I work in an IT helpdesk, and every day I try to make at least one person laugh. The goal is to get all to laugh, but one is a good day. I only get called when your day isn't going well, so I figure if I can fix your problem, and give you a giggle, maybe having computer issues isn't so bad. That is how I spread kindness in the world.

““It says here in this history book that luckily, the good guys have won every single time. What are the odds?” -Norm MacDonald

I don't know how we can stop the spread of false information when we can't agree on what's true and what's false. If we ever get to the point where "false" information can be suppressed then the most powerful position in the world will be determining what's true and what's false. No individual or group can wield that level of power without being corrupted.

Re: spreading kindness. I've been unable to work for nearly a decade because of disability. As a result, I have taken special care to thank people that I feel go unnoticed for their service. The crew of guys who do maintenance in the apartment building, the young lady stocking the shelves at the grocery store. The invisible people without whom my life would be immeasurably harder than it already is who work hard jobs with low pay and no praise or recognition. I love all of you, and thank you so much!

Joe, under the heading of spreading kindness, someone told me that whenever I meet the eyes of a child, I should smile as if it was the best thing to happen to me all day. It often is.

When I was 16 a mechanic took advantage of me, I've repaired my own vehicles for over twenty years now, I keep a comprehensive tool set in my trunk and I always stop to help when someone is having car trouble. It's a small thing but I'm sure it can feel really helpless to be stranded, so it's a good time for a small favor

I'm a librarian and I love the public-facing roles because it feels so good to help people find what they're looking for. The pay is terrible but it's so fulfilling.

My theory on why you've gotten into 70's music is this: That was the music that was playing in the background when you were a kid with no responsibilities and life was mostly just fun. It subconsciously takes you back to that wonderful time in life. The same exact thing has happened to me over the last few years.

What do I do to spread joy and kindness? I live in public housing and I love to cook and bake. I feed this whole building [15 people] fresh baked goods or whatever big meal I make on Sundays. They love my cooking and being kind makes me so happy I levitate 🎉 Love your work man. Much love from Portland Oregon ❤️

I'm trying out these goals: Be Kind Do Better Pet A Cat

The problem with stopping false information is that some people who have power will want to control what's true and false to serve their own purposes.

I have an uncle that was patient 1 in an early mRNA Cancer research study in the early 2000s and is still alive today.

I make sure I always tell my service helpers and baristas thank you and talk with them if they want it. I also try to compliment people randomly.

NPR did a really interesting segment about the science of why some songs make you cry, where they mentioned there are tricks musicians have used for centuries, like something called appoggiatura that intentionally hits the wrong note consistently to create tension until the right note is finally hit in the chorus, providing relief and reward. fascinating!

Back when i was driving a big rig (for 2020-2022, basically) i started to be in a bad place emotionally. I'd commiserate with the cashiers and the like, and realized many (most?) were in an equally bad place. So i made a choice. I decided to be as pleasant, and fun, jokey as i could be with any and all the folks i interacted with. If they had a name tag, id tey to call them by name, and would do my best to give them a smile, even if only briefly. I didnt make any friends, or life long connections, but i feel like i gave many of them a moment of "I see you, you are a valuable person, and i want you to see/know that you matter." I doubt i was anything important, but id like to thi k i helped in some small way. It definitely helped me leave my darker places. And now that im back doing my "real" work, im still doing that. My wife looks at me strangely at times, but she gets it. I just need to remember to be that way as much as possible, especially at home.

Joe...Been watching you for years and years now. Always love your content, glad you stuck around. I remember watching a video where you were concerned about the future of your channel and how the algorithm was a nightmare. Glad you are here =)

To spread a little kindness, I donated stem cells for cancer patient a month ago. And it felt wonderful to be an essential part of the healing process for an anonymous person with a genetic match. Here in Germany you don't get many information about the person (except for the patient is a male, from Germany and 30 years old or older). I often think of him and I hope, he'll make it!

In response to Sontar's question: Most of the time it is not the initial use case that generates ethical dilemmas/quandaries. It is the follow on use of the technology that raises ethical questions.

