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Kyrin Down & Juan Granados
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What is Effective Philosophy? Juan and I simplify hard to grasp concepts into pragmatic takeaways that can be applied to every day life (fitness, goal setting, work, parenting, travel, hobbies, finances, etc.,).

  1. Let's Get Down To MM Business | The Innovators Dilemma

    15시간 전

    Let's Get Down To MM Business | The Innovators Dilemma

    Why is iterating hardware so difficult and what would we do if it came time to start a business. In Episode #515 of 'Meanderings', Juan & I discuss: Clayton Christensen's 'The Innovator’s Dilemma' book, why incumbents like IBM and Blockbuster struggled with disruptive shifts, how spin-outs can help large firms explore new markets, whether today’s tech giants (NVIDIA, Amazon, Alphabet) are genuinely pivoting faster than past eras, the trap of single‑thesis bets (e.g., x402 via Coinbase/Circle), the difference between wealth and money via Paul Graham’s classic essay, my slow‑ship shift toward building something around livestreaming/value-for-value/OpenClaw-style agents, Juan's practical plan to buy and streamline existing local service businesses and the enduring challenge of measuring value in a world awash with AI-generated content. No boostagrams but we do appreciate the streaming! Stan Link: https://stan.store/meremortals Timeline: (00:00:00) Intro (00:00:36) The Innovator's Dilemma book (00:05:20) From hardware to software: DiSASSter (00:10:58) CapEx arms race: Nvidia up, Apple lagging (00:15:04) Incumbents can't buy their way out every time (00:19:13) Is AI truly disruptive? Capital, energy, and hype checks (00:24:50) Business cycles repeat: pivots, exits, and getting left behind (00:29:34) Investing today: concentration, tech dominance, and copper (00:34:05) Investing is prediction: outcomes vs decisions (00:38:02) Finding exposure: beware tiny bets inside behemoths (00:41:01) Boostagram Lounge and supporter shout-outs (00:42:04) Micropayments, value, and streaming money (00:45:19) Why Lightning may not fit continuous payments (00:49:53) Two paths: analogue community vs full-tilt AI grind (00:53:41) A niche edge: 'human-made' as a selling point (01:03:31) A creator's plan: livestreaming with OpenClaw automation (01:08:02) Work futures: lifestyle businesses and human uniqueness (01:14:58) Zero-to-one vs sustainment: knowing your role (01:20:04) Juan's near-term play: buy, streamline, and bundle SMBs (01:23:40) Wrap-up and sign-off  Connect with Mere Mortals: Website: https://www.meremortalspodcasts.com/ Discord: https://discord.gg/jjfq9eGReU Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/meremortalspods Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/meremortalspodcasts/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@meremortalspodcasts Value 4 Value Support: Boostagram: https://www.meremortalspodcasts.com/support Paypal: https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/meremortalspodcast

    1시간 24분
  2. The Sovereign Individual | Will Network States Displace The Nation?

    2월 15일

    The Sovereign Individual | Will Network States Displace The Nation?

    Will the lowering returns on violence along with digital wealth storage lead to an exodus? In Episode #514 of ' Meanderings', Juan & I discuss: The Sovereign Individual book (1997) highly recommended by Bitcoiners, early chapters bogged in Y2K angst versus strikingly prescient calls on digital money, decentralised media and the emerging cyber economy, how portable digital wealth might change the return on violence, what sovereignty means when nation-states still control critical infrastructure, historical arcs the book frames well (church cohesion and bloat, the rise of nation-states, industrial-era labour leverage) and where its predictions remain wavy, why megapolitics is way more interesting than regular politics and whether we will eventually see the demise of the nation state. No boostagrams or support for this week, the beanie remains off! Stan Link: https://stan.store/meremortals Timeline: (00:00:00) Intro (00:02:12) Why this book is famous in Bitcoin circles (00:03:21) A shaky start: Y2K anxiety and dated worries (00:07:24) Did they really predict Bitcoin? Tech hits and misses (00:11:14) Core thesis: becoming sovereign and limits of the nation state (00:13:32) What the book mostly covers: history and the rise of states (00:16:05) Have nation states fractured? Power, wealth, and timelines (00:18:39) Tech predictions vs social change: flying cars to hoverboards (00:22:45) Numbers vs life: the underestimated intangibles of place (00:25:01) Mobility is hard: visas, citizenship, and places that want you (00:28:58) Libertarian reactions and margin notes in the library copy (00:35:03) Evolution, brutality, and who loses in a sovereign-first world (00:39:41) Public goods dilemma: bins, buses, roads, and who pays (00:41:07) Free market hopes vs missing pure libertarian examples (00:45:15) Effective vs efficient government and outsourcing to markets (00:50:50) Boostagram Lounge and live chat banter (skating and humour) (00:53:02) Key idea 1: Returns on violence across societal stages (00:56:54) Key idea 2: The churchs early positive role and later bloat (01:00:48) From fiefdoms to nation states: merchants, money, and armies (01:05:09) Tech stacks of state power: cannonballs, printing presses, ledgers (01:10:14) Can states still crush you? Blacklists, access, and workarounds (01:17:12) Anonymity needs crowds: mixing, privacy coins, and cash claims (01:20:19) Verdict on portability: harder to police digital than physical (01:25:59) The Jenga tower of ideas: keeping what sticks (01:27:55) New vocabulary: Megapolitical and thinking above politics (01:31:14) Final thoughts, sign-off, and when to listen live  Connect with Mere Mortals: Website: https://www.meremortalspodcasts.com/ Discord: https://discord.gg/jjfq9eGReU Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/meremortalspods Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/meremortalspodcasts/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@meremortalspodcasts Value 4 Value Support: Boostagram: https://www.meremortalspodcasts.com/support Paypal: https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/meremortalspodcast

