Author: Joel Gross

I deactivated my social media accounts today. I was attacked by both conservatives and liberals in one week for sharing ideas for discussion. The ideas in question were middle of the road ideas that are shared commonly by large percentages of the population. The attacks though were angry and personal.

A conservative family member last week called me and ranted that my support for Biden’s 2020 presidential candidacy directly caused the deaths of the 13 marines in Afghanistan during the US evacuation.… read more “Leaving Social Media”

https://www.protoolreviews.com/sawstop-vs-bosch-reaxx-table-saw-lawsuit/

Patents owned by sawstop are resulting in more American homeowners having their fingers cut off. Sawstop is using its patents to prevent new competitors from making saws with safety technology. Table saws are some of the most dangerous tools a homeowner can have. Every table saw should have technology to stop the blade if human flesh comes in contact with it.… read more “Patents At Fault for Cut Off Fingers”

https://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2021/08/caitlin-flanagan-secret-of-surviving-cancer/619844/

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2021/aug/23/big-oil-coined-carbon-footprints-to-blame-us-for-their-greed-keep-them-on-the-hook

If a singer gets money to mention a beer brand or car, it must be disclosed in the song name.

If a movie or tv show gets sponsored by a clothing company, that must be mentioned on the title screen.

If a politician talks to a lobbyist, that time must be logged and prominently published on the politicians main website.… read more “All sponsorships must be public”

Fantastic perspective. Stupid war where each tribe just said what Americans (or Pakistan or Iran) wanted to hear to get weapons to fight each other over land and water.

Julius Caesar talks about dealing with the same problems in France and Germany in his day… Lots of tribes that would ally with the Romans when it was convenient and fight them if there was an opportunity.… read more “What really happened in Afghanistan”

#1 key to success in business and life according to Warren Buffett, Bill Gates, Muhammad Ali, Michael Jordan, Steve Jobs – FOCUS – only doing one thing in life. Saying no to everything that is not that one thing. Working and grinding and thinking about that thing 24/7. Always asking yourself, “Will this help me at my one thing?”… read more “Focus”

What is the difference between designer clothing and jewelry versus generic brands? https://newrepublic.com/article/121381/study-higher-income-inequality-correlates-luxury-consumerism. When I was poor, I tried to buy status symbols to give the appearance of success. I later learned that no one believed it. Fashion and jewelry are mostly a way to funnel money from the poor to the rich. I was a member of a elite golf and country club in LA – most members had net worth between $10 million to $5 billion.… read more “Fashion and Jewelry”

I agree with the benefits of a digital currency, but we need a proof of stake currency instead. It’s simply unsustainable that for the same energy to process a single transaction for Bitcoin, Visa processes 1.1 million transactions. https://digiconomist.net/bitcoin-energy-consumption/. Bitcoin is anti-ESG.