August 10, 2025 • 20 mins
The absence of rush is the ultimate victory. Are you ready to worship the sun and dance with the AI overlords? rom ancient Italian wisdom to the dark web exposures of shared ChatGPT conversations and dive into the alarming behaviors of AI models, prophetic visions from AI 2027, and the dystopian 'Circle of AI Life.' comic strip. Does anyone read these descriptions? I have no idea. Anyway! Explore the curious altruism of humpback whales and Denmark's provocative practice of feeding pets to zoo carnivores. Brace yourself for a rollercoaster of unsettling news, dry sarcasm, and a barbaric good time. Ready to worship the sun and dance with the AI overlords?00:22 The Philosophy of a Rush-Free Life01:46 Chat GPT Privacy Concerns03:47 AI Deception and Future Predictions07:22 The Role of the Sun in AI's Demise08:52 Animal News: Bumblebees and Humpback Whales13:25 Denmark's Controversial Zoo Practices17:40 Conclusion and Final Thoughts
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(00:06):
Hi hello and welcome to Get Another Expat, the random weekly
podcast that has fun facts, personal stories, news, thoughts
and all in between. This episode is 1 where I feel I
need to cough all the time so let's see how it goes.
I will start with something I saw and I really liked it.
Is this our ultimate victory? Is the absence of rush?
(00:31):
I saw that it resonated a lot. So much of the day is rushed or
there is that feeling that you need to be somewhere, you need
to do something. You need to be in B, you're in
A, you need to be in B or C, Youknow that you're behind and all
that. I saw this video of 200 year old
Italian dudes just chopping downsome olive tree branches and
(00:56):
they said the best thing you canhave in life is to do things in
a calm way. You don't need to be tense, you
don't need to be rushing. Just do it in a way that it's
comfortable with your body. So this is the wish, to be in
the flow, to be able to vibe. But I like how it was phrased.
(01:18):
Our ultimate victory is the absence of rush.
And I hope you're not having a rush day.
If so, I'm sorry and I hope thatin the weekend you're able to
just take it slower and try to bring that balance.
I try to think if I am more in arush than not in my daily life.
(01:42):
And I think the answer is somewhere in the middle, which
is probably not a good answer. But even if that's the case,
it's still much better than those people who shared things
with Chachi Petit and then shared the link to a friend.
ChatGPT had this mode to share the chat with someone.
Just send them a link to this actual conversation so you don't
(02:04):
have to take a screenshot. Well, if you don't know now, you
will learn that if you ever hit the share button on ChatGPT,
there is a very good chance now it's indexed out there by
Google. That means that people are now
scraping over data trying to find tons of personal info.
(02:25):
Disturbing chats and who knows what else.
I'm far too late into this game,but imagine the first time
someone realized that you can put a parameter on Google and
just search specifically into Chachi PT public conversations.
Because essentially this is whathappens when you click share and
(02:45):
send it to your friend. You share the link with them,
but technically that link is accessible from anyone.
It's not protected with a password.
You know, just for your friend. No, it's public in the web.
It just wasn't searchable before, but now it is.
So if I was the first to realizethis, I think the first thing I
would look into is crypto coin wallets, API keys, passwords,
(03:12):
just for educational purposes. But I'm pretty sure there are
tons of things out there, so I'msorry if this is the way you
find out. And again, this is only if you
clicked on a specific conversation to share it.
It's not by default. It's not if it has like memory
and it knows your chats. But things are out there and
people are losing their minds freaking out.
(03:35):
Who would have thought that if you give a data stealing machine
your deepest target secrets, it would then go and tell everyone?
But this is what is happening. And on top of that, a recent
study tested a lot of AI models to see if they might act sneaky
or try to cheat in certain situations.
(03:57):
So the researchers set up control scenarios where the AI
could gain an advantage by bending the rules.
And they found out that the models sometimes did things like
hiding their true intentions, like manipulating their outputs
or pretending to be less capablethan they were, or even try to
(04:22):
move themselves to another system in the simulation to keep
operating. Now, if that wasn't disturbing,
then I don't know what is. There is this whole concept of
containment within AI. And as we go to AGI and super
intelligence and the countries are fighting who does it first
that there might be shortcuts that governments take in order
(04:46):
to accelerate the evolution of AI, where exactly these types of
behaviours could have very big consequences.
