Philosophy and Politics

Welcome to the new channel! Although I run another gaming channel, I wanted to have a special place to come and share my thoughts on various topics that the world is dealing with today. Hopefully you guys agree with some or all of what I have to say here! This video is about remote work in general, but also specifically about Elon Musk's comments about remote work being unfair/immoral. Sorry,...

We're told all the time about the virtue of hard work, and while there's a lot of truth to it...maybe we need to talk about it a little bit.

In this video, I share the process of how I transformed my original blog post with the help of Bard, a large language model from Google AI. I discuss how Bard helped me to improve the clarity, conciseness, and keyword density of my post, as well as how it helped me to identify new topics to write about. I also discuss the benefits of using a large language model to help with content creation. Bard...

There is a new trend of hiring practices that is wasting even more of the job seekers time, showing the lack of basic respect employers have for the very people they need to fill their positions. Let's talk about why this is so ridiculous. ----------------------------- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Gunthrek-102150705002563 Twitter: https://twitter.com/gunthrek Patreon: https://www.patreon...

For nearly a year and a half I have been without gainful employment. This is mostly my fault because I have been strictly looking for remote work opportunities and that has turned out to be much harder than the current narrative makes it seem. We're told over and over that "the workforce is going remote", but my experience hasn't born that out. In the past year and a half I'v...

This episode is also available as a blog post: https://gunthrek.wordpress.com/2023/01/25/the-submarine-yacht/ So for many years now, I've had this idea for a personal submarine that could be used for travelling around the world.  Yes, I understand how crazy this sounds, especially given the horrible potential for drowning in something like that, but as a person who has always had a strong int...

This episode is also available as a blog post: https://gunthrek.wordpress.com/2022/11/16/dear-lyft/ I received your notification that one of my passengers suggested that I might provide more in the way of customer service, and I would like to say that I hear what you're saying...and completely don't care.

This episode is also available as a blog post: https://gunthrek.wordpress.com/2022/11/02/lost-in-the-sauce/ Those of you with a military background are familiar with the meaning of the title of this article:  a definite lack of situational awareness caused by ignorance or incompetence.  It's used to describe a service member who simply doesn't seem to grasp even the most basic concepts b...

This episode is also available as a blog post: https://gunthrek.wordpress.com/2022/10/06/we-need-a-lot-more-hope-in-the-world-right-now/ It's no secret to anyone who is actually paying attention to what's going on in the world right now that things aren't going very well.  We're living in a time of massive inflation, food shortages, skyrocketing fuel prices, rolling blackouts in major cities,...

This episode is also available as a blog post: https://gunthrek.wordpress.com/2022/09/20/the-rideshare-rip-off/ As you might have gleaned from my last few posts, I've recently begun doing rideshare full time as a stop-gap measure to keep the income flowing until I can find something more permanent.  For the most part it hasn't been too bad, and there are parts of it I even enjoy from time to...

This episode is also available as a blog post: https://gunthrek.wordpress.com/2022/09/13/manipulation-by-lack-of-information-rideshare-shenanigans/ So I've been doing this rideshare thing for over a month now, and as you might expect I have some gripes about the current status quo.  While it's awesome to be able to finally be my own boss and make money on my own, some of that feeling gets tak...

This episode is also available as a blog post: https://gunthrek.wordpress.com/2022/09/09/ride-shares-insincere-push-toward-green-vehicles/ One of the more interesting things I've encountered since beginning ride share driving several weeks ago is the apparent desire of both Lyft and Uber to convert their entire driver base to electric vehicles.  It would apparently be a great thing for the en...

This episode is also available as a blog post: https://gunthrek.wordpress.com/2022/09/08/rideshare-driving-is-awesome-and-really-sucks/ It's no secret that I've been unemployed for quite a long time now.  My previous job ran out in February and I was on unemployment for the six months that you get to find a new job.  After months of holding out for something that more closely aligned wit...

This episode is also available as a blog post: https://gunthrek.wordpress.com/2022/08/13/the-endless-impulses-of-the-mind/ As far as we've come as human beings, dominating the world with our technology and ingenuity, it's amazing how simple some of the processes that rule us are.  Psychologists and physiologists have demonstrated rather effectively that there are two levels to who we are as p...

This episode is also available as a blog post: https://gunthrek.wordpress.com/2022/08/12/living-life-without-a-plan/ One of the big things about my life really bothers me is that I'm about to turn forty and I still have absolutely no idea what the hell I'm going to do with my life.  I did the military thing for a bit more than a decade, but ultimately the culture and constant demands wore me...

This episode is also available as a blog post: https://gunthrek.wordpress.com/2022/06/28/the-difficulty-of-an-online-presence-in-the-modern-era/ It's hard to know how many people actually follow my blog on a consistent basis.  Sometimes I use the phrase "those of you who follow me regularly" with the assumption that a fair portion of the more than 250 listed followers actually read the conten...

This episode is also available as a blog post: https://gunthrek.wordpress.com/2022/07/22/always-searching-for-the-unicorn/ Perhaps one of the most difficult things about being raised toward the beginning of the millennial generation is that you have two perspectives of the world that are constantly warring with one another.  The first is the idea that we live in a world that has realistic lim...

This episode is also available as a blog post: https://gunthrek.wordpress.com/2022/05/31/career-and-the-illusion-of-choice/ One of the biggest lies that have been perpetrated in our modern culture is the idea that with more progress we end up having more choice.  We see it in nearly every aspect of our lives, from clothing to food to entertainment and everything else.  If you're talking...

This episode is also available as a blog post: https://gunthrek.wordpress.com/2022/06/08/the-hourly-wage-needs-to-end/ During this extended period of enforced inactivity, I've had a considerable amount of time to think about various topics in a way that I hadn't really approached in the same way I did back when I had specific things to worry about every day.  When you don't have a rigid sched...

This episode is also available as a blog post: https://gunthrek.wordpress.com/2022/05/29/the-shift-away-from-meaningful-content/ Over the course of the last year and a half or so, I've been trying to establish an online presence in the hope of turning my ability to write into something that can actually provide a sustainable living for the modest lifestyle I've come to enjoy.  For the most pa...

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Today's free stories:   1. CNN:  Clinton Campaign Seeks Mistrial for Durham Probe  2. Fox Business:  GOP Blames Biden for Soaring Gas Prices  3. New York Post:  Mexico 'Disappeared' List Grows to 100,000   The Time-saver Rundown is a thread of videos that summarizes various news articles, videos, and other interesting content to save you time!  If you want t...

Today's free stories:   1. CNN:  Clinton Campaign Seeks Mistrial for Durham Probe  2. Fox Business:  GOP Blames Biden for Soaring Gas Prices  3. New York Post:  Mexico 'Disappeared' List Grows to 100,000   The Time-saver Rundown is a thread of videos that summarizes various news articles, videos, and other interesting content to save you time!  If you want t...

Today's free stories:   1. Conservative Brief:  North Carolina GOP Race Called  2. CNN:  Buffalo Suspect Posted Attack Plans Minutes Before Shooting  3. The Points Guy:  Japan is Not Reopening   The Time-saver Rundown is a thread of videos that summarizes various news articles, videos, and other interesting content to save you time!  If you want to get the f...