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AI is us. Artificial intelligence is the future of humanity. AI is human-made intelligence. AI is intelligence made by human-invented machines. AI is intelligence made by humans using electronic machines. AI is intelligence made by humans using electronic computational machines (also known as computers). Humans are organic computers. Humans are organic computational machines. The future will bring a gradual combination and eventual consolidation of humans (organic computers) and inorganic computers. Don't be afraid of our AI future. Embrace it. Make it happen. Enjoy it. AI is us.  Slap is food for thought. Take more at TakeSlap.com    Artificial means made by humans. Artificial is meant to be the opposite of natural or made by nature. However, humans are made by nature. Therefore, anything "artificial" is indirectly made by nature and thus "natural" because it is made by humans who were made by nature.  Many things that we see as "natural" are made by

Life is intelligent energy battling entropy and killing time. Enjoy it as a pastime. You already have everything you need. You are already eternal because all is one. You have all the money in the world because money is a human payment technology. You have all the fame in the world because fame is human attention and you are a living human where all humans are one. Don't envy others or try to control them. They are all working for you, developing technologies for you to enjoy life. You are doing the same for everyone else by showcasing the results of your trials and errors. If you what you do does not work, others learn from your mistakes. If what you do works well, others learn from your successes. All is one. All is win-win.  Positivism is a game changer. Once you learn the cognitive art of finding the positive in everything and anything, you are all set and good to go. Stay tune for more. Slap is food for thought. Take more at TakeSlap.com   

Mastodon is the new Twitter. Check it out. Read the rules. If you agree, open an account and give it a try. Many users are leaving Twitter after it was acquired and raided by Elon Musk. The richest man on Earth is controversial to say the least. By becoming a conservative political activist, Elon Musk has attracted a lot of hate. To some extent, the richest man on Earth seems to have a negative goodwill by now. Go figure. Slap is food for thought. Written philanthropy. Take more at TakeSlap.com   Haters gonna hate. You can be Jesus Christ and many people are going to hate you. Some will follow, and as a consequence some will hate. That is how goes with humans, the emotional storytelling primates (ESPs)  ruling the world.  Humans are emotional creatures. Emotions come first, and reasons follow. Hate is a common human emotion that derives from fear. There are two basic emotions controlling humans: fear and greed. Humans are greedy for pleasure, and fearful of pain.  Humans hate what they

Disfrutar means to enjoy in Spanish. For us it stands for Dopamine - Intelligence - Service - Fabrication - Religion - University - Tenency - Assistance - Recovery (DISFRUTAR). It's one of the many mnemonics  to get leads and tips for life.  Slap is food for thought. Philanthropy in writing. Take more at TakeSlap.com What do people want? It seems that people want to disfrutar, that is to enjoy life. That may not be a bad thing. You can live your life like it is a grand party. That does not mean to party like a degenerate rock star entertaining deadly vices and gimmicks. It means enjoying life to its fullest as a celebration of an unknown and brief experience that may or may not have a purpose at all.   What is the purpose of life? No one knows. It could be that life has no intrinsic purpose whatsoever. Life could be a happenstance in the sense of something that happens in energy fields without a deep philosophical reason behind it. Humans look for purpose and meaning in life. That

  If you are like everyone else, you want to have as much money as possible. Money allows you to buy the products and services that you need to survive and thrive in this journey called life. There is almost unlimited advice online about how to make money and prosper financially. The more you read, the better. Our two cents worth of advice is this acronym: "BOOSE". It stands for "become owner of service enterprises" (BOOSE). People with money own service enterprises. Slap is food for thought. Philanthropy in writing. Take more at TakeSlap.com Money is a human invention to facilitate trade and payment. Therefore, you make money by being paid for trade. You make money trading a service in exchange for money. You get to keep the proceeds of the transaction to the extent that you own the rights over them. That generally means that you own the relevant property rights.    Some people do not make any money because they do not provide any services. Some people do not make