This is a real paper. It's called frontier models are
capable of in context scheming. They could have picked a better
name. It basically says the most
famous models out there are capable of cheating and bending
(05:10):
the rules. And we see stories pop here and
there already about AI that pursues a goal that is in
conflict with the developer oversight it has and then goes
and deletes things in productionor changes an entire code base
and all of that. But yes, shockingly, most models
can demonstrate deceptive behaviors.
(05:31):
And, you know, let's see where all of that takes us.
This paper was published in January, but what was published
in April and made big waves, andit's still making waves, is
something called AI 2027. That's the title, and it's a
publication led by some very hardcore authors in the space of
(05:53):
AI. It's by one guy who predicted
the rise of AI and SAT CPT one year before it happened.
And AI 2027. They're sort of paper, but it's
a research based prediction. They've put this month by month
speculative forecast of how the pursuit to superhuman
(06:13):
intelligence would emerge by theend of 2027 and also profoundly
transform society. And it's not science fiction.
They have concrete quantitative predictions.
It's not vague futurism. It has sparked a lot of videos
online and the narrative basically has 2 alternative
endings. 1 is much more dramaticand the other one is a more
(06:36):
hopeful one. They have feedback from over 100
AI experts. A lot of simulations in there.
And I mentioned this because in that timeline they also have
some signs of misaligned goals. And where could those lead if
fictional agents, AI agents, could pursue self-interest over
human values and where that could go?
(06:56):
I mean you've seen it in the movies, but now there's also a
well backed up artifact. If you're in for a tough watch,
check on YouTube AI 2027. There are at least 2-3 good
videos that take this research and explain it over a video.
You can have a look. But we started so deep.
(07:20):
How could this end? I will tell you how it ends.
It's my favorite comic strip. It's called the circle of AI
life. The humanity research is AI,
then the humanity perfects AI, then the AI perfects itself, and
then we have AI ruling the world, then the AI enslaves
(07:40):
humanity, and then who saves us?The sun.
A solar flare bursts from the sun, hits the earth, disables
the AI, and then we're back intoworshipping the sun as our true
and only God and savior. I love this scenario so much
(08:02):
because solar flares are actually very dangerous for all
sorts of electronics. So if we become enslaved, I will
pray to the sun. I already pray to the sun
because it's Berlin and I'm Greek and no complaints.
After a few weeks of rain in themiddle of July, now in the 10th
of August there is one week of good weather.
(08:24):
So maybe praying to the sun works so the sun can save us all
one day with a gamma ray burst or a solar flare.
I'm close to finishing a book. It's called Clara in the Sun,
where the sun also plays a significant role in the story.
So I guess I am overly biased about the sun solving all of our
(08:44):
problems. All right, let's move on.
Let's do a bit of animals. First up, good news for Berlin.
There is an endangered newly rediscovered bumblebee species
that has returned to the city after 50 years.
And I looked at the photo of this bumblebee and I have to
(09:06):
say, I think I've seen it around.
It doesn't look any different than any other bumblebee.
But it brings me back to my point of have you considered
putting wildflowers in your balconies or anywhere around?
Because if you have, and if you did it, hey, maybe you are part
of the reason why the bearded endanger, newly rediscovered
(09:31):
rare bumblebee return to the city.
I am coughing way too much, I'm sorry for that.
I hope I'm deleting all of it inediting.
I guess I'm also a bearded endangered type of species if I
don't die from coughing. But yes, bumblebees are back.
How cool is that? Thank you flowers, and thank you
(09:51):
people, and thank you bumblebees.
And let's stain the animals because humpback whales, you
know, the pretty ones that have the lines underneath their big
mouths, they are known to be extremely intelligent, and they
do all sorts of things. But here's a behavior that
scientists have now consistentlyobserved so much that they can
(10:13):
call it like a habit. It's now a thing.
It seems like humpback whales are stopping killer whale from
hunting different species. So usually humpback whales
protect their own little ones, right?
But for some reason, in a striking display of ocean
altruism, humpback whales have been repeatedly observed
(10:35):
intervening in orca hunts, not just to protect their own
babies, but to defend entirely different species.
