[00:00:00] Viral Fame, Voting Rights & Modern Life Chaos 🎙️🔥👀

[00:00:00] Bruce Anthony: Viral voting rights and modern life chaos. We going get [00:00:05] into.

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[00:00:17] Bruce Anthony: Welcome, first of all, welcome. [00:00:20] This is Unsolicited Perspectives. I am your host, Bruce Anthony. Here to lead the conversation in important [00:00:25] events and topics that are shaping today's society. Join the conversation to follow us [00:00:30] wherever you get your audio podcast. Subscribe to our YouTube channel for our video podcast, YouTube exclusive [00:00:35] content and our YouTube membership rate review.

[00:00:38] Bruce Anthony: Like, comment, [00:00:40] share, share with your friends, share with your family. Hell even share with your enemies. On [00:00:45] today's episode, we're gonna talk about a viral rise and fall, voting [00:00:50] rights and how modern technology pisses me off. But that's enough of the intro. [00:00:55] Let's get to the show.

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[00:01:04] Bruce Anthony: [00:01:00] You know, somebody [00:01:05] asked me the other day if, when this podcast [00:01:10] blows up, notice what I said there. Not if [00:01:15] when, uh, I think that we're already on track to, to do. [00:01:20] Really well in the next year coming years. But anyway, they [00:01:25] asked me what is gonna happen when I gain more notoriety? And I said, [00:01:30] oh, that's something that I would absolutely hate because I [00:01:35] adore my privacy.

[00:01:36] Bruce Anthony: I'm really an introvert. I'm really a hermit. I don't like going [00:01:40] outside. Yesterday it was really nice in the DC area. I was out in the [00:01:45] streets and I was like, I'm gonna be outside this summer. I said the same thing last summer. I wasn't outside. [00:01:50] So that doesn't really even bother me, besides if money [00:01:55] and notoriety came my way.

[00:01:57] Bruce Anthony: I have a really. [00:02:00] Grouping around me of friends and family that will always call me on my

[00:02:03] Why Bruce Never Wanted Fame in the First Place 😅🎤🏃🏾‍♂️

[00:02:03] Bruce Anthony: bs, right? That'll [00:02:05] never let me get too big for my britches. That always humble me. You got to have people [00:02:10] that will humble you if you start to get a little bit of a big head. But I will admit [00:02:15] that there have been times that I have been out and I have been recognized and it's kind of [00:02:20] taken me aback and people have wanted, you know, to follow me on Instagram, I always say [00:02:25] follow the show.

[00:02:25] Bruce Anthony: Don't, don't follow me personally, 'cause I'm not gonna respond to you most of the time. I don't even [00:02:30] respond to people that I'm close to in my dms. Anyway, so I'm not gonna respond [00:02:35] to a complete stranger, but you know, you follow the podcast, you'll get a [00:02:40] response back. 'cause I'm not the one running it anyway.

[00:02:42] Bruce Anthony: But yeah, no. So it always [00:02:45] kind of takes me aback and, um, my sister was, you know, at a [00:02:50] party and the party was like, Hey, you know, it was wits and wages or something like that, [00:02:55] or, uh, acts of humanity or whatever that card game is. And it was like, all [00:03:00] right, the person that gets to go first is the person that has the most Instagram followers.

[00:03:04] Bruce Anthony: And my sister was [00:03:05] like, wait a minute. The most Instagram followers. That I'm associated with [00:03:10] or my personal page. She was like, no, what you're associated with. She was like, well, the podcast though, [00:03:15] it is a small, small following, has about 11,000 followers on [00:03:20] Instagram. They was like, you win. And she's been out in Atlanta and been recognized.

[00:03:24] Bruce Anthony: It's [00:03:25] cool and also terrifying. But like I said, we have people around us [00:03:30] that always keep us humble. Me and my sister will always keep each other humble because we grew [00:03:35] up cracking on each other. That's joking on each other, cracking on each joke or joning on [00:03:40] each other, and our brother will do the same thing.

[00:03:43] Bruce Anthony: We will always remain humble. [00:03:45] We ain't got no choice 'cause our people around us will make us that way. Why am I bringing [00:03:50] all of this

[00:03:50] Hawk Tuah Girl and the Internet Fame Machine 🌐🚀😳

[00:03:50] Bruce Anthony: up? It's not to talk about me 'cause I'm not the one that's had a viral [00:03:55] rise. But y'all remember the hot tour girl? You remember her? She got, she became [00:04:00] viral in June of 2024 doing a Nashville Street interview where she was saying, [00:04:05] you got a hot tour on that thing.

[00:04:06] Bruce Anthony: She became an internet sensation blew up. [00:04:10] She started pushing merch, she started doing paid appearances. She was [00:04:15] social media monetized. She started her own PO podcast and here's the crazy [00:04:20] thing, she was just a regular person and became a mean celebrity within [00:04:25] days. You know, viral, viral fame today is an algorithm driven, not [00:04:30] career built type of situation.

[00:04:32] Bruce Anthony: You can be like her, which is [00:04:35] her name is Haley. You could be like Haley and just be a regular [00:04:40] person one day. Hay Haley Welch is her official government name. You could [00:04:45] be a regular person one day, go on the. It could be something as [00:04:50] simple as you doing something on your on your own page. And it could be something simple as you at a bar saying [00:04:55] to we outside.

[00:04:56] Bruce Anthony: Next thing you know, you've got 50, a hundred [00:05:00] thousand, 200,000, 500,000 views on that one particular post. [00:05:05] Not to mention likes and shares and reposts and all that type of stuff. [00:05:10] You've become a viral celebrity. You got that 15 minutes of fame, and [00:05:15] it's important for a person to capitalize on that [00:05:20] 15 minutes of fame because it's 15 minutes.

[00:05:22] Bruce Anthony: Not literally,

[00:05:23] Viral Fame Is Fast but Nobody Prepares You for It ⚠️📱💸

[00:05:23] Bruce Anthony: but it's a short [00:05:25] window, so you gotta capitalize on it immediately. And she did. But here's the [00:05:30] thing, the internet decides who you are before you even know who you are given [00:05:35] in those circumstances, going viral is not the same as being prepared [00:05:40] and you can't compare it to old school celebrity pipelines and [00:05:45] Hollywood sports music.

[00:05:47] Bruce Anthony: Verse, TikTok or Instagram [00:05:50] randomness. So there used to be a time when you were kind of [00:05:55] prepared for these things, right? Where you were a musician, or you [00:06:00] were entertainer and you were acting. You started from the bottom. Everybody always says [00:06:05] they became a success overnight. That no, there was hard work that was [00:06:10] associated in this becoming a success.

[00:06:12] Bruce Anthony: Michael B. Jordan has been an actor for, [00:06:15] I don't know, almost close to 20 years now. Close to 20 years, [00:06:20] definitely 15, right? I think his first movie came out. The Hard Balls, I think is [00:06:25] 2011. No, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no. Because he was in the wire in [00:06:30] 2002, so it's been over 20 years. This Oscar, we've literally [00:06:35] watched him grow up.

[00:06:35] Bruce Anthony: This Oscar is not an overnight sensation. He's been [00:06:40] preparing for this for 20 years to get this notoriety, to get this fame. [00:06:45] Internet fame doesn't give you that opportunity to grow, [00:06:50] to grow into your fandom, to grow into your fame, to grow into all of a sudden [00:06:55] getting this windfall of money, even if you're an athlete, right?

