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These days it’s hard to tell who to believe. In many ways it’s the best economy ever. The best time to look for a job. An unprecedented economic boom. Why is everyone suddenly talking about a recession. Learn more in Recession-Warning-Media-Confusion-Bob Davis Podcast 855.
First of all I am not here to tell you the economy is in the tank, or that it is booming.
Truth is if you put the words recession, bust, or depression in an article you’re going to get people’s attention. In addition it doesn’t hurt to have a couple of historic drops in the stock market.
Now that I have your attention…Listen to Recession-Warning-Media-Confusion-Bob Davis Podcast 855.
Market Drops and Yield Curves Mean New Media Story Lines
It doesn’t matter if the markets recover from those drops.
What matters is now the media has a story line that predicts doom and destruction.
Especially relevant is a lesson I learned a long time ago. It doesn’t matter how well informed a commentator might be. Making predictions about a force of nature like the world’s largest economy, is a fool’s errand.
Even more, it is true our economy is growing and we are enjoying the longest economic expansion in memory. It’s also true it’s a shallow expansion and that growth just above the inflation line, isn’t really booming. Moreover, the expansion is getting pretty long in the tooth, as the say.
In contrast like the seasons, economies operate on a cycle. Truth is anyone who predicts a recession will ultimately be right. Just like fall into winter recessions have a purpose. Economic contractions kill off the weak plants and animals and insects so the strong and grow again in the spring.
So when the yield curve inverts and the market drops it is certainly worth paying attention.
Seems like we’re missing something though. While the politicians and talking heads trade insults about who’s predictions are right, what are we thinking about?
In conclusion what plans to we the people have for the future economy of the United States. I sat down to do a podcast on the yield curve, claims about unemployment and recession predictions. I ended up with an essay on the pitfalls of talking economy in an election year, the ballyhoo on the current economy when the real questions aren’t even being asked. Let alone answered.
Where are we going? What are we trying to accomplish? What kind of economy do we expect in the future. Is it really manufacturing jobs in Ohio and Coal Mines in West Virginia?
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I don’t think there’s anything like a brand new full moon on an August night. These days you take those small wonderful moments where you find them. We’ll talk about the moon and the night. Anything but ‘the News’ in Moonlight-WalkandTalk-EpsteinFreeZone-Bob Davis Podcast 854.
I’ve been busy with details lately. The Bob Davis Podcasts is an artistic business. In addition, when I network I find explaining what I do can be a challenge.
Moreover in my little networking group we do five minute presentations about our business twice a year. That means a Powerpoint or Keynote presentation. In this podcast I’ll take some time to explain how I do those. Hint. Practice makes perfect.
What’s especially relevant about this podcast is the experience I am beginning to have with podcast listeners and subscribers. People are beginning to applaud my non partisan approach to politics and society. It’s nice to get compliments on something I have been working so hard on.
Even more I’ll give you a little background on why I have decided to talk more about society, rather than advocating in the political day to day back and forth. Seems like the tweeters and magpies on the line screaming and yelling are forced to scream and yell louder to get your attention.
Moreover the tweets and shouts and theories also have to be ratcheted up to raise the stakes. In conclusion it’s now at the point where it is absurd. More and more people are telling me they have tuned it out.
Hence a pleasant walk in the moonlight. Sometimes it’s a lot of fun to have a conversation about business presentations, freeway traffic idiocy and an amazing full moon. I never thought I would say that but it’s true.
Finally listeners have been telling me I forgot one pet disaster theory in the recent Prepper podcast. That theory? Electromagnetic Pulse. Learn more in Moonlight-WalkandTalk-EpsteinFreeZone-Bob Davis Podcast 854.
So enjoy the full moon and this amazing late August weather while it lasts! Oh by the way. Welcome to the Epstein Free Zone.
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In Social-Media-Involuntary-Intoxication-Bob Davis Podcast 853 talk about an issue I am dealing with as a Content Creator.
These days it is more difficult than ever to talk about politics.
So much information is incorrect and gets to our devices faster.
In addition, triggering an emotional reaction is what social media is designed for.
Is our reality becoming a ‘fog of war‘?
