Pockets Of Decency

Bless this mess. Michael is out on his honey moon and unfortunately the episode we recorded earlier this month with Michael didn't record properly, so we are running an episode from our original show (Criss Cross Applesauce) where Gunther and I discuss the history of automation. Enjoy!   You can find us on the following social channelsTwitter: @decency_podcast Instagram: @PocketsOfDecency   Support The Show: Patreon: patreon.com/pocketsofdecency/posts RadioPublic: play.radiopublic.com/pockets-of-decency-G4bPm1   Recorded in Brooklyn, NY   © 2018 POD. All Rights Reserved.

On this episode:Two episodes ago we discussed consumerism. The takeaway was that this model is not sustainable as it poses a danger to the environment, natural resource, and humanity as a whole. So in this episode we explore the mesh economy as an alternative to consumerism. In addition, we discuss blockchains possibilities as a 2.0 version of the shared economy.  In other words, will learning to share save us from armageddon? We review:Book: The Mesh by Lisa Ganski Articles: Data/Info https://www.pwc.com/us/en/industry/entertainment-media/publications/consumer-intelligence-series/assets/pwc-cis-sharing-economy.pdf What is it? https://www.investopedia.com/terms/s/sharing-economy.asp https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2017/12/when-is-sharing-not-really-sharing/ Issues https://www.citylab.com/equity/2018/02/the-sharing-economy-needs-to-be-better-partners-with-cities/552626/ https://www.mediapost.com/publications/article/315233/sharing-a-little-about-the-sharing-economy.html https://www.weforum.org/agenda

On this episode: On the previous episode we discussed consumerism. The perspective was that this model is not sustainable as it poses a danger to the environment, natural resource, and humanity as a whole. So in this episode we explore the mesh economy as an alternative to consumerism. In other words, will learning to share save us from armageddon? We review: Book: The Mesh by Lisa Ganski Articles: Data/Info: https://www.pwc.com/us/en/industry/entertainment-media/publications/consumer-intelligence-series/assets/pwc-cis-sharing-economy.pdf What is it?: https://www.investopedia.com/terms/s/sharing-economy.asp https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2017/12/when-is-sharing-not-really-sharing/ Issues: https://www.citylab.com/equity/2018/02/the-sharing-economy-needs-to-be-better-partners-with-cities/552626/ https://www.mediapost.com/publications/article/315233/sharing-a-little-about-the-sharing-economy.html https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2018/01/the-dark-side-of-the-sharing-economy/ You can find us on the followin

On this episode:Mike talks retirement, savings, big houses, little house, consumerism, and what it all means.  Articles:https://www.cnbc.com/2017/04/07/how-much-the-average-family-has-saved-for-retirement-at-every-age.html  https://mic.com/articles/15097/us-gdp-is-70-percent-personal-consumption-inside-the-numbers#.qKS8Yzpx1  http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/americanexperience/features/tupperware-consumer/  http://www.ba-bamail.com/content.aspx?emailid=15774  https://relevantmagazine.com/current/11-stats-will-change-way-you-think-about-consumerism  https://www.huffingtonpost.com/amitai-etzioni/the-crisis-of-american-co_b_1855390.html  https://qz.com/920561/conscious-consumerism-is-a-lie-heres-a-better-way-to-help-save-the-world/  https://www.curbed.com/2017/7/19/15974554/tiny-house-timeline  https://www.fastcompany.com/40538464/this-house-can-be-3d-printed-for-4000 You can find us on the following social channelsTwitter: @decency_podcast Instagram: PocketsOfDecency Patreon:

On this episode:Mike talks retirement, savings, big houses, little house, consumerism, and what it all means. Articles: https://www.cnbc.com/2017/04/07/how-much-the-average-family-has-saved-for-retirement-at-every-age.html https://mic.com/articles/15097/us-gdp-is-70-percent-personal-consumption-inside-the-numbers#.qKS8Yzpx1 http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/americanexperience/features/tupperware-consumer/ http://www.ba-bamail.com/content.aspx?emailid=15774 https://relevantmagazine.com/current/11-stats-will-change-way-you-think-about-consumerism https://www.huffingtonpost.com/amitai-etzioni/the-crisis-of-american-co_b_1855390.html https://qz.com/920561/conscious-consumerism-is-a-lie-heres-a-better-way-to-help-save-the-world/ https://www.curbed.com/2017/7/19/15974554/tiny-house-timeline https://www.fastcompany.com/40538464/this-house-can-be-3d-printed-for-4000 You can find us on the following social channelsTwitter: @decency_podcast Instagram: PocketsOfDecency Patreon: patreon.com/pocketsofdecency/posts

