Objective Jerk
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Objective Jerk
MUSK'S ROBOT REVOLUTION: Technology's Dystopian Echoes and the Political Theater of Trump's Poll Surge
Is Elon Musk the modern-day Philip K. Dick? As Donald Trump surges in the polls and Kamala Harris faces challenges, imagine the buzz if they both took a seat on the Joe Rogan podcast. We explore the potential impact on their public personas and speculate on how such appearances could reshape their narratives. But that's not all – enter the world of Tesla's latest robotics venture, reminiscent of science fiction tales like 'iRobot.' We reflect on the fascinating, if not slightly unnerving, parallels between Musk's innovations and dystopian futures. Could these advancements inadvertently steer humanity toward a future only dreamt of in fiction? Join us as we weigh the thrills and chills of technological progress against the backdrop of political theater.
Travel back with us through time as we unpack the evolution of technology and societal roles. From biblical measures of wealth in livestock to the modern-day challenges faced by farmers, the landscape has dramatically shifted. Generation gaps abound as digital natives navigate the complexities of iPhones with ease yet stumble over tasks like printing a document. Sharing personal tales of transitioning from typewriters to early Macs, I ponder how these technological leaps have altered productivity and our daily lives. Together, we'll muse on how innovations like Tesla robots might further redefine our work-life engagement, transforming routines in ways both exciting and unpredictable. So, tune in for a nostalgic yet forward-looking exploration of how technology shapes our past, present, and future.
What's going on? This is the Objective Jerk. And I'm said jerk, what's up? How's everybody doing? Hope, everybody is well Again. Trump's up in the polls, harris is down. I heard that Trump is about to do the Joe Rogan podcast, or already did, about to do the Joe Rogan podcast, or already did. And then, um, kamala Harris is also supposedly going to do it. I think, I think it's going to hurt Kamala even more. Every time she opens her mouth, she goes down in the polls. You think it'd be the other way around, right? No, um, you think it'd be the other way around, right? No, um, so I don't know if you guys saw this.
Speaker 1:I, uh, or, tesla has some, some robots. Uh, you know, I mean, japan and stuff has always been pretty always doing like you know, you see robots carrying stuff and walking up steps and various things. And now tesla's rolled out some, uh, some robots and it's very I robot kind of vibes, you know, I I think it's like it's, it's impressive and it's kind of cool, but at the same time I'm just I'm a little old school, I don't. I just don't think it's a good idea really, I mean, I mean it's, it's gonna happen regardless. You know, man's always gonna try and do whatever. You know, I like Elon Musk, but, man, sometimes I think he might be the downfall of the human race. You know, and it's not that I think you know these. You know robots they get produced and people are going to have them and it's going to become like the iRobot.
Speaker 1:You know movie and story, the story that dude, what's his face? Man, what's his name? Philip Philip, the guy that did 1984, no, that was Orson Welles. Huh, orson Welles? No, orson Welles is a director. No, it was the same guy. 1984. And the story, the electric sheep. You know that Blade Runner was based off. And iRobot, that dude, I think he was a time traveler, he came from the future and he wrote stories on stuff that he knew about back in the 60ies and seventies or something I don't know.
Speaker 1:But, um, yeah, I don't think. I think they are. They are going to hurt the human race, but not like in the movies and stuff you know, and they're not just going to become, or self, self, uh, aware, you know, and then and then attack all the human race because humans are ugly and this, and that I mean it's possible, I guess, but I think it's more along the lines that these robots are gonna hurt us, just like smartphones have hurt us. You know what I mean and you might be like dude what smartphones, how smartphones have hurt us. You know what I mean. You might be like dude what Smartphones? How have they hurt us? Yes, smartphones are freaking, useful and efficient. And you know what's the word that I'm looking for A loss for words. That's why I didn't name my podcast A loss for words, because, dang man, I can never. But you know it makes convenient. There we go. Convenience Smartphones make life convenient. However, they're making us stupid, though.
Speaker 1:You know, and I've said it before, it's just people don't know how to.
Speaker 1:They don't have to know anything. They can just get on their phone and find it out. Nobody has to be a movie buff or an expert in this, or you know. You used to have people that were really into certain things and knew a lot of information, and you know your friends would ask oh man, steve, he knows all this, or you know whatever. They know this kind of stuff. Now it's like everybody knows everything, but they actually don't know anything. You know what I mean, and it's just brains are just not used like they used to be. Nobody has to really use their brain anymore and it's showing. You know, it's like you look at videos of people at concerts or just going to the Grand Canyon or whatever, and everybody's just walking around with their damn phones. Just the other day I took my wife to a farm supply store to get some some meds for some goats, and I'm just sitting there and everybody not I mean, they're not maybe on their phone, but they're walking around and carrying their phone. You know, everybody has their phone with them. It's, it's, it's it's. So the idea of them being like surgically connected, how they're talking about implants and stuff like that dude, that's gonna happen too, but it's just, it's just, it's not good.
