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Todd Hayen, PhD, RP's avatar

Sorry shrews. I sent that out originally with the wrong link. It is now corrected.

Tiny Shrew's avatar

Loved this interview!!!

Zuni's avatar

Just watched it and loved it. Both very stimulating conversations.

And yes I was just thinking many of those last thoughts you brought up at end myself today. I am so tired of following what’s going on because It’s all the same warnings over and over.

I quit looking at telegram about a year ago. I now look at it for maybe 5 min a few times a week and just briefly scan over a few articles. It’s the same topics rehashed.

I am enjoying living my life to the fullest without bogging my mind with all the nonsense Our side is pushing. I feel like I was just as brainwashed with telegram as the other side got from the MSM.

I enjoy your writings and hope you continue.

I see you changed to the correct video.

Todd Hayen, PhD, RP's avatar

Thanks to you, Zuni, for pointing out the wrong link! I never would have noticed it!

I am feeling the same as you, but we all have to be careful. What you are doing seems to be the best approach to avoid getting totally overwhelmed, yet at the same time keeping "in touch."

I am beginning to believe the extremes on both sides of this "debate" are agenda-driven...for obvious reasons. We've always heard that the extreme on our side of the fence is purposefully set up to be ridiculous in order for us to look like fools.

I still want to remain open to all information, no matter how ridiculous it may sound, but when the people who are conveying that "nutty" information get mean and hateful, I truly do question it.

Zuni's avatar

It’s not like I am not “Keeping up”I just don’t see the point in doing it everyday or making it such a constant in my life. I am even trying to be knowledgeable about AI even thought I don’t like it. I am not going to go out of my way to use it but I want to be aware of it.

It’s inevitable what ever happens.

I never watched tv to begin with so I know how to control being addicted to a tube/device of any kind. I can see how some people get so involved with what’s going on daily and I feel it’s too much. But to each his own.

Around the beginning of COVID I too got pretty involved because I did not believe it and had to find out what others were thinking. Now I am so sick of hearing about COVID yet it lingers on and on in conversations. What about buying toilet paper… yikes… Same with how internet was going to be going down, buy supplies, food batteries STOCK UP. I fell for that one the first time but then after my foods were getting out of date I realized how stupid it really was. I am living for now and I stopped being so worried about what’s going to happen. Our side was doing to us something just as bad by getting us all worked up.

I was just recently told by a friend to STOCK UP it’s happening Jan. 1.

Oh well …. I think I have plenty to keep me going for a while.

I thoroughly enjoy reading your articles because like you say …. I was just thinking that same thing seems to be quit often.

Todd Hayen, PhD, RP's avatar

You sound like me!! Curious to know how old you are, I do think that makes a difference. Like you, I have no desire to "prepare" for the end of the world...with food, cash (gold), toilet paper, guns...if it gets so bad that what I DO have "stored up" runs out, then see ya later alligator...I'm done. I think a lot of that attitude has to do with my age...I am 70, and I have lived a good life...I am not ready for it to be over, but I have no desire to stretch it out if the world I am living in goes to crap. Now, I have no idea what I would DO if that happens...I have no desire to ever kill myself...so who knows, I guess then my life really will be in the hands of God. I am hoping I don't experience pain and intense suffering like starvation, criminals breaking down my door and torturing me, that sort of thing. I tell myself that is unlikely.

I do feel for the young folks, though, especially those with young children. I think I would be going bonkers if I had a young family...but then I would be very active looking for like-minded people to make community...moving away from the city, trying to be more self sufficient. I think it can be done now without too much disruption...but only if you are young and/or have young kids to deal with.

Old farts like me will just go for the ride, see what happens, do a little to hang on as long as possible, but beyond that, forget it, enjoy what is at your fingertips right now. I think it may last long enough that we can squeeze more out of it before it dries up. Maybe a lot more.

Zuni's avatar

I am an old folk like you but older at 78. I dont want to spend the rest of my life worrying about what may happen. I did it for a while (Trump/ covid)

but saw how much it drained my mind and body. I still read about what’s going on around the world but just a tad bit to keep up. I am so tired of listening to all the so called know it alls about what’s going to happen. And like MSM news ….they all talk the same talk but Keeping US uptight and at a kind of war against the other side. So tiring. I feel so much at ease not being involved.

I never had children so I don’t have that worry but I am concerned about future generations.

Since there’s really nothing I can do with the outside world I am engaged each day with fulfilling my obligations and personal responsibilities.

I keep contact with like minded people and some ( not so ) but keep those at a Safe place so not to get into arguments.

I like the part where you talked about how animals have lived on and on and never invented anything….or made any investments in the future and yet they keep on going on. We as humans are always upgrading or degrading the future. We don’t know where we are headed. I am just here for my time on this earth and I am doing my best and I hope I don’t live to see drastic terrible changes.