On this episode:Amit is still not satisfied that he's following the right path, but has a spirited conversation with Gunther and Mike. Articles:https://www.hbo.com/documentaries/the-zen-diaries-of-garry-shandling https://www.netflix.com/title/80145240 https://waitbutwhy.com/2018/04/picking-career.html http://evonomics.com/why-capitalism-creates-pointless-jobs-david-graeber/ https://www.bls.gov/emp/ep_table_201.htm You can find us on the following social channelsTwitter: @decency_podcast Instagram: PocketsOfDecency Patreon: patreon.com/pocketsofdecency/posts Listen to our show here for support!play.radiopublic.com/pockets-of-decency-G4bPm1 Recorded in Brooklyn, NY © 2018 POD. All Rights Reserved.

On this episode: Your three fake philosophers discuss how to find a meaningful career. Amit explains how a Garry Shandling documentary got him to re-evaluate his career path. Mike laughs at the downfall of GE. Gunther espouses starting your own company. Articles: https://www.hbo.com/documentaries/the-zen-diaries-of-garry-shandling https://www.netflix.com/title/80145240 https://waitbutwhy.com/2018/04/picking-career.html http://evonomics.com/why-capitalism-creates-pointless-jobs-david-graeber/ https://www.bls.gov/emp/ep_table_201.htm You can find us on the following social channels Twitter: @decency_podcast Instagram: PocketsOfDecency Patreon: patreon.com/pocketsofdecency/posts Listen to our show here for support! play.radiopublic.com/pockets-of-decency-G4bPm1 Recorded in Brooklyn, NY © 2018 POD. All Rights Reserved.

On this episode:We continue to discuss Gunther's recent 16 hour road trip from Florida to New York, as he reflects on his experience with insurance companies, governmental agencies, telecommunications, insurance and car rental companies. Gunther makes a point about design while, Mike argues the value of marketing and pushes for tiny house living. Amit feels like Michael is f***ng with him. We discuss technology and the risks associated with artificial intelligence and manipulation of customers data. People may be loyal to a company, but service and violating your customers trust are the pivotal reason for customer attrition. Articles:Enterprise: Customer Experience •https://www.mckinsey.com/business-functions/operations/our-insights/the-ceo-guide-to-customer-experience •https://mobile.twitter.com/c_pellegrino/status/981409466242486272 Facial/Vocal Recognition * https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u1fxu5RrM4w * http://www.radiolab.org/story/breaking-news/ * https://www.nbcnews.com/think/opinion/thanks-ai-future

On this episode: We cover the name behind DUMBO and the story behind Jane's Carrousel. But mostly we discuss Gunther recent 16 hour road trip from Florida to New York, as he reflected on products that are meant to make our lives simpler but don't. Oh, and then there were the confederate flags along the highway in South Carolina. How often do we questions the things presented to us? Have we become afraid to rock the boat or have we come to accept things at face value. Topics: Confirmation Bias, Information Paradigms, User Experience, Information Archtecture, Natural Mapping, Error Prevention, Customer Experience You can find us on the following social channels: Twitter: @decency_podcast Instagram:@PocketsOfDecency Patreon: patreon.com/pocketsofdecency/posts Listen to our show here for support! play.radiopublic.com/pockets-of-decency-G4bPm1 Recorded in Brooklyn, NY © 2018 POD. All Rights Reserved.