Speaker 1:I have a smartphone. It's not actually connected to my phone like my cell. So when I cell phone, this is what I have. So when I go out, when I leave the house, is what I have is this. And then I do have an iPhone, but it's mainly just like my little personal computer and, you know, lay in bed, watch something kind of whatever, just because I'm. You know, I'm more about enjoying the moment. I'm not trying to take. I like to take pictures, like with a camera, and actually take some pictures, but not, I don't like to just take pictures of every little thing that happens and I don't know, it's just I little thing that happens, I don't know. I'm just kind of old school that way.
Speaker 1:I was thinking about some of the stuff that, the things that we used to enjoy 20 years ago or before that you cannot enjoy anymore. You know what I mean. Things like blockbuster video. You know, renting, going, going to blockbuster. You know, on friday, or maybe trying to go thursday, go early because you know they would have the new, the new movies, and when there's a brand new movie that came out, they would always be. You know they'd all be rented out, you know. So you try and go early, but you just go there, go to the new release section oh sweet, they got the new, whatever. You grab that and then maybe grab a couple favorites and maybe even rent a game. You know what I mean spend like $10, if that and you just got like a whole night planned out of movies and shows and games and stuff. You know things like that, like it's just like those were good times, man, and it just that does not exist anymore, you know.
Speaker 1:And one of the other things that I was thinking about. That's the same thing is like, is crank calling or prank calling? Right, I watched I don't know if it was like TikTok or something, but it was a comedian. I have no idea who the guy is, but he talks about he gets a somebody, calls him, thinking he's someone else, and starts talking like a business deal kind of thing and he's like, oh, I'm going to just get involved and pretend he's a person. You know, and that's kind of how me and my friends, you know, used to do crank calling or prank calling. We call it prank calling.
Speaker 1:Um, we, you know, we didn't, we didn't we. So you know, this was before, before caller ID, even before star 69, you know, um, you could just get on a phone and randomly dial a number and try and make something entertaining happen. You know, and you know we didn't do like, hey, uh, hi, this is whatever from sears. Is your refrigerator running? Yeah, well, you better go catch it. You know we didn't do crap like that.
Speaker 1:It was like we tried to kind of do like what that comedian did. We tried to like, I don't know, just get involved, like pretend, okay. So me and my friend used to do it all the time. Right, we would call and just try and get them to think we're someone else and just get a conversation going, like that was kind of like our goal. And you know, most of the time it didn't work, but sometimes it would, but there was only one, one time that I remember, you know, and again, this was before caller ID. Nobody had caller ID, and then this was even before star 69.
Speaker 1:But I remember star 69 came out and for those who don't know, star 69 was somebody called you and you're like what the hell was that you could hang up, pick up the phone, star 69, and it would call them and you'd be like yo, that you could hang up, pick up the phone, star 69, and it would call them and you'd be like yo, did you just call me? Who is this? You know what I mean. Um, but what you did once star 69 came out, you just dialed star 67 before you dialed the number. So if you picked up the phone and dialed star 67 and seven and then dialed the phone number, they couldn't do the star 69. And, uh, it's crazy, but um, anyway, so you know we would just get on the phone and we would just blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, any random number. We wouldn't go through the phone book or nothing, we would just make up a number, get on the phone and see what happens. So I remember doing this like, right around I was like a young teenager and I hadn't completely like.
Speaker 1:I was just at the beginning of my um, becoming a man, you know, going through puberty, so my voice was still kind of high and so I would sometimes be mistaken for a woman or whatever. And so I called one person one time call and the phone is ringing. Phone is ringing, phone is ringing. I was about to hang up but all of a sudden he picks it up hey, hello. And I'm like, hey, what's going on. And then either they'll be like, yeah, I'm all right, who's this? Or they'll be like, oh, hey, what's up? You know like, you sound like somebody. So that's that's, that's, that's the good ones when, when your voice sounds like somebody, they know and they just assume you're that person, and then you proceed to have a conversation with that individual. And the best ones were when they had no idea, and this was one of them. This, I think this is why I remember this one.
Speaker 1:But so the guy thinks I'm somebody it was a woman, I remember, I don't know, like Susan or something I don't know. And so I'm like, hey, what's going on? They're like, hey, nothing much. What's how you doing? Like, oh, nothing. And then I was like, hey, it took you a while to answer the phone.