My wife and I are trying are trying our ‘damnedest’ to “build better humans”(our kids)😊… and just be better humans ourselves… that’s how I spread kindness

You have to appreciate the slow zoom on Joe as he tells all about his pessimism to really emphasize the sense that we are all going to die 😂😂😂

spreading kindness: i took my dog to the office today. everyone loves dogs, and it’s always wonderful to have one at work! 🥰🐶

It wasn't today, but a couple of days ago I intervened when my chickens began screaming for my attention and removed a little Garter Snake from our yard to a thick patch of unkempt grass that was still in the sun, but also had lots of holes to hide in. I was rewarded for this by being able to see a gorgeous iridescent sheen on my little friend, which is the first time I've seen iridescence on a reptile in person.

Kindness: My team and I have recently been told we are getting laid off soon. I'm trying to help them find work. Not an easy task these days. Good luck to all!

I'll tellya what I'm doing to spread more kindness. I'm smiling more at people, but also putting extra effort into being observant for physical cues of physical/emotional discomfort and using those moments of observation to be helpful. I was on a tour last week and they had a big cooler full of iced bottles of water and as I went to pull one out I turned and saw an older woman seated 20 feet away from me who was on crutches and was clearly also hot and parched (and watching me walk away with the bottle of water) and I walked right over to her and handed my bottle to her, without asking or saying anything. We shared a little smile together and I went back for my own bottle. No words were spoken, but both of us felt good about the interaction. For about 15 minutes the world was a little nicer.

may seem small, but I like to hold doors for people. Kinda shows that my time is not so important that I'm not willing to give a person the common courtesies of life.

I try to always tell my professors to have a good day, or a good weekend if it is the last class of the week. They put in an immense amount of work to teach, and they never get personally recognized for it. Same thing for high school teachers. You and your team put in similar effort for this amazing channel, so have a nice day Joe.

I spread kindness by always traveling with a few toys in my bag. I smile and laugh with people. I make a few jokes, and I try to educate those whom I can. I help people by listening to them, letting them vent, and sometimes, if they are in the mindset for it, show them simple ways of fixing some of their problems.

I soend much time traveling around South Florida, and often see grifters working street corners, people with signs begging for change, etc., yet several times a week will notice older people sleeping under benches, all of their worldly possessions in a few bags near them, or a young family all obviously living in their vehicles. I enjoy returning a short time later with anything I have that I think might help them, from an umbrella, to some cash for a room, food, warm winter clothing, etc. Though the ‘delivery’ side of it isn’t every day, I am constantly noticing things I often glanced over and moved past, and taking the time to both share the goods and spread the awareness often has many people nodding, smiling, being thankful and more open to their fellow humans.

About spreading kindness... The other day a friend of my parents passed by with his wife and 4 kids. (Yes, four freaking kids!) Anyway, the younger was crying when they got here. What did I do? Immediately showed them my latest rc car (which is a cheap car from China, but looks amazing... It's like a 1930s Ford). And they played with it for about an hour! It put a smile at my face.

Don't be nice. Be kind.

To spread kindness I'm raising a service dog puppy to help people with mobility issues, PTSD, or hearing loss. It's very rewarding to raise the puppy and know they will go on to help someone.

I spread kindness by making it my goal to make everyone who calls me at work feel heard and, hopefully, at least, provide a direction, if not a solution. I work at a retirement home for veterans and the majority of the calls I get are from spouses, children, siblings, or friends of people in desperate situations. Most people are overwhelmed, many are in tears, and they are looking to me for answers they hope will change their lives. And I don’t always have the answers they were hoping for. But I make it my mission to offer resources, clarify complicated processes, and just *listen*. And often, they get off the phone in a much better place than they were when I said hello. And that is one of the most rewarding experiences of my life.

