Social-Media-Involuntary-Intoxication-Bob Davis Podcast 853

Involuntary Intoxication Is A Thing

In Social-Media-Involuntary-Intoxication-Bob Davis Podcast 853 talk about an issue I am dealing with as a Content Creator.

Political Talk Sucks

These days it is more difficult than ever to talk about politics.

Bad Information

So much information is incorrect and gets to our devices faster.

Triggers Are Us

In addition, triggering an emotional reaction is what social media is designed for.

Fog Of War

Is our reality becoming a ‘fog of war‘?

Propaganda

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.

Confirmation Bias Is The Order Of The Day

Consequently first perceptions cannot be undone. Furthermore new information confirms those first biases.

Addicts

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.

Defending A Social Norm

In conclusion you can’t talk nuts and bolts politics with people who believe in conspiracy theories and superstitions.

Borderline Behavior

Constantly enraged. Defending a social norm. Forming hard opinions based on fantasy. Do those emotional states lead to good decision making?

The School Yard

Finally we’re not having a national discussion. It’s a school yard where adults act like eight year olds.

Swimming In A River of Low Vibration Energy

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?

Society Is My Focus

I have decided to focus on the long term. Society more than politics.

Advancing The Story

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.

Living Sober

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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Road To Character-Principle Free Politics In America-Podcast 705

These days the scolds are telling us how to live. What to do. Put down the hand held device. Give up screen time. So called conservatives especially stake out the moral high ground. Problem is there don’t seem to be any principles when it comes to politics. We’ll talk about it in Road To Character-Principle Free Politics In America-Podcast 705.

Sacrifice For The Greater Good

If we can just sacrifice for the greater good. Devote our lives to something bigger than ourselves. Become more passionate and purposeful about that purpose. Right?

The Greatest Generation

What’s more, the World War 2 generation can always be trotted out as an example of virtue. Just think how much better the world would be if those distracted millennials and super liberal generate Z people would emulate the “Greatest Generation”.

It’s The Millennials Right?

Truth is the world is changing fast. We’re at the dawn of a fast moving wall of change. Moreover demanding people act a certain way may not be the right idea. In Road To Character-Principle Free Politics In America-Podcast 705.

Principle Free Politics

Welcome to the seedy underbelly of politics. Moralists on both sides tell everyone else how to act while they ignore basic principles. Yeah sure, democrats have been doing this for years. Now republicans are becoming champions at principle free politics. Looks to me like one big mob.

Character Is Someone Else’s Problem

Get the guns and deal with due process later. A 25 cent per gallon gas tax increase. Trade protection. Spend and spend. Pile on national debt. President for life sounds like a good idea. What to do when a republican president promotes ideas directly opposed to republican ideals? Defend him. Go figure.

Principles Or Power?

In conclusion, given the fast pace of change in the world what troubles me isn’t character, it’s the lack of principle in the political party that controls all three branches of government.

In the near future the Technology Revolution will challenge us all. If all anyone wants to do is tear the old world down we’re in for a rough ride.

As far as I’m concerned there’s only one principle that matters these days. Individual Freedom.

Do republicans care about liberty anymore? Or do they just want power.

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Refusing To Take A Side Alienates Political Partisans-Podcast 623

A friend asked me the other day if I was trying to alienate my audience. The reason for the question? I refused to take sides during election 2016 and will not do the bidding of politicians, in Refusing To Take A Side Alienates Political Partisans-Podcast 623.

On The Road

Last year The Bob Davis Podcasts went on the road to cover the primary campaigns. I traveled thousands of miles back and forth across the United States. When you roll on the backroads you see a lot and you learn a lot. Once you do that, you never view politics in the same way.

Manipulation

We’re being manipulated. Constantly. Republican and Democrat. Did a podcast about that. Detailed how we get our news from social media. Explained how to tell if a story lives up to journalistic standards. Asserted the idea that bad information leads to bad decisions. Apparently asserting ideas like this can put people on the defensive.

If You Want To Know The Truth

To know the truth, don’t take a side. It seems like everyone in media these days is taking a side. Defending a position. Making an argument. Demanding they be followed. Most information defends a point of view. This is the essence of our national manipulation. People say, “I don’t have time to sort it all out”. That is why I am doing these podcasts.

Shooting The Messenger

There are many assertions in modern news coverage these days. Most of these assertions are little more than opinion. This doesn’t mean the facts might one day support one view or another. Sadly the first reaction is defensive when facts don’t support conspiracy theory, commentary, personality endorsements, wishful thinking or the need to feel secure about a decision.

My Style of Communication

I am passionate. Direct. Intense. When I direct that passion and intensity toward something important to a specific listener it can be disconcerting. The value is it is researched, honest and authentic. Not filled with small talk and an effort to ingratiate myself with people so I can finesse a politicians message. This style of communication has certainly caused me trouble, but I wouldn’t have it any other way.

History and Peeking Ahead

In Refusing To Take A Side Alienates Political Partisans-Podcast 623, I take a look at talk radio and media history, and discuss aging and changing perceptions, personal growth. Also take a look ahead to plans for covering the next election cycles. Hopefully I’ll continue to ruffle some feathers and get some discussion and thinking going.