[00:06:58] Bruce Anthony: When they used to let high school [00:07:00] players go directly to the NBA, yes, it was life changing money overnight. It's still life, [00:07:05] life-changing money overnight, uh, well before the NIL deals. 'cause now these kids are getting paid in college. [00:07:10] Uh, but it's still, you have no money and then you go from being a millionaire.

[00:07:14] Bruce Anthony: That's the reason [00:07:15] why we hear so many stories of lottery winners going broke. You're not [00:07:20] prepared for that type of money. It's different when you're climbing that social economic [00:07:25] ladder in increments and you're making more and more money as you go along to when you [00:07:30] become a millionaire. Yo, you might be able to handle it a little bit different, but [00:07:35] that doesn't mean that you can get all this [00:07:40] money at one time.

[00:07:42] Bruce Anthony: Remain normal. And like I said, this [00:07:45] internet fame type situation, it decides who you are before, [00:07:50] who you know you to be with this newfound fame [00:07:55] and money. And I don't blame her for [00:08:00] capitalizing on this instant celebrity, yo, this is what you're [00:08:05] supposed to do. She was selling merch, like I said, started podcasts.

[00:08:08] Bruce Anthony: She had a little podcast. She had [00:08:10] personality. She has personality. I believe that [00:08:15] she could be successful in this space, produce properly, [00:08:20] could be very successful in this space. Yo, she has a lot of personality and she [00:08:25] seemed like a down to earth type of person. But why did I [00:08:30] say in the beginning, viral rise and

[00:08:33] How the Hawk Coin Collapse Changed Everything 🪙📉😬

[00:08:33] Bruce Anthony: fall.

[00:08:34] Bruce Anthony: [00:08:35] Well, she was pipped. She was pitched as part of these marketing [00:08:40] ideas. Cryptocurrency. Look, let's be real [00:08:45] clear. Influencers often don't understand complex financial [00:08:50] products. Managers, marketers and crypto promoters [00:08:55] often drive decis decisions, and viral fame attracts [00:09:00] opportunistic and risk heavy deals.

[00:09:03] Bruce Anthony: When you become [00:09:05] famous overnight, you don't have to build financial literacy. Everybody shows up with a [00:09:10] business opportunity once your name starts trending. And what would you do [00:09:15] if you had millions of dollars and ideas that could generate millions of dollars thrown at you [00:09:20] tomorrow becomes tough. So she developed, or people, [00:09:25] people came to her to develop her own crypto coin, you know, the same kind of.

[00:09:29] Bruce Anthony: [00:09:30] Nonsense that, uh, our president is frauding people on [00:09:35] by, you know, milking it. I call it, actually, this is not my term, this is a term [00:09:40] used by my Bomani Jones, but I believe this term is [00:09:45] apropo funny money, right? This isn't even stocks, [00:09:50] which like, you kind of, you kind of know what stocks is. This is the next thing.

[00:09:54] Bruce Anthony: This is, [00:09:55] you don't know what this is worth. People are kind of telling you what it worth, what it's worth, and it's [00:10:00] not something that, that is tangible. It's not even like art, right? Even though they have these [00:10:05] like, I don't know, bit means, I don't even know what they're called, that you could buy like artwork [00:10:10] or digital artwork.

[00:10:11] Bruce Anthony: Look, all this is above my hand. I'm a tangible type of person, [00:10:15] not solely cash, but I like to look into my account and see what the hell, I [00:10:20] have not this imaginary idea of what it's worth. So this [00:10:25] company came to where. So, uh, Luna and they wanted to produce a [00:10:30] hot corn, and so they released it in December, 2024.

[00:10:33] Bruce Anthony: There was a massive hype push [00:10:35] across all of her social program, all of her social pro platforms. For this coin, [00:10:40] the market cap reportedly skyrocketed near 490 to [00:10:45] 500 million. Now, what does that mean? It means that this coin [00:10:50] was launched and because of her popularity, the value of [00:10:55] it shot all the way up to 490 to 500 million, [00:11:00] which is crazy.

[00:11:01] Bruce Anthony: Here's the part where she got in trouble. It then collapsed with the, [00:11:05] with, with over 90% of its value within hours. [00:11:10] So what does that mean? Because like if you trade in [00:11:15] stocks, stocks don't just kind of drop that fast, right? Like you don't [00:11:20] balloon a, a value of something. Uh, I have a cup. [00:11:25] To the left of me, right?

[00:11:27] Bruce Anthony: If all of a sudden I designed a cup [00:11:30] and, and I said, Hey, I'm gonna make the digital version of this cup, this new [00:11:35] design for this cup available for everybody to buy into, and the value of that cup [00:11:40] shoots up to four 90 to $500 million, just like that, [00:11:45] but then drops 90% of its value within hours. Everybody [00:11:50] that invested into that cup, that shot it up to that level lost money [00:11:55] immediately with, well, not immediately, but within hours that would piss [00:12:00] me off.

[00:12:01] Bruce Anthony: That would make me seem like this was all a scam. And [00:12:05] so on chain analysts, whatever the hell they are, they said there was a [00:12:10] large sup, a large percentage of supply held by inside snipers, insiders or [00:12:15] snipers, and higher transfers fees, roughly 15%. So [00:12:20] there was millions generated in trade fees during the hype and the spike.[00:12:25]

[00:12:25] Bruce Anthony: It's a classic crypto chart

[00:12:28] Pump-and-Dump Chaos and Fans Losing Money Fast 💥📊💀

[00:12:28] Bruce Anthony: pattern, but it's a [00:12:30] vertical pump. And then cliff dive crash. So crypto [00:12:35] moves at internet speed so you can get rich or wiped out in minutes. And this was a prime example, and [00:12:40] fans didn't buy coins. They buy the belief in the personality. [00:12:45] Right? That's a problem. Because you're not spending money on a [00:12:50] personality.

[00:12:50] Bruce Anthony: You're spending money on something that's not quite tangible, but that's digital and, [00:12:55] and internet, you know, you could be rich and then wiped out. We saw this happen with, and [00:13:00] during the pandemic with, with, with stocks for like, um, uh, [00:13:05] GameStop, right? People got rich and then lost a lot of money. This, this happens.

[00:13:09] Bruce Anthony: [00:13:10] So fans became disappointed, pissed off, [00:13:15] agitated at this literally pump and dump. [00:13:20] And once again, the analyst said that there were people behind the [00:13:25] scenes that owned it, okay? That were mm, [00:13:30] benefiting highly off of this rise and then this dump. [00:13:35] So fans accused Hailey of the [00:13:40] rug being pulled out from un under them.

[00:13:41] Bruce Anthony: There was a class action, a civil class action lawsuit, [00:13:45] Welch fame, uh. Dissipated. She disappeared, like [00:13:50] after this broke. I didn't see her for a while, and the window was short, right? Her viral [00:13:55] thing happened in June. This coin happened in December. [00:14:00] She didn't even get a good six month run before she disappeared.

[00:14:03] Bruce Anthony: As she's coming back up, this is [00:14:05] March, 2026. This happened over two years ago, right? Disappear. [00:14:10] It's because of the civil lawsuits and that people were saying that she was a key promoter in the [00:14:15] face of the project, and this is the reason why these things happen. [00:14:20] There something that is very important to distinguish.

[00:14:24] Bruce Anthony: [00:14:25] There were civil and criminal cases. The SEC reportedly closed the [00:14:30] probe, uh, without any findings or penalties against her. Uh, but her reputation [00:14:35] was damaged and still occurred regardless of the legal outcome. So yeah, [00:14:40] she was a, she was just the face of it. [00:14:45] Right. She didn't have any, anything going on behind the scenes.