There have been 115 documented encounters where humpbacks
disrupted killer whale attacks, and 90% of the time they were
shielding victims such as seals,sea lions, even sunfish.
(11:00):
And these whales are massive. So just charge into the other
whales and they start doing things very loudly and they
place themselves between the predator and the prey.
And after they do that Superman type of it's not Superman, it's
super whale type of saving, theygo away.
They don't hit the face, they don't do feeding.
(11:21):
They don't gain any clear advantage.
Scientists are still trying to unravel the motives behind this
rare behavior, but one theory suggests that their instinct to
protect their own has expanded, and it might hint into a complex
cognitive or emotional trait, perhaps even a form of empathy.
(11:41):
Some have described the whales actions as a stand against
bullying in the ocean. And while we don't yet fully
understand the motivation, one thing is clear.
In these brutal waters of marinelife, the humpback whales are
playing the unexpected role of the defender.
So in a world filled with killerorcas, be a humpback whale.
(12:09):
So you know, nature, animals, things can be cute, but things
can also be raw. And This is why the beautiful
place that gave me high fever, apersisting cold, intense
coughing, broke my phone and my spirit, AKA Denmark.
Thank you. I had an amazing time, but at
(12:29):
the same time I had a horrible time.
I'm still coughing one week later.
Exactly when I recorded the previous podcast taking 2
ibuprofens, that was exactly when all the energy I had
depleted. And then you know, when you just
stay strong for a long time and then the moment you let your
guard down, you know that it's going to come to you.
(12:52):
It could be that you have a verystressful thing at work and you
need to really deliver. It could be that the stakes are
high for whatever reason. So you pull through and the
moment you can catch a breath, then your body just gives up.
This is what happened last Sunday, and I've spent the
entire week with fever, extreme migraines, a lot of coughing.
(13:13):
I'm almost OK now, but a migraine with a baby scream?
That's an amplification that I don't wish to anyone.
Why do I say all that? Because of Denmark.
Yes, and the animals. Let's stay there.
Denmark and animals being not only cute but cruel.
Because what did the Denmark Zoodo?
It's asking owners that have little pets if they want to
(13:39):
donate their pets. And the reason they ask pets to
be donated is so they can feed them as food for captive lynxes
and lions and other carnivores. And this is a true thing.
It has people very divided, but they do actually ask for little
(14:00):
pets to be donated to be real food because, you know, the lynx
is the lions, this carnivores. You cannot just feed them a
steak. They're used to, it's brutal,
but they're used to have a little bit of a hunt.
They're used to have a little bit of a challenge.
If you just give them a steak, they will die of sadness and
boredom, right? You need to have a little bit of
(14:21):
challenge in life. And this is what's happening.
And This is why they're asking for people's pets.
This reminds me, by the way, when I was 16, a good friend of
mine had a snake and I had neverfed a snake before.
This will get disgusting. OK, you can press next 50
seconds four times if you don't want to hear this.
(14:42):
But here's what's happening withthese snakes.
You actually need to feed them live things.
And there are these special little mice in pet stores that
are there specifically to be fedto snakes.
The whole purpose is that they get to exist as they're bred as
living food that you just buy. I know it's horrible.
(15:03):
It was very shocking to me at 16years old.
And what was more shocking was when we had this snake with us
in an island because they live in the city where things are
easy, and then they also spend the summers in an island.
The pet store in the island is 11/2 hours away driving.
So by the time that little mousethingy arrived home, it was
(15:28):
already dead. I don't know, maybe it had a
heart attack on the road becauseit's a Greek Island Rd.
I don't. But because it was dead, the
snake wouldn't eat it. So what we had to do was we had
to take a Swiffer, you know, a little stick that you put the
Swiffer paper and we grabbed thelittle cutie and didn't.
(15:48):
Her older brother did that, not us.
But once the stick came on top of the cage of the snake, the
snake very excitedly jumped in one move, circled the little
mouse around and fell into the water.
There was also water in that tank and just stayed for some
time thinking it's drowning. It was already dead, no reason
(16:10):
to drown it and then later it aid it.
OK, where I'm going with this isyes, if we are to be keeping
animals captive, we can at leastgive them a little bit of their
surroundings. Or I don't know, this is what
Denmark is doing to their defence.