Speaker 1:He's like, yeah, I was outside doing some stuff, doing this and that, and blah, and he just kind of starts talking, you know, and with his wife and. And then he's like, so how's you know, how's Mark doing, or whatever? And I'm like, oh, you know, it's fine and it's good, and just trying to let him talk as much as possible. And so I had, like, you know, five minute conversation maybe of just kind of that, just a little bit of. You know, try not to give too much. Oh, that's good. And then if you'd ask a question about this and that just kind of you know, and we had an entire conversation, you know, all right, well, we'll talk to you later, okay, bye. And then that was it.
Speaker 1:He had no idea it was a crank call and and what the the, the thrill of it was like man, he's gonna talk to that person and be like dude, hey. And they're like what? I didn't talk to you, you know if that ever happened. But that was what was the fun part of it. You know, yeah, you had times where you're like, oh, you know you'd be a jerk, a little punk teenager and say some stuff and laugh and giggle but but you know, it's just, that's just, it doesn't. That doesn't happen anymore.
Speaker 1:You know, and this you know, this has been since the beginning of time. You know what, since the beginning of time, you know what, just like you know in biblical area, biblical times, you know, people were wealthy because they had cattle and goats and and and you know stuff, were successful at farming and this and that. Now it's like farmers, who still make the world go round, are like the poorest people on the planet, which I never understand, but anyway around, or like the poorest people on the planet, which I never understand, but anyway. But yeah, just, you know, things change, humanity changes, we evolve, you know. And then you know, yes, I believe in God and I believe that he created the world, but I also believe that he created evolution. For you know, things to evolve, it's just, it's not so much evolution but adapting. You know there's there's another word for it. I can't remember it. I remember it from my biology class. But you know things change and people adapt and but, um, I don't. I just don't like the way things are going.
Speaker 1:Really, you know, it's like you know my kids will have to get on a computer, like my kids can run around on an iPhone or maybe a tab, a pad and you know, or be on, you know some kind of app and just be able to just go through it or play a video game and just be all fast and know where everything is right. But then you tell them to pull up a word, document, type something, and print it. They can't do it. You know what I mean. Like I have to show them how to. You know, connect to the, to the, to the printer, make sure you select it and just troubleshoot. You know, connect to the printer, make sure you select it and just troubleshoot. You know they're having problems. I got to troubleshoot, I got to show them how to, all the kind of stuff that, like, I used to know and I had to show my parents. I'm now having to show my children and it's just like what.
Speaker 1:So to me that's odd. You know, why is it? I don't know. It's like you know we had and I remember in the states some of my kids they in their classes they would have pad tablets keep saying, well, no pads, right, you know. And it was just. I remember thinking like that's so weird, they don't. They have tablets now and they don't have computers. They don't have the computer lab. You know where you'd go and learn how to.
Speaker 1:You know, I remember using a mac, like the early macs, the funky small macs with the, you know, like the first gen mac. I remember having those in a library, in school and stuff and and, uh, just learning how to do all that kind of stuff. And now they don't. They don't, you know, and I guess that's the thing that's for my generation. It's like I remember I remember taking a typing class with a typewriter, but nobody uses typewriters anymore. I mean, some people do, as you know, just like some people like to, you know, use vinyl and stuff like that. But it's just things just kind of change.
Speaker 1:You know, I got a typewriter for Christmas one year from my grandpa. I wanted a Sega and I got a typewriter Like what? The. I use it a little bit but not, I don't know. Once you know, I could do my homework in school and you can delete and fix your mistakes, instead of having correcting tape on a typewriter and try and line everything up and do it. It's such a pain in the butt. So you know, once the computer I didn't touch the typewriter anymore. I mean it'd be kind of cool. You know, like I oh no, not really, I guess, because I write some stories, some little fiction stories I have like I don oh no, not really, I guess, because I write some stories, some little fiction stories. I have, like I don't know a handful started and maybe if I had like a little typewriter I could. But usually I just do it on the computer. It's just easier.
Speaker 1:I mean, I guess there's like a you know some people maybe as like a just to kind of help the process, maybe use a typewriter. When I pray I light a candle, I do incense and stuff like that, to kind of like, okay, it's pray time, so let's get to work. So if somebody's got to write something on their typewriter, it tells their brain, hey, it's time to get to work, so they'll focus more. Tells their brain, hey, it's time to get to work, so they'll focus more. That was something too I learned in college. When you're doing your homework is maybe find a little place in a certain lamp. The only time you use that lamp is when you're doing homework. It's kind of like a little. I mean, it's literally a light switch, but also a light switch for your brain. Okay, homework time and you focus Same thing. I guess kind of a light switch for your brain. But okay, homework time and you focus same thing, I guess kind of. But yeah, I don't know like it's.
