WEBVTT - Monologue: The Tech I Actually Like

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<v Speaker 1>Alzo Media. The world's got plenty of cowboys, but it's

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<v Speaker 1>and I'm your host ed Zetron. That's right. You're listening

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<v Speaker 1>to this week's monologue. And you may wonder why I'm

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<v Speaker 1>Thank you so much. And before I get started any further,

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<v Speaker 1>the monologue. I've realized that over time I've skewed pretty

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<v Speaker 1>negatively about tech, and as I've said before, it's because

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<v Speaker 1>I'm a broken hearted romantic. Tech has made me who

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<v Speaker 1>I am, enabling me a man with a coordinational disability

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<v Speaker 1>SPRAXA RO if you're curious, severe ADHD and a good

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<v Speaker 1>amount of social anxiety in the past well, it allowed

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<v Speaker 1>me to thrive. Without the Internet and the associated platforms

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<v Speaker 1>I've used, I would have never had a good life.

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<v Speaker 1>And if that sounds dramatic, you should see my handwranging,

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<v Speaker 1>or hear how awkward I was as a child, or

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<v Speaker 1>see how I tie my shoelaces. Anyway, so today I

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<v Speaker 1>want to talk about some of the things I love,

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<v Speaker 1>why I love them, and why you might love them too,

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<v Speaker 1>because it's important for you to see that I'm pissed

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<v Speaker 1>off because I know that tech can be cool. It

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<v Speaker 1>can be so much better now. While some of you

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<v Speaker 1>might see this as shilling or fanboying, I think it's

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<v Speaker 1>important that anyone covering tech actually likes him, find something

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<v Speaker 1>exciting about it, and wants it to be better beyond

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<v Speaker 1>the bullshit horse trading or sports fandom style stuff. And

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<v Speaker 1>this episode will also run down my general daily carries.

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<v Speaker 1>I optimize for convenience and as little thought as possible

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<v Speaker 1>because I'm a huge baby and I need everything to

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<v Speaker 1>be easy. I do not have any financial relationships with

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<v Speaker 1>any of these companies that have, in some cases given

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<v Speaker 1>them a great deal of my own money, unless I

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<v Speaker 1>specify otherwise. Everything I've mentioned or linked is something I've

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<v Speaker 1>bought with my own money. Far enough answer of recording this.

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<v Speaker 1>So at my desk, I use this insufferable keyboard, a

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<v Speaker 1>split keyboard called the Moonlander as ZSA, and it lets

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<v Speaker 1>me type and feel like I'm plugged into the mainframe.

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<v Speaker 1>You've got your two hands separa. It's good for the

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<v Speaker 1>risk because you're not moving them around. And I've got

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<v Speaker 1>an Apple Magic track pad along with a giant forty

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<v Speaker 1>nine inch Samsung o lad. It's a G nine connected

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<v Speaker 1>to this thing called the scron No doc where I

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<v Speaker 1>just slide by MacBook Pro sixteen inch in. Your minage

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<v Speaker 1>may vary, but I really like it when I travel

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<v Speaker 1>between New York and Vegas to just be able to

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<v Speaker 1>slot the thing in and have the same setup. It works.

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<v Speaker 1>It works really well, And like I said, I'm a

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<v Speaker 1>huge baby, so if it didn't, I be complaining endlessly

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<v Speaker 1>now when I'm out and about. I really like what

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<v Speaker 1>companies like Anchor have been doing with gallium nitride GAN

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<v Speaker 1>for short, and they're charges in batteries. GAN lets you

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<v Speaker 1>put way more power in the much smaller profile, meaning

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<v Speaker 1>that you can now get charges that are dramatically smaller

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<v Speaker 1>that can first charge your iFund or your iPad or

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<v Speaker 1>even your MacBook Pro. The reason I like Anchor stuff

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<v Speaker 1>is because it works and it can take a beating,

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<v Speaker 1>and the batteries tend to come with a cable built in,

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<v Speaker 1>which I love because I hate having to have cables

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<v Speaker 1>in my pocket. If you were cost me on the street,

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<v Speaker 1>I probably have one of their fast charging USBC batteries

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<v Speaker 1>in my pocket, mostly because it can fast charge either

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<v Speaker 1>my iPhone or right my iPad. They also just released

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<v Speaker 1>this giant one hundred and sixty five what power bank

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<v Speaker 1>with two cables. I'm lusting for it. I wanted so badly,

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<v Speaker 1>but I cannot justify it. I al really have a

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<v Speaker 1>really similar battery pack that I bought years ago. I

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<v Speaker 1>have no justification for it now. What's cool about these

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<v Speaker 1>is that they can also be charged using their built

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<v Speaker 1>in cables. I hate carrying it's to shit around, so

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<v Speaker 1>this works very well for me. I also use an

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<v Speaker 1>Anchor Prime charger when I'm traveling. It's got the ports

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<v Speaker 1>to power on my stuff include my MacBook, along with

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<v Speaker 1>the Maggo wireless charging station, which is kind of a

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<v Speaker 1>little fold up thing, charge your AirPods Pro, your Apple Watch,

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<v Speaker 1>and your phone via mag Safe. It all just kind

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<v Speaker 1>of works, which is kind of the theme of everything,

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<v Speaker 1>and for those curious. I also really like the Airpod's Max.