    1시간 32분
  3. Abundance Mindset In An Abundant World | Is An Infinite Utopia Possible?

    2월 8일

    Abundance Mindset In An Abundant World | Is An Infinite Utopia Possible?

    What makes a bun dance? In Episode #513 of 'Meanderings', Juan & I discuss: the definition of abundance versus how futurists/technologists and everyday folks actually use it, the conflation of “lots of something” with “zero friction access,” whether abundance must be global or can be meaningfully local, test the concept across water, food, intelligence and money, why more does not equal free (or even better), scarcity’s persistent psychological pull, whether a world of replicators (à la Star Trek) would make us healthier or simply more indulgent, Dyson spheres/Matryoshka brains/chess engines and why perfect performance is boring compared to messy human stories. Huge shoutout to Cole for the support! Stan Link: https://stan.store/meremortals Timeline:  (00:00:00) Intro (00:00:26) Defining abundance: frictionless access vs sheer quantity (00:03:21) Is abundance local or global? Water as a case study (00:05:23) Tech and food narratives: AI will make everything abundant (00:08:46) Limits, time and space: why infinite abundance breaks down (00:11:14) Air as the closest real abundance; distribution still matters (00:14:29) Observer effects: meaning, colour and value are perceived (00:20:29) Wealth, perspective and the abundance mindset (00:21:45) Boostagram Lounge: Star Trek replicators and personal vs private property (00:23:07) Is abundance actually good? Utopia, suffering and growth (00:26:25) Replicators and diet: would unlimited food make us healthier? (00:32:29) Health, sport and sameness: does abundance kill excitement? (00:36:58) Scarcity still drives value: the mine effect (00:40:00) Waste, recycling and shifting norms in abundant contexts (00:43:27) Raising the floor vs widening the gap: distribution dynamics (00:46:54) Utopian promises, isms and the risk of abundanceism (00:51:58) More isnt always better: goals, dieting and selfcontrol (00:56:57) Longevity, time perception and what remains human (00:59:26) Closing thoughts and next weeks book review: The Sovereign Individual  Connect with Mere Mortals: Website: https://www.meremortalspodcasts.com/ Discord: https://discord.gg/jjfq9eGReU Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/meremortalspods Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/meremortalspodcasts/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@meremortalspodcasts Value 4 Value Support: Boostagram: https://www.meremortalspodcasts.com/support Paypal: https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/meremortalspodcast

    1시간
  4. Becoming An Owner Of The Network | Chris Dixon's 'Read Write Own'

    2월 2일

    Becoming An Owner Of The Network | Chris Dixon's 'Read Write Own'