This is my most favorite vidéo of yours in a while. Thank you! You touched on subjects, near and dear. Music: I was born in 1960. I can honestly say I still like the vast majority of music that I've always liked. As time goes by, I still listen to new music and find things that I add to my like list. Also when I was a kid I fell in love with classical, medieval, and world music. I guess you could say I have some genres that I tend to come back to more often. There are some 60s Tunes from my childhood that I still go back to pretty often but I also have things from every decade I've been alive that I go back to. You're absolutely right about prog rock. I do enjoy the complexity, but yeah sometimes it's so technically complex that it becomes cacophonous. I was also a failed music student. Trying to play written music is just something that my brain does not like- much like algebra and above. Playing by ear is the only way I can do it. I have since learned that I have dyscalculia... Plastic Recycling and unchecked Capitalism: SPOT ON, Sir! I don't know if you've noticed but it seems like oil and gas is doubling down on getting as much plastic in the environment as they possibly can. It's gotten worse; not better. The football analogy makes a lot of sense. I use the Cancer analogy- cancer and the mostly unchecked capitalism that we have and have had for so many years seem very much the same to me. Unchecked, it grows, damages and takes over to the point of destroying its host. Specifically I'm thinking of all the rampant Monopoly going on. I would love it if you would do an episode on Milton Friedman and how that change in philosophy has turned capitalism malignant. Obviously, IMO. There's more, but this is way long enough. And whoever decided to turn Zoe into the name fairy is a genius. I will now happily sit there and listen to all the names just so I can watch her flutter and use her wand. Thanks!!!

The 70's had the best music! 😅 And Yacht Rock is a very good choice.

A little kindness I like to do when I'm out and about is if I notice something about a person that I like, I'll let them know(great smile, hair, outfit, etc) It tends to bring a smile to people's faces. And just last night, someone complemented me in a similar way ☺

I smile at the people I pass by when walking about. It's unlikely to impact every person and might even bother some but I'm always thinking to myself that a genuine smile from a stranger might just be what the person needed in their day.

I think I heard somewhere that not everyone has chills all over their body when they hear really good music. I have it all the time. And I also cry when I hear certain songs. It’s actually a good way to get some relief if needed.

My kindness spreading is following my new primary guide. When not adding subtract myself.

I’ve been watching your vids for so many years, with great gratitude for you creating them ____ and for the first time ever, I am compelled to comment. You passed off the “what are you doing to promote kindness” question to everyone else. I feel it is important to answer, especially with your self-described semi-fame. Truly, important to answer, fame or not.

Joe - We often like what we overheard as young children. It was 60’s music when I was a kid, so i still love it.

I try to be easy to work with and offer help to coworkers when they look like they need it and I have the open time. I think we look at the "why do lies spread so fast?" in the wrong direction, too. The problem is not that people lie but that people want to believe them. NO ONE can make you believe a lie unless it's something you want to believe or wish were true. What we need is not fewer liars but fewer credulous people who wish things were true that aren't. And that's not going anywhere.

I'm age 68, and I do occassionally go on a streaming service and listen to a bunch of 60s stuff .. lots of excellent things to listen to - Beatles, Stones, Animals, Cream, Hendrix ... and then the occasional shlock, such as "Mrs. Brown you've got a lovely daughter"

Finally the lighting looks great again

As a parent, one of the greatest things you can do to spread kindness is to teach your children compassion, kindness, and conflict resolution.

My kindness on offer is that I answer the phone at my auto parts store in Patrick Star's voice to break the monotony of commercial shop clerk's days. I make people laugh

Can I use your videos as "continued education" to sustain my EMT certification?

Enjoyed the lightning round. Thanks. Kindness, listening, and finding a way to be supportive.

70's music........the REAL rock and roll era!

"Yeah, yeah, but your scientists were so preoccupied with whether or not they could that they didn't stop to think if they should." - Jeff Goldblum as Dr. Ian Malcolm

The plastics problem won’t be solved until the manufacturers are made responsible for their disposal by governments globally

Wow! I just looked at the subscriber count. I did not realize how much this channel has grown. It says a lot that the videos feel just as down to earth at almost 2 million subscribers as they did at 10 thousand.

