u/_lippykid

I grew up without a father, but have a loving mother and great friends. That said, I imagined I’d meet people older than me that really had their shit together, were wise, and looking to share their knowledge- at least in passing. I’m approaching middle age, have had a successful life, met amazing diverse people, but I’ve not really met many people that are noticeably more mature or informed than me. Really seems like most people are unknowingly flawed, not introspective, just making shit up as they go and nobody really has it all figured out. Not judging at all, I just bring it up as media and schooling growing up lead me to believe there were endless adults to look up to.

Have you met a mentor or role model that made a significant improvement on your life?

Any recommendations on where I could watch the next England World Cup game that would have some slither of pro-England atmosphere? I’m not expecting to find anything close to the vibe of an actual English pub during a match, but at BW3’s last game me and my wife were the only people cheering goals. So anything at all better than that would be much appreciated. Spots between Pensacola through to Destin would be great

So I signed up to Sam’s podcast right around Covid, and I used to love it. Back then I had a big back catalogue of content to listen to that wasn’t really tied to current affairs. More fundamentals of humanity, mindfulness, philosophy etc. it felt like I was really learning and expanding my mind.

Now with “flood the zone with shit” everything seems political and like we’re tailgating for the upcoming dystopia. So I’m really missing my old experience with the podcast. Plus Sam doesn’t seem to put out much podcast content. Even with the addition of More From Sam

I heard he bundled the pod with substack and his app, is that right? If so, I imagine I’m missing out on a lot. I don’t even remember where I signed up in the first place and how I’d access the other contents.

So, I guess my question is, is the subscription worth the price, does it include more timeless content like I used to get on the pod, and how would I get access to the content that’s not just podcasts?

I just listened to the Ben Shapiro episode, and one thing really stood out.

I’m a marketing guy that specializes in starting and growing brands. One thing I focus on that most branding people don’t is understanding what the core values of the brand are. Not like the superficial shit that changes with the wind, but that actual deep down important stuff. Typically brands just care about the current mission, or the vision. But the best brands I’ve worked with have a fundamental value structure. Kinda like a soul.

What jumped out to me is Ben doesn’t seem to care about any fundamental driving moral value system. He pretty much said he knows and doesn’t care how shitty a person Trump is, and he voted for him purely on policy.

I simply don’t understand this. To get my support I first need to know someone is a values driven, moral, good faith person. Their policies come a hard second, since policies are relatively fluid. Core values are not. Especially when it comes to the presidency. I want someone who we can point to and say “look kids, aspire to that”. A good person with decency (or at least pretends to be) that upholds the values this country was founded on. I just can’t imagine voting in the literal Antichrist because they profess to have similar policies I do, right now.