I'm so glad you wrote that Mrs. M and Josh I'm grateful that you gave it time and voice.
Mrs. M, you have such great moments of introspection, clarity and humbleness and it was great that others understood that. I'm thankful for that breaking down of walls between you and Mr. M and the start of re-discovering and re-connecting with one another.
As a ( technically) senior citizen I can attest that this would be an even more, if possible, nightmarish situation for me. Not so much for the memory issue but just for tackling the tech language required to navigate a conversion about the problem.
1) I F'ing hate apple and am convinced that jobs was a turtle neck wearing, lesser imp and demon of satan, literally. Apple can go F itself.
2) Great job extending this bureaucratic and tech BS to the other sectors who will run into this problem. My mother is one, as she is in the mid stages of dementia. Thankfully she is not in business or the owner of expensive tech, so the losses are financially inconsequential (tablets and email accounts), but it was a pain in the ass to try and recover her accounts, when she had no recollection of the passwords she had used. It finally just made sense to start over, especially since she was starting to lose the ability to navigate an email screen. However, this will be an issue for those who've more tied up in the forgotten login credential of an apple or google account.
3) You are 300% correct. This detached, circular, no solution, customer disservice will become the norm across any business/service that does not offer a person you can physically stand in front of. I won't write out the numerous experiences with ISP's I've had, but they were just as maddening - ala Bangladesh - although they were much more polite to be fair.
4) I agree, that they citizens of Burlington should shoulder that payout to the DEI whore. I use that term by definition: "A person considered as having compromised principles for personal gain."
One other insight I will share, or possible insight, is that you might, at least partly on an unconcious level, associate femininity with creative being.
If so I don't think its entirely.
What I am saying more sublte and complicated than you might think and hard to explain in a kind of reverse blockade of the mind; that you may associate your creative being, principle sense of reality, and at some level look down on it. Your path isn't Mommy's, though I'm sure you know that. It's still terrifying.
Regarding the devil / ghosts hanginf around at end if this episode.
Humans are wired to be highly alert to potential threats, and this can lead to interpreting vague or ambiguous stimuli in the dark as something potentially dangerous. In low light, our brains don’t get the full range of visual data, so they fill in gaps with imagination or memories, often erring on the side of caution. This is a phenomenon known as pareidolia, where we see patterns or familiar shapes, like faces or figures, in random stimuli. Evolutionarily, it makes sense – better to mistake a shadow for a predator than to ignore it entirely.
The belief in supernatural entities or forces, like the devil, taps into deeper cultural and psychological frameworks. In many cultures, darkness has historically been associated with danger and the unknown, while bright light has been tied to safety and goodness. This symbolic association with darkness as dangerous can fuel beliefs in malevolent beings. Religious or cultural narratives reinforce these ideas, giving people a framework to understand and talk about these experiences.
Additionally, sleep-related phenomena, such as sleep paralysis, may also play a role. People experiencing sleep paralysis often see or feel threatening presences when they cannot move, which can feel terrifying and is sometimes interpreted as demonic or supernatural.
Teared up listening to you read my story. Thank you Josh! 🙏🏼
I'm so glad you wrote that Mrs. M and Josh I'm grateful that you gave it time and voice.
Mrs. M, you have such great moments of introspection, clarity and humbleness and it was great that others understood that. I'm thankful for that breaking down of walls between you and Mr. M and the start of re-discovering and re-connecting with one another.
As Always, praying for you and your crew.
Yep, that's what you get for buying an Apple.
As a ( technically) senior citizen I can attest that this would be an even more, if possible, nightmarish situation for me. Not so much for the memory issue but just for tackling the tech language required to navigate a conversion about the problem.
So much in this episode Josh.
1) I F'ing hate apple and am convinced that jobs was a turtle neck wearing, lesser imp and demon of satan, literally. Apple can go F itself.
2) Great job extending this bureaucratic and tech BS to the other sectors who will run into this problem. My mother is one, as she is in the mid stages of dementia. Thankfully she is not in business or the owner of expensive tech, so the losses are financially inconsequential (tablets and email accounts), but it was a pain in the ass to try and recover her accounts, when she had no recollection of the passwords she had used. It finally just made sense to start over, especially since she was starting to lose the ability to navigate an email screen. However, this will be an issue for those who've more tied up in the forgotten login credential of an apple or google account.
3) You are 300% correct. This detached, circular, no solution, customer disservice will become the norm across any business/service that does not offer a person you can physically stand in front of. I won't write out the numerous experiences with ISP's I've had, but they were just as maddening - ala Bangladesh - although they were much more polite to be fair.
4) I agree, that they citizens of Burlington should shoulder that payout to the DEI whore. I use that term by definition: "A person considered as having compromised principles for personal gain."
Josh I hope you see this comment and take a look at this video I can across on Youtube about children of narcissistic parents: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YlRlAK-8ndY
great show. I have some stories to tell about Twitter as well! Posted on my substack today.
Great show.
I know an attorney in Boston area. I do hope he's still around.
I sent him the Podcast episode. He's represented people such as Muddy Waters and is also familiar with case simular to the Apple one.
He'll definately help if still around. Terrence T. Sweeney.
I understand how you fell about the devil.
It's the same with me. And deliciousness was my betrayal as well, and its a core betrayal. Its why we are here, but we'll have redemtion.
I shudder to think at the poor devils that will try to mess with you, with all the natural fight you have.
My God they will run.
I was aware of evil visiting my home as young as 3.
When I was 9 my father said I awoke at night with wild staring eyes--"He's coming, he's coming to get me!"
"Who?" My father asked.
"The Devil!"
Well remember where 3 or more gather he is with us Josh. Christ.
Think on that, as we and I gather here with you. You are not alone.
One other insight I will share, or possible insight, is that you might, at least partly on an unconcious level, associate femininity with creative being.
If so I don't think its entirely.
What I am saying more sublte and complicated than you might think and hard to explain in a kind of reverse blockade of the mind; that you may associate your creative being, principle sense of reality, and at some level look down on it. Your path isn't Mommy's, though I'm sure you know that. It's still terrifying.
Regarding the devil / ghosts hanginf around at end if this episode.
Humans are wired to be highly alert to potential threats, and this can lead to interpreting vague or ambiguous stimuli in the dark as something potentially dangerous. In low light, our brains don’t get the full range of visual data, so they fill in gaps with imagination or memories, often erring on the side of caution. This is a phenomenon known as pareidolia, where we see patterns or familiar shapes, like faces or figures, in random stimuli. Evolutionarily, it makes sense – better to mistake a shadow for a predator than to ignore it entirely.
The belief in supernatural entities or forces, like the devil, taps into deeper cultural and psychological frameworks. In many cultures, darkness has historically been associated with danger and the unknown, while bright light has been tied to safety and goodness. This symbolic association with darkness as dangerous can fuel beliefs in malevolent beings. Religious or cultural narratives reinforce these ideas, giving people a framework to understand and talk about these experiences.
Additionally, sleep-related phenomena, such as sleep paralysis, may also play a role. People experiencing sleep paralysis often see or feel threatening presences when they cannot move, which can feel terrifying and is sometimes interpreted as demonic or supernatural.
Solution for Kevin. Buy another Mac, put the old one in the new box, seal it up perfectly and return it that same day.