Coding has proven essential to human survival and progress because it facilitates data processing, information sharing, and output collaboration. Coding is not only about digital information technology. Analog coding such as human languages preceded digital information technology. Improving your coding skills--analog and/or digital--should prove a rewarding investment move today and in the near future. Word to the wise: continuously improve your coding awareness, knowledge, and skills.   Slap is food for thought. Take more at  TakeSlap.com Three skills set humans apart from all other animals: imagination, communication, and collaboration. Imagination allows humans to project images about the world or the "objective" reality out there. Communication allows humans to share these images, or ideas about them, with other humans. Collaboration allows humans to work together towards the achievement of common goals.  Presumably, most other animals also imagine, communicate, and colla

Trademarketing is what we call the art and science of marketing your trade. This is taking your trade (combo of products and services) to the market for trade. It is perhaps the same thing as marketing, but we call it trademarketing as a way of remembering that business is all about trading.  Slap is food for thought. Philanthropy in writing. Take more at  TakeSlap.com   The purpose of your business should be to trade solutions. These solutions take the form of "goods" (products and services). These goods are exchanged for money or other valuable and legal consideration. To succeed in business, the needs of your clients should always come first. However, your clients will have unlimited needs and wants. Your clients may have unreasonable expectations and be irrational creatures as most humans. Even though your business can have an unlimited product line, to ensure customer satisfaction, focus on discreet segments within your product line. Look to satisfy very specific and nic

Are you looking into having some fun and making some money while you are at it? Aren't we all? Entrepreneurship is a way of seeking that having-fun / making-money path. Ideally you will be having fun developing a business venture and managing a commercial enterprise while trying to turn a vision into reality. Chances are that you will fail because most business ventures fail sooner or later. However, if it works, you could end up making some money, having some "war stories", and even "saving the world". Not even the sky is the limit. Space is the frontier and is practically endless and almost unlimited. The only limitation is ignorance, and we are working hard every day to learn more and more. The best is yet to come.   Slap is food for thought. Philanthropy in writing. Take more at TakeSlap.com The question is where to begin. How do you go about finding leads to explore? There are many ways. For the fun of it, let's think about three types of individuals or

Can you make a fortune with the "in-formation" business model? This is where you begin selling information until you can move into the formation of other goods (products and services) for sale.  Slap is food for thought. Philanthropy in writing. Take more at  TakeSlap.com Using the in -formation approach you begin producing information formed from free information found around. You do not plagiarize, but rather create your own spinoff or completely derivative work. You begin selling information until you can make some money, amass some capital, and move into a "formation" phase where you can produce other goods (products and services) for sale.  From the information phase, you move into the formation phase if you want to grow and diversify. Otherwise, you can stay raking in profits selling information. After all, we are still in the information age and will stay there for a long while.  If you decide to move into the formation phase, you begin to develop products an

  How to start a business with little to no money. Easy. Start an information based service. Information is practically free these days. Become a cool source of information about a product or service. Add value to existing information. Create valuable information that you can exchange with others for money. Little by little, you can move from capital or valuable in-formation to capital or value formation. Read the examples below. Let us know what you think. Slap is food for thought. Philanthropy in writing. Take more at TakeSlap.com Example #1. Native language consulting service. Everyone has a native language. There are always consumers in the market for learning that language that you master as a native. How about becoming a consultant about your native language. Begin a podcast or video channel about your native language and how you use it. You don't have to be a formal or licensed teacher discussing grammar or formal rules of the language. You can simply discuss your way of the

Big entrepreneurial dreams without big money. That's a problem, and probably the most common one in entrepreneurship. There are many solutions ranging from raising capital to quitting the dream. A good solution is the in-formation to formation approach. This it to re-shape the dream to begin with what you can comfortably afford, which is information related to the dream that you want to produce. There is plenty of free information. You can create plenty of new information based on existing free information available online. Begin with in-formation and gradually grow into the "formation" of a bigger product line. From the free in-formation phase, you can gradually work yourself up into the more capital intensive "formation" phase. Confused? Continue reading. We'll try to explain what we mean. Maybe some of the ideas in the next few paragraphs can spark actionable ideas in your own brain. That's how  Slap is supposed to work. Feed into the brainstorm buffe