I try to remember everyone is going through something. So when I am dealing with someone being “rude” I don’t instantly dismiss them as being a jerk. Sometimes they are, don’t get me wrong. But sometimes they’re just other humans having a bad day. We teach kids sharing is caring, share some kind words today 👍🏽.

I dunno if this counts, cause I think this also causes the issue or keeps the issue going... I took all my b-day party food, packed it up, found our nearest "un-homed" people camp and gave it to them.

I try to spread kindness in a few ways. One is simply just trying to be as patient as I can and focus on finding common ground and understanding when talking with anyone. The easiest way I spread kindness is by speaking up and complimenting people I see whenever I think that someone's hair style, or clothing color/style choices, or accessories they're wearing is cool or looks really good on them. Ranging from as simple as "oh, I love your coat! It's so beautiful" to "Cool hair style!" to a more involved compliment like "Woah, I love that color of sweater, it looks great with your hair color" Some people don't even notice or hear me complimenting them, some don't know how to react and say nothing or just give me a weird look, but for most people it brings a smile to their face and, on occasion, someone will say that my little compliment actually made their day better and made them feel better/was what they needed that day. Those few are the main reason I keep speaking up and complimenting people.

I appreciate your constant interest and quest to learn, Joe. I always learn something new from your videos!

I once went to a prog rock concert in Sydney. I remember hearing the first song and then waking up three hours later for the encore. Best sleep I've ever had.

17:05 we should totally do that. Tax the plastic production to create a closed cycle. The increase in prices will force the industry to find alternatives to plastics that are cheaper, that would probably be some sort of wood/paper or some metal, which both are better. The other good thing about forcing plastics to be a closed loop is that we're probably never going to be able to replace using plastics, they're just too darn useful and malleable, so that put a better price for durable plastics with more lifetime, those can probably pay the recycling costs more easily as we use those plastics for years before throwing them away. Also, why are people so worried about just land-filling plastics ? landfill isn't that bad when done properly, its better than letting plastics go to the oceans. Maybe that's the real problem we should worry about, properly getting rid of plastics. A good side effect of landfill is that for every buried plastic, its some part of petrol that wasn't burned, so that can't be wrong. Maybe what we should really do is get rid of throw-away cups and wrappings, just use aluminum and paper for that.

I don't plan to do it, but I realize I spread kindness by giving random compliments to people when I'm out. I see something like an interesting hairstyle, or cool outfit, & if I get the chance, I say something to the person, just 'cuz it makes them smile.

spreading kindness to me is helping animal as much as i can

The question of stopping the spreading of "disinformation" boils down to one problem. Who would determine what is correct and what is a false narrative... Beware the power you give ANYONE to regulate what you can and cannot say!

I have been watching every one of your videos since 2018. Then watched the older ones too. Good job Joe! 👏

Hey Jo, just thanks and that's all!😊

I like to sit here , whenever I feel thankful for anything I’m my life I do two things, I thank my god for my blessing and I pray to my god that the people close to me or in desperate need are granted their blessing

I was born in the early 1980s. I enjoy listening to artists like Sting and Phil Collins. Recently, I have been exploring new music on Spotify and have been pleasantly surprised by the artists it has introduced me to. My appreciation for different genres of music has greatly expanded, enriching my life.

Spread kindness. I make a meal and share with all my neighbors once a month.. I did this completely selflessly, but the result is my neighbors bring me food now, and take me out to eat as well

You asked the question what do we do to spread joy. I try to be a friendly person to strangers in the world. I engage with people who seem interested in responding. I think human interaction is something that it surprising amount of people want, but they are shy about that in the world. And also, just like everything else we do, it's a little selfish. You want to interact with the people that you actually want to interact with. You don't want to interact with every person you see. Just because you like people, doesn't mean you like all kinds of people. So I understand why people are twisted on that sometimes. But I don't assume anything about people. I just try to be friendly, and hopefully make it so somebody feels like being friendly further on in their day. Some people hate being talked to. Some people hate being interacted to. I try to read those signals, and leave those people alone.

