Cutting Complainers From Your Life | Consumerism & The Anti-Growth Mindset

Dec 4 2022 • 52m

Show Notes

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 lifeConnect with Mere Mortals:Website: https://www.meremortalspodcast.com/Discord: https://discord.gg/jjfq9eGReUInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/meremortalspodcast/Support the show

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@petar

7,777 sats

Dec 5 2022

Totally agree with Juan on this point. Everyone knows someone like that, by giving them a sympathetic ear, you are actually enabling their self-destructive behaviour. They might not see it this way, but you are doing them a huge favour by cutting them off in the long run.