[00:14:48] Bruce Anthony: Well, people don't care about that. [00:14:50] You're the face of it. You're the face of it. Right? When X is trash now, [00:14:55] I believe it's because of Elon Musk. I have strong belief. It's because of Elon Musk. Right. And he's the [00:15:00] face of it. You're going to fear my, you're gonna feel my anger because you're the [00:15:05] face of it.

[00:15:06] Bruce Anthony: You're the reason why this is happening. Even though truthfully she [00:15:10] wasn't. And like I said, she was cleared of any criminal wrongdoing. She still got some civil stuff. [00:15:15] Her people though, they still, they still in that trouble. [00:15:20] Uh, but like I said, this happened two years ago. Recently. This is coming all about because she's trying to make a

[00:15:24] Can a Viral Star Really Rebrand After a Scandal 🔄🤔🎭

[00:15:24] Bruce Anthony: [00:15:25] comeback.

[00:15:25] Bruce Anthony: And that's what America loves, right? America loves for you to become famous, [00:15:30] fall and then have a rebrand, and then a comeback as she's coming back with new [00:15:35] podcasts, brand deals and events. But that's how internet. [00:15:40] Fame works, right? It's a cycle. You go rise controversy and then you [00:15:45] rebrand, attempt, and some influencers recover and others just become a [00:15:50] cautionary tale.

[00:15:50] Bruce Anthony: I don't know what the outcome for her is going to [00:15:55] be. Like I said, I don't know her personally, don't know her [00:16:00] personally, but what she gave off was a genuinely decent human being [00:16:05] that had good personality. She'd done a lot of interviews and, [00:16:10] and, and expressed who she was, and I believe [00:16:15] that she was a good person that got wrapped up with not [00:16:20] understanding that there are snakes out there that are going to present themselves as [00:16:25] people looking to give you an opportunity when in [00:16:30] reality they're looking to lie in their pockets.

[00:16:33] Bruce Anthony: Some people could see it, some people [00:16:35] can't. And so I feel bad for her. I hope she could rebrand. [00:16:40] I hope that she can get some popularity back in because like I said, she seemed [00:16:45] like she was a decent human being. But when people lose money, see, there's a lot of things that you could do [00:16:50] to lose popularity.

[00:16:53] Bruce Anthony: Taking people's money, [00:16:55] eh, that's a tough one to come back from, but, uh, I'm [00:17:00] rooting for her. But, you know, stories like this always make people [00:17:05] pick sides entirely too fast. Some folks say she knew what she was doing, [00:17:10] others say she was taken advantage of. But the truth, like [00:17:15] most real truths usually live somewhere in the uncomfortable middle because what we're really [00:17:20] looking at isn't just one viral personality or one bad business decision.

[00:17:24] Bruce Anthony: [00:17:25] We're looking at what happens when modern fame moves faster than modern wisdom. [00:17:30] See, there used to be a runway to celebrity. You had to fail quietly. You had [00:17:35] to learn industry. You had to build a team that actually cared about you, not just the [00:17:40] money attached to your name. Now, one clip, one moment, [00:17:45] one algorithm push, and suddenly millions of people know who you are.

[00:17:49] Bruce Anthony: But here's the [00:17:50] part, people don't think about and don't know how you are yet. You don't know who you are [00:17:55] yet in the spotlight. And when you don't know who you are, somebody else will gladly [00:18:00] define your value for you. They'll tell you what to post. They'll tell [00:18:05] you what to sell. They'll tell you what opportunities you can't miss.

[00:18:09] Bruce Anthony: They'll promise you [00:18:10] community legacy, generational wealth, all while moving at the speed [00:18:15] design so you don't have time to ask the right questions. That's not a new story. [00:18:20] That's an old story. Young athletes signing bad contract actors [00:18:25] surrounded by yes men, musicians going broke after platinum albums. The only [00:18:30] thing that's changed is the timeline.

[00:18:32] Bruce Anthony: Fame used to creep up on you. Now it [00:18:35] ambushes you. And when fame ambushes you, the real danger isn't just the [00:18:40] spotlight, it's the crowd that rushes in behind it. Because success attracts [00:18:45] opportunity, but it also attracts predators. People who see [00:18:50] the moment not as something to protect, but something to extract from.[00:18:55]

[00:18:55] Bruce Anthony: So whether you think she was naive, responsible, manipulated, or [00:19:00] some combination of all three, the lesson isn't really about her. It's [00:19:05] about all of us living. Living in an era where influence can outpace maturity, [00:19:10] and money can outpace understanding, because the [00:19:15] uncomfortable truth in this is getting famous is easy.

[00:19:18] Bruce Anthony: Now, staying grounded [00:19:20] is the hard part. When success comes before preparation, the real test [00:19:25] is in fame, it's survival. Because in deep water, you either [00:19:30] learn to swim. You drown

[00:19:33] Why Voting Should Be Easier for Every American 🗳️💭

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[00:19:40] Bruce Anthony: [00:19:35] [00:19:40] you know, voting is a right, it's a [00:19:45] legal right. I've never understood [00:19:50] what, because voting is so important and because we have national [00:19:55] holidays for anything, right? Why aren't [00:20:00] election days, national holidays to make it [00:20:05] easier for everybody to vote? Because that's the thing, right? If it's your right, [00:20:10] you should, it should be easier for you to do it.

[00:20:14] Bruce Anthony: It should [00:20:15] be easy to vote. And for some people, in some areas, it [00:20:20] relatively is for me, in Virginia and, and the area that I live in. Okay? [00:20:25] And, and I'm afforded. Certain privileges because of my social [00:20:30] economic status, my social economic status [00:20:35] allows me into spaces that if [00:20:40] I wasn't at that status, I wouldn't be allowed in those spaces as a [00:20:45] black man.

[00:20:46] Bruce Anthony: So I have certain privileges, even though I'm mi I'm a [00:20:50] minority because socially and economically, [00:20:55] I, I'm, I'm doing okay. Right? So for me, it was really easy [00:21:00] to register. I moved to a new area. I moved to a new state, [00:21:05] right? Moved from Maryland to Virginia. Had to go down to the local [00:21:10] DMV, had to get my driver's license right there as I'm getting my [00:21:15] driver's license.

[00:21:16] Bruce Anthony: Register the vote, get I'm on the registration [00:21:20] roll. All I gotta do to go vote, go to my polling station. [00:21:25] Go to my voting station, give them my id, they check the database, [00:21:30] they ask me a couple questions, I go vote in and out. My whole [00:21:35] process for even voting, it takes me longer to walk to the voting [00:21:40] station than it actually does to actually vote.

[00:21:44] Bruce Anthony: Because [00:21:45] once again, I live in a social area that's a higher socioeconomic to [00:21:50] plane. And look, they make it real easy for people that have a little bit of [00:21:55] cheddar. I ain't got that much. Don't get it twisted. I ain't got that much. Right. You know, technically I think I'm broke, [00:22:00] uh, but I think I'm broke. No matter how much money I got in my account, I'm broke.

