The Truth about TS and Ticket Master

Reason why Taylor Swift and TicketMaster had the whole fiasco? Do you want to hear the deep dark secret? Really deep and dark? They didn't charge enough for the tickets... That would make TS look like a money grabber. But really, that is what they needed to do. So for in order to not make TS look like a money grabber. They priced the tickets too low and then blamed Ticket Master when their servers crashed, and let middle men make money, by buying up the tickets and reselling them on the black market for the price the market would bear.

Of course it would be controversial, if like the cheapest tickets cost $1000. But really that would be the way to go. And if the tickets didn't sell out- which is doubtful, even at that price. Well then they could lower them at a discount. It is more about supply and demand, than being greedy. Because TS and her team didn't want to be seen as greedy, they didn't charge enough for the tickets and blamed TicketMaster for this fiasco. 

The thing is. If you don't want to appear to be greedy. That's a sign that you are worried about being seen as greedy. Which means you do what to do, to hide that greed. It's not about greed. It's about supply and demand, but I guess a smart person knows to also spread the wealth around. Make even the middle men happy? at the expense of the evil ticket selling corporation TicketMaster.

Summary: Really, next Tour just charge $1000 per ticket for nosebleed seats at a TS concert and we can talk about how much you have to pay to see TS. Which is what is going to happen in the end anyways for most fans. Just TS and her Team look better (less greedy) and the middle men (ticket resellers) get their money, and Ticket Master looks bad. Got to blame someone for the fact that everyone's daughter wants to go to the TS concert! and there is only so much of TS to go around! Is this her last tour for awhile?  Does she want to start a family? Inquiring minds want to know...

Peace,
GCNOF

Liar, Liar pants on fire!

What we say matters. Whether it is true or not. It might become the truth. That’s how we/people/Americans work. When the man, who lost the 2020 election, said, this election was stolen, his followers believed him. There was no evidence, of widespread voter fraud. It seems this man opened his mouth and words came out, without any evidence. And this was a man, who could have had evidence. But he didn’t. Many people knew right away that the man was not telling the truth. But his followers wanted to believe him.

They didn’t want to believe that he was leading them astray.

Commentors on TV said, “This (lie) might be (lead to) the fall of Democracy.” Because that was controversial, but it wasn’t true. At least not yet. There was nothing wrong, with our American vote counting system. In fact, it was probably the best in the world. At least it was.

But words have power. Power beyond what is even understood about them. Which is why I am concerned. Because what happened is that candidates have now put doubt into the election results, before the actual election. And election officials have been harassed and some have resigned. Making the lie become true or at least truer than it was, when the lie was initially told.

This lie is upsetting. Because the group of people that lied do have some valid opinions and viewpoints. In fact, we all have valuable experiences and beliefs at least on some issues. And all our viewpoints need to be heard. But to question the validity of an election result, and then act in a way that destroys the voter counting system. To question the validity of an election before it happens. That is a threat to democracy. And people that do that, should not be elected officials, no matter how right their viewpoints and perspectives are on other issues.

This is upsetting, because both parties have valuable viewpoints and opinions. But if one of the party lies about the validity of elections, they are destroying faith in the system. Remember, when we had to convince people that their vote matters, because they are one among many. Now, we doubt that our vote matters because it may not be counted. At least that is what some want us to believe. Do not believe the lie? Vote on November 8^th. Let your vote be heard. Liars that make us a less democratic country (not as in Democrats vs. Republicans) should never be rewarded!

Protect Our Children-Keep Cell Phones Away from Children and Teens!

Don’t blame the children! Don’t blame the young people for their behavior! Blame the adults and mostly blame technology. Sure you are supposed to be 18 to visit a porn site, but are there really any safeguards to prevent kids from viewing porn? And I started with the worst thing, but I’m sure social media isn’t good for kids. It’s not really even good for adults-at least in my opinion. Smart phones have made us all dumber. The way our society works is, technology and discipline have made Tom Brady have a great football career. And maybe made him even better. But all the people watching football on tv have gotten dumber, lazier, and fatter because of the technology we have.

We need to protect our kids and our young people from technology. If I try to use arguments to prove that technology is bad. Here me out on this one. Technology is the reason we are all fatter. Between tv, air conditioning, and central heat, our bodies don’t need to work as hard to regulate our temperature-warm blooded people, and we move less than we used to move- a lot less. So technology has made us fatter, and our lives worse because of it. Think Diabetes or just morbidly obese people.

We are dumber because of technology. Sure we have all the facts, but technology makes things too easy for us. And fine, adults can use smart phones and look at porn. But kids should not. We should make sure they don’t have access to these devices, that make our lives easy and make us dumb and lazy.

Ok, maybe just lazy, but let’s protect our young people from social media and porn. Let’s ban smart phones for those under 18, but at the same time, not spend any money on enforcing this law! (Get my drift…. So, it’s a law, that schools can enforce, but not law enforcement agency. We don’t know what goes on inside a home and that’s fine. But we need to protect young people from bad things. And I don’t think we-as a society and country- are doing a very good job of it!

Ban smart phones to those under 18!

