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Kyle Keegan Radio Show

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In this four segment episode of the Kyle Keegan radio show I discuss first, people being better at stuff than you. We, as individuals, can be a jack of all trades, but not a master of all... ALTHOUGH, a business can be a master of its chosen domain. Why? Resources and people that are better than just us.

Next I discuss Elon's purchase of a large chunk of Twitter.

Then I discuss crap companies and how people are finally just moving away from them.

Then I have an example of an awesome company that takes good care of customers.
 
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With any luck in scheduling this week, the listeners of KKRS are going to get to hear from Gregory Diehl, the author of this book:


The description of the book struck me as very interesting and timely!

Westerners today grow up with abundant opportunities to determine their own values, identities, and roles in society. But for generations, millions who lived under Soviet rule in the USSR had these essential freedoms withheld, determined instead by a central authority that claimed the right to choose for them and enforce compliance. Thirty years after the Soviet Union’s decisive collapse, the old communist paradigm continues to limit those who come of age in a post-Soviet world.

Everyone Is an Entrepreneur showcases the experience of an American author acclimating to life in the developing post-Soviet economy of Armenia. Along the way, he examines how the intelligent and hardworking people he lives among are stuck in a state of transition away from all-encompassing, bureaucratic control. They struggle to adjust to the responsibilities of economic self-determination because they have never learned how to see the world through entrepreneurial eyes.

Entrepreneurship is a principled way of seeing the world, a paradigm that applies to people in all cultural and economic circumstances: Artists, office workers, doctors, teachers, farmers, and laborers alike. By adopting this universal outlook, anyone can produce more wealth, accomplish bigger goals, and take control of their life like never before.
 

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Guys, this was damn good.

Today's show brings one of the most unique perspectives I have ever had the privilege of speaking with. Gregory Diehl, vividly renders what life is like 30 years post-Soviet rule. He offers not just a fascinating perspective, but a multi-generational warning about the life stealing power of central control.

Gregory, like Kyle Keegan, is a man who fights the societal and cultural lobotomy where he is. His book, in my opinion, is an important work that belongs on your bookshelf, not just on a kindle.
 

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I have discussed both of these topics in the distant past, but I felt the need to spend some new time on both of these important understandings in economics. Being economically literate can help you A LOT in business.

What is malinvestment?

What is a business cycle?

Could business cycles be smaller?

What creates booms and busts?

What creates massive growth with periods of massive recession?

AND MOST IMPORTANTLY... What can we expect as thoughtful, intelligent, and unlobotomized entrepreneurs?

Be strong among the weak.

All of this, today, on KKRS.



It is a tough topic I did my best with off the cuff... I am curious, if after you listen, you want to have a discussion below. I welcome the thought project!
 
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Guys, this was damn good.
Very interesting conversation. I bought his book in paperback today and will post a short review here and on Amazon once I've finished it.
 
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Very interesting conversation. I bought his book in paperback today and will post a short review here and on Amazon once I've finished it.
Cool bro! I’m glad you liked it.

Very interesting the kind of curse of external locus that the Soviet mentality brought on.
 

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I joined the World Economic Forum today.

Coming soon, reporting from inside the belly of the beast. It’s going to be a fountain of content ideas. :rofl:
 

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I joined the World Economic Forum today.

Coming soon, reporting from inside the belly of the beast. It’s going to be a fountain of content ideas.

"Day 43. The Globalists have accepted me as one of their own. They don't suspect a thing"

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I joined the World Economic Forum today.

Coming soon, reporting from inside the belly of the beast. It’s going to be a fountain of content ideas. :rofl:
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Major tear into politicians, social conditioning and a "great" quote by Joe Biden. @Kak didn't leave much off the table in this one!

and yes, somehow I managed to post it before Kyle. lol
 
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Major tear into politicians, social conditioning and a "great" quote by Joe Biden. @Kak didn't leave much off the table in this one!

and yes, somehow I managed to post it before Kyle. lol
Thank you kind sir! Yeah, it was some of my better work. :rofl:

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I just listened and thought you were spot-on.
I wish I would have called the media the experts and then they bring in “super experts” just in case the “experts” aren’t enough. :rofl:
 
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Attention anyone that owns a nice luxury car, big home, or wants to buy Twitter...