[00:22:03] Bruce Anthony: Okay. I ain't got no money. Don't ask me for no money. [00:22:05] But, but we make it easier for people that have a little bit of bread. [00:22:10] My sister lives in a district in Atlanta. My sister got a little bit of [00:22:15] bread too. She got a house, you know what I'm saying? You know, in the surrounding neighborhoods,

[00:22:18] Who Gets Easy Access to Vote and Who Does Not 🚪⚖️🧾

[00:22:19] Bruce Anthony: Bankhead, right.[00:22:20]

[00:22:20] Bruce Anthony: And uh, there are some people that are lower on the socioeconomic [00:22:25] ladder that live in the surrounding neighborhoods. [00:22:30] So they have a voting station and it's always packed [00:22:35] long lines. And that's never, I never understood that to me. You would think when [00:22:40] you have more people in a concentrated area, you'd have more polling areas to make it [00:22:45] easier for people to vote.

[00:22:46] Bruce Anthony: And they just don't do that. This country does [00:22:50] not make it easy for the majority of people to vote. They [00:22:55] really don't. A lot of times, if you're not. [00:23:00] Really paying attention to your local politics. You have no idea when [00:23:05] city councils and city mayors are, unless you live in a big city like Baltimore or [00:23:10] dc You know, I, I, I don't live in a big city.

[00:23:13] Bruce Anthony: I don't even know if my city [00:23:15] has a mayor. I think we do. I know they got a council 'cause I thought about running for it a few [00:23:20] times, but, you know, I got some stuff on my record. I ain't, you know, come up during, you know, you know, debates [00:23:25] and stuff like that. You ain't gonna put my business out there on the street.

[00:23:27] Bruce Anthony: I'm gonna have to fight you. And that's not how politicians really are [00:23:30] supposed to operate. So that won't work for me. But yeah, no, I [00:23:35] mean, unless you're really paying attention to your local politics and people, people aren't, [00:23:40] people vote for national elections most of the time because they don't know [00:23:45] what's going on locally.

[00:23:46] Bruce Anthony: Not really, not unless you're in the community and you're being active. [00:23:50] Why am I bringing all this up? There is a method to my

[00:23:52] The SAVE Act and Why Bruce Calls It Bull 🏛️🚨😤

[00:23:53] Bruce Anthony: madness. The [00:23:55] save Act. What is the save act? It's the [00:24:00] Safeguard American Voter Eligibility Act. This is a Republican backed bill [00:24:05] that was introduced by Chip Roy in Texas in May of 2024.

[00:24:09] Bruce Anthony: Why [00:24:10] am I talking about it now in March, 2026? [00:24:15] Because it passed the house of 2024. [00:24:20] Didn't get voted on. They reintroduced it in [00:24:25] 2026, and it's still kind of stalling in the Senate. [00:24:30] Odds are this thing is not going to pass, but it's important [00:24:35] because you need to understand what, you know what? I can't even, I can't [00:24:40] even fake it.

[00:24:41] Bruce Anthony: Right? I was gonna try and be impartial, but I gotta just be real with y'all, [00:24:45] y'all. It's unsolicited perspectives with Bruce Anthony, I gotta be real with y'all, [00:24:50] right? This is some Republican bs. It's some Republican bull. And [00:24:55] even Republicans in the Senate is like, this is bull, but what's in this act? What [00:25:00] are they trying to do?

[00:25:01] Bruce Anthony: So it requires documentation, proof [00:25:05] of you being a US citizen. Now, when you think about that, when I say [00:25:10] that, people are gonna be like, yeah, you know, that don't sound like a big deal. Like you just prove [00:25:15] that you're a citizen.

[00:25:18] Bruce Anthony: You have to prove that [00:25:20] you're a citizen to even register to vote and update your voter [00:25:25] registration. Non-citizens are not out there voting [00:25:30] like that. It's a small, I mean like small number, like [00:25:35] in the tens, maybe the hundreds, not thousands, [00:25:40] not millions, hundreds, [00:25:45] maybe. And they get caught. You know what I'm saying?

[00:25:48] Bruce Anthony: They get caught. We [00:25:50] already have laws in place to make sure non-citizens aren't voting. [00:25:55] But the way that you had to prove that you are a [00:26:00] citizen is by these acceptable documents. Either a [00:26:05] passport, a birth certificate are naturalized papers. [00:26:10] What doesn't count anymore, what isn't sufficient are driver license, [00:26:15] real IDs, military IDs, which is crazy.

[00:26:18] Bruce Anthony: Um, those [00:26:20] alone won't be sufficient. It requires in-person presentation of [00:26:25] your documents. And this would amend the National Voter Registration Act of [00:26:30] 1993. It shifts the burden of proving eligibility more [00:26:35] heavily onto the voters when voting is already restricted to [00:26:40] citizens. So this adds a new verification la uh, layer.

[00:26:44] Bruce Anthony: This [00:26:45] changes how registration works nationwide. And, and you once [00:26:50] again may say to me, but Bruce, what's the big deal? Okay, so I'm gonna give you [00:26:55] the Republican supporter argument. 'cause I don't think a lot of Democrats is out here supporting me except for [00:27:00] John Fetterman. Which by the way, bro, just go ahead and change parties.

[00:27:03] Bruce Anthony: Go ahead and change parties. 'cause you [00:27:05] ain't a Democrat. Alright, so what are the key points some of the supporters are saying about this is [00:27:10] designed to prevent non-citizens from voting in federal elections, right? It's tied to [00:27:15] border concerns about immigration, election integrity and confidence in the [00:27:20] election systems supporters.

[00:27:23] Supporters vs Critics of the SAVE Act Explained ⚔️📚🗣️

[00:27:23] Bruce Anthony: Uh, frame it as [00:27:25] a simple safeguard, a citizens only voting protection and a [00:27:30] one-time document documentation step. We [00:27:35] did a critic saying non-citizen voting in [00:27:40] federal elections is already illegal. You can't do it. Documented cases [00:27:45] are statistically extremely rare. I already told you about that. Uh, [00:27:50] existence systems already include Citi, uh, uh, citizenship, uh, [00:27:55] can't vote.

[00:27:56] Bruce Anthony: Uh, non citizenship under perjury. You [00:28:00] can't do that. And database verification. You know, critics are saying that this [00:28:05] bill could disenfranchise eligible voters lacking documents and or [00:28:10] severely limit mail-in registration and create unfounded mandates from states. [00:28:15] Okay, I wanna get on the documentation.

[00:28:19] Bruce Anthony: [00:28:20] 'cause everybody's like, yo, Bruce, what's the big deal? Get your birth certificate, [00:28:25] get your passport. You'd be good to go. You can vote. [00:28:30] This is going back to my original

[00:28:32] When Required Documents Become a Modern Poll Tax 💵📄🚫

[00:28:33] Bruce Anthony: point, that some of us have certain [00:28:35] privileges that we don't even realize or privileges. And you may think to [00:28:40] yourself, I'm living check to check.

[00:28:42] Bruce Anthony: But you still live in a social economic level [00:28:45] where you have a passport, where you have a copy of your birth certificate. My mom, [00:28:50] God bless her, love my mama to death, kept that paperwork [00:28:55] right. I have a copy. When I became adult, an adult. My parents are like, all [00:29:00] right man, we've been keeping this documentation, but like you at that age, now here's your birth [00:29:05] certificate.

[00:29:05] Bruce Anthony: Here's your social security card. Don't lose it. You gotta keep it. And I [00:29:10] do. I have it. I know exactly where my birth certificate is. I know exactly where my social security card is. [00:29:15] My parents was on top of that stuff. You know, [00:29:20] not everybody has parents like mine, so to get a copy your birth certificate ain't a whole [00:29:25] lot of money to certain people.

