Thoughts Of A Trillionaire

In this episode, I try to explain a concept that has been in the back of my mind for a while but I've never really addressed. Please bare with me as I stumble along a critical aspect of our lives, economy, society, and civilization and discuss why/how it impacts our lives so heavily despite it often being ignored.

In this episode I once again go on the record to proclaim how wrong people are when they say VR is dead, or that AR is succeeding where VR failed, or that AR is going to be bad. I give some ideas and suggestions for how the future could look like with augmented reality and how it will feed right into and out of virtual reality.

In this episode I share some of my initial thoughts on UX as I am learning it, and go on to speak about the importance of designing truly delightful experiences by focusing on culture and how people feel when they use your product.

This is for you. It's easy to be weak.

In this episode I talked about why regulation is dangerous, especially in the field of internet monopolies... I share some ideas on how we might better combat the power companies like Facebook and Google have over us by treating data with more mutual respect and transparency...

In this episode I try to challenge Jason's idea that there is no actual usecase for an immutable ledger system in which should never change and always keep a record of what has happened.

In this episode I express my deep love for the idea behind B Corps and go on a long tangent about politics, economics, and how capitalism is like biological evolution but for markets.

In this episode I try to paint a picture of a better world, a more fun world, where we get to play the Game of Life, rather than struggle through work to make a living. I explore how true gamification can make life a literal game, and re-explore how games and virtual worlds can become more important aspects of life.

In this episode I try to explain my crazy idea to make earning money as easy and fun as having an adventure. I explain blockchain initiatives like Decentraland as well as how Magic Leap's idea of filters anchored in reality can be built upon ad infinitum. Imagination is limitless, so why can't earning money be just as fun and fulfilling?

In this episode, I espouse about the amazing work of Scott Harrison and his mission to supply clean water to the world. It is super inspiring, and also a cold wake up call to the lack of progress I have made thus far. I need to figure out what I can do to truly make a difference like that!!!

In this episode, I work through an idea I had for my upcoming book on eradicating poverty: community housing. I talk about the vast majority of impoverished people who are below the poverty line, but not on the street. I describe the difference between communes and Coliving spaces throughout history and now.

In this episode I continue on the previous subject if our Ancient Instincts, but from the other side; having instincts that limit us and that we must be aware of in order to have a more mindful life. These instincts can cause us to be hateful, fearful, disrespectful, and even keep us in a state of poverty. We must learn to change the default settings of our brain in order to overcome these pitfalls.

In this episode a ramble on about the convergence of technology and knowledge in modern times, and how every single aspect of human society has been or is being augmented by this massive change. I go on to explore ways to first achieve a higher perspective and then to apply that perspective to better our modern day experience.

On this episode I share my findings and ideas on why retail is dying and how to solve it. I talk about the problem of consumerist culture and the importance of shifting that paradigm to a more productive relationship with our retail businesses.

In this episode I diatribe about the inefficiencies of health monitoring tools such echocardiodiagrams. I propose a new focus on designing biosensory interfaces for when we finally crack the ability to sense one's levels of sodium, glucose, etc...

In this episode I work through an idea I had a while ago to be able to see every aspect of our traits, personality, physical and emotional values... Enabling us to see, improve, and share our lives more comprehensively.

In this episode I share some thoughts on death inspired by the passing of my grandfather. He was a strong, swagged out, cool man who helped me to reflect and work on the relationship with my father. His passing has restoked in me a perspective I've held for a long time about the possibility of death not necessarily being as inevitable as everyone assumes.... Regardless of how long we may be able to stave off death, I think it's important to consider a longer term perspective on life...

Today I share some Trillion Dollar ideas that I think will be far more beneficial for our future. These ideas aim to revolutionize the whole construction industry, the internet, and the economy.

In this episode I stumble upon an idea to make every college campus a mini Silicon Valley. I propose a radical approach to higher education: project-based learning! IMO, college would be Way better and more valuable if it actually encouraged students to solve real-world problems and build cool things rather than just do a bunch of work for works sake.

In this episode, I ramble on and on about some cool emergent gameplay ideas based on the idea of interwoven systems. Like in Breath Of the Wild. I share ideas that I want to create in my very own game and detail how they'd add depth and unique elements to any game.