I have something I call my public journal. Some might call it a blog. I used to call it a ‘Lifestream’, but the name doesn’t really matter.

Does it? 🖇️ It’s here.

‘It’ is a chronological record of thoughts I have had over the years. (The Philpin domain moved to its 26th year - this year and the oldest pos... john.philpin.com https://john.philpin.com/2025/01/27/i-have-something-i-call.html

The Intersection of Politics, Business, Culture and YOU.

🔗 From DEI to dei - Gapingvoid

"Real change requires a change in mindsets and deep seated beliefs. And you only change that through culture."

🔗 The Curse of Easy Money - Gapingvoid

"Soon you have a two-speed society: those riding the wave, and everyone else paying inflated prices with deflated opportunities."

**We All Can Choose What We Do - Until We Can't.** https://www.gapingvoid.com/from-dei-to-dei/ https://www.gapingvoid.com/the-curse-of-easy-money/

The Business Equation https://john.philpin.com/2025/01/27/the-business-equation.html

A Reminder About ‘Content’ https://john.philpin.com/2025/01/27/a-reminder-about-content.html

"Every legendary startup started as a dumb idea. Until it wasn’t."

💬 Christopher Lockhead

I keep repeating this to myself - over and over again. It’s good to remember. But don’t get carried away … because ‘what goes up must come down’.

For example we just heard about that $500Billion investment in AI and then just a few days later little start up in China took twice that off the entire tech stock market.

… except for Apple it seems. Why?

I suspect that it has a lot to do with Apple’s AI strategy of on-device processing first.

Don’t Get Me Wrong.

This isn’t a pivot. The broader swathe of my usual fayre will continue to be punched out onto keyboard or glass.

Music, Business, Humor, Tech, Observations et al … it will all continue.

But the ‘Politics Tab’? Yeah, that’s different - and I suspect will also subtly change the topics in those top level categories.

"“Politics ought to be the part-time profession of every citizen who would protect the rights and privileges of free men.”"

💬 Dwight Eisenhower

Going Forward

Shaken - no more. Definitely stirred.

More of the same. For sure.

But time to try different.

I am one person. Hell I’m not even American. Why bother?

Because that is exactly what is expected.

It’s not how they win - but it IS how we lose.

Not to mention that this is not just about Amer... john.philpin.com https://john.philpin.com/2025/01/27/going-forward-shaken-no-more.html

Thank you Roger

The words throughout the 4 part ‘series’ courtesy of Roger Waters - so fitting to end this post with one of his.

"Picture a courthouse with no fucking laws

Picture a cathouse with no fucking whores

Picture a shithouse with no fucking drains

Picture a leader with no fucking brains"

🔗 🎵 📼 Picture THAT https://youtu.be/j_JhGnC6MQY?si=gEuHayFxf9tgp32l

January 26th

How do you fight?

Not with logic. Not with facts.

With love. Trying - but it’s going to be hard. https://john.philpin.com/2025/01/26/140413.html

January 27th

And so here I am again.

What will be different? I have ideas.

Let’s discover the journey together. https://john.philpin.com/2025/01/27/105300.html

January 23rd

Three days of what was fully expected.

No turning back by them, so fuck it. No turning back by me.

No bowing. No cowering. No retreat. No surrender. https://john.philpin.com/2025/01/23/051506.html

January 6th

In the beginning there was ‘Fuck That’ - I am done.

Not literally - but a necessary and strategic withdrawal.

It arrived slowly as the truth settled in. https://john.philpin.com/2025/01/06/goodbye-cruel-world-im-leaving.html

Goodbye cruel world

I’m leaving you today

Goodbye

Goodbye

Goodbye

Goodbye all you people

There’s nothing you can say

To make me change my mind

Goodbye

🔗🎙️… on a purge roll. Good podcasts.

Time Is Way Weirder Than You Think - Ezra Klein

We are all going to die, but not from AI - Emad Mostaque

Being human in the age of AI - Sean Illing

The case for not killing yourself - Sean Illing

Rob Long - Delusional and Arrogant

Rob Long - Adjacent https://overcast.fm/+oiPVsQDc8 https://overcast.fm/+JDB6vVR2Q https://overcast.fm/+QLhUUHIjM https://overcast.fm/+QLhXxb1CE https://overcast.fm/+os7cwaWXY https://overcast.fm/+os7cwaWXY

Cloud Station ⚭ KN#33 travel center

🔗 📼 This one is AI - but MESMERIZING (Sorry - Facebook) https://fb.watch/wWRMQ_6DxY/

🔗 📼 Live SteamPunk - Germany - Posted 5 Years ago - and I only just saw it!

🔗 📼 The Channel https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QWjej61uu14 https://www.youtube.com/@abacustheaterstraentheater8028

🔗 The Case for the Executive Chair

I annotated this in the middle of 2024 with the intention to share, it’s pretty damming.

"Only one or two directors on the typical 11-member board say they understand industry economics and how the company makes money. Two or three say they have little or no understanding."

Exactly in line with my observations - failure to understand leads to a focus on history, compliance and not losing - because they don’t even understand how to grow and win.

🖇️ You might not be surprised to learn that I have a fix. It’s called The Business Equation https://readwise.io/reader/shared/01j4005qwfhypc6md2wm2r1kfq https://documents.philpin.com/about-john/the-usual-is-wrong