Resources https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yJJtRWFL_gw https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PBmbVphZKYc&feature=youtu.be https://www.fool.com/investing/2018/03/02/3-things-investors-need-to-know-about-clean-meat.aspx http://www.businessinsider.com/beef-companies-file-petition-against-lab-grown-meat-startups-2018-2 https://www.inc.com/magazine/201711/jeff-bercovici/memphis-meats-lab-grown-meat-startup.html https://www.npr.org/sections/thesalt/2012/06/27/155527365/visualizing-a-nation-of-meat-eaters http://quillette.com/2017/08/17/case-factory-farming/ http://www.mercyforanimals.org/factory-farming-is-driving-the-sixth-mass http://www.onegreenplanet.org/animalsandnature/10-alarming-facts-about-overfishing/ https://www.alternet.org/food/selective-vegetarianism-why-were-ok-eating-pigs-not-dogs You can find us on the following social channels Twitter: @decency_podcast Instagram: @pocketsofdecency Listen to our show here for support! https://play.radiopublic.com/pockets-of-decency-G4bPm1 Recorded in

Resources https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yJJtRWFL_gw https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PBmbVphZKYc&feature=youtu.be https://www.fool.com/investing/2018/03/02/3-things-investors-need-to-know-about-clean-meat.aspx http://www.businessinsider.com/beef-companies-file-petition-against-lab-grown-meat-startups-2018-2 https://www.inc.com/magazine/201711/jeff-bercovici/memphis-meats-lab-grown-meat-startup.html https://www.npr.org/sections/thesalt/2012/06/27/155527365/visualizing-a-nation-of-meat-eaters http://quillette.com/2017/08/17/case-factory-farming/ http://www.mercyforanimals.org/factory-farming-is-driving-the-sixth-mass http://www.onegreenplanet.org/animalsandnature/10-alarming-facts-about-overfishing/ https://www.alternet.org/food/selective-vegetarianism-why-were-ok-eating-pigs-not-dogs You can find us on the following social channels Twitter: @decency_podcast Instagram: @pocketsofdecency Listen to our show here for support! https://play.radiopublic.com/pockets-of-decency-G4bPm1 Recorded in

Resources https://developer.amazon.com/alexa-skills-kit/vui https://developer.amazon.com/designing-for-voice/ https://www.nngroup.com/articles/voice-first/ https://www.design1st.com/5-impacts-voice-first-hardware-devices/ https://www.toptal.com/designers/ui/designing-a-vui https://www.interaction-design.org/literature/article/how-to-design-voice-user-interfaces https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2018/02/21/technology/conversational-bots.html http://www.radiolab.org/story/radiolab-presents-more-perfect-gun-show/ https://www.vox.com/policy-and-politics/2018/2/21/17028930/gun-violence-us-statistics-charts https://www.atf.gov/resource-center/data-statistics You can find us on the following social channelsTwitter: @decency_podcast Instagram: @pocketsofdecency Listen to our show here for support!https://play.radiopublic.com/pockets-of-decency-G4bPm1 Recorded in Brooklyn, NY © 2018 POD. All Rights Reserved.

Resources:https://developer.amazon.com/alexa-skills-kit/vui https://developer.amazon.com/designing-for-voice/ https://www.nngroup.com/articles/voice-first/ https://www.design1st.com/5-impacts-voice-first-hardware-devices/ https://www.toptal.com/designers/ui/designing-a-vui https://www.interaction-design.org/literature/article/how-to-design-voice-user-interfaces https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2018/02/21/technology/conversational-bots.html http://www.radiolab.org/story/radiolab-presents-more-perfect-gun-show/ https://www.vox.com/policy-and-politics/2018/2/21/17028930/gun-violence-us-statistics-charts https://www.atf.gov/resource-center/data-statistics Check out this link to support us! https://play.radiopublic.com/pockets-of-decency-G4bPm1 You can find us on the following Social Channels: Twitter:@decency_podcast Instagram: @pocketsofdecency Listen to our show here for support! https://play.radiopublic.com/pockets-of-decency-G4bPm1 Recorded in Brooklyn, NY © 2018 POD. All Rights Reserved.