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<v Speaker 1>They sound great. They're way too expensive, They're like five

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<v Speaker 1>hundred bucks, but they sound lovely and they fit these

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<v Speaker 1>giant goddamn ears. I've got. Some of you have said

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<v Speaker 1>I'm an Apple fanboy. I'm an Apple fan boy in

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<v Speaker 1>the past, and I'm really What I really am is

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<v Speaker 1>a suck of for stuff that all works together, and

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<v Speaker 1>I realize I am being monopolized. You do not need

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<v Speaker 1>to tell me. I know, and I've also really I

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<v Speaker 1>will say it again like Apple's app store is horrifying.

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<v Speaker 1>I believe that they are responsible for fueling truly evil industries. Anyway,

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<v Speaker 1>though it's not tech per se. I really need to

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<v Speaker 1>tell you about the Pac twenty five l travel Duffel.

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<v Speaker 1>I think it might me later. I don't know. It's

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<v Speaker 1>where I put on my crap when I'm traveling. If

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<v Speaker 1>it's under the sea in front of you on Southwest,

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<v Speaker 1>It's able to fit a lot of crap, has lots

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<v Speaker 1>of slots for your laptop, and generally feels comfortable over

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<v Speaker 1>your shoulder. I know It's weird to bring up a

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<v Speaker 1>bag and a tech thing, but this bag is amazing.

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<v Speaker 1>I've gone through like five different other bags to find

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<v Speaker 1>this one. And I can throw my Prime charger in it,

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<v Speaker 1>my MacBook, my iPad, maclothes, medicines, all sorts of crap

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<v Speaker 1>and it all fits in and it opens that the

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<v Speaker 1>top so you can look inside of it without having

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<v Speaker 1>to pull it fully out. I love it. I love it.

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<v Speaker 1>I've got Instagram targeted with it, which annoys me. I

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<v Speaker 1>don't like that the Internet manipulated me. But thanks to

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<v Speaker 1>all this gear, I can basically walk around all day

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<v Speaker 1>without worrying about anything dying probably two days, honestly. And

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<v Speaker 1>I've got this little bag of cables and extra bags

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<v Speaker 1>that I can hand out to friends who haven't been

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<v Speaker 1>planning ahead like I have. Skill issue moving on, though,

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<v Speaker 1>those of you who follow me on Blue Sky will

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<v Speaker 1>know that I've been on a big fitness push, and

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<v Speaker 1>a big part of that has been Tonal. Tonal is

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<v Speaker 1>this giant wall mounted exercise machine with a big screen

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<v Speaker 1>in the middle, along with big adjustable arms that could

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<v Speaker 1>be moved around to fit different exercises. It's hard to explain,

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<v Speaker 1>but advice you'd go to the website. So if you

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<v Speaker 1>want to do bench press, you put the arms down,

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<v Speaker 1>you go on the bench, and you push up with

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<v Speaker 1>the cables. It works really well, and it uses magnetic

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<v Speaker 1>resistance to create up to one hundred and twenty five

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<v Speaker 1>pounds away either side, and uses on screen prompts either

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<v Speaker 1>through classes or your own custom workouts, which is what

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<v Speaker 1>I use to tell you both what to do, critique

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<v Speaker 1>your form using the built in camera, give your feedback,

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<v Speaker 1>and actually count your reps, which I love because again

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<v Speaker 1>huge baby, don't like ranking stuff down, don't really like

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<v Speaker 1>having to do anything. If they could do the workout

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<v Speaker 1>for me, i'd let them. But nevertheless, it works really

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<v Speaker 1>well and like I must say, though, it is egregiously expensive.

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<v Speaker 1>It's over four thousand dollars before tax and requires a

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<v Speaker 1>great dealers space around it. But it's possibly my favorite

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<v Speaker 1>piece of tech ever made. It just works. I dropped

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<v Speaker 1>from two hundred and forty pounds to one hundred and

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<v Speaker 1>sixty five pounds since the show began, gaining real muscle

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<v Speaker 1>definition and physical strength. Since getting Tonal in twenty twenty one,

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<v Speaker 1>I realize that's much longer. I've done hundreds of workouts. Look,

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<v Speaker 1>I'm a simpleton, and thus having something count my reps

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<v Speaker 1>and tom Mey exactly what to do is extremely effective.