    Are there any downsides to taking part in upsides? In Episode #512 of 'Meanderings', Juan & I discuss: how the internet moved from corporate networks to open protocol networks to blockchain networks, Dixon’s framing (read, write, own), why he thinks open protocols like RSS struggled against corporate platforms, where blockchains might change take rates, the real-world viability of tokenomics, if ownership will matter for in a future of AI, micro‑payments and abundant digital goods, games vs music business models and whether people will actually care about on-chain ownership if everything becomes cheap and effortless to access.  No support for this week :'( Stan Link: https://stan.store/meremortals Timeline: (00:00:00) Intro (00:00:25) Book pick: Read, Write, Own by Chris Dixon (00:04:16) Corporate vs protocol networks; email and the open web (00:07:23) Owning the network: why blockchains change incentives (00:13:25) Governance, take rates and platform lock-ins (00:17:56) Music vs gaming revenues: models and innovation (00:21:30) Protocol pessimism and the RSS debate in podcasting (00:25:04) Value for value: Podcasting 2.0 funding dilemmas (00:30:08) Could a blockchain fund open infrastructure? (00:34:27) Designing a micropayments-first podcast app (00:38:22) Do users care about digital ownership? (00:41:48) Abundance thesis: free content and data trade-offs (00:45:30) Will advertisers pay users directly? (00:49:45) Will ownership still matter in an abundant world? (00:53:01) Digital status, scarcity and beachfront reality (00:58:48) Extreme efficiency futures: cars, housing and cost curves (01:03:05) Human status, achievement and digital provenance (01:08:33) Voice-first generation and app-less experiences (01:14:47) Ownership vs access: memories, messages and guarantees (01:16:54) Wrap-up: book verdict and sign-off  Connect with Mere Mortals: Website: https://www.meremortalspodcasts.com/ Discord: https://discord.gg/jjfq9eGReU Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/meremortalspods Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/meremortalspodcasts/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@meremortalspodcasts Value 4 Value Support: Boostagram: https://www.meremortalspodcasts.com/support Paypal: https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/meremortalspodcast

    1시간 18분
  5. Monthly Goals | February 2026

    2월 1일

    Monthly Goals | February 2026

    It's time for our monthly check in where we review our goals from last month and see what's coming up for the next. 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? Stan Link: https://stan.store/meremortals Timeline: (00:00:00) Intro (00:00:36) Juan's January 2026 Recap (00:06:10) Kyrin's January 2026 Recap (00:12:51) Support Overview (00:13:27) Juan's February 2026 Goals (00:18:24) Kyrin's February 2026 Goals (00:24:01) Moltbot Sidenote (00:32:21) Fitness (00:37:00) V4V Connect with Mere Mortals: Website: https://www.meremortalspodcasts.com/ Discord: https://discord.gg/jjfq9eGReU Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/meremortalspods Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/meremortalspodcasts/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@meremortalspodcasts Value 4 Value Support: Boostagram: https://www.meremortalspodcasts.com/support Paypal: https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/meremortalspodcast

    37분
  6. Hell Yessssss Vs No | Deciding On Where To Spend Your Time

    1월 25일

    Hell Yessssss Vs No | Deciding On Where To Spend Your Time

    You can't say yes to everything .... so where do you draw the line? In Episode #511 of 'Meanderings', Juan & I discuss: the “hell yes versus no” decision-making lens and where it truly fits, opportunity cost/time constraints/certainty versus uncertainty, how emotion or rationality shapes decisions, stacking reasons to make a strong yes, a practical quadrant for choosing activities based on enjoyment and likelihood of meeting people. Stan Link: https://stan.store/meremortals Timeline: (00:00:00) Intro (00:03:39) Context matters: opportunity cost, age and life stage (00:07:45) Replacing habits: when a simple yes is enough (00:09:44) Decision heuristics: yes vs hell no for everyday choices (00:13:14) Capacity fills the time: stacking commitments and hard trade-offs (00:19:10) Workplace decision matrices vs personal life choices (00:23:06) System 1 and System 2: training intuition with deliberate thinking (00:27:49) Certainty vs uncertainty: when you need a hell yes to persist (00:31:07) A practical framework: enjoyment vs meeting-people quadrants (00:35:25) Boostagram lounge (00:36:02) Listener input: lazy no vs instinctive no (00:37:40) Upcoming moonshot gathering: why it's a clear yes (00:44:31) Stacking reasons: VeeCon memories, serendipity and energy (00:50:00) New tech temptations: why not every tool warrants a yes (00:55:01) Where we're still weak at decisions: money and overcommitting (01:03:17) Emotion vs reason: explaining feelings with rationality (01:05:48) Wrap-up, live time and Brisbane Marathon team invite  Connect with Mere Mortals: Website: https://www.meremortalspodcasts.com/ Discord: https://discord.gg/jjfq9eGReU Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/meremortalspods Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/meremortalspodcasts/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@meremortalspodcasts Value 4 Value Support: Boostagram: https://www.meremortalspodcasts.com/support Paypal: https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/meremortalspodcast

