site tricorder reading

(Full Disclosure: Lindy and i are friends who worked together in a record store as teenagers and reconnected on Facebook.)

Good evening, Lindy.

Pick the RED pill for an interview about you and the familiar world we live in.
Pick the BLUE pill for an INNER-view that may be more challenging and probe deeper.

Lindy:
Blue please

V3:
ok. are you on your phone or computer?

Lindy:
Phone

V3:
are your cats on your lap?

Lindy:
No, Ana kept trying to play with my wool and I said no and she left

V3:
so you're gonna thumb your way through this when you could be on your computer keyboard? How long did it take us to get this far?

Lindy:
I’m guessing too long for you.

V3: is it the bed thing? no laptop. not comfortable on a chair?

Lindy:
All of the above

V3: aren't cellphones for people on the go -- on the toilet or away from home? You said yourself that newbl is more user friendly with a larger screen and keyboard. Are you an example of what this forum format is up against?

Lindy:
Yes but with some Patience we will work it out. I do believe more will be using their phones over the computer

V3: why should people be patience here when they've got an abundance of animal-clips, hot TikTok stars and other delights and distractions to scroll through? how many cat-clips did you watch today?

Lindy:
Just the one you sent me. In answer to the first question, because this site is for people who want something different.

V3:
like what?

Lindy: Discussions that are deeper and more interactive. A way to really get to know someone because they don’t know you they can be more honest and open. Sometimes we just need to express our feelings so we can understand them ourselves.

V3
do you know where your grown kids get their political news everyday?

Lindy:
Unfortunately my daughters mostly get their news from TiKTok and other social media. One of them finds the news too disturbing so she gets a lot from family discussions.

V3:
that's ok, though some family discussions might be limited due to hillbilly inbreeding 🤪 Based on the fluidity of your writing, might you be on a real keyboard this morning?

Lindy:
Yes. Because you're a cellphone snob.

V3:
well, at least that's better than the other thing you've called me -- "mister cranky pants"

do you think it might be useful to direct your offspring to the NEWS section here -- a collection of trustworthy progressive sources? And the ISSUES/ANSWERS section for effective ways to counter right-wing rhetoric? And the LIBERAL ART REVIEWS for inspiring works they may not be aware of? I'm fishing here. Or, i should say -- pitching

Lindy:
Sure. It's useful to me too. There's stuff here that I wasn't aware of and things I can make others aware of. For example there are two documentaries on PBS tonight worth seeing. Ken Burns on the Revolutionary War and something on the ex Prime Minister of New Zealand. She's an inspiring woman with an interesting story.

V3:
there. you see. without this connection i would have missed those shows and watched grown men dribble and dunk a ball made of cow flesh.

V3:
did you hear about the study that showed a decline in young people's cognitive thinking after a day of scrolling on their phones? it's why we're taught math. the brain needs to be exercised.

Lindy:
Yes. I heard. Also, kids today depend on social influencers to tell them what to buy, wear and eat. Influencers and AI are doing more and more of the thinking.

V3:
less critical thinking. less jobs. what could go wrong?

questionnaire:

V:

1. If Hollywood made a symbolic movie about the current administration, it could be a modern version of the film...?

2. You can only experience one love in your life: (a) brotherly love (b) career love (c) family love (d) romantic love (e) self love

3. Which things would you not eat? Why? (a) pig (b) dog (c) chicken (d) parrot (e) human (accidental death, but fresh)

4. With control of Congress, what would you fix the 1st year and 2nd year as President?

5. If you had to, once per year -- in what order would you push a button to eliminate the existence of alcohol, cocaine, dishonesty, ego, greed, guns, religion, unregulated A.I.?

Lindy:

1. CALIGULA

   V: perfect. decadence, deviant sexuality, depravity. Given new "bubba" speculations in the Epstein files, perhaps with a BROKEBACK MOUNTAIN twist?

2. Self love - unless you love yourself it’s very difficult to fully love anyone else. Emotional baggage always gets in the way.

   V: a viable choice, unless self-love is just one's preferred method of physical gratification

3. I don't eat Pig. I always think of Babe. Dog, I love dogs, Parrot, Humans, depends on the person.

   V: ok. meeting your meat saved pigs, you love the personality of dogs and parrots? and the taste? of chickens. i dare not press you any further!

4. Year 1 I'd develop a great healthcare plan.

   Year 2 Gun Control. No one should have an automatic weapon of any kind. I’m not a fan of hunting but a rifle would be ok.

   V: sounds like the standard moderate approach and it's still not fixed. Perhaps ELECTION REFORM first might pave the way for real solutions?

5. Organized religion, Unregulated AI, Guns, Greed, Ego, Dishonesty, Cocaine, Alcohol

   V: religion and a.i. first are provocative choices. i might argue the overall order, but again, you might have me for lunch in a debate!

Thank you for participating in the first Inner.View and Q, Lindy!