Rod and Karen banter about how using an Amazon kiosk made Rod think about a deeper societal point. They they do a round-up of political news.
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Hey Rod & Karen, Happy New Year.
I listened to that Bill Maher/Jon Cryer podcast & I gotta say, Cryer’s a better man than me to be on that man’s podcast. Learned a lot from him & even he’s done some introspection, which Maher doesn’t want to do, because he just wants to be right. Saying he should be deprogrammed because he’s a well-learned, smart individual, is a Maher problem. Cryer didn’t even do the whole what “Dems should do” and just said a lot of the obvious that a lot of wonks in the political area don’t want to say. It’s more than politics, Bill, it’s humanity. That shit’s always on the ballot. He’s just too full of himself & beyond saving, since he can’t help but be full of it.
I think people have a hive mind mentality which is why they were willing to wait in that long line for returns than trying out the return kiosk. It’s like the canary in the coal mine. Once they saw you figure it out they were comfortable trying it themselves. I think it’s the same concept of when people see someone getting beat up in the street and most people just stand around and watch or record until one person steps in and helps.
Yes, Karen, I am that person that goes places by myself, mainly because I can. It’s the freedom of just chilling by yourself and doing whatever you want. I will always be known as the lady that sits at the end of the bar and chills with a good meal and a great drink.
In defense of the idiotic rightwing nutjobs who want to eliminate factchecking, facts and reality do have a liberal bias…
I got the xmas card and it was super cool to get it but also the card itself was cool. Started listening last year and have just fallen in love with this podcast
When Karen was doing her breakdown of the banter, it reminded me of a friends recent post on FB about how she was so happy about her boys being interested in going to see the latest Sonic movie cause she had been dying to see it and no one in her house was interested at first. I asked why didn’t she just go see it by herself? She’s still active duty, and has access to the theater on base (way cheaper than regular theater prices). She responded that it would look weird going to see a kids movie by herself. I tried talking her out of it, but few years ago, I was the same and wouldn’t even see any movie without a friend or date. After living in a city without any friends for over a year, I realized that I could walk to a cinema 10 minutes away. Started with MCU and slowly allowed myself to see other films before realizing, it was all in my head the judgement!
I was never as Karen suggested especially encouraged by my parents to try new stuff, they wanted me to be a perfect rule follower who only had A plus grades and never created any problems. Only perfection was accepted.
This worked until I was probably 14 and good. I’m now always the person who tries new ways and often see rules as a suggestion. ( not in a criminal way, but I will break rules if I have to)
It doesn’t go away with age.
I try to teach my kids that some rules are only suggestions, but it’s hard.
Must be Mr Apias influence.