As for plastics, we have allowed ourselves to get used to having so much plastics in our daily lives, and along the way we did not build in a very good way to dispose of the spent plastics. Recycling is not working and the industry knew it wouldn't. Now we are stuck with having to deal with all of that plastic and the cost of disposing of it. The reality is that we have no choice but to spend the money to clean up the mess and set up a proper system for disposing of the waste. The alternative is to continue the way we are and live with the mess. While keeping costs down is a good target, we got to this present condition because we ignored the true cost of using so much plastic.

Thanks for another great video!!

In Covid I heard a story about a person that paid $2000 for a cup of coffee. The huge tipe was to be split among the waiters. I started giving larger tips. You will be amazed at the responses I get and how thank full they are. I firmly believe in treating people who serve you well

I'm of a similar age as Joe and also find myself gravitating towards music from the 70s and 80's as i get older. My hypothesis is that the music on the radio in our early childhood planted a taste for it that can disappear as we form our opinions and interests in our teens and twenties. eventually cropping back up and folding in with the latter as they reach similar places in our memory.

I feel very similar about music. I'm in the same age group as you. I really started listening to, and purchasing, music for myself in the mid- to late-80's. In my 40's I gravitated to 70's rock and progressive music. Some of it is stuff that I didn't connect with in my youth. However, I've always enjoyed very diverse musical genres from Jazz to Disco to Heavy Metal to Electronic Pop-Rock. I also listen to music in other languages, mainly Spanish and Portuguese. The resurgence of vinyl, and the fact that I now have more disposable income than when I was younger, has allowed me to "go back" and explore a lot of that music that I wanted to before but didn't have the funds, equipment or time to enjoy it properly.

I try every day to be there for my Friends, and make their lives easier. That's how I try and spread Kindness.

It's funny you mention Dream Theater. I discovered them just a few years ago and was totally hooked on their music, though it took a bit for the vocalist's delivery to win me over. I so understand you're hearing their delivery as noise because some of their delivery is borderline cacophony (and maybe not quite borderline). A favorite meme of mine describes me perfectly: "My taste in music ranges from 'you need to listen to this' to 'I know, please don't judge me." I easily transition from Journey to Milky Chance to The Andrew Sisters to Armin Van Buuren (listening to him right now) to Alabama to Faith No More to The Sons of the Pioneers to Depeche Mode to Glen Miller to The Hollies to Merle Haggard to Apocalyptica to Gaelic Storm......... One thing I've often wondered - what makes some songs "click" and others, not so much. Take Led Zeppelin. Their first two albums were wildly successful, then came Led Zeppelin III. I like "Immigrant Song," but none of the others. I don't care how many times I try to like the rest of the album, it just never worked. I lose interest after just a few seconds. Of all LZ's albums, III is the only one that's a miss for me. WHY? 10cc has issued 11 studio albums. "The Things We Do for Love" is an awesome song. Why is this the only song to get airplay? There are legions of one hit wonder bands but most aren't quite this prolific, which is why I singled them out. I watched Soul Asylum and was of course engaged when they played "Runaway Train," but was totally bored during the rest of the show. WHY? That's my ultra long way of saying, yeah, I'd love to see more in depth exploration of musical tastes. I think you could do two episodes. One focusing on group tastes - why some bands/songs "click" with the masses and another episode on why some songs appeal to niche audiences (Dream Theater is a good example).

I didn't do it to spread kindness, but a friend of mine had a birthday and was a bit bummed out that his parents didn't care enough to celebrate it, so I did, and we had a great time.

Well Joe, I'm an uncle now and it frightens me to see my nephew reproduce prejudice around with all the phobias. We're from a tiny village in the Brazilian countryside and I've struggled a lot to find out who I am and understand my role in life. I want to be hopeful. I want to believe we can be better. However, people are trapped in completely different realities all around. I've developed hard feelings towards any sort of religious beliefs and that doesn't help the case with my small town family. It's hard to be kind to people who don't believe in your right to exist. I'm trying my best to be patient and kind to my nephew, so he grows up to be a better version despite his upbringing. Love from Brazil 💛

I was in my teens and early twenties in the 1970s. You're right. That was the very best music 🎶

It's great to see you seeing the stuff, everyone is failing to see.

