new concept I can choose to purchase the entire book and add it to my Kindle library, or I can simply keep the book in Blinkist and refer back to the summarized concepts!

Breakaway Columbus Music Festival!

Next weekend…August 24, 25, 26, 2018…Columbus, OH. If you aren’t at Breakaway Fest you’re doing it wrong! Click here to purchase tickets and click here to read more about the insane lineup (Kaskade! Odesza!)

#breakawayfest #cbus

Open Letter To City Of Columbus: Please Don’t Screw Up Scooters!

Sitting in my car at a downtown Columbus stoplight it recently hit me: we are in the future!

The energy was amazing with people everywhere… walking, talking and… scooting!

Yes, scooting!

Thanks to companies like Bird and Lime, there are now battery power scooters all over the downtown neighborhoods, available to rent with just the click of an app! [sidenote: using the links herein will get you and me free $ and free rides!]

I sincerely hope that the smart men and women who run the City of Columbus do not screw up this world-opening development! These scooters do way more for the logistics of Columbus citizens than the CoGo bikes and the City doesn’t have to subsidize scooters like CoGo! A win for the free market!

Until…the City decides to muck it all up by regulating and taxing these companies with no cause. Please do not do this! I highly doubt Columbus will win the love of companies like Amazon if the city sets a precedent of lots of regulations against (free market) tech companies. (or any company, period!)

City leaders: please keep an open mind and…do nothing!

 

The Definition Of Freedom

Freedom is, by definition, the absence of necessity, coercion, or constraint in choice or action. Freedom is defined as liberation from slavery or restraint or from the power of another.

Government, by definition, exercises continuous sovereign authority & control over its subjects.

Therefore, freedom can also be defined as absence of government.

The less government we have, the more freedom we have. These two things are directly related. (note, I didn’t say zero government, just less. Much, much less. See Peter Schiff for more on small government.)

Ask yourself, if you back the expansion of government, what are you really in favor of?

Peter Schiff Talks With Joe Rogan…Again!

I’ve previously written about Peter Schiff and how his talks are a must listen for all. Peter has a podcast and a YouTube channel and I highly recommend following both. Below is a must watch recent discussion between Peter and Joe Rogan. This isn’t the first time they have talked and hopefully won’t be the last. Enjoy!

Society Hates Guns But Loves Nerf?!

In a time where mass shootings are the norm in one country I find it strange, ironic, disappointing and confusing that so many people are seemingly OK with toy guns.

Think about it: Guns. As toys.

“Hey everyone, let’s have some good old-fashioned fun and play with guns!”

“Let’s shoot each other with fast-moving projectiles that we can pretend are real life deadly bullets!”

Sounds a little crazy, doesn’t it?

Yet that’s the world we live in. Check the NERF aisle of your local Target or Wal-Mart. Check out the number of toy gun and toy ammunition options. There are even accessories like extra magazines, belts, vests, masks, goggles and more. Lots more. $400,000,000 more. I wonder how much of that $400m those smiley children got paid to pose for the picture on the box the gun comes in. “Look at me, I’m having fun playing with guns!”

I’m not sure guns as toys is a good idea. Heck, I’m not even sure that police need real guns (they go without in many places on Earth) and I’m very sure police should never shoot first.

Yet when the next mass shooting occurs (or at least the next to get news coverage) I wonder how many people will lament it just before playing Nerf War in their home?!

Full disclosure: I play Nerf War with my nephews. It’s a ton of fun, and I obviously dominate. I understand that magically eliminating guns will not solve the true problems that plague society. That is also why I educate my nephews while we play, hoping that they will not turn into the bad people who are at the root of society’s problems, guns or no guns.

#RequiredReading: Own The Day

Few books have had as much of a positive impact on my life as Aubrey Marcus’ “Own the Day.” Buy it right now.

Seriously.

Stop reading this post and click this link and buy the book in your preferred format (I prefer Kindle + Audible).

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Ok, you’re back and you’ve purchased the book. Congratulations!

I cannot recommend this book highly enough. Like all books on my #RequiredReading list this book has helped to guide and educate me in ways that are hard to put into words…except for the authors of those books! Do not take my word for it. READ THE BOOK!

#RequiredReading: You Are The Placebo

There are a few (crucial must-read life-changing) books that I listen to or read over and over and over.

You Are The Placebo: Making Your Mind Matter by Dr. Joe Dispenza is now on that list. Dr. Joe has many books worth reading and I am looking forward to them all!