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<v Speaker 1>And Tunnel also has cool shit like eccentric mode, where

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<v Speaker 1>they add more weight on the eccentric movement of the exercise.

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<v Speaker 1>So if you're thinking of the bench prest, it starts

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<v Speaker 1>by your chest and you push up and then went

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<v Speaker 1>and you've done the push up that's in the pushy part.

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<v Speaker 1>As the weight is coming down, it adds weight to

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<v Speaker 1>that eccentric weight. There are studies that suggest it it

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<v Speaker 1>works more it feels good, though I also say the

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<v Speaker 1>form correction works and the workouts have varied in equivalent

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<v Speaker 1>to working out with reallyian. It's got bar bells, it's

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<v Speaker 1>got dumb bell exercises, and I've got real muscle as

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<v Speaker 1>a result, which is the best endorsement I could actually give.

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<v Speaker 1>I love it, I've happily paid for it, and Tunnel

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<v Speaker 1>is worth it if you're going to use it like

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<v Speaker 1>any gym membership, except done, like any gym membership, you

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<v Speaker 1>have a bloody thing nail to your wall if you

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<v Speaker 1>don't use them. Don't get this. If you're not going

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<v Speaker 1>to use it, seriously, it's so expensive, but if you are,

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<v Speaker 1>if you are truly going to it is the best

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<v Speaker 1>money I've ever spent. Really, I'm sure that there are

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<v Speaker 1>more important things, but nevertheless it's I cannot. I just

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<v Speaker 1>upgraded to Tonal two, which has like smoother action and stuff,

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<v Speaker 1>but I beat the ever living shit out of my

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<v Speaker 1>old one. I used the crap out of it. It's

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<v Speaker 1>something I kind of dreamed of as a kid, Like

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<v Speaker 1>I really wanted something like this, something that direct me

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<v Speaker 1>and allow me to do these exercides and tell me

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<v Speaker 1>what to do without having to go to the gym,

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<v Speaker 1>because the gym feels like a very judgmental place. And

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<v Speaker 1>on a higher level, I have up until recently, really

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<v Speaker 1>not liked my body or how I look, and connected

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<v Speaker 1>fitness stuff has really helped me fix that. For those

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<v Speaker 1>curious or those who aren't want to get pissed off

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<v Speaker 1>at me. I woke out about three to five times

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<v Speaker 1>a week, either lifting on Tonal or doing my cardio days,

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<v Speaker 1>which include Peloton's yoga classes and another one of my

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<v Speaker 1>favorite tech products, fight Camp, which puts you got putas

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<v Speaker 1>trackers in the wraps and yeah, they've got great classes.

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<v Speaker 1>Shout out to coach PJ. I love fight camp, I

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<v Speaker 1>really do. And I love boxing as well. If you've

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<v Speaker 1>ever wanted a cardio exercise that just feels perfect, really

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<v Speaker 1>boxing is there. You're probably throwing a puntrong. I certainly

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<v Speaker 1>was like smiling as I read this, Ben, But this

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<v Speaker 1>was this was a large part of how I changed

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<v Speaker 1>my view of fitness from this kind of punishment, kind

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<v Speaker 1>of a penance for the sin of sloth, for feeling

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<v Speaker 1>bad about how I looked in the mirror, for feeling lethargic,

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<v Speaker 1>but just feeling fat. And I'm sure there are listeners

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<v Speaker 1>who totally get this as well. And I use this

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<v Speaker 1>kind of stuff to find it as a joyous alternative

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<v Speaker 1>to typing all day, something that makes me feel happy

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<v Speaker 1>and strong, like I'm building something that's just for me.

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<v Speaker 1>I'm building an image. And I know that sends for

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<v Speaker 1>a dramatic who gives a shit, it's a monologue. Come on,

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<v Speaker 1>we can have some fun. But having data the work

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<v Speaker 1>I've done, my heart rate, the volume of what I've

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<v Speaker 1>I've been lifting, my output on the heavy bag, it

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<v Speaker 1>all lets me see gris sure, but it gives me

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<v Speaker 1>a body of work and the connected fitness aspect let

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<v Speaker 1>me do it alone, which helped my social anxiety and

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<v Speaker 1>going to the gym. Now I'm extremely socire and I'm

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<v Speaker 1>very confident in who I am, and I think a

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<v Speaker 1>lot of that came from this came from the fitness side.

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<v Speaker 1>If you ever want to talk about this, my email

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<v Speaker 1>is easy at Better offline dot com. It's Echo Zeta

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<v Speaker 1>at better Offline dot com. Always happy to talk fitness,

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<v Speaker 1>always happy to give advice. I'm not a personal trainer,

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<v Speaker 1>but I've found so much joy through this, and it

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<v Speaker 1>is through the tech side. Yet beyond the connective fitness

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<v Speaker 1>aspect was this thing that I truly love the most

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<v Speaker 1>about technology is the connections I've made with real human

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<v Speaker 1>beings that have made my physical life so much better.