Riffing off of the music question, it would be SO COOL if you did a video talking about some of the research being done in the field of Music Therapy, particularly GIM (guided imagery in music) and MIT (melodic intonation therapy). Music Therapy is a relatively young field but its clinical applications are nearly boundless.

To spread "joy" (if u can call it that), whenever i get a crazy good deal from a new/inexperienced seller on ebay (usually with horrible pics, no description, and listing errors only an ebay seller would notice), i take the time to message them a few pointers, including the ways ebay will eventually try to screw you out of an extra 6% of your gross sales, and how to avoid losing money and winding up negative, after getting a return. The same info 5-6 yrs ago would've saved me thousands of dollars and countless hours of... NOT joy

I love Joe Scott all my homies love Joe Scott. I love learning in entertaining formats. Someone get this man in the algorithm 🥶🥶❤️❤️❤️❤️🥶🗣🗣🗣🗣

I remember the end of The Beatles but like to keep up with the later music. I worked with a younger fellow who probably started listening to music in the late 80s. We went through a spell where he wanted to play music on speaker and I didn't. We got along better after he started playing rock instead of the Christina Aguilera his wife preferred. He then he discovered something new, I think it was modern and traditional Irish, a favorite of mine. He was captivated and although I never said it, it was yes, it has a tune and structure and even the modern stuff is rooted in a long tradition. When I got to be in my 30s I began to really appreciate the complexity of The Beatles in a different way and hear the complexity of the music more.

Loved this ep!

About spreading kindness. My philosophy is "Do you believe that an act of kindness is possible?" Of course it is. So why not every act of kindness? That is, if every human interaction were an act of kindness the world would be a paradise. People need to keep this idea in mind and change the way they think and act. It is how I live. I hope this message can spread.

That pic of Andy Weir got a good chuckle out of me. Cool relationship you guys have.

With more open inquiry and dissemination, zero gov interference in the exchange of information, and a ban on "fact-checking" without the possibility of public response. As for kindness: the simple things. Acknowledgement, and a bit of friendly helping along goes a long way. But I also believe in unkindness where applicable .

All information is unquestionable until a thing comes along that does not fit. Then we update our information with the new explanation that fits. If you've followed all the updates, you don't have misinformation. If you haven't followed all the updates, you can't know.

Kate mentioned that your topic-timing was impeccable!

The internet has shown me that truth is individual and for some reason that makes very uncomfortable but also sorta happy? How do you debate with that? In the end it comes down to morality doesn't it? What we consider to be right and wrong. In that sense misinformation actually helps this. When you cannot trust the source you have to actually think and consider what they say and think about what that means. We just REALLY suck at it on average. I do think this is changing, I am one of those "old people" like Joe, we both kinda grew up around the time the digital world became a reality and I think that we both kinda learned that it doesn't matter what opinion you hold that you WILL find someone that opposed to you with the same level of sincerity as you do. How we deal with that is what we should study. And we do that already. The internet created a place that is anonymous enough that people are willing to challenge each other in discussion. I've seen and have been part in many long winded debates that would have never have taken place without the internet.

I might not actively try to spread kindness, but I try to do good in everything I do. Every programming project I'm working on is in aid of making something in the world better, and every music project, meme, whatever media I make is to make people happier. I like to think that people laugh at my random twitter jokes. Even when I do/say something "bad", I still do it with good intentions, whether I'm fighting for my beliefs for fighting on behalf of others

For a couple of years I was walking on the same municipal walk in a major metropolitan area. I would leave my house, walk my miles on this rail trail structure, and then walk all the way back. Early on, I made a conscious decision to try to make the city a brighter, friendlier place by greeting every single person with a smile and a little wave at minimum, or even a compliment or a comment on their pet or something like that. After doing this for a couple of days I decided to stop doing it to attractive younger women because they seem to take it the wrong way, but other than that I continued do it for a couple of years. I made some friendly acquaintances and I'm sure brightened a few people's day in what was previously a kind of a dark city to me. It's not like I was working in a food kitchen or anything, but I honestly think it had some small positive effect on the whole city. Maybe it was just the feeling of entering into a kind of "Walker club," a special fraternity for just us cool people walking on the beltline, but I think it made some people happier and it was a little positive for me too; it also made me a little happy when I was doing it. I would encourage anybody to do this. Be careful and don't bother people or creep them out, but just try to be friendly and nice in public. The world will be a better place because of it.