Many entrepreneurs dream of creating an uber-godly brand that can markup anything to become a global powerhouse conglomerate that can conquer the business world. These entrepreneurs dream of having the Midas touch to convert anything they touch into gold. For these entrepreneurs, we recommend what we call the golden parasite approach (GPA). Tap into an existing popular brand that you really like. Become an expert in the brand. Sell products and services of the brand or related to the brand without breaking licensing and trademark laws. Surf the popularity wave of the selected brand into becoming your own spinoff brand riding your own waves. Enjoy. Slap is food for thought. Philanthropy in writing. Take more at TakeSlap.com Anything is possible. Every business has a shot at flourishing into a global conglomerate. Think about Samsung, which began with a fruit and vegetable kiosk or stand at a local market in Korea. Gradually, Samsung grew into a global conglomerate selling advance techno

Virtual reality is as real as it gets. Digital "virtual" reality is as real as the "objective" analog reality that we contrast it to. Digits reside in computer chips as electrical impulses marked by semiconductor crystals like silicon. Computers are machines processing digital input into digital output, which becomes part of the overall "objective" reality that we perceive with our senses. All is one. Digits and digital products are part of the everything that makes up the one.  Slap is food for thought. Philanthropy in writing. Take more at TakeSlap.com   To understand digital technology and why it is as real as anything else, we should begin with understanding the term technology in general. Technology can be defined as "tools and methods". Technologies are the tools and methods employed by humans to interact with the environment and the rest of nature. Humans are part of nature, not separate and apart from it. Humans used tools and methods (te

What is next in digital technology? The simple answer is more of it. More IT and more of it. The next decades will keep expanding the digital revolution that began a few decades ago. The digitalization of everything will continue. Slap is food for thought. Written philanthropy. Take more at TakeSlap.com.   The history of humanity can be told from the perspective of the technologies (tools and methods) helping humans survive and thrive. During the stone age, humans were hunter gatherers using stone tools and methods to cut meats, develop weapons, etc. The agricultural era brought technologies (tools and methods) based on planting seeds and domesticating farm animals. The bronze age and the iron age brought tools and methods based on metals. The industrial revolution brought tools and methods based on machines that were first powered by steam and later by electricity. Each age or revolution sparked growth and the development of more accessory tools and methods.  The digital age brings ma

Imagination and communication are what sets humans apart from all other animals. To increase your chances of success focus on sharpening the ability to run images in your brain (imagination) plus the ability to share those images with other brains in your community (communication). Slap is food for thought. Take more at TakeSlap.com Writers wanted. Become a guest contributor. Contact us at Apportte@gmail.com Presumably many other animals, if not all, have the capacity of running images in their brains. After all, the reality that each animal species perceive is just a segment of the stimuli out there. And the fact that we may perceive something a certain way does not mean that it is exactly that way. Colors, for example, do not really exist, but are simply how our brains process variations in the light spectrum that reflects from surfaces and enters our eyes.  We see with our brains, not our eyes. What we "see" is not what is out there, but rather the projections generated by

Imagination and communication are what set humans apart from all other animals. Imagination and communication are the two skills that can make you happy, and help you survive and thrive. Finally, imagination and communication are also the skills that can help you make money and prosper in life.  Slap is food for thought. Take more every day at TakeSlap.com. Apportte Publishing. Contact us at apportte@gmail.com Humans are storytelling primates. What sets humans apart from all other animals is the capacity to generate images in our brains (imagination) plus the ability to share those images from brain to brain within a community (communication).  To generate images, our brains receive external input and process it into images or imagery output. What we "see" is not what is out there, but rather what our brains project internally. We "see" the images that our brains produce after processing the input received from out there. Most healthy and sober humans perceive the s

Digital has long ways to go. The translation of everything into digital form is only beginning. Human history can be seen as the history of the technology (tools and methods) invented by humans. We are certainly in the digital age. Humans invented a technology that translates everything into digits (ones and zeros) that are processed or computed by machines (computers or processors). An input into digits is processed into an output into digits. This processing is conducted at high speeds allowing for incredible outputs that augment the reality around us. You are still on time to jump into the digital revolution. It may seem that it has been going for a long time, but in reality this is just beginning. Stay tuned to Slap for more content about how to jump into the digital revolution. Again, it is not too late at all. In the great scheme of this, the digital revolution is just beginning.   Slap is food for thought. Take more at TakeSlap.com

