The Hat Chat Podcast

[@tenebraebr]

Humans evolved to run, so Trott running while drunk is just his ancestral instincts kicking in.

[@jmc9080]

Gary's Economics is a fantastic channel, super happy to hear Smith recommending it

[@swaggaming2564]

24:21 instant HatCorp ‘ross defaults’ flashback. “Dire Straits management is on the phone”

[@Geeze]

Weed is legal here in Germany and literally nothing has changed, weird how it hasn't caused a wave of zombie addicts.

[@Jasper_Hill]

It became legal and taxed where I live, and a huge change occured! Our public roads have less potholes hoho!

[@gravitydivide2576]

Maybe everyone is already a zombie ,😥😰🤯 haha I'm kidding. . It's simply doesn't change anything. I'm not a big fan of weed but I don't mind others enjoying it.

[@mikithekynd]

Thank you Smith for recommending Garys Economics. That guy made it clearer how the world operates, where I fit in this world, and how I can act to make it better for myself and others Cheers lads 😊🙏

[@alexconmy5576]

as a frequent drunk home runner, I often wonder what the people who see me pass think

[@BatButch]

20:14 "That was a terrible time for America, the abolition" - Chris Trott 2024

[@JesusTheKidd]

amnesty, abolition, prohibition, what's the difference??

[@Cyrathil]

"They do for heroin or crack" If you're interacting with dealers. I've never been offered more than a bit of weed during a party and have never been really aware of drugs because I've never been interested in them. I literally wouldn't know where to begin looking for a drug connection because I never really interacted with the culture. I knew future jobs would be testing for drugs, so I never tried. Even though I went in different directions, because I never got into the culture, it isn't a thing I am able to navigate.

[@tylerpoore97]

At the least in America, all sugar-free sodas have been linked to blood clotting according to many recent studies. At this point it's just better to consume real food and if you're going to indulge in a bad dessert or treat to actually just go with the one that has real sugar. He is moderation, everything in moderation

[@MrFahrenheit7]

Right, coke Zero even has a warning on their label staying it contains a chemical that could lead to alzheimer 🫤. This point, I'm thinking of growing my own food.

[@jogglenoggle9579]

A big problem with the "zero" drinks is that they still cause an insulin response, but you're not actually getting sugar - which can contribute massively to diabetes if you're having it often enough.

[@kaicolston337]

backstrap standard ygm

[@Phil_AKA_ThundyUK]

Not many people in their 20s in the 1960s will be voting today Smith 😂

[@dc619]

Big Bill is only known as BIG CASS to me, who was also an idiot back when

[@dethmin173]

cool

[@jagged908]

Smith describes some Marxism. Ross thats communism. Smith ew no. Red scare is sooo powerful.

[@Emperorhirohito19272]

Heroine used to be legal, it was done for fun at high class parties and addiction and overdoses in those groups were very low. The substance itself has never been the primary source of addiction, in any case. It is having a shitty life you want to escape from.

[@joshconfer209]

As an unfortunate American who already has to give 25% of my income to the state/feds before I pay for insurance on 3 ways, then gets rung out by taxes because I didn't have 5 kids and apply for welfare to get cheap rent or free house plus $150 a child per week to live on. Those who need more $ can get it elsewhere. Just because I have a bank balance doesn't mean it should go to the less fortunate. It's frustrating to hear 3 overblown KZbinrs talk about how easy it would be if I just gave a little harder. I'd like to eat something beyond ramen and maybe afford some form of entertainment, but someone else's kids and drug addiction is definitely more important than my mental health or overall well being. I may as well go fuck myself and die of heart disease quietly in corner so someone else can be happy. It is a more nuanced conversation than that. I respect the opinions of others, even though it may sound otherwise, but try not talking out of your ass when you can actually afford to own home, new cars, an entire warehouse, additional office space, etc in the current economy. The best interest rate I can get is 8% and that makes a small house $3k a month for a mortgage. To top all of that off I make too much for the area so I can't even get benefits or help if I wanted it.

[@QBDLettuce]

No personal hate toward them from me either, but they really do live in a bubble and form alot of their opinions and world view within that bubble.

[@MrFahrenheit7]

It's funny too because United States ranks pretty high in generosity if I remember correctly. Now, hear me out, crack in egg in the Ramen to make some gourmet shit 😁🍜

[@jagged908]

Your struggles are not based off of taxes are bad but more so that what the American government is spending them on is. As you said you give a large portion of your earnings up to taxes and what do you get in return, good house prices, free healthcare, good infrastructure. Nope a fuck off military industrial complex and sky high subsidies for already successful businessess.

[@Cheezquake]

Hearing Smith talk about ADHD as "just a collection of behaviors" is frustrating to hear