
Cutting Complainers From Your Life | Consumerism & The Anti-Growth Mindset
About this episode
Best be a go-getter who doesn't whine otherwise you might not notice Juan around as much!
In Episode #353 of 'Meanderings' Juan and I discuss: the irony of Juan complaining about complainers, the forgotten intricacies of duelling in the 1800's, public knowledge that gets lost over time, why I like to go to Bitcoin meetups and Juan is moving away from networking, the strange people I first met in Chile and why I personally push back against consumerism and growth for growth's sake.
As always, we hope you enjoy. Mere Mortals out!
Timeline:
(0:00) - Ho ho ho
(0:22) - Juan's going in dry
(4:33) - Complainers vs non-gogetters
(7:57) - Kanye West & Alex Jones
(9:16) - Eugene Onegin comment
(12:47) - Brendan's park archery
(13:54) - Looking back upon unwritten rules
(15:53) - Roosh V Forum
(19:15) - Alex Gladstein on the IMF & World Bank
(22:37) - Bitcoin Brisbane meetup, networking & shared values
(33:26) - Anti-growth mindset
(43:30) - Hateful Greenpeace girl
(47:37) - We dislike consumerism (especially me)
(50:39) - V4V or Juan will cut you from his life
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