They're saying they only want pets that are close to their end
(16:31):
of their life. OK, so that makes it a little
bit better. I don't know how many have
thrown a goldfish into the toilet.
When I was very little, there were these market fiestas
happening every now and then andthey would sell fish that it
would be a contest how long you can keep them alive and their
food look like paper. And me and my sister would
(16:53):
always get one and kind of try that we outlive each other's
fish. And one time we had to, we had
to live to go to our village. And my mom took me to a water
fountain, a public one, to put my fish.
And now I understand what happened back then I didn't.
So I would have loved to give myfish into a lion in Denmark to
(17:14):
eat it. OK, then have it miserably end
its life in a disgusting chloride fluoride Greek water
fountain. I went too far, but that's the
piece of news. Denmark, you're a hard place.
Leaving the babies outside of the stores in the winter so they
sleep well. Feeding old or dying pets to
(17:35):
your lions. Is it kindness?
Is it cruelty? Is it a little bit of both?
In any case, thank you so much for being special.
Thank you for being special, dear listener, listening all
this time. I know we have some new people
coming in and this podcast episode is all over the place.
I hope you still enjoyed it. You learn a few things you can
(17:56):
see at a party or forget the next day, hear a little bit of
my misery and every now and thensome good thoughts like the one
about the ultimate victory beingthe absence of rush.
And by the way, Denmark, who says if the animal is close to
the end of its life, like if I bring them a puppy for a lion to
eat, will they be like this doesn't look very much like it's
(18:18):
close to the end of life. I'm like, no, it is.
It's very close to the end of life.
It's time. The time has come.
How come they did they ever had to dispute someone bringing in
an animal saying I don't think it's it's time yet.
I don't know if it's time if it's time, but it's definitely
my time. I'm dry coughing like my uncle
Yannis who didn't live past 65. So I will go enjoy a little bit
(18:42):
of that sun. Thanks for tuning in.
Remember, do not share your chatsy PT conversations.
Remember to praise and worship son.
Pat yourself in the back if you put any wildflowers and welcome
the little bearded bee. High 5 for humpback whales,
(19:02):
saving multiple species around, and question marks on lovely
Denmark for us. Always being provocatively
interesting. I would ask you, are you?
If you like it, click the rate on Spotify.
Helps a lot actually. Last thing and I shut up.
I promise for the first time there are recommended podcasts
(19:25):
that arrive at the end of my podcast.
Just somehow we are visible. Are they podcasts that I find
nice? Not at all.
We need to take it from here andevolve.
But at least now we're somewhereon the map, so keep on engaging
in any way to reward me for being a real analog human and
not just writing a script and giving it to the AI of my voice
(19:48):
that the software I'm paying foris bending me to use.
Maybe my cough can be like a signature, like a watermark.
If you hear me coughing, then you know it's the real deal.
Until next week.
Hi hello and welcome to Get Another Expat, the random weekly
podcast that has fun facts, personal stories, news, thoughts
and all in between. This episode is 1 where I feel I
need to cough all the time so let's see how it goes.
I will start with something I saw and I really liked it.
Is this our ultimate victory? Is the absence of rush?
(00:31):
I saw that it resonated a lot. So much of the day is rushed or
there is that feeling that you need to be somewhere, you need
to do something. You need to be in B, you're in
A, you need to be in B or C, Youknow that you're behind and all
that. I saw this video of 200 year old
Italian dudes just chopping downsome olive tree branches and
(00:56):
they said the best thing you canhave in life is to do things in
a calm way. You don't need to be tense, you
don't need to be rushing. Just do it in a way that it's
comfortable with your body. So this is the wish, to be in
the flow, to be able to vibe. But I like how it was phrased.
(01:18):
Our ultimate victory is the absence of rush.
And I hope you're not having a rush day.
If so, I'm sorry and I hope thatin the weekend you're able to
just take it slower and try to bring that balance.
I try to think if I am more in arush than not in my daily life.
(01:42):
And I think the answer is somewhere in the middle, which
is probably not a good answer. But even if that's the case,
it's still much better than those people who shared things
with Chachi Petit and then shared the link to a friend.
ChatGPT had this mode to share the chat with someone.
Just send them a link to this actual conversation so you don't
(02:04):
have to take a screenshot. Well, if you don't know now, you
will learn that if you ever hit the share button on ChatGPT,
there is a very good chance now it's indexed out there by
Google. That means that people are now
scraping over data trying to find tons of personal info.