    1시간 7분
  7. AI Futurism Meets Medieval History | The Million Dollar X402 Wall

    1월 19일

    AI Futurism Meets Medieval History | The Million Dollar X402 Wall

    We're destressing and just going over all the non-goal related things swirling around in the current moment. In Episode #510 of 'Meanderings', Juan & I discuss: the old million dollar homepage and the new x402 version, experimenting with a cheeky one‑pixel squatting strategy to test rent‑seeking dynamics, why some value‑for‑value/Lightning initiatives plateau despite strong early communities, advertising economics from retro web banners to F1 liveries, if energy could become the unit of exchange in agent‑to‑agent worlds and whether the current moment has the most amount of historical rate of change. Huge thanks to Cole for the support! Stan Link: https://stan.store/meremortals Timeline: (00:00:00) Intro (00:00:49) Remembering the Million Dollar Homepage and link rot (00:03:07) Hype cycles and the modern x402 Wall revival (00:06:44) Domain‑squatting pixels: ethics and ROI debate (00:12:45) Advertising realities: from F1 liveries to failed walls (00:15:04) Old web ads versus brands and what’s obsolete now (00:19:10) Micropayments vision: beyond subscriptions (00:23:56) Index decentralisation, AI spam, and niche podcasts (00:28:20) Ads, ethics, and why ‘wall squatting’ targets advertisers (00:32:03) Boom–bust build‑outs, block space, and critics (00:36:54) Agents, moats, and access to compute (00:39:02) Boostagram Lounge and community shout‑outs (00:45:34) Agents doing business end‑to‑end: Truth Terminal case (00:50:07) Beyond attention? Energy, agency, and ‘currency’ (00:56:36) Speculating on rights for uploaded minds and AI (01:00:24) Short‑term goals, schooling, and planning in fast change (01:05:03) Is today’s change really faster? Moore’s Law debate (01:10:26) Exponential feels: compressing change into months (01:16:22) Falling out of the loop: TikTok, crypto, and pace (01:19:35) Can AI replace governments? Companies vs states (01:23:46) Wrap‑up, shout‑outs, and value‑for‑value support  Connect with Mere Mortals: Website: https://www.meremortalspodcasts.com/ Discord: https://discord.gg/jjfq9eGReU Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/meremortalspods Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/meremortalspodcasts/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@meremortalspodcasts Value 4 Value Support: Boostagram: https://www.meremortalspodcasts.com/support Paypal: https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/meremortalspodcast

    1시간 26분
  8. Don't Let The Gremlins Steal Your Focus | What We're Leaving Behind In 2026

    1월 11일

    Don't Let The Gremlins Steal Your Focus | What We're Leaving Behind In 2026

    It's a new year ... no new goals ... instead we're focusing upon what NOT to focus upon. In Episode #509 of 'Meanderings', Juan & I discuss:  what we’re not bringing into 2026, expectation inflation (how setting grand scenarios can pre-bake resentment), how to strike a workable balance between Eastern contentment and Western drive, choosing realistic marathon aims without sacrificing other priorities, ditching negative self‑talk, making room for smarter training decisions that prevent injury and burnout and avoiding philosophers/what ifers/haters in the media landscape. No support so we can't focus on the beanie. Stan Link: https://stan.store/meremortals Timeline:  (00:00:00) Intro (00:02:02) Framing the episode: inverse goal setting (00:06:31) Mindset traps from past races and comparison (00:09:40) Gym mastery vs beginner runner mentality (00:11:40) Training without self punishment and injury management (00:14:10) Working on relationships and reducing negative self-talk (00:17:36) Expectation inflation and premeditated resentment (00:24:19) Choosing realistic goals and tradeoffs (00:30:22) Livestream hiccup and Boostagram Lounge (00:32:08) Media focus: stopping attention leakage (00:37:46) Media diet rules: useful now over future hypotheticals (00:45:25) Entertainment vs actionable insight in moonshots (00:49:41) Cutting whatifs, doom and haters from feeds (00:53:19) Confusing consumption with growth (00:56:36) Abundance over scarcity and closing thoughts  Connect with Mere Mortals: Website: https://www.meremortalspodcasts.com/ Discord: https://discord.gg/jjfq9eGReU Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/meremortalspods Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/meremortalspodcasts/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@meremortalspodcasts Value 4 Value Support: Boostagram: https://www.meremortalspodcasts.com/support Paypal: https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/meremortalspodcast

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What is Effective Philosophy? Juan and I simplify hard to grasp concepts into pragmatic takeaways that can be applied to every day life (fitness, goal setting, work, parenting, travel, hobbies, finances, etc.,).

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    Kyrin Down & Juan Granados
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