Mike Rowe Discovers Solutions to Cultural Decline with Frank H. McCourt Jr | The Way I Heard It

The American businessman and philanthropist talks about growing up in Boston as a fifth-generation builder, starting his first business collecting garbage at the age of 13, and the mission he's on to create a new internet by arguing in his new book, Our Biggest Fight, that we the people's data should belong to we the people.

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[katioconnor]

Watching this on a sunday morning with coffee and a crisp 62 outside....life is good, Thank-you Mike and Chuck

[jerryedmonds]

A takeaway from this interview:

"Be careful that the tools built to be used by you don't end up being used on you."

[gotbordercollies]

For being from Beantown you sure don't have much of an accent. Another GREAT and interesting show Mike!

[friendlyone]

If you have the courage, but too little time, go straight to 37:00

[framusburns-hagstromiii]

Biggest fallacy promulgated over the past 50 years is that using technology means you are Smart....it actually means you are gradually becoming less intelligent and more and more dependent upon access to that technology (because you didnt create it and only use it) When AI produces that technology you eventually become completely dependent upon AI to provide quality of life and therefore completely subservient to it. Ask yourself. Does the machine have to adapt to accomodate your needs or must you junp through hoops to accomodate the machines requirements?
who is the master and who is the slave??

[gregreilly]

Leave it in better condition than you got it. Simple and classic!

[francispitts]

In 89’ when all of this became public with the internet I said it would lead to the end of modern man. I said to the person in our department who was installing computers that these devices would destroy everything and society would suffer under a new oppressive system. Censorship and the loss of our identity would be the first to hit us. I’ll never forget the laughter they made and the ridicule they put me through when they realized I was serious. That person who ran the IT has since reached out to me and said he wished he took my comments more seriously. I don’t know how I saw it, but images came into my mind of all the things that are happening right now in the last few years. It’s going to get a lot worse unless there’s a major change or natural catastrophe. We need to real reset.

[OldFloridaMan]

The people have changed. When I was in college back in the 90s, I was in a marketing class and actually proposed the gmail model of offering free email in return for selling ads based on the users’ interest. Everyone in that class rejected the idea, saying that nobody would agree to sell themselves.

And I’m sure they all have gmail accounts now…

[MTknives]

Great Episode, very thought provoking. I often think back to the 1997 move 'The Game" and watching it unfold. I look forward to the day when our privacy is restored.

[Bezzell_Rocket]

Been screaming this for years and people look at me like I'm crazy. Everyone is so lazy in thought.

[EalDieguez]

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[rebegre]

This is amazing! This is got to be one of the most important interviews you have ever done. Thank you Frank for doing this incredible work. 🎉

[deborahmagana]

In the old testament of the bible, people came to a point where they (as a group) demanded a king even though God said we didn't need one.

[nor-cal-meech]

When talking about politics at the end of the interview I'm shocked and saddened that Frank didn't mention RFK Jr. as a presidential candidate that already talks about these subjects. Why does everyone want to pretend that there isn't another option besides the Red and Blue parties? This is why we will end up with the same old crap again except, after this election things will get much worse. Wake up, Stand up! #RFK2024

[stevenbergom]

I recently read A Brave New World for the first time and I realized that the internet -- and specifically social networking sites, YouTube, TikTok, etc. -- is soma.

[ChatterontheWire]

The ability to see "the fruits of your labor" at the end of the day is one of the things I miss doing the work I do now. I work all day, get a ton done, but being able to point at something and say, I did that, see it right there, isn't really there!

[jacobhholt]

Father owner of the Braves, his son the third up bidder to the Red Sox...Mike Rowe is really in deep shining the shoes of the rich and powerful on his podcast. He's exceedingly privileged to discuss everyday peoples struggles. I'm sceptical of MeWe, algorithms are necessary in managing the flow of information, accounts couldn't find what you need and advertisers have no interest in a weak platforms that doesn't get views or clicks. So far, Frank wants you to buy his book and own your information on MeWe despite his claim. I like Fiber infrastructure, taxpayers would gladly pay for it, companies would cry unfair competition.

Generally we need an overhaul on personal privacy laws. We are ruled by ower corporate influencer of business outside of our control.

[RogCBrand]

I know many people that were paranoid about the government or someone spying on them, and so determined to have their privacy... but then they have something like Siri, and think nothing of it! I could understand apathetic people not caring, but how can you go from upset at the idea of being spied on, to paying to be spied on 24 hours a day?

[beauxtx]

People don't care how much you know, until they know how much you care.

[stephentrager]

I love it. There was a book published years ago, (Mid 90's I think) By a gentleman Clifford Stohl "Silicon Snake Oil". Reminds me of this conversation.