Twitter is the new facebook. Both social media platforms are doomed to fail. They will not go away or out of business completely, but their bubbles will continue deflating over the years. The technology is easy to replicate. Their owners, or prospective owner in the case of Twitter, are more hated than admired. The value proposition is becoming more negative every day.  Slap is food for thought. Take more at  TakeSlap.com Facebook and Twitter both peaked a long time ago. They will never ever be in the future what they were in the past. These platforms are old school technology by now plus have a negative goodwill forecast. Facebook for sure already has a negative goodwill in the United States. Twitter does not have it yet, but once it is acquired by Elon Musk, any positive goodwill will evaporate into dust.  For both facebook and Twitter, their best days are in the rear view mirror. Smart investors should avoid them at all cost. The potential best bet is to short these stocks. Buyers s

Money keeps evolving. From shells, to beans, to metals, to paper, to digits on bank computers, the innovative token that makes humanity move keeps changing over time. Money is a human invention to facilitate trade and survival. No man is an island, and without trading with others humans cannot survive and thrive. To earn money you have to exchange something of value (e.g. time, talent, or a trade) in exchange for money. Money can be seen as a conditional permit or authorization that allows you to engage in certain economic activities or transactions. To make more money, focus on the needs of the market and your economic value proposition.  Slap is super spicy food for thought. If you can handle the heat, take more at  TakeSlap.com Earning money Earning money begins with having or producing something of economic value that you can trade in exchange for money. Money is a human invention that serves various interconnected functions related to facilitating economic activity and trade. Mone

Neither conservatives nor liberals are 100% correct or 100% wrong. Conservatives are not wrong. You may not like the conservative agenda, but that doesn't make it wrong. Conservatives are doing exactly what they need to do to advance the kind of society they would like to live in. The same applies to liberals. Liberals are not wrong. You may not like the liberal agenda, but that does not make it wrong. Liberals are doing exactly what they need to do to advance the kind of society that they would like to live in. This is a matter of personal taste or opinion. Luckily in a democracy you get to vote and support your preferences without having to go to war or jail over them. Democracy is not perfect, but is better than the alternatives such as civil wars or dictatorships. What do you think? Slap is food for thought. Take more at TakeSlap.com   What do conservatives want? Conservatives want a traditional society. Taken to a hypothetical extreme, that would be a society supported by slav

Killing unborn babies by terminating unwanted pregnancies can save the world and reduce inflation. Every mother who does not want to carry a pregnancy to full term should be encouraged to consider abortion under proper medical supervision. With about 250 babies being born every minute in the world, we are headed to an overpopulation crisis. If the baby life was sent by god, he should have a no questions asked return policy to avoid killing the planet. As an additional bonus for killing unwanted unborn babies, the sacred practice should help us alleviate inflation. Slap is food for thought. Take more at TakeSlap.com Killing unborn babies in self defense We all agree that killing another person is proper when done in self defense. In addition, some countries allow people to end their own lives under certain circumstances (euthanasia) such as terminal illnesses. In the United States it is okay to kill certain violent criminals after due process of law (i.e. capital punishment). Killing un

3 Reasons why inflation is good for you. Inflation can help you spend less; save more; and invest for the future.   Slap is food for thought. Take more at TakeSlap.com What is inflation? Simply put, inflation refers to high prices. Prices respond to the economic principle of supply and demand. When demand is high, and supply is low, prices are high. When supply is high, and demand is low, prices are low. As you can see, demand (i.e. people wanting to buy something) is the primary trigger for prices. Supply or availability is relevant if there is that buying pressure or demand.  Where is the current inflation coming from? COVID, Russia, and Liberalism. The current inflation is coming from the response to the COVID19 pandemic; Putin's invasion of Ukraine; and liberal or progressive policies. The current inflation is mostly due to the response to the historic and unprecedented COVID19 pandemic. Part of the inflation situation is also due to Putin's invasion of Ukraine. Finally, li