Resources https://medium.com/@MikeSturm/we-are-all-creatives-a-manifesto-of-humanity-in-the-age-of-automation-5f1ef55804f4 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5tSTk1083VY https://blog.leanstack.com/the-artist-and-the-innovator-e6b4888c5869 https://theconversation.com/the-artists-dilemma-what-constitutes-selling-out-50696 https://medium.com/mit-technology-review/artists-envisioned-the-future-of-work-and-the-results-are-pure-fantasy-6efe86ae5369 https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/kehinde-wiley-trickster_us_5925845be4b0ec129d311594 http://www.athensjournals.gr/humanities/2015-2-4-4-Midhin.pdf https://www.google.com/search?q=type+to+voice&oq=type+to+voi&aqs=chrome.0.0j69i57j0l4.3208j0j7&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8   You can find us on the following social channels Twitter: @decency_podcast Instagram: @pocketsofdecency  Listen to our show here for support! https://play.radiopublic.com/pockets-of-decency-G4bPm1 Recorded in Brooklyn, NY © 2018 POD. All Rights Reserved.

Resources https://medium.com/@MikeSturm/we-are-all-creatives-a-manifesto-of-humanity-in-the-age-of-automation-5f1ef55804f4 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5tSTk1083VY https://blog.leanstack.com/the-artist-and-the-innovator-e6b4888c5869 https://theconversation.com/the-artists-dilemma-what-constitutes-selling-out-50696 https://medium.com/mit-technology-review/artists-envisioned-the-future-of-work-and-the-results-are-pure-fantasy-6efe86ae5369 https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/kehinde-wiley-trickster_us_5925845be4b0ec129d311594 http://www.athensjournals.gr/humanities/2015-2-4-4-Midhin.pdf https://www.google.com/search?q=type+to+voice&oq=type+to+voi&aqs=chrome.0.0j69i57j0l4.3208j0j7&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8 You can find us on the following social channelsTwitter:@decency_podcast Instagram: @pocketsofdecency Listen to our show here for support! https://play.radiopublic.com/pockets-of-decency-G4bPm1 Recorded in Brooklyn, NY © 2018 POD. All Rights Reserved.

Resources https://www.ted.com/talks/david_chalmers_how_do_you_explain_consciousness https://samharris.org/podcasts/the-nature-of-consciousness/ https://samharris.org/podcasts/113-consciousness-and-the-self/ https://www.wired.com/story/to-advance-artificial-intelligence-reverse-engineer-the-brain/ https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2018/03/charles-mann-can-planet-earth-feed-10-billion-people/550928/ https://www.npr.org/sections/money/2018/01/19/579192124/episode-508-a-bet-on-the-future-of-humanity Guest Sonny Byrd You can find us on the following social channels Twitter:@decency_podcast Instagram: @pocketsofdecency Listen to our show here for support! https://play.radiopublic.com/pockets-of-decency-G4bPm1 Recorded in Brooklyn, NY © 2018 POD. All Rights Reserved.

Resources https://www.ted.com/talks/david_chalmers_how_do_you_explain_consciousness https://samharris.org/podcasts/the-nature-of-consciousness/ https://samharris.org/podcasts/113-consciousness-and-the-self/ https://www.wired.com/story/to-advance-artificial-intelligence-reverse-engineer-the-brain/ https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2018/03/charles-mann-can-planet-earth-feed-10-billion-people/550928/ https://www.npr.org/sections/money/2018/01/19/579192124/episode-508-a-bet-on-the-future-of-humanity GuestSonny Byrd You can find us on the following social channels Twitter:@decency_podcast Instagram: @pocketsofdecency Listen to our show here for support! https://play.radiopublic.com/pockets-of-decency-G4bPm1 Recorded in Brooklyn, NY © 2018 POD. All Rights Reserved.

You can find us on the following social channels Twitter: @decency_podcast Instagram: @pocketsofdecency Listen to our show here for support! https://play.radiopublic.com/pockets-of-decency-G4bPm1 Recorded in Brooklyn, NY © 2018 POD. All Rights Reserved.

You can find us on the following social channels Twitter: @decency_podcast Instagram: @pocketsofdecency Listen to our show here for support! https://play.radiopublic.com/pockets-of-decency-G4bPm1 Recorded in Brooklyn, NY © 2018 POD. All Rights Reserved.

Description The story of making it in NYC. The origin of our namesake. You can find us on the following social channels Twitter: @decency_podcast Instagram: @pocketsofdecency Listen to our show here for support! https://play.radiopublic.com/pockets-of-decency-G4bPm1 Recorded in Brooklyn, NY © 2018 POD. All Rights Reserved.