[00:29:27] Bruce Anthony: But it could be the difference between eating [00:29:30] and not eating right to get a copy of your birth certificate. I personally [00:29:35] forgot what city I was born in. [00:29:40] If my parents weren't alive, that would've taken real strong [00:29:45] investigation work to find out. I would've had to contact the state. Right. I [00:29:50] would, the state would've given me information.

[00:29:52] Bruce Anthony: Maybe they had the information where the [00:29:55] hospital was. 'cause the hospitals have to keep a copy of the birth certificate records and then I [00:30:00] would be able to, you know, get my copy of a birth certificate. What happens if you don't even know what state [00:30:05] that you were born in? I mean, you gotta, hell, hell hire [00:30:10] an investigator to find out, to get you, get a copy of your birth certificate, [00:30:15] you know, people that have it.

[00:30:16] Bruce Anthony: Don't think about these type of things because we don't need to think about 'em. We got a [00:30:20] copy of our birth certificate, but these are real [00:30:25] things. Passport. Look, I know I still have it. I [00:30:30] can't even renew my passport anymore. It's expired. So time, so long ago, and I'm leaving the country this [00:30:35] summer. I need to go get a new passport.

[00:30:36] Bruce Anthony: I need to go do it this week to guarantee that I [00:30:40] have it for my, for my trip this summer, because I'm slowly approaching that system. [00:30:45] Getting a passport to me is not a big deal. SA hundred [00:30:50] buck 50, maybe $200 to get it expedited, right? Like, [00:30:55] I mean, I don't just got $200 just thrown around, but that's not gonna make a dent.

[00:30:59] Bruce Anthony: That's not [00:31:00] going to make me not have to decide if I could get groceries for the week. Like, once [00:31:05] again, I, I, I'm fortunate to do decently [00:31:10] professionally where that type of thing doesn't hurt. [00:31:15] Well, there are some people that aren't even living check to check. What do I mean by that? Some [00:31:20] people are living a check behind and you're like, Bruce, how can you live a check behind?

[00:31:24] Bruce Anthony: They [00:31:25] got, they get their paycheck and they're paying bills that are, should have [00:31:30] been paid in the previous paycheck. That's not living. Check to check when you're [00:31:35] living. Check to check. You get your check. It pays the bills forward, not [00:31:40] backwards, right? They're retroactively, not retroactively, but they're paying bills that should have [00:31:45] already been paid, so they're in the hole.

[00:31:48] Bruce Anthony: There are people out there literally [00:31:50] living like that. A lot of people and, and it don't really matter what [00:31:55] socioeconomical level that you're in, right? There are a lot of people [00:32:00] that are behind that are not living check to check. They're living [00:32:05] past check to check. They can't afford the a hundred, $150, [00:32:10] $200 for a passport, but you could spend that 20, 25, $30 to get the [00:32:15] driver's license.

[00:32:15] Bruce Anthony: And even for a lot of people, that's a stretch. So what this amounts [00:32:20] to is a poll tax. Ladies and gentlemen, I'm gonna give you a history lesson. What [00:32:25] is a poll tax? A poll tax is a tax that was applied [00:32:30] during the Jim Crow era to be able to vote. Now you may say, Bruce, [00:32:35] this ain't no poll tax. That's not the same thing.

[00:32:36] Bruce Anthony: Yes, it is. If you have any type of common sense or critical thinking [00:32:40] skills, you would know in order to have those documents, you have to pay money [00:32:45] in order to vote. You need to have those documents. Therefore, it's [00:32:50] a new poll tax. So it's illegal because the poll tax was [00:32:55] outlawed in 1964 with the Civil Rights Act, and there was a, a case, the, [00:33:00] uh, I think it was Henderson versus Virginia and [00:33:05] 1966, but the reason why it was [00:33:10] deemed illegal, because it disenfranchised poor voters, [00:33:15] black voters, and rural voters.

[00:33:17] Bruce Anthony: Uh, so it was banned on the [00:33:20] 24th Amendment in 1964, and it was Harper versus, uh, the Board of Virginia Board of Elections since [00:33:25] 1966. You know, poll tax, [00:33:30] that's what this is. Another thing that people might be thinking

[00:33:33] Name Changes, Paperwork and the Real Voting Barrier 🪪❗🧠

[00:33:33] Bruce Anthony: that might not realize [00:33:35] is what happens [00:33:40] when your name doesn't match your birth certificate?

[00:33:42] Bruce Anthony: What do you mean, Bruce? Why? Why wouldn't your name match your [00:33:45] birth certificate? Easy. There are easy examples of why your name wouldn't [00:33:50] match your birth certificate. Your legal name would not match your birth certificate. I'm gonna give you a few. Married [00:33:55] women, divorced individuals, transgender citizens, and [00:34:00] adopted individuals.

[00:34:01] Bruce Anthony: Their names wouldn't match. You know what else wouldn't match? If you [00:34:05] changed your name, what if I changed my name? My legal government name to [00:34:10] Bruce Anthony. That's not the name on my, on my birth certificate. It's not the name on [00:34:15] my birth certificate. It wouldn't match. I would be disqualified from voting, even though I am [00:34:20] a legal, I was born here, born in the state of Illinois.

[00:34:23] Bruce Anthony: Been here on this, [00:34:25] on this land for over 45 years. I'm in the 46th year of my life. I'm about to [00:34:30] turn 46. But if I decided to legally change my name because it wouldn't [00:34:35] match my birth certificate and say I couldn't afford to get a passport, I wouldn't be allowed to vote. Do you [00:34:40] understand? Why this doesn't make sense.

[00:34:42] Bruce Anthony: Do you understand why there would be a big [00:34:45] problem to all of this? It restricts voting. [00:34:50] It doesn't improve election integrity. And [00:34:55] once again, why do we need to improve election integrity? Because a big [00:35:00] cry baby bitching and moaning still six [00:35:05] years later about losing the 2020 election he lost. And there's [00:35:10] still people out there saying that he didn't lose.

[00:35:13] Bruce Anthony: Funny enough, some people [00:35:15] who are in the house who are in the Senate [00:35:20] who are election deniers, but you know what's funny? They don't deny the [00:35:25] fact that they won. They don't [00:35:30] discredit the system when it benefits them. [00:35:35] Because you don't ever hear Chip Roy saying, well, I won, but I don't know if I won legitimately.

[00:35:39] Bruce Anthony: [00:35:40] 'cause it might have been some illegal people, uh, voted for me. No, no, [00:35:45] they don't want that. They don't believe that.

[00:35:48] Election Integrity or Just Another Way to Rig Access 🗳️🎯🚧

[00:35:48] Bruce Anthony: So why are they really doing this? [00:35:50] The reason why Republicans are really doing this, [00:35:55] it's not about an election integrity. It's not. That's what they'll [00:36:00] say. But it's not about that. It's about reducing the [00:36:05] number of eligible voters because their policies aren't [00:36:10] popular.

[00:36:12] Bruce Anthony: Now, you will say to [00:36:15] yourself, but Bruce, how are their policies not popular? When they hold a president? [00:36:20] They hold the majority in the house. They hold the majority in the [00:36:25] Senate. And even though it's not supposed to be political, there are more conservative [00:36:30] justices on the SE Supreme Court than liberals by 63.

[00:36:33] Bruce Anthony: How are their [00:36:35] policies not pop, pop popular? Hmm. I'm gonna get it out Popular. [00:36:40] They run on certain identity politics. [00:36:45] Right? The enemy over there, [00:36:50] not you, the enemy over there. And that will galvanize people because a [00:36:55] lot of people's identity is wrapped up in being American. I've [00:37:00] already described it for you guys as some people call me un-American.

