Why Do Humans Play? AI Swarms, Cyber Warfare & The Psychology of Competition | BBN Ep. 34

Sorry, this one is a little late guys, Kyles computer went down, and deleayed the edit session, but we wont leave you without your weekly dose of the BBN!Episode 34 starts with Kyle and Nick discovering that apparently we're not as young as we used to be after a LONG round of disc golf. Shoutout to the pros competing at the World Championships in Milford, Michigan this week, you guys make those distances look way easier than they are.Then we open the lid on the Global Trash Can Report.Politics kicks us off with a conversation about leadership, patriotism, and why wanting new leadership doesn't mean rooting against the country. Regardless of who's in office, we want America to succeed.Then warfare enters a completely different battlefield.We've gone from armies marching at each other with muskets to nations potentially attacking power grids, water systems, banking, and communications without firing a shot.We dive into reports of AI swarm hacking, zero-day exploits, and Chinese state-sponsored cyberattacks targeting American infrastructure.And seriously... they had to call it a swarm? Not a herd? A gang? A gaggle?A SWARM.Can increasingly autonomous AI actually be contained?From there we FOLLOW THE MONEY into Venezuela, oil, infrastructure investment, and potential deals surrounding crude exports before Trump apparently destroys generations of Michigan education by renaming Lake Ontario.Forget HOMES.Apparently the Great Lakes now spell SHAME. 🤣Sorry, every Michigan elementary-school teacher.We talk Canada, tariffs, Taiwan, cyber warfare, intelligence agencies, and why restrictions on hiring may be shrinking the talent pool available to fight increasingly sophisticated digital threats.Then we close the Trash Can Report with something much more important:A dude launched himself roughly 60 feet into the air and landed 10 flips on a trampoline.Because apparently nine wasn't enough.After a Dubby Energy break, that sends us directly into the main topic:Why do humans play?Why do we throw discs at baskets, hit balls into holes, catch fish just to release them, hunt when grocery stores exist, eat 70 hot dogs competitively, or launch ourselves into the atmosphere trying to break records?On paper, some of it makes absolutely no sense.Yet play seems deeply embedded in us, and we're not alone. Animals play too.We bring it back to disc golf and why even a terrible day on the course with your friends can still beat a good day at work.Then comes the bigger question:Did keeping score ruin playing?Competition can motivate us to become faster, stronger, and better. World records give humans something seemingly impossible to chase.But when does healthy competition become obsession?After a Deemed Fit break, we debate participation trophies, team competition versus individual achievement, hyper-fixation, and why everything you enjoy doesn't need to become a business, side hustle, or another thing you have to dominate.Sometimes you're allowed to do something simply because it's fun.Let people enjoy things.Push yourself. Chase records. Compete. Try to win.But remember: your opponent isn't your enemy.Everybody has bad days. Respect the people beside you, keep improving, and occasionally forget the scoreboard altogether.Sometimes you should just play.Stay curious. Stay skeptical.Don't outsource your thinking.🎧 Listen: https://bit.ly/BBNpod📲 Follow BBN:Facebook: https://facebook.com/thebbnpodInstagram: https://instagram.com/thebbnpodX: https://x.com/thebbnpodYouTube: https://youtube.com/@thebbnpod📩 [email protected]⚡ SponsorsDubby Energy — 10% OFF with code BBN👉 https://www.dubby.ggDeemed Fit Apparel — 15% OFF with code KYLESLOMINSKI👉 https://deemedfit.co⭐ Like, follow, subscribe, leave us a review, and share BBN with a friend. It genuinely helps a small independent show like ours grow.