Alan Watt - Redux 194 - "The Sun is Risen" - 12/29/24

Taxes and the stresses of life - Biodigital convergence - Why do some people prefer AI interaction over communicating with humans? Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy and the H-1B Visa program - Does Texas have a new spate of babies left in dumpsters? - 'Be decent'. Is this a good thing to remember in the increasingly hostile world of social media? Alan's blurb from 27 Dec 2006 - The Observer, Brain Chip, Making People Happy, Planned by Economists and Psychologists, New Ethical Society, Huxley, Granite Stone Universities, British Welfare System, Big Brother, Freemasonry, Building Bridges, Building Cathedrals, Chip Off the Old Block, Guiding our Thoughts, Programming by Slogans. (Song: "California Dreaming" by the Mamas and the Papas, "Poems, Prayers, Promises" by John Denver)

Original Audio and Topics - Alan Watt Blurb - "The Sun is Risen" - Dec. 27, 2006 (scroll to date)
https://www.cuttingthroughthematrix.com/radio/Alan_Watt_CTTM_Blurbs_2006.html

Transcript - Alan Watt Blurb - "The Sun is Risen" - Dec. 27, 2006
https://www.cuttingthroughthematrix.com/transcripts/Alan_Watt_Blurb_TheSunIsRisen_Dec272006.html

Trump Weighs In On H-1B Visa Program Dividing MAGA World
https://www.forbes.com/sites/saradorn/2024/12/28/trump-weighs-in-on-h-1b-visa-program-dividing-maga-world/

Musk and Ramaswamy are sparking a debate over the H-1B visa. Here's what to know about the visa.
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/musk-vivek-ramaswamy-h1b-visa-maga-immigration-what-to-know/

Elon Musk's Vow to 'Go to War' Raises Eyebrows
https://www.newsweek.com/elon-musk-war-maga-h-1b-visas-2006934

6 babies abandoned in Houston area in 3 months, sparks urgent resource discussion
https://www.click2houston.com/news/local/2024/09/04/6-babies-abandoned-in-houston-area-in-3-months-sparks-urgent-resource-discussion/

2006: a vintage year for ideas that will change our world
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2006/dec/24/comment.politics

Videos used for illustration:

Nichols and May water cooler talk 1/29/60
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P6R-q0jJLuk

Hot Robot At SXSW Says She Wants To Destroy Humans
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W0_DPi0PmF0

2006: a vintage year for ideas that will change our world
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2006/dec/24/comment.politics

What is the biodigital convergence?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YDuv63Qa8DE

Abolish Private Property - Marx in Minutes
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=klHrW-2zx64

Meet Ameca! The World’s Most Advanced Robot
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vE9tIYGyRE8

Bonfire of the Vanities Be Decent People
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AWSlEIswJxg

Shoppers taking advantage of Boxing Day deals
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ycwkOyqZt_w

Winter Solstice and the Jesus Story.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YkqxyudSIw4

Couple who rescued abandoned baby honored by Harris County Sheriff's Office
https://abc13.com/couple-honored-for-rescue-of-abandoned-baby/2316065/

Lawnmower Man - Trapped In a Computer Simulation
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LUsWBCH8Ch8

I'm transhuman. I'm going to become digital
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qOcktbXSfxU

Biodigital: Disruption of sectors | Futures Week 2022
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_EAGP5hG4Gs

The Neuralink Brain Chip | Elon Musk's Futuristic Technology | Superhumans
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c5eK89o0_Bg

Beautiful Winter Scenery on Our Latvian Homestead this Solstice
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L4aU5ASOujs