[00:37:02] Bruce Anthony: Now y'all can kiss my ass. Okay. 'cause I [00:37:05] love this country and I, and you could tell that I love this country because I'll call it out [00:37:10] for its fallacies. What I mean by that is we all love our [00:37:15] parents. We all love our siblings, aunt, uncle, blood, all that stuff, right? But we also [00:37:20] can call out the fact that they're flawed.

[00:37:22] Bruce Anthony: That doesn't mean that we don't love them still. We [00:37:25] do love them. We love 'em so much that we want them to be better. [00:37:30] And it's funny. It's funny how the left is always being [00:37:35] called American haters. When the right literally [00:37:40] ran on a campaign make America great again. So if you [00:37:45] take that literally, that would mean that they thought America was not great.[00:37:50]

[00:37:51] Bruce Anthony: So if America wasn't great, isn't that a [00:37:55] criticism of America? And if it is a criticism of America, doesn't that make them [00:38:00] un-American by their own rules and their own standards? [00:38:05] I'm just giving y'all some, a little bit of game to think about. You know, if you're a [00:38:10] Republican out there, you're a conservative person out there and you don't like what I'm saying, [00:38:15] I'm just holding you accountable.

[00:38:16] Bruce Anthony: I'm just making you look in the mirror and decide, do [00:38:20] you want to be accountable for your own actions, or is it just always about somebody else? [00:38:25] Nevermind the fact that they're trying to rig the system by the Safe Act. They're also trying to rig the [00:38:30] system by gerrymandering. Gerrymandering. If their policies were [00:38:35] popular, you wouldn't have to rig the system.

[00:38:37] Bruce Anthony: It's like going out and playing pickup [00:38:40] basketball and you get all the best players. Oh, you don't want to really compete. You just wanna win. [00:38:45] So that if you just wanna win, then that means you're not really doing the will of the [00:38:50] people. You're not really doing it for the people, you're doing it for yourself.

[00:38:53] Bruce Anthony: It's disingenuous, [00:38:55] it's hypocrisy. And this is the reason why I get upset. I have no [00:39:00] problem with Republicans who stand on business. These people [00:39:05] don't. Chip Roy is a prime example, and it's all stemming from a big [00:39:10] crybaby complaining about losing the election. So now you have this [00:39:15] new save act that thankfully, hopefully.

[00:39:18] Bruce Anthony: More than likely will not [00:39:20] pass in the Senate. So it won't become law. Even though Trump is trying his hardest [00:39:25] to make this law, but more than likely it won't become [00:39:30] law more than likely. We don't have to worry about this. However, [00:39:35] they've been trying to do this since 2024. They're never [00:39:40] gonna stop. They're always trying to limit what people [00:39:45] can, what people can vote, who people can vote for.[00:39:50]

[00:39:50] Bruce Anthony: And that's not how democracy works. But you ever [00:39:55] notice some political solutions show up long after the supposed problem has already been [00:40:00] solved? This is a prime example of this. This would make these debates like this feels [00:40:05] like less like policymaking and more like performance. [00:40:10] Because the idea that only citizens should vote isn't controversial.

[00:40:13] Bruce Anthony: It's already a law. [00:40:15] It's already enforced, and actual cases of non-citizens voting in federal elections [00:40:20] are extraordinarily rare. I've already told you guys, it doesn't really [00:40:25] happen and does not affect overall races. Okay? So when a [00:40:30] proposal comes along that adds more hoops, more paperwork, more bureaucracy, the real [00:40:35] question isn't just what the rule says, it's about what the rule [00:40:40] does.

[00:40:40] Bruce Anthony: Because of politics, rules are never neutral. They shape [00:40:45] turnout. They shape access. They shape who participates and who [00:40:50] decides is just not worth the hassle. History has shown this, [00:40:55] this before. Poll taxes didn't say you couldn't vote. They just made [00:41:00] voting cost money. Liter sees tests. Didn't say you weren't a citizen. They just made [00:41:05] proving harder For some people more than others, every time the [00:41:10] justification sounds responsible, security, integrity, protecting the [00:41:15] system. But here's the uncomfortable truth, people don't wanna sit with [00:41:20] you don't always have to take someone's right to vote to weaken their voice.[00:41:25]

[00:41:25] Bruce Anthony: Sometimes you just make the process complicated enough that fewer people use it. [00:41:30] And when you start requiring documents that millions of eligible Americans don't [00:41:35] have easy access to passports that cost money, birth certificates [00:41:40] that take time to obtain paperwork that doesn't match because life changes like marriage or [00:41:45] adoption, you're just not creating a rule.

[00:41:49] Bruce Anthony: You're creating [00:41:50] friction. And friction in democracy has consequences [00:41:55] because the same election systems that produce controversial losses also [00:42:00] produce victories at every level in government, which raises an [00:42:05] uncomfortable political paradox if systems are truly broken, [00:42:10] that doubt would logically apply to every race, not just the ones people are [00:42:15] unhappy about. Now, that doesn't mean inte security isn't important. Public [00:42:20] confidence matters. Transparency matters, but solutions should [00:42:25] match the scale of the problem. And when the cure starts looking like it [00:42:30] could discourage more legitimate voters than stop the illegal ones, [00:42:35] we have to ask whether they're strengthening the democracy [00:42:40] or just reshaping who gets to participate in it, because democracy doesn't [00:42:45] usually disappear overnight. It changes gradually through [00:42:50] policies, through procedures, through rules that sound reasonable on paper, [00:42:55] but feel very different in real life.

[00:42:58] Bruce Anthony: And the real test isn't whether we [00:43:00] can design tougher systems. It's whether we can design systems that secure [00:43:05] without becoming selective. Because once participation starts, depending [00:43:10] on who has the right paperwork, the right time, the right resources, [00:43:15] the questions isn't just about who wins elections anymore. [00:43:20] The question becomes. Who still feels invited to [00:43:25] be a part of them?

[00:43:26] Passwords, Typing Bubbles and Everyday Tech Torture 📱😵‍💫😂

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[00:43:34] Bruce Anthony: [00:43:30] All right. [00:43:35] We've been serious. All show. I'm lecturing again. [00:43:40] I know, I know. I'm lecturing. I look. I went to school to be a teacher, ladies and gentlemen, [00:43:45] so sometimes are gonna come off on these podcasts. A lot of times on these [00:43:50] podcasts, a lot of episodes I'm gonna come off as preachy and the words of one of my favorite sports [00:43:55] writers, and I live by this motto.

[00:43:58] Bruce Anthony: I'm not telling you what to [00:44:00] think. None of this is to try to tell you what to think. I am [00:44:05] asking you would you like to think? That's all, but that's enough for the serious [00:44:10] thought-provoking conversations. Even this is still thought provoking, but this is a little bit [00:44:15] more on the relaxation side, you know, little bit more fun, little bit more [00:44:20] upbeat, kind of.

[00:44:22] Bruce Anthony: It's about the struggles that only exist [00:44:25] because of technology. What do I mean by that? [00:44:30] Something as simple as forgetting your password. Again, let me tell you [00:44:35] something. I'm so sick of all these different things that I have to [00:44:40] have passwords for that I can't ever remember I have, and I gotta [00:44:45] change it because my brother and sister actually figured out what it was and I [00:44:50] thought it was foolproof.

