While I am blessed to be able to interview some of the smartest people in the world, I remain aghast at the utter lack of knowledge among the "ignorant masses."

Most people don't know a thing about food ingredients.
They don't know where energy comes from.
They don't know where their own organs are located in their own body.
They don't know how mechanical things work, not even at a basic level (like combustion engines).
They don't know basic first aid or emergency medicine for self-treatment.
They are completely clueless when it comes to geography.
They don't know what money is. (And they certainly don't understand compounding interest.)
They don't know how computers work, or how storage devices function.

The average person is a walking biological shell of cognitive emptiness. And their lack of fundamental curiosity prevents them from ever making the effort to learn anything that matters.

But they are total experts in fashion, sports and celebrities, of course. They know all the latest trends pushed by shallow influencers, but they have zero knowledge of what's happening in the world and why their life is becoming more difficult by the day.

Michael Yon told me in a recent interview that he believes these people will go to their graves never knowing what happened to them. Why they were starving. Why their currency stopped having value. Or why they could no longer afford fuel or housing.

I think Yon is correct. The oblivious masses will NEVER know what impoverished them or killed them. Even in death, there will be no great realization. No divine light of knowing. It will just be ignorance, oblivion and death.

Don't be like those people. Understand the world. Learn how things work. Think critically about literally everything. Otherwise, you will one day die as an obedient, oblivious, inconsequential shred of cosmic nothingness.

Or, you could choose to live a life with purpose, with knowledge, passion, curiosity and wisdom. Choose that path and you will have lived a life that matters. And you won't have wasted your time in this sim.

Am I the only one who still wears a simple analog watch with a canvas strap and NO bluetooth or surveillance features at all?

Because, for God's sake, I don't wear a watch to have it spy on me.

If I want to know how many steps I took today, I just take a moment and assess how my feet feel. If they feel tired, I've taken way more than 20,000 steps.

If I want to know my heart rate, I put two fingers on my carotid artery and count for a few seconds.

If I want to know whether I'm sleeping well, I ask myself how energetic I feel when I wake up.

You don't need fancy tech to monitor you all day long. CHECK IN WITH YOUR OWN BODY from time to time, because it tells you everything you need to know.

Instead of wasting money on a "smart" watch, in other words, you could just be a smart person instead.

I joined Daniel Davis (Deep Dive) for this powerful, detailed interview about the global famine that's already baked in. A very important discussion about why famine is now inevitable...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EB5Avq_PBeo