For kindness, yesterday I rescued a lost parrot and successfully managed to find it's owner! The owner could hardly believe the little thing was safe, well fed and resting and it was such an emotional and nice moment. I'm happy and proud of myself for doing the right thing

Sounds like that music question would make a good Conversations with Joe episode.

To spread kindness I reach out to friends unprompted, I ask them to vent off to me when they have complaints, I wish well to others 😊 These kinds of things 🤗

Love your content - always great. My issue with misinformation has a couple of aspects. Noting that I am founded in science, I note that people say, "follow the science" as if there is an all-seeing "science" that makes one decision and the conclusion is reached. But science is based on iterations and discovery and the changing of opinions. So of course, follow the science, but know that the science-truth of today may be disproved tomorrow. Also, 2 well-informed and well-meaning people may review the same facts and come to different conclusions. There is generally room for debate on any scientific subject. The other issue is that a minorly held view is often labelled as misinformation because it is different from the generally held view. But a well-informed disagreement is not misinformation, it is just different. And often the new discoveries come from the periphery, not the centre. Claims and the people who made them were blocked in the not-too-distant past for being labeled as misinformation, only to have later been found to have been correct. For me, there is a vast difference between people who simply fabricate falsehoods for traction, or clicks or whatever - this is real misinformation. However, differences of opinion are often labelled as misinformation when they are simply a different interpretation of information. The problem is that people see a view that is different from theirs as wrong, and therefore whoever has it must not understand. But the way to overcoming that is better dialogue and broader understanding, not shutting down the "other" side. IMHO anyway.