[00:44:51] Bruce Anthony: It had been my password for like 30 years. [00:44:55] I thought nobody would be able to figure it out. And maybe only people that really have known me for a long time would be [00:45:00] able to figure it out. But it's, my password is always some variation. Combination of these [00:45:05] words and numbers that I've been using for the last 30 years so that I can remember it and I had to [00:45:10] change it.

[00:45:10] Bruce Anthony: I had to completely change it 'cause my brother and sister figured it out. What pisses me off [00:45:15] is that a lot of times I can't even figure it out and it's my password and y'all all know what I'm [00:45:20] talking about. And I don't want these strong as suggestion passwords that Apple [00:45:25] or Google provide to you because what happens if they [00:45:30] all of a sudden disappear?

[00:45:31] Bruce Anthony: It's happened before where some of these Apple updates where I would go into my [00:45:35] passwords and be like, I don't know what that password is. And I'm like, you supposed to know what this password is. You [00:45:40] created it. I don't know what this password is. It was super [00:45:45] calorically escal. 1 million pi times 52.

[00:45:49] Bruce Anthony: [00:45:50] Like I can't remember that. I can't even spell that. So I need you my [00:45:55] iPhone, my com laptop to remember these passwords 'cause I can't remember 'em 'cause [00:46:00] they got passwords for everything and y'all know what I'm talking about. So this is what I'm talking about with [00:46:05] these struggles that only technology that only exists because of technology.

[00:46:09] Bruce Anthony: Don't get [00:46:10] me wrong. Glad that they are now, that they now have this kind of thing where [00:46:15] at least they'll re remember, but half the time they're not remembering, right? [00:46:20] This is another one that technology just, oh [00:46:25] this, this kills me. And we've all been there. We've all, look, some of [00:46:30] y'all line, if you don't own up to this, we've all gone on one of our [00:46:35] exes, Instagram, TikTok, Facebook, what have you, just to see how they [00:46:40] doing and secretly hope that they not doing better than us.

[00:46:43] Bruce Anthony: We've all done [00:46:45] that. We've all been, that type of petty problem is [00:46:50] sometimes, or maybe just me with my little fat fingers, you accidentally are [00:46:55] looking at a picture and accidentally like a post, and that post was from 2016. [00:47:00] So that person immediately gets a notification that you liked an old ass [00:47:05] picture.

[00:47:05] Bruce Anthony: Or, and this happened to me. A friend of yours [00:47:10] wants to see what, what a person is up to, and they like a picture by [00:47:15] accident. This is only a struggle that technology has presented. It was [00:47:20] not a thing back in the day. I don't remember time from MySpace allowing this to [00:47:25] happen. But Instagram sure allows this to happen.

[00:47:28] Bruce Anthony: Facebook sure as hell allows it to [00:47:30] happen and it's embarrassing. You know what [00:47:35] else? Watching somebody type and then it disappear. Now [00:47:40] what's crazy is this is even working with Android, it even works on [00:47:45] Instagram now, dms and all this stuff. It'll say typing or you'll see the little bubbles or what have you, [00:47:50] and then they just disappear.

[00:47:51] Bruce Anthony: You was gonna say something? What were you gonna say? [00:47:55] I'm waiting. Say it. This is only a struggle. [00:48:00] Technology is presented to you and it's aggravating. Don't, don't gimme the bubbles and [00:48:05] then disappear. You. I might come to your house, Hey, look, there was some bubbles earlier. [00:48:10] What was you gonna say? Because I need to know it because we was having a conversation [00:48:15] and obviously it seemed like you was gonna say something smart, and I need to know [00:48:20] what my clap back needs to be for whatever you was gonna say.[00:48:25]

[00:48:25] Bruce Anthony: So what was you gonna say? And don't let it be bubbles and then [00:48:30] disappear. And then you are like, all right, forget it then. And then you walk away, and then you hit a text [00:48:35] alert five to 10 minutes later. It's like, oh, you was really thinking about this. I'm about to get 'em. [00:48:40] You know what? What? Another struggle of technology

[00:48:43] Battery Panic, Voice Notes and Group Chat Madness 🔋🎙️🤣

[00:48:43] Bruce Anthony: presented your phone [00:48:45] battle, your phone battery anxiety.

[00:48:48] Bruce Anthony: That's a real thing. [00:48:50] You got a hundred percent, man, you fearless. You ain't worried about [00:48:55] nothing. You got, you got all the apps open. You on YouTube, you got [00:49:00] music playing. You ain't worried about your battery life. Yeah. Bad boy Get about [00:49:05] 50%, 20%. You start calculating, you might put on that, you know the, the little [00:49:10] mode where it reserve the battery 'cause you like, hey I, I don't know if I can [00:49:15] get to a charger in time.

[00:49:16] Bruce Anthony: You fighting with folks? Hey man, you got a charger? No I'm using it [00:49:20] right now. Hey, you got a charger? Yeah I got a charger. Man, that charger don't match this phone. I need a [00:49:25] charger real fast. My phone is about to die. And then by you, by the time you get to 5% you [00:49:30] prayer. Because when you get to 5% you actually need to use your phone for something.[00:49:35]

[00:49:35] Bruce Anthony: People be calling you. Hey man, hey I gotta get off this phone. I only got 5% battery life. Text me, [00:49:40] text me real fast, text me real fast. I gotta get to a charger. That's a new world [00:49:45] struggle and it's a struggle because of technology. Vote voice notes. [00:49:50] Being longer than movies. I, like I said, I got a lot of female friends, a [00:49:55] lot of 'em, dear friends of mine.

[00:49:57] Bruce Anthony: And it's, it is only my female friends. [00:50:00] I don't, none of my male friends do this. I'm not saying it's gender specific, I'm saying [00:50:05] in my life it is gender specific. And I'm like, look, with all these damn [00:50:10] voice notes you could have just called me. Now I'm not gonna answer the phone 'cause I don't wanna talk on the phone, which is probably the [00:50:15] reason why they're leaving me voice notes.

[00:50:17] Bruce Anthony: But the fact that they only a minute long and I got [00:50:20] to listen to 20 of them. Come on now. Is it, is this a new [00:50:25] Risa Tesa, you know, documentary series? Why are you sending me so many voice [00:50:30] notes? A struggle that a technology created. You know, what's another struggle? Technology [00:50:35] created. Wifi acting different in, in every room in the house. I look, [00:50:40] I have to use wired wifi in my studio because the [00:50:45] wifi in the studio is not as strong everywhere else in the house and I don't understand it.[00:50:50]

[00:50:50] Bruce Anthony: It'd be pissing me off and it's always been like that. And the living room, you [00:50:55] got super high speed cable in, in the bedroom, on the studio, in the bathroom. You [00:51:00] gotta use Morse code. Why isn't it strong everywhere? My place ain't really even that big. [00:51:05] I shouldn't have to get extenders, wifi extenders just to [00:51:10] have power everywhere.

[00:51:11] Bruce Anthony: And that's crazy. And that's another struggle that technology [00:51:15] has created. Uh, another struggle is [00:51:20] seeing somebody who is active online but not [00:51:25] responding. So you online? You online just [00:51:30] not for me. That's one way for me. To [00:51:35] send you straight to hell in whatever message. I hate it. I hate it [00:51:40] when I see people online.

[00:51:42] Bruce Anthony: I send 'em something and they act like they, they [00:51:45] didn't send it. They didn't, they didn't see it. They don't wanna respond to it. That's a bunch of bull. You see, [00:51:50] I see you online. It's got the little gray, which by the way, really don't like that. I [00:51:55] don't want people knowing when I'm online 'cause they might send me something that I don't wanna respond [00:52:00] to.

