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Thanks for reading This is Your Mind Ranting.
Thank you for your continued support and if you’re new here, I hope you enjoy the stories, rants, and lessons of a 28-year degenerate who hates pineapple on pizza and the people who choose to die on that hill, but will still devour it because… fat habits, duh.
For the last couple of weeks, I’ve been writing stories about cognitive biases and a few more are lined up for next month. While I had loads of fun putting them together and having Microsoft Copilot create the art pieces has been helpful, I need to rant about what the planet is up to and what you silly humans are fanboying about. I miss criticizing my fellow netizens.
I’m battling a gnarly cold (thanks desert winter for this wonderful gift) and I’m tired. Your boy is getting to that age where napping on my laptop keyboard is going to be my favorite sleeping position. This week’s post is going to be short.
Here are a few rants to chew on this weekend.
This TikTok ban bill (for 6 months) people are raving about will not stop at just one dopamine dumping app. The ban will be revised to take down other apps. Each app has something “unpleasant” for a group of people and they’ll call for its ban here in the States. Facebook has too many racist old people. Twitter is too based. Instagram’s become a soft-core porn site. To be fair, we know damn well the company is too ingrained in our children’s and young adult’s lives for it not to be sold to an American company. I’m all for the app being bought by Lord Bezos or King Musk, being renamed Ama-Tok or X-Tok, respectively.
Yes, Bitcoin is at an all-time high. I’ve only heard these a million freaking times. Idiotic laser eye profiles are coming back with a vengeance. Crypto Bros will ditch their AI hype products and scream from the top of the roofs: “I told you to HODL!”, even though they don’t even own a single Bitcoin. Sam Bankman-Fried is swinging the air right now because his shitcoin (FTT) could never touch Bitcoin’s high. This crypto bull run is going to be interesting.
Original thoughts are hard to come by this day and age. Hot takes are trash. Adults can’t read past a 6th grade level to save their lives. People still think dogs are superior to cats. I’m calling for the aliens to humble us… or just eradicate us. Our governments have already confirmed that extraterrestrials are real. Why do they continue to play hide and go seek? Are we not worthy of their presence?
If the local bowling alley doesn’t look sketchy, rent crusty shoes, have warm beer pitchers, nefarious and rowdy gang members, and ridiculous bowling screen animations, then don’t go there. The dive bar version of bowling alleys will keep you on alert and slightly scared. A little bit of danger isn’t always a bad thing.
Monopoly GO! has made me hate myself. Another dopamine rich app, I’ve spent an embarrassing amount of time collecting money, building my net worth (in game but not in real life), and shutting down strangers’ landmarks. I’ve even spent 4 bucks to get a few more rolls. I’ve always laughed at my wife’s spending on her block games and now I’m the fool. Imagine the quality of my life’s work improving if I delete it. Don’t download that wicked game!
People who sleep with jewelry probably need to show off their bling in their dreams. Why else would they keep their Cuban chains on to hit the sack?
I hope you have a wonderful weekend. Don’t get into trouble with the law or do anything your parents wouldn’t be happy to see on your story feed.
Until next time,
Adios
— Crush