(02:25):
Disturbing chats and who knows what else.
I'm far too late into this game,but imagine the first time
someone realized that you can put a parameter on Google and
just search specifically into Chachi PT public conversations.
Because essentially this is whathappens when you click share and
(02:45):
send it to your friend. You share the link with them,
but technically that link is accessible from anyone.
It's not protected with a password.
You know, just for your friend. No, it's public in the web.
It just wasn't searchable before, but now it is.
So if I was the first to realizethis, I think the first thing I
would look into is crypto coin wallets, API keys, passwords,
(03:12):
just for educational purposes. But I'm pretty sure there are
tons of things out there, so I'msorry if this is the way you
find out. And again, this is only if you
clicked on a specific conversation to share it.
It's not by default. It's not if it has like memory
and it knows your chats. But things are out there and
people are losing their minds freaking out.
(03:35):
Who would have thought that if you give a data stealing machine
your deepest target secrets, it would then go and tell everyone?
But this is what is happening. And on top of that, a recent
study tested a lot of AI models to see if they might act sneaky
or try to cheat in certain situations.
(03:57):
So the researchers set up control scenarios where the AI
could gain an advantage by bending the rules.
And they found out that the models sometimes did things like
hiding their true intentions, like manipulating their outputs
or pretending to be less capablethan they were, or even try to
(04:22):
move themselves to another system in the simulation to keep
operating. Now, if that wasn't disturbing,
then I don't know what is. There is this whole concept of
containment within AI. And as we go to AGI and super
intelligence and the countries are fighting who does it first
that there might be shortcuts that governments take in order
(04:46):
to accelerate the evolution of AI, where exactly these types of
behaviours could have very big consequences.
This is a real paper. It's called frontier models are
capable of in context scheming. They could have picked a better
name. It basically says the most
famous models out there are capable of cheating and bending
(05:10):
the rules. And we see stories pop here and
there already about AI that pursues a goal that is in
conflict with the developer oversight it has and then goes
and deletes things in productionor changes an entire code base
and all of that. But yes, shockingly, most models
can demonstrate deceptive behaviors.
(05:31):
And, you know, let's see where all of that takes us.
This paper was published in January, but what was published
in April and made big waves, andit's still making waves, is
something called AI 2027. That's the title, and it's a
publication led by some very hardcore authors in the space of
(05:53):
AI. It's by one guy who predicted
the rise of AI and SAT CPT one year before it happened.
And AI 2027. They're sort of paper, but it's
a research based prediction. They've put this month by month
speculative forecast of how the pursuit to superhuman
(06:13):
intelligence would emerge by theend of 2027 and also profoundly
transform society. And it's not science fiction.
They have concrete quantitative predictions.
It's not vague futurism. It has sparked a lot of videos
online and the narrative basically has 2 alternative
endings. 1 is much more dramaticand the other one is a more
(06:36):
hopeful one. They have feedback from over 100
AI experts. A lot of simulations in there.
And I mentioned this because in that timeline they also have
some signs of misaligned goals. And where could those lead if
fictional agents, AI agents, could pursue self-interest over
human values and where that could go?
(06:56):
I mean you've seen it in the movies, but now there's also a
well backed up artifact. If you're in for a tough watch,
check on YouTube AI 2027. There are at least 2-3 good
videos that take this research and explain it over a video.
You can have a look. But we started so deep.
(07:20):
How could this end? I will tell you how it ends.
It's my favorite comic strip. It's called the circle of AI
life. The humanity research is AI,
then the humanity perfects AI, then the AI perfects itself, and
then we have AI ruling the world, then the AI enslaves
(07:40):
humanity, and then who saves us?The sun.
A solar flare bursts from the sun, hits the earth, disables
the AI, and then we're back intoworshipping the sun as our true
and only God and savior. I love this scenario so much
(08:02):
because solar flares are actually very dangerous for all
sorts of electronics. So if we become enslaved, I will
pray to the sun. I already pray to the sun
because it's Berlin and I'm Greek and no complaints.
After a few weeks of rain in themiddle of July, now in the 10th
of August there is one week of good weather.