[00:52:00] Bruce Anthony: Is that selfish? Because I don't like it when it's done to me. Yes. Is it [00:52:05] hypocritical? Yes. I just say I was perfect. I'm a flawed individual. I like attention when I want [00:52:10] attention and sometimes I don't want attention so I'm not gonna respond. But you damn sure better respond to [00:52:15] me when I say that. You online another thing.

[00:52:19] Bruce Anthony: Tracking [00:52:20] packages like it's a stock market. Look, you be it. Be out for delivery [00:52:25] for 27 hours. And it's always something that you was like, man, I kind of need this [00:52:30] right now. I'm like, oh, okay. I'm gonna get it. I'm gonna get it earlier in the day. And then it still don't show up until [00:52:35] you about ready to go to bed.

[00:52:36] Bruce Anthony: And I got special Amazon and UPS [00:52:40] lockers in my building, so I got to go downstairs. It's not a package that's delivered to my front [00:52:45] door and I wish it was, it used to be a time, but they got new security system. Make it a little [00:52:50] difficult. You know, that's another struggle. Technology is created, you know, it's [00:52:55] good for people 'cause their homes are protected, but I don't want this strong security [00:53:00] system where I live.

[00:53:01] Bruce Anthony: It makes it difficult for people to deliver my food. I love the [00:53:05] pandemic when I didn't have to interact with people unless I was getting some alcohol and then I was [00:53:10] already, you know, sauced just getting some extra alcohol. So I, in that moment, I actually wanna speak [00:53:15] to people, but I don't actually wanna see or talk to people.

[00:53:18] Bruce Anthony: When I'm in my chill [00:53:20] mode and technology has ruined that 'cause the security system is so damn strong [00:53:25] and you can track these packages and I just want my package. I just want my [00:53:30] package. Look, another thing struggles, [00:53:35] technology. You gotta update everything before you can't even use it. Before I [00:53:40] started, I swear to God this is a true story, hand [00:53:45] to the ceiling, to the heavens.

[00:53:47] Bruce Anthony: I am not lying before I [00:53:50] started filming this show and I'm running late to film the show, right? That's the reason why [00:53:55] y'all might notice that it's a little frantic. Uh, you know, sorry, [00:54:00] you know, I'm not perfect. I'll do the best that I can, but I was a little late starting the show. I [00:54:05] wanted to start it a certain time because I'm meticulous and I done planned out my day and I [00:54:10] got things that I gotta do and I had to get this show recorded and all this [00:54:15] stuff.

[00:54:15] Bruce Anthony: And what happens? What happens? My phone [00:54:20] just decides to update itself and shuts off, [00:54:25] completely shuts off. I go to change the lights because the lights are controlled by [00:54:30] my phone. Technology struggle and I can't [00:54:35] change the lights because my phone is updating. And how long does this update take? [00:54:40] A good 20 minutes.

[00:54:41] Bruce Anthony: So I'm 20 minutes behind starting the show, [00:54:45] which I was already late starting the show on because of technology. [00:54:50] And I didn't tell it. To update. It decided to update itself, pissing me off. [00:54:55] And the last thing that I'm gonna say, that technology has made the [00:55:00] struggle in my life. Mad. Crazy. [00:55:05] Group chats 'cause group chats.

[00:55:08] Bruce Anthony: Never die. [00:55:10] You could have a conversation on Tuesday and then they go dormant for [00:55:15] days and then all of a sudden on Friday, text strings, my phone is on do [00:55:20] not disturb 'cause I'm recording right now. I have more group chats that I want to be in. [00:55:25] I wanna get out of them. But you can't, 'cause there are people that you know you care [00:55:30] about.

[00:55:30] Bruce Anthony: And if you say leave the chat, everybody gonna be like, yo, why you? Why you leave the chat? [00:55:35] You can't. They're muted. They're muted because I don't wanna hear the ding, ding, [00:55:40] ding. I don't want to hear that. But a lot of times it'd be a lot of nonsense. And I'm in group [00:55:45] chats with a lot of people and it's worse when it's some Android users.

[00:55:47] Bruce Anthony: 'cause you can't even, you can't even leave [00:55:50] the group chat if you wanted to, just ruining everything. And then you look at your [00:55:55] phone and you got 237 text messages. My anxiety won't [00:56:00] let that number sit. I've got to erase that little marker. That [00:56:05] indicator on my text icon has to be empty. I don't know why.

[00:56:09] Bruce Anthony: [00:56:10] This is, don't try to explain who I am. I just accept the [00:56:15] fact that I am this way. God made me this way, I accept it, and I'm not [00:56:20] gonna change. It gives me anxiety. I've got to resolve that. And so that [00:56:25] means I've got to click on that link, uh, and look at those group [00:56:30] chats. And a lot of times it's nonsense or it's a conversation that I might've been interested in, [00:56:35] but now it's too late to enter in the conversation because you weren't around your [00:56:40] phone.

[00:56:40] Bruce Anthony: So technology,

[00:56:42] Technology Promised Ease but Delivered New Stress 🤖📡😩

[00:56:43] Bruce Anthony: but technology [00:56:45] promised to make life easier, but really it just gave us new ways to panic [00:56:50] faster. You know what's funny about all of this, though? We were promised a [00:56:55] future that was going to look like flying cars, robot assistance, and instead we [00:57:00] got phones that listened to us argue with autocorrect at two in the morning.

[00:57:04] Bruce Anthony: [00:57:05] Technology was supposed to make life simpler. Now it just gives us new things to be dramatic [00:57:10] about our ancestors. Were worried about survival. We're worried about [00:57:15] whether someone saw us accidentally, like a photo from 2014. They were building [00:57:20] farms. We're building password combinations that look like wifi [00:57:25] codes.

[00:57:25] Bruce Anthony: And somehow all of this is quote unquote, progress [00:57:30] still hasn't solved the biggest modern problem of all figuring out what to [00:57:35] do and what to watch on Saturday night [00:57:40] with our Netflix. But here's the part I actually kind of [00:57:45] love about all of this. As stressful and ridiculous as this text [00:57:50] stuff is, it also connects us.

[00:57:53] Bruce Anthony: It gives us shared experiences, [00:57:55] shared annoyances, shared moments where we all realize, oh, [00:58:00] it's not just me. Everybody's confused because whether it's bad [00:58:05] wifi, dying batteries, ghosting texts, uh, typing [00:58:10] bubbles or group chats that refuse to die, these little frustrations [00:58:15] are weirdly universal, and maybe that's the trade off.

[00:58:19] Bruce Anthony: Life [00:58:20] doesn't necessarily get easier. It just got faster, louder, [00:58:25] and a little bit more ridiculous. But at least now when things go wrong, [00:58:30] we don't suffer alone. We suffer together in high [00:58:35] definition with notifications and honesty. That [00:58:40] might be the most modern form of community that we actually have.

[00:58:44] Bruce Anthony: [00:58:45] Ladies and gentlemen, I want to thank you for listening. I wanna thank you for watching. [00:58:50] And until next time, as always, [00:58:55] I'll holler.

[00:58:56] Bruce Anthony: Woo. That was a hell of a show. Thank you for [00:59:00] rocking with us here on Unsolicited Perspectives with Bruce Anthony. Now, before you go, don't forget to [00:59:05] follow, subscribe, like, comment, and share our podcast. [00:59:10] Wherever you're listening or watching it to it, pass it along to your friends. If you enjoy it, that means the people that you [00:59:15] rock, we'll enjoy it also.

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