I haven't watched the video yet, but will leave this tab open to watch at some point in the near future, but I had to make one comment. I'm not sure if I have ever seen any other content made by Joe Scott, so I can not speak of his perspectives nor of his beliefs. However, judging from this video's title, he is under the assumption that there is misinformation being desseminated at such a volume, quantity, or rate, to a sufficient number of people, that it is a real problem, and a real concern which definitely needs to be addressed. Further, this problem warrants a desperate need to implement a solution as quickly as possible to cease the spread of misinformation. Now, I have never supported censorship of any kind, for any reason, and I have always felt that sunlight is the best disinfectant . . . allow everything out in the open for all to see, and judge. If you censor "undesirable" speech because it is truly foul, vile, nasty, inhumane, selfish, greedy, hateful, or whatever the reason may be, to censor such things, pushes them into the darkness where they thrive and grow, as if scum in stagnant water, while everyone remains ignorant of it even existing. Instead, leave it in the open for all to see, it will begin wither away, people will see exactly what does exist out there, instead of being detrimentally blind to it, and people will see who is responsible for the type of speech that many would rather ban. Yeah, it's always easier to sweep the nuclear waste under the rugs, rather than to bring it out in the open, pile it up, and then deal with it. Out of sight, out of mind . . . and although many often utilize that tactic throughout most of their lives, why can't they recognize that such a solution, is no solution at all. The problem still exists, only less people are aware of it existing when hidden away, or censored, and it will inevitably surface after having grown to be much more problematic than what it was originally. Why can not people ever realize, and/or recognize, that hiding problems away rather than dealing with them firsthand, never works out well. Are they truly that willing to deceive themselves, rather than have to face an issue head on??? They deny the problem even exists, only to one day to have nine stitiches to perform. But enough of my unintended scenic tangent. The mai9n theing I wanted to express to bring awareness to, in order to hopefully stimulate some additional thoughts which might not have been brought to the audience's attention, and therefore, might never have been considered while determining one's perspective on this subject matter. That being, perhaps it wouldn't be as big of a problem if misinformation was left alone, than it could easily be if we decide to implement some plan or mechanism to cease the spread of misinformation. Now, I may not support any type of censorship at all, but I do oppose misinformation, whether unintentional, or nefarious, misinformation can be detrimental when enough people believe in some single aspect or "fact" of misinformation. I do not care for all the misinformation that is currently running rampant more so in the mainstream media than what is actually on the internet, or at least a much highr percentage of misinformation. You may not agree with my perspective on the origins of misinformation, but we have had misinformation spreading across the general populace for several decades now, and it usually succeeds in achieving its various purposes for existing. For the ones who are responsible for such misinformation, are not spreading it as some type of joke, as if they were trolls, but rather it is used to aide their various agendas, which are all contributing to their endgame, which is not a pretty one for us. The thing, no matter if you have beliefs similar to mine, or not at all, to call for a means to stop the flow of misinformation, you will effectively be implementing one of the largest, and most effective tool of censorship that has every existed. "Good, we can be sure we don't hear any more from those damn fools all the sooner!!! Sounds like a winner to me!" Well then, who will be the ones responsible for operating such a mechanism/system of censorship? Will we, the common people, be able to elect who runs this system? I highly doubt that! So, who will then be in control of a mechanism which I find to be far too powerful and far too vast for it to even exist, let alone exist and be used in an appropriate and beneficial manner. Who ever decided, or proved there is a need to stop the spread of misinformation? Could not one effect way to battle the detriments that are birthed from misinformation, that is to say, far too many people with false beliefsf, and then those false beliefs come to affect everyone whether it's from voting on some new legislation, or some other means, it could manifest into something that affects nearly everyone . . . simply because far too many people are making decisions based upon bad, and blatantly false information (or misinformation), instead of having the truth, and known facts at their disposal in making critical decisions . . . yet that is the misinformation's raison d’être. It exists as a means of control through psychological manipulation, and low-level, yet effective, brainwashing. So, perhaps we hav3e no reason to stop the spread of misinformation, although I am not sure if that is true, but the way in which most will try to stop it will ultimately be giving the global elites another powerful tool in their workshop to utilize against us, although most will never be able to see it that way . . . things truly are not as they appear! Regardless of all of that, perhaps the most vital question here is not how to stop the spread of misinformation, but rather who will be the deciders??? Who shall decide what qualifies as misinformation, or fact??? By what standard shall reported facts be judged as valid or not??? (Ever seen the movie "Wag the Dog"? It's a great film, if you haven't, do yourself a favor and go watch it! Soon!!!!) I could never trust such a system. Yet, this is the most vital question in regards to stopping misinformation, for in attempting to tackle it, and arrive at a plausible answer, perhaps that process, in and of itself, will be all that is required fro a decent portion of people to realize that the solution can easily be more detrimental to society than what the original problem was!!! Quis custodiet ipsos custodes?

Living in North Dakota, we get a lot of snow. For the last 15+ years, every time I see someone’s car stuck in the snow, I stop and help push them out.

Not eating meat is my way of doing good and it’s so fulfilling. I hope to work in a dog/cat shelter in the near future too :)

I really would love an episode about why different music styles/notes/chords affect us in different ways.

The kindness question: When more and more people told me over the years, that I'm a good listener and they tend to feel better, after they talked to me about their problems, I started to see it as the little something that I can bring to other peoples life. I'm not a therapist or anything and know my limits, but it has been said somewhere that the staggering number of people, desperately seeking for a therapist nowadays, are largely due to the 'lonelyness epidemic', in other words a lot of modern therapy is just a substitute for general human connection and conversation. So I guess that's one important, but fairly easy way to spread kindness: Take more time for each other and listen before someone needs an actual therapist. And if people tell you you're good at it, don't let it go to waste ;)

I am an assistant manager and delivery driver at one job, and run my dad's pest control business at the other. I do my best to treat everyone around with dignity and respect. I never expect more from someone that I'm not willing to do....unless I physically can't. I try to make others laugh and smile when I can. I hope that I can brighten at least one person's day.