Speaker 1:Like I said, the, the tesla robots or whatever it's. It's um, it's, you know, it's, it's cool, it's, you know, it's impressive. You know it's like wow, that's pretty neat. It's crazy that they can do that, this and that. But the idea of everybody that has a tesla car will soon have like a tesla robot as well that's gonna do their chores for them. So then, like so, now you're gonna have people that are like content creators, youtube, whatever and now they can sit there and spend even more time on the computer doing their whatever because they got their robot to do dishes or still. That seems crazy. I don't know how well it's going to be, but you know, just to pick up the house and go hey, there's a delivery guy at the door. I'm trying to do this here in the robot. You know what I mean, like what it's.
Speaker 1:Just, you know I never thought that the Jetsons would. I would see the Jetsons come to life. You know, I mean not completely, jetsons was in the sky, that was like the biggest thing. But as far as, like the robot made, you know, you got the little robot vacuums. My dad had one, he named it rosie or whatever is that the name the robot and the jetsons, but like you know, the screen. So much of the jetsons is now true, you know. You know george would go to work and he had to push a button. Oh, it's so hard. A lot of people, you know, they click a mouse when they're at work. It's the same kind of thing, you know, it's just, I don't know.
Speaker 1:Maybe it will get to a point to where we do have this wonderful, great, wonderful, magnificent um utopia, you know that, where everybody is retired and on vacation because robots do everything. Maybe it'll happen, I don't know, but I know it's gonna be like what's that movie with the robot Chappie or something, and they have him helping them. You know rob banks and stuff like that, and like you're just going to see. You know everything that you're watching on the news protests and politicians and all this stuff is all going to be robots, you know. I mean, everybody's just going to be chilling just like wally. We're going to be all fat sitting in our recliners and we're going to watch things play out, but it's going to be robots doing it.
Speaker 1:I don't know, that's just crazy. I mean, you know, I don't think it will because you just you have so much. You have individuals like myself or people that are even like oh hell, no, I'm not. You know nothing to do with that. You know, you got people that want to live out in the country, that want to manually, you know, self sufficient living and not have to rely on technology and stuff like that, and I'm kind of like I'm in the middle. You know, I'm a little bit of both. I'm working on a garden, I want to have some stuff, I want to have the ability to survive without the world for, you know, a month or something, if need be, but at the same time, I'm here recording a podcast. You know what I mean? Yeah, it's not, it's not hard, it's not a whole lot to it, um, but it is what it is. I guess it's just crazy the world. It's just crazy how fast and how much the world has changed in the last you know 30 years. It's just I don't know. It's just insane.
Speaker 1:We went from, you know, everybody calling the internet or whenever they were given their. You know, back in the day, when you're given a website, you know now you just say, oh hey, go to. You know, go to trumpcom or go to Trump website or go to whatever you know, cnn, whatever. Then it was like, okay, what you do is you go www, trumpcom. So you know, I mean, like you had to keep the exact address and but you know, we went from that from shitty internet, dial-up internet, you know. And chatting, I remember, I remember the first time chatting with somebody you know this was after sending some emails, but it's like, oh man, now we're actually we're talking, but we're typing, you know, and and now look where we are. It's just, it's just crazy and that's, you know, that's yeah's, yeah. 30 years, less than 30 years.
Speaker 1:How much, how fast and just how much has changed is kind of scary. You know, like when's it gonna stop? Maybe sooner than we think, maybe. Maybe these robots are it Like. What else can they do? I mean the implants. I guess that's scary.
Speaker 1:Right there, dude, I think I have your phone implanted into you and you can just be like in your head, siri call the wife, and then you just hear it ringing in your head and then you're just like hey, what's up? Yeah, okay, blah, blah hear it ringing in your head and you're just like hey, what's up? Yeah, okay, blah blah talking whatever, like maybe it seems kind of cool. Then you don't have to listen to people with on speakerphone and you don't have to hear people's phone ringing in the theater. I guess you know, but I don't know. It's just what do. What do they do? They track your phone, they know where everybody is with their cell phone. So you get those implants, dude, freedom is done.
Speaker 1:Yeah, maybe, I guess you know people would say, okay, at first it may seem like it, but over time people there'll be less crime because people can't get away with crime anymore, because they're going to know where everybody is at every time. So it's going to, it's going to slowly work itself out to where people do not commit crime and I guess that's a possibility. But I don't think so, I don't think so. Anyway, that's all. Thanks for listening. Appreciate your time, god bless, and I'll see you next time. All right, bye.