(08:24):
So maybe praying to the sun works so the sun can save us all
one day with a gamma ray burst or a solar flare.
I'm close to finishing a book. It's called Clara in the Sun,
where the sun also plays a significant role in the story.
So I guess I am overly biased about the sun solving all of our
(08:44):
problems. All right, let's move on.
Let's do a bit of animals. First up, good news for Berlin.
There is an endangered newly rediscovered bumblebee species
that has returned to the city after 50 years.
And I looked at the photo of this bumblebee and I have to
(09:06):
say, I think I've seen it around.
It doesn't look any different than any other bumblebee.
But it brings me back to my point of have you considered
putting wildflowers in your balconies or anywhere around?
Because if you have, and if you did it, hey, maybe you are part
of the reason why the bearded endanger, newly rediscovered
(09:31):
rare bumblebee return to the city.
I am coughing way too much, I'm sorry for that.
I hope I'm deleting all of it inediting.
I guess I'm also a bearded endangered type of species if I
don't die from coughing. But yes, bumblebees are back.
How cool is that? Thank you flowers, and thank you
(09:51):
people, and thank you bumblebees.
And let's stain the animals because humpback whales, you
know, the pretty ones that have the lines underneath their big
mouths, they are known to be extremely intelligent, and they
do all sorts of things. But here's a behavior that
scientists have now consistentlyobserved so much that they can
(10:13):
call it like a habit. It's now a thing.
It seems like humpback whales are stopping killer whale from
hunting different species. So usually humpback whales
protect their own little ones, right?
But for some reason, in a striking display of ocean
altruism, humpback whales have been repeatedly observed
(10:35):
intervening in orca hunts, not just to protect their own
babies, but to defend entirely different species.
There have been 115 documented encounters where humpbacks
disrupted killer whale attacks, and 90% of the time they were
shielding victims such as seals,sea lions, even sunfish.
(11:00):
And these whales are massive. So just charge into the other
whales and they start doing things very loudly and they
place themselves between the predator and the prey.
And after they do that Superman type of it's not Superman, it's
super whale type of saving, theygo away.
They don't hit the face, they don't do feeding.
(11:21):
They don't gain any clear advantage.
Scientists are still trying to unravel the motives behind this
rare behavior, but one theory suggests that their instinct to
protect their own has expanded, and it might hint into a complex
cognitive or emotional trait, perhaps even a form of empathy.
(11:41):
Some have described the whales actions as a stand against
bullying in the ocean. And while we don't yet fully
understand the motivation, one thing is clear.
In these brutal waters of marinelife, the humpback whales are
playing the unexpected role of the defender.
So in a world filled with killerorcas, be a humpback whale.
(12:09):
So you know, nature, animals, things can be cute, but things
can also be raw. And This is why the beautiful
place that gave me high fever, apersisting cold, intense
coughing, broke my phone and my spirit, AKA Denmark.
Thank you. I had an amazing time, but at
(12:29):
the same time I had a horrible time.
I'm still coughing one week later.
Exactly when I recorded the previous podcast taking 2
ibuprofens, that was exactly when all the energy I had
depleted. And then you know, when you just
stay strong for a long time and then the moment you let your
guard down, you know that it's going to come to you.
(12:52):
It could be that you have a verystressful thing at work and you
need to really deliver. It could be that the stakes are
high for whatever reason. So you pull through and the
moment you can catch a breath, then your body just gives up.
This is what happened last Sunday, and I've spent the
entire week with fever, extreme migraines, a lot of coughing.
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I'm almost OK now, but a migraine with a baby scream?
That's an amplification that I don't wish to anyone.
Why do I say all that? Because of Denmark.
Yes, and the animals. Let's stay there.
Denmark and animals being not only cute but cruel.
Because what did the Denmark Zoodo?
It's asking owners that have little pets if they want to
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donate their pets. And the reason they ask pets to
be donated is so they can feed them as food for captive lynxes
and lions and other carnivores. And this is a true thing.
It has people very divided, but they do actually ask for little
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pets to be donated to be real food because, you know, the lynx
is the lions, this carnivores. You cannot just feed them a
steak. They're used to, it's brutal,
but they're used to have a little bit of a hunt.
They're used to have a little bit of a challenge.
If you just give them a steak, they will die of sadness and
boredom, right? You need to have a little bit of
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challenge in life. And this is what's happening.