I don’t think it’s news anymore. Users expect to be told what to think. What will happen next. Outlets oblige us whether they have enough information or not. It’s propaganda. I wonder if many of us are suffering a mild form of PTSD.
Consequently first perceptions cannot be undone. Furthermore new information confirms those first biases.
We are addicted to scrolling. Needing to check back. We need that emotional charge.
There’s a thing called Involuntary Intoxication. I know I am stretching the definition but play along.
Find out exactly what I mean in Social-Media-Involuntary-Intoxication-Bob Davis Podcast 853.
In conclusion you can’t talk nuts and bolts politics with people who believe in conspiracy theories and superstitions.
Constantly enraged. Defending a social norm. Forming hard opinions based on fantasy. Do those emotional states lead to good decision making?
Finally we’re not having a national discussion. It’s a school yard where adults act like eight year olds.
The question for content creators is whether we want to swim in a river of lower vibration. In addition do we want to contribute to the misinformation or rise above it?
I have decided to focus on the long term. Society more than politics.
My objective as a content creator is to advance the story, and help subscribers curate the misinformation served up on their phones every second of the day.
We’re living in a dangerous time. The actions we support now will have reactions. I’d rather make those decisions sober.
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My inbox has been full of prepping info ever since I did the podcast about Ebola. These days if you think your phone isn’t listening to you, think again. Learn more in Doomsday-Prep-Overkill-Commonsense-Bob Davis Podcast 852.
First of all is it necessary to prep for nuclear war? Hydrogen bombs are exponentially more powerful than the Hiroshima bomb.
Moreover Minneapolis and Saint Paul would be dust if we got nuked. In that case, what’s the prep for?
Do I really need to spend six hundred dollars for a year’s supply of dried beans in case of a nuclear war?
Some people want to be ready for the day when our Lord Jesus returns. I thought Jesus will take the believers before the trouble starts. If you’re down with the Man, save your money on prepping. You’re out of here.
What about Earthquakes? Hurricanes? Even more, a collapse of all government?
Do I need dried food and hand charging radios for that? What if Yellowstone finally blows? Well, THAT one you might want to think about.
People who live in the Upper Midwest should be prepared for two things. A power failure in the dead of winter and a really bad tornado. The only real concern is whether we can make it to the lake, and if we want to spend more time with the family.
Finally End Of The Worlders seem to think those who live in the exurbs will be beset by inner city hoards. But the Preppers all predict the people they don’t like won’t make it. Especially the liberals. But what if people work together in a disaster?
In conclusion there are things we should have a plan for. Time for an easy conversation about some of the things we should not worry about, on a beautiful summer night. Common sense says worrying about the rest of it is just overkill.
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These days it’s easy to get attention if you start out with “something terrible is going to happen“. Especially on YouTube. Even more if you’re talking about Ebola. We’ll get to the bottom of the story in Ebola-Emergency-YouTube-Fearmongering-Bob Davis Podcast 851.
Therefore, it’s not a surprise that YouTube is also a primary source for ‘news‘.
I have come to the conclusion most of what we see and hear today as News, is in fact actual propaganda. I couldn’t tell you whether it’s paid for by foreign governments or our own but it sure seems to sow fear and confusion when it comes to potentially serious topics.
Moreover I’ve done several podcasts over the years about the fearmongers on YouTube. End of The World predictions that never come true. So called experts on UFO’s. Political conspiracies. Fake information. The Deep State. You can find some of those podcasts here.
The latest is Ebola.
We’re all going to die of Ebola. At least that’s how the story goes.
In Ebola-Emergency-YouTube-Fearmongering-Bob Davis Podcast 851 we’ll take a look at the journalistic requirements for making definitive statements. What’s the difference between a rewrite of an existing story and a real investigation? What about confirmation and multiple sources. These are good tools to have when it comes to evaluating whether you’re being manipulated.
There is a pandemic in Southwestern Africa. People want to know. Is it airborne? What about cases in the United States? What about Congolese immigrants detained at the US southern border? Is it an epidemic? What’s the difference? Is this the biggest Ebola pandemic yet?
In conclusion with no objective source of information we don’t have a port in the storm. Every now and then I have to hose down the Amatuer content creators. Especially when bad information can be dangerous.
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