Did you know that "thAt mOneY coULd bE pUt tOo BeTTeR uSe" ?
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I am sure you've heard that dumbass phrase… Let's discuss.
 
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I read a shocking headline today... 90% of what people listen to, read and watch is controlled by 6 companies... 6 companies that have a lot of relation to one another.

I also read that the average American consumes 12 hours of newsmedia of some kind per day. That seemed awfully high. And... extremely concerning.

How did this happen?

Is it capitalism's fault?

What is the difference between a political monopoly and an economic monopoly?

What should we as entrepreneurs, and independent thinkers do about this?

Make no mistake, you do have a choice in the matter. The ultimate choice to do something for your circle of influence rather than consuming this hot garbage.
 

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I also read that the average American consumes 12 hours of newsmedia of some kind per day. That seemed awfully high. And... extremely concerning.

How did this happen?

That number seems high even by American standards. I doubt that it's quite that high, but it's still probably very high (7-9 wouldn't surprise me).

Newmedia sounds like a pretty broad term, so that could just be anything social media + TV + news websites. It basically might just mean internet + TV time.

Is it capitalism's fault?

Eh, capitalism plays a role in it (looking at you Zuckerberg and your addiction engineers), but the reality is that the majority of people are "bread and circus" types who would have ended up wasting their time on one distraction or another. Even without smartphones, most people wouldn't be enlightened.

What is the difference between a political monopoly and an economic monopoly?

A capacity for violence. Though, at the top of the food chain, there really isn't a difference between those 2, because a capable business tycoon will be able to influence political institutions to enact violence on their behalf (see Samuel Zemurray and Ed Bernays encouraging the CIA to overthrow Marxist governments in Latin America).

It's also important to remember that a lot of the leaders of the organizations are part of the same circles. The US government has its people on boards of plenty of companies (media, technology, etc). There aren't wholly distinct.

What should we as entrepreneurs, and independent thinkers do about this?

Give the right people (since most don't matter) more compelling alternatives.
 
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Nominal vs Real Rates, AND Sales Effort, Finding "The Number" - Ep 302

This one was pertinent to the thread I threw up on twitter. I spent a little time on nominal vs real interest rates I just realized many people don't know the difference.

Nominal is written... It's the rate measured in dollars.

Real is considering inflation... It is the rate measured in buying power.

If you have a 4% car loan and 8% inflation.... Your car loan, in real terms, is -4%. You are paying the loan back with less and less valuable money.

Alternatively, you have a bond that pays 2% annually, and an 8% inflation rate you are losing 6% in real terms on that investment.

If you gained 12% over the year on a stock buy, and the inflation rate is 8%, you only gained 4% in real terms.
 

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Why I joined the WEF!! :rofl:

You read that right. I wanted to see, for myself, what is going on here.

This episode serves as an appetizer for future entres to come from this. This episode serves as an intro to why I joined. The philosophy of this group may be the strongest force against what we discuss on KKRS on the planet.

I will also say Charles Koch's book Believe in People is literally the exact opposite philosophy on people compared to "The Great Reset."

People are the source of solutions, not problems to be managed.
 

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You read that right. I wanted to see, for myself, what is going on here.

This episode serves as an appetizer for future entries to come from this. This episode serves as an intro to why I joined. The philosophy of this group may be the strongest force against what we discuss on KKRS on the planet.

May your natural free-market capitalism immunity protect you against these shitheads


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The first HOT SEAT episode ever! Thank you to @thechosen1 for being our first willing participant! It was fun brother!

 

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oohhh... can't wait to listen! Loading up for the drive home.
 
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Thanks for having me @Kak - it was really informative and hopefully will help your audience too! Looking forward to the follow up!

Hope you like @Antifragile
Of course brother!

I’m excited about doing this on the show more often. Hopefully more people keep wanting to take the hot seat!
 

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