Category: Votes
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To Smell or Not to Smell?
The overwhelming McRib aroma turns the restaurant into a strange BBQ laboratory, making any pleasant scent a rare oasis. Two co-workers stand out with their subtle, refreshing fragrances, offering welcome relief from the culinary chaos. Inspired to claim my own olfactory identity, I ask the shareholders…
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McJob
Facing job market challenges, Mike proposes applying for an entry-level position at a hamburger restaurant to regain confidence and financial stability.
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Election for Board Seats
This is a record of the first election for the shareholder elected seats on the Board of Directors. The Process The election will happen in three parts. Part 3: The Final Vote The final vote ended after a live interactive elimination event on Sunday, July 14th 2024 at 2pm. The remaining three candidates, Beau Gunderson,…
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2024 Q1 Policy Votes
At the beginning of 2023 I started to experiment with “always on” policy votes. These votes represent some aspect of my life that is controlled by shareholders, but rather than a single vote the votes can shift and change at any time. I wrote about the start of this experiment with the launch of my…
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Project Vote: if/come Podcast
We want to make a podcast that shows you how a Hollywood television writer constructs a pitch, and all the work that goes into it, and all the ups and downs that follow. if/come [ if / kuhm ]a type of deal common with Hollywood screenwriters and producers who are developing new material where there is…
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Super Hero Movies
In 2017 I realized that watching Agents of SHIELD was a form of procrastination. There is something about watching teamwork that I found both relaxing and rewarding, but I knew there was better television and movies to watch. I challenged myself with a vote for “No More Tights” and swore off superhero content. In 2023…
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Hamburger Business Review Series Order
On March 15th, 2023 I ordered a pilot episode of Hamburger Business Review cohosted by me and Zach Rose. The initial pitch that sold me on the idea was that Zach and I would read and the discuss a Harvard Business Review case study about McDonald’s. Harvard Business Review has over thirty case studies about…
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Policy Votes
In 2019 I read ‘How to Change Your Mind‘ by Michael Pollan after having a few low dosage mushroom experiences. It was fun! But a part of me wondered if this was a good idea, and more specifically if my shareholders would approve. Ever since becoming a publicly traded person I’ve tried to balance my…
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Social Media Dark Mode
We know social media is bad for society but we use it anyway. As much as I love connecting with people, doing so in an environment that is actively harmful feels like too high a price. How should a person exist online? That is the question I put to my shareholders in April of 2022.…
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November Challenge: Strangers
With 36% support, a clear example of why need to update the weejee voting system, the shareholders have endorsed the idea of reaching out to strangers this month. 📧 Reach Out to a Stranger – I was thinking how great it was to meet so many people at the talk in Vienna and wondered if…
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Do I Believe in Ghosts?
I think I saw a ghost. The problem is that I don’t believe in ghosts. At least, I don’t think I do… So I’m going to tell the story and then let you decide in a vote: 👻 Do I Believe in Ghosts? As I was driving back home to Los Angeles, CA from visiting…
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July Challenge: Track Spending
The July Challenge was Record and Share Every Purchase which won at 33% support over “read five books” (21%) and “Go to a different LA Neighborhood every day” (15%)… so I made a spreadsheet. Then Lillian did her livestream where she talked about her finances and so I kind of invited myself on as a…