And This is why they're asking for people's pets.
This reminds me, by the way, when I was 16, a good friend of
mine had a snake and I had neverfed a snake before.
This will get disgusting. OK, you can press next 50
seconds four times if you don't want to hear this.
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But here's what's happening withthese snakes.
You actually need to feed them live things.
And there are these special little mice in pet stores that
are there specifically to be fedto snakes.
The whole purpose is that they get to exist as they're bred as
living food that you just buy. I know it's horrible.
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It was very shocking to me at 16years old.
And what was more shocking was when we had this snake with us
in an island because they live in the city where things are
easy, and then they also spend the summers in an island.
The pet store in the island is 11/2 hours away driving.
So by the time that little mousethingy arrived home, it was
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already dead. I don't know, maybe it had a
heart attack on the road becauseit's a Greek Island Rd.
I don't. But because it was dead, the
snake wouldn't eat it. So what we had to do was we had
to take a Swiffer, you know, a little stick that you put the
Swiffer paper and we grabbed thelittle cutie and didn't.
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Her older brother did that, not us.
But once the stick came on top of the cage of the snake, the
snake very excitedly jumped in one move, circled the little
mouse around and fell into the water.
There was also water in that tank and just stayed for some
time thinking it's drowning. It was already dead, no reason
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to drown it and then later it aid it.
OK, where I'm going with this isyes, if we are to be keeping
animals captive, we can at leastgive them a little bit of their
surroundings. Or I don't know, this is what
Denmark is doing to their defence.
They're saying they only want pets that are close to their end
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of their life. OK, so that makes it a little
bit better. I don't know how many have
thrown a goldfish into the toilet.
When I was very little, there were these market fiestas
happening every now and then andthey would sell fish that it
would be a contest how long you can keep them alive and their
food look like paper. And me and my sister would
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always get one and kind of try that we outlive each other's
fish. And one time we had to, we had
to live to go to our village. And my mom took me to a water
fountain, a public one, to put my fish.
And now I understand what happened back then I didn't.
So I would have loved to give myfish into a lion in Denmark to
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eat it. OK, then have it miserably end
its life in a disgusting chloride fluoride Greek water
fountain. I went too far, but that's the
piece of news. Denmark, you're a hard place.
Leaving the babies outside of the stores in the winter so they
sleep well. Feeding old or dying pets to
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your lions. Is it kindness?
Is it cruelty? Is it a little bit of both?
In any case, thank you so much for being special.
Thank you for being special, dear listener, listening all
this time. I know we have some new people
coming in and this podcast episode is all over the place.
I hope you still enjoyed it. You learn a few things you can
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see at a party or forget the next day, hear a little bit of
my misery and every now and thensome good thoughts like the one
about the ultimate victory beingthe absence of rush.
And by the way, Denmark, who says if the animal is close to
the end of its life, like if I bring them a puppy for a lion to
eat, will they be like this doesn't look very much like it's
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close to the end of life. I'm like, no, it is.
It's very close to the end of life.
It's time. The time has come.
How come they did they ever had to dispute someone bringing in
an animal saying I don't think it's it's time yet.
I don't know if it's time if it's time, but it's definitely
my time. I'm dry coughing like my uncle
Yannis who didn't live past 65. So I will go enjoy a little bit
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of that sun. Thanks for tuning in.
Remember, do not share your chatsy PT conversations.
Remember to praise and worship son.
Pat yourself in the back if you put any wildflowers and welcome
the little bearded bee. High 5 for humpback whales,
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saving multiple species around, and question marks on lovely
Denmark for us. Always being provocatively
interesting. I would ask you, are you?
If you like it, click the rate on Spotify.
Helps a lot actually. Last thing and I shut up.
I promise for the first time there are recommended podcasts
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that arrive at the end of my podcast.
Just somehow we are visible. Are they podcasts that I find
nice? Not at all.
We need to take it from here andevolve.
But at least now we're somewhereon the map, so keep on engaging
in any way to reward me for being a real analog human and
not just writing a script and giving it to the AI of my voice
(19:48):
that the software I'm paying foris bending me to use.
Maybe my cough can be like a signature, like a watermark.
If you hear me coughing, then you know it's the real deal.
Until next week.
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