Twelve Gay Men (12GM) would be a Broadway hit! 12 GM would a Broadway show highlighting the obvious truth that has been laying at plain sight for over 2,000 years. 12 GM would play the theory that Jesus and his disciples were 12 queer men of their times. The show would be a blessing, and hopefully a great success, within the LGBTQ community. The Christian LGBTQ revolution is an untapped market waiting for entrepreneurs to tap into its almost unlimited potential.   Slap is food for thought. Take more at  TakeSlap.com The 12 GM show prototype follows the tales and stories of the New Testament. The first act begins in the celebration of a wedding where Jesus and his men light the party by brining all you can drink booze wine for everyone. From then on, the JC dozen becomes popular around town, with locals attending their events and spreading the word around. The next acts follow JC and his crew around town, showing how different opinions take form. Some disciples, especially Judas, resent

Christian women should vote for Democrats to protect the sacred right to medically sound and compassionately humane abortions in the United States. Guaranteeing access to proper abortions under adequate medical care is not only a human right, but also a Christian obligation. Christian entrepreneurs should also tap into the untouched business opportunity of promoting Christian abortions.  Slap is food for thought. Take more at  TakeSlap.com   Christian faith stands for the belief in a heavenly father who loves his children on Earth. When that heavenly father sends one of his daughters a gift of life, daughters should feel loved and empowered to safely, kindly, and humanely return the gift to the father if desired. The heavenly father is not a monster or or sadistic deity.  The heavenly father will understand and appreciate the safe return of the unborn soul to heaven. The heavenly father will not want his daughter to suffer and will not want the soul to be in the wrong hands. A Christia

Ending racism begins with realizing that we are all members of the same race, the human race. Racism is a socioeconomic system that assigns privilege based on the human concept of race. Understandably, many beneficiaries of the system do not want to give away the benefits obtained from the system. However, we can all have more by ending racism and expanding our economy in a globalized and diversified world. Below please read a few thoughts about racism, where it comes from, and how to end it.   Slap is food for thought. American politics - investing - entrepreneurship (PIE). TakeSlap.com    Find us soon on Patreon. What is racism? Racism is a socioeconomic system based on the construct of race. The social construct of race divides humans in different groups based on the different inherited biological features and ancestral physical characteristics exhibited by humans around the world. Racism assigns social benefits and economic privileges based on the immutable physical traits and exte

COVID was a blessing in disguise. Unfortunately, the virus killed millions worldwide, with the United States arguably leading the world in preventable deaths. Fortunately, the human response to the pandemic brought significant scientific, technological, and social progress that should flourish in the years to come. The response to COVID19 also brought high inflation, which brings many opportunities for savvy entrepreneurs. Chances are that the world is already a better place thanks to COVID19. What do you think?  Slap is food for though. Take more at TakeSlap.com A blessing in disguise. For many Americans, the COVID19 pandemic has been a blessing in disguise. Three main improvements that we can think of are: mRNA vaccines; remote work technology; and Trump out of the White House. A major opportunity going forward is dealing with inflation, which may end very soon with the upcoming recession. COVID19 accelerated the production of mRNA vaccines.  This revolutionary medical technology was

Mixing politics and religion with business is a taboo. Most business should stay completely away from it. Politics and religion are very divisive and controversial topics, tending to bring the worst in people when they disagree about dogmas and beliefs. TakeSlap.com offers food for thought about American politics, investing, and entertainment (PIE). There are no taboos for Slap. All controversial topics are shredded and tossed into intriguing dishes of food for thought. Free your mind. Enjoy. Slap is food for thought. Take more at TakeSlap.com Political Choices: Backward vs Forward Looking In American politics, you have two main choices: go back (conservatism); or move forward (liberalism). Neither one is perfect. About 80% of voters are set on their respective views, with about 20% staying independent moving in one direction or the other depending on the feelings of the moment.  Conservatism is backward looking. The idea is to shape our future based on our past traditions. The problem