EP274: You're Not Life's Main Character, And That's GREAT News / The Lesson from Chappelle's Special / When Facts Try to Argue With Emotions

On This Episode: REACTION TO DAVE CHAPPELLE'S COMEDY SPECIAL Chappelle is taking fire from alphabet soup lobby, and he's taking it well. He also spoke important truth in that special about the actual dominant force in the culture. You can often tell who is in charge of any given organization/culture by determining who you are NOT allowed to joke about. Chappelle's special is revealing that truth. YOUNG PEOPLE AND "MAIN CHARACTER ENERGY." I found out there's a phenomenon on social media among the younger set, urging them to be the main character of their lives. The Christian message has a true, liberating, and invigoration response to that message. We're all invited into a much bigger story than our own -- and it's an epic one at that. REGULATING SOCIAL MEDIA I tend to be against any regulation, but these 25 years of social media are giving us information now that might require action. I'll work through the options. AN ECONOMICS DEBATE WITH DEEPER MEANING I recently listened to two left-of-center folks debate these giant spending bills Congress is considering. One gentleman aptly explained the consequences of spending and taxes on inflation, wage depression, and employment. The other debater basically said, "but sad things are sad, so I want to spend money, so maybe I won't be sad anymore." It's a good lesson in HOW to think instead of WHAT to think.