Sincerely,

GCNOF

Stand Up to Trump

 

Stand up to Trump

I totally understand why Trump has power. Because of fear. People are afraid, when they get death threats. Crazy people send death threats. Trump supporters, almost by definition, are crazy or at the least not very rational thinkers in some ways. You've got to assume that at least 1 in 1000 Trump Supporters would send death threats. Maybe 1 in 500,000 from someone randomly drawn from the entire population. Agree with those numbers? Too low? Too high? I don't know people that send death threats, but I know they get sent.

So not only would you get a bunch of death threats, Trump is also connected to Russia. And the Russians are really good at the whole killing the opposition peoples. So, you’d get death threats from crazy Trump supports with the Russia know-how to kill people very skillfully and creatively. I can’t think of any reason, why you shouldn’t be afraid to stand up to Trump from this logic.

For the one in twelve: Fantasy Football and Mental Health Hotline

For the One in Twelve

Are you a professional athlete with stress? You feel there is too much pressure on you to perform? You must love fantasy sports then. Where people make money on your performance, benefitting from all the work you put in, just by drafting you on their team.

In Football, every week, about 1 in 12 fantasy players want you to have game of your life. (and 1 in 12 really want you to lay an egg). But I think we can all come together on this issue. Well maybe we can’t. 11 in 12 of every fantasy football players are happy you got in a car accident, drove drunk, got injured, got arrested, can’t perform at your best for whatever reason. Because you aren’t on their team.

Only your fantasy owners care about you. 1 in 12. .0833, 8.33% of the fantasy population. The numbers actually say, because of fantasy, way more people are rooting against you, than for you. Sorry about that!!

But here, we have compassion, and let you know that even though only 1 in 12 fantasy players are really rooting for your success, as a role model, we ask you to please live responsibly and make sure to keep your body in shape, no injuries this season.

I would raise money so that the fantasy players can help the professional players with mental health issues, but that’s like asking the poor to give to the rich. And I know you are not like Donald Trump. He’s one of a kind! Thankfully!!!

So instead, I’ve created a hotline. Actually, I haven’t one has already been created.

Are you a professional athlete needing advice or stuck in pickle? Feeling like you might go up to 126 mph when you drive your car? Drunk a lot and thinking you’ll get behind the wheel? Having thoughts of dragging your wife into the elevator? Taking a stick to your kid? Hitting your wife? Taking more painkillers than you really need? Speeding reckless until your car crashes into someone, needlessly ending their life, cause you are an ass?

Please don’t. Call 988, the new mental health hotline. Save your season! For the 1 in 12! (12 teams are generally in one fantasy league, hence the 1 in 12 for fantasy football.)

Ok. Reading this. I realize that the suicide hotline, might not be the right number to call. Are you a professional athlete that is worthy of being on a fantasy team? (Sorry Craig Breslow. but appreciate your charity philanthropy work!)

Think you are going to make a bad decision. Call. 1-800-DO-RIGHT 1-800-367-4448 or 1-800-NO-WRONG 1-800-669-7664. Operators are standing by. Use your credit card and pay extra to talk to one of models, otherwise you'll probably be talking to a fantasy football player (male).

 Let us help you to call an Uber or remind you to just get out an take a walk. (make sure you identify yourself as an professional athlete upon being approached, let's not have another Travon Martin situation, as you walk to cool off (emotionally) in your gated community). 

Picking between two girls, and they are not into a ménage a trois. One of our fantasy studs will come and meet you, so you can pawn off the uglier one. Though no guarantees, some women are weird (self-loathing) and won't actually want to date a professional athlete. (They do, they just don't, don't ask questions, but even accountants need dates! So thank you professional athletes for not taking all the women!). 

Financial Advice related to Financial Advisors. From yours truly!

“Reading articles on the internet (Yahoo Finance/Marketplace). I’ve lost 20%, or I’ve lost $70,000 in the market this year. Should I fire my financial advisor?”

No, you are a moron. It is better you are not managing your own money! If you knew the market is down 20% this year, you wouldn’t have asked the question. Everyone, ok almost everyone, is down about 20% this year. Most people know why and don’t blame their financial advisor! 

Keep your head in the sand, where it belongs!! (in response to your money in the market, especially money managed by someone else)!! Let your financial advisor do their job, assuming you did a good job of vetting them in the first place.

I’m down 20% too. The only difference is I don’t pay a fee to someone else to manage my money.

-GCNOF

Bravery and 2022

We need to be brave. We want to be brave. So be brave! 

I get it we are Americans and we can’t be the police and justice for the world. But if we want to be great. Don’t we have to? I mean it’s easier to interfere in affairs far away, than close up right? We’ve had a year and a half of Biden. And we haven't been exactly number one.

We need to brave. We need to stand up to Bullies. Even if the bullies have nuclear weapons. We need to take risks (calculated). We can’t back down! 

We feel bad when we do- back down. And we tell ourselves we did the right thing, even though it doesn’t feel good. But is it the right thing? 

If we want to be the number one country, we have to act like we are the number one country. And that’s what we want, right? More than anything, to be number one? Not to let someone else bully us around even though it is not at the expense of our own people? Or should we do what we did, with economic warfare with Russia and Ukraine? 

Please share your thoughts in the comments section.