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<v Speaker 1>A few years ago, I started chatting to a guy

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<v Speaker 1>called Ben Rudolph on Twitter and we, along with a

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<v Speaker 1>few friends Tatiana Kleb, ended up starting a group DM

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<v Speaker 1>for Fitness, which truly changed my life, in part because Ben,

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<v Speaker 1>out of the kindness of his heart, patiently explained everything

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<v Speaker 1>from how to build a sustainable lifting routine to showing

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<v Speaker 1>me a video of how to throw a punch and

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<v Speaker 1>a kick. I'm proud to called Ben my friend, and

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<v Speaker 1>had the Internet and not existed, I'd never have got

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<v Speaker 1>to share my fitness journey with him, and probably never

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<v Speaker 1>got out of the hole I was in. I was

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<v Speaker 1>injured after really overtraining because I got very depressed, and

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<v Speaker 1>Ben helped me out. Ben is not in fitness himself.

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<v Speaker 1>He is a mountain of a man, a formidable muscled fella,

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<v Speaker 1>but he works in tech. It just so happened that

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<v Speaker 1>we had a mutual interest. This is the reason I

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<v Speaker 1>log onto the Internet and like, this is really what

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<v Speaker 1>I love the most about technology. As dark and ominous

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<v Speaker 1>and brutal as the world feels right now, as noxious

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<v Speaker 1>and poisonous as social media can feel and seem, there's

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<v Speaker 1>such joy to be had connecting with others about just

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<v Speaker 1>about anything. I love using Reddit, and if you're on

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<v Speaker 1>the Better Offline Reddit, I truly love you for posting there.

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<v Speaker 1>And the way all of you responded to the webby

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<v Speaker 1>thing actually made me cry in the best way. Thank you.

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<v Speaker 1>And I love Blue Skuy too, because for every sickly

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<v Speaker 1>little pedant correcting me, there are hundreds of wonderful souls,

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<v Speaker 1>many of whom choose to email me when I make

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<v Speaker 1>this show. At the core of my critiques and complain

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<v Speaker 1>points is the sense that I know what technology has

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<v Speaker 1>done and will do for me, in a frustration that

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<v Speaker 1>there are those who would interfere with that process as

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<v Speaker 1>much as possible for profit or growth. I guess, and

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<v Speaker 1>I realize it's bland and obvious to say the Internet

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<v Speaker 1>is good for connecting people, but it really is, and

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<v Speaker 1>had it not done so for me, I don't know

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<v Speaker 1>if I'd have made it out of my teens. And

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<v Speaker 1>you can choose what you want to make that meme.

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<v Speaker 1>I find such joy and love in my friends. I'm

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<v Speaker 1>so incredibly grateful for them. At times I well up

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<v Speaker 1>with the love in my heart for their kindness and

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<v Speaker 1>their generosity that they continually show me. And almost every

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<v Speaker 1>single friendship I've made has started online. I can connect

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<v Speaker 1>with them wherever they are in the world. I can

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<v Speaker 1>send them what I'm doing, or hear what they're doing

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<v Speaker 1>and what I'm feeling, and vice versa, and for that

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<v Speaker 1>I'm eternally grateful. Nothing about this gratitude stops me from

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<v Speaker 1>critiquing these companies, and indeed, the love that I've fostered

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<v Speaker 1>through digital connections drives my fury at those who would

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<v Speaker 1>interfere with or exploit it. True cynicism doesn't come from

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<v Speaker 1>a place of emptiness. It comes from a determin to

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<v Speaker 1>defend that which makes us feel whole. Thank you for listening,

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<v Speaker 1>and again, by the way, thank you for voting for

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<v Speaker 1>me in the webbys. It fucking rocks me one. Actually,

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<v Speaker 1>you know what, before I go, I was gonna log

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<v Speaker 1>off there. I just want to thank everyone who works

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<v Speaker 1>on Better Offline. I forget whether we put the thing

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<v Speaker 1>at the bank that says all of these things again,

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<v Speaker 1>but thank you to Mattasowski, Robert Evans, Sophie Lichtman, Ava Warrender,

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<v Speaker 1>Daniel Goodman, Ian Johnson and everyone who works on this show.

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<v Speaker 1>You've been extra normally supportive. It's a pleasure to do this.

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<v Speaker 1>And yeah, thank you to the listeners as well. It's

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<v Speaker 1>my cheesy way of thanking you all for the Webby anyway,

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<v Speaker 1>the episode's really done now. Cheers,