I am incredibly grateful to live in America, the land of the free and the home of the brave. There’s no other country on Earth like it. In America, everyone has an equal opportunity to achieve success and prosperity as long as they are determined, work hard, and show initiative. America is the land of opportunity. It’s where anyone with enough hard work and dedication can make a better life for themselves and their children. This is the American dream. But is this lifestyle obtainable for the average American today? Or is the American dream dead? There’s no doubt about it: America has fallen on tough times. Necessities such as groceries, utilities, and gas are unaffordable for the average American, and people are starting to notice. In this episode of Dad Think, Joe discusses why he believes the American dream is still alive despite economic challenges such as inflation, high interest rates, and layoffs. *** About the Dad Think Podcast Dad Think is a podcast that features a father's perspective on technology, society, and culture. Subscribe to the channel for more videos.

Artificial Intelligence is a topic that is both fascinating and alarming. On one hand, it's a fantastic resource that can help make our lives easier. But on the other hand, it can also be used to hurt others. This problem isn't unique to AI, of course. Technology in and of itself is neutral. It all comes down to how you use it. Deep fake technology powered by artificial intelligence is another double-edged sword that can and will be used for nefarious purposes. For instance, it can be used to create fake news, manipulate politics, or even frame innocent individuals for crimes they didn't commit. In this episode of Dad Think, Joe talks about a high school principal in Baltimore who was falsely accused of saying something he didn't say and the dystopian future we could be heading toward. *** About the Dad Think Podcast Dad Think is a podcast that features a father's perspective on technology, society, and culture. Subscribe to the channel for more videos.

As long as I can remember, people have always blamed violence in video games, movies, TV shows, and books – art – on society’s biggest problems. For example, after the tragedy in Columbine happened in 1999, everyone blamed the computer game Doom, a first-person shooter where you go around killing aliens. In 2012, a mass shooter allegedly inspired by the Joker murdered 12 people in a movie theater during a showing of “The Dark Knight Rises.” However, there may be something to these criticisms of violent video games. In this episode of Dad Think, Joe discusses a recent paper published in the journal JAMA Psychiatry that links video games to psychosis. *** About the Dad Think Podcast Dad Think is a podcast that features a father's perspective on technology, society, and culture. Subscribe to the channel for more videos. #dadthink #podcast #technology #society #culture #mentalhealth #videogames

The State of California recently hiked its minimum wage for fast food workers to $20 per hour. The new law, which went into effect in April, has significantly impacted businesses. Many have responded by raising prices, laying off employees, and, in some cases, permanently closing their doors. As labor costs continue to rise, will we enter a new age of automation, where everything is operated by robots and powered by artificial intelligence, what some have called the fourth industrial revolution? In this episode of Dad Think, Joe explores how the fast-food / restaurant industry uses automation and gives his thoughts on what the future of work may be. *** About the Dad Think Podcast Dad Think is a podcast that features a father's perspective on technology, society, and culture. Subscribe to the channel for more videos.

Jason Kelce, the former Center for the Philadelphia Eagles, recently retired after a 13-year career in the NFL. In a viral video announcing his retirement earlier this month, he not only celebrated his accomplishments on the field but also the importance of family and fatherhood. In this episode of Dad Think, Joe reflects on why being a parent is one of the most rewarding and fulfilling things he's done, even if society doesn't think so. *** About the Dad Think Podcast Dad Think is a podcast that features a father's perspective on technology, society, and culture. Subscribe to the channel for more videos. #dadthink #podcast #technology #society #culture #familyvalues #family #fatherhood

In the three-plus decades that I’ve been alive, society’s technological capability has changed dramatically. With social media platforms and video platforms like YouTube, news can travel around the world in seconds, something that wasn’t possible just 15, or 20 years ago. With the help of smartphones and search engines like Google, we now have instantaneous access to all the information that we could ever need in the palm of our hands, yet, we aren’t any smarter. In fact, despite having all the knowledge of the world at our fingertips we don’t know anything. This begs the question, does our society rely on technology too much? In this episode of Dad Think, Joe explores the dangers of having a society that depends on technology too much. Resources: https://dailycaller.com/2021/06/09/ceo-colonial-pipeline-joseph-blount-retired-employees/ https://www.npr.org/2023/06/21/1183445544/u-s-reading-and-math-scores-drop-to-lowest-level-in-decades https://twitter.com/disclosetv/status/1734242256968626641?s=19 https://www.cbsnews.com/pittsburgh/news/municipal-water-authority-of-aliquippa-hacked-iranian-backed-cyber-group/ https://www.cnn.com/2023/11/03/investing/bank-deposit-outage/index.html https://www.cnn.com/2023/11/07/tech/australia-optus-network-outage-intl-hnk/index.html https://thehill.com/opinion/cybersecurity/4353922-terrifying-hacks-on-critical-infrastructure-have-arrived-america-isnt-ready/ *** About the Dad Think Podcast Dad Think is a podcast that features a father's perspective on technology, society, and culture. Subscribe to the channel for more videos. #dadthink #podcast #technology #society #culture

Are bugs the food of the future? Joe takes a deep dive into the ongoing media campaign to get Americans to switch from juicy burgers to crunchy grasshoppers. Sources: ⁠Tyson Foods, one of the biggest meat producers, is investing in insect protein⁠ ⁠CBS segment highlights how adding bugs to the food system 'could be a game-changer' to fight climate change | Fox News⁠ ⁠https://twitter.com/wef/status/1123255695518777345?s=19⁠ ⁠https://twitter.com/business/status/1716005241425174577?s=19⁠ ⁠https://www.npr.org/2023/07/18/1188237695/this-right-wing-conspiracy-theory-about-eating-bugs-is-about-as-racist-as-you-th⁠ ⁠Edible insects: future prospects for food and feed security⁠ ⁠Insect Cuisine Is All The Buzz : The Salt : NPR⁠ ⁠https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-22508439⁠ ⁠https://www.npr.org/2013/05/17/184775920/insects-may-be-the-taste-of-the-next-generation-report-says#:~:text=Food-,Insects%20May%20Be%20The%20Taste%20Of%20The%20Next%20Generation%2C%20Report,improving%20the%20world's%20food%20security⁠. ⁠https://www.npr.org/sections/thesalt/2013/05/13/183676929/maybe-its-time-to-swap-burgers-for-bugs-says-u-n#:~:text=SANGNAK%2FEPA%20%2FLandov-,A%20vendor%20sells%20edible%20insects%20at%20Talad%20Thai%20market%20on,with%20lemongrass%20slivers%20and%20chilis.&text=Yes%2C%20we%20talk%20a%20lot,bugs%20here%20at%20The%20Salt⁠. ⁠https://www.npr.org/sections/13.7/2014/04/03/297853835/the-joys-and-ethics-of-insect-eating#:~:text=In%20addition%20to%20being%20more,than%20live%20in%20the%20wild⁠. ⁠https://www.worldbank.org/en/news/feature/2015/06/10/grasshoppers-at-the-movies-or-the-food-of-the-future⁠ ⁠https://www.npr.org/sections/thesalt/2017/09/14/550188017/at-bug-eating-festival-kids-crunch-down-on-the-food-of-the-future⁠ ⁠https://www.npr.org/sections/thesalt/2018/07/16/628989973/many-of-our-ancestors-ate-insects-so-what-s-bugging-you#:~:text=North%20Americans%20were%20portrayed%20like,never%20think%20of%20eating%20bugs⁠. ⁠https://www.npr.org/2019/08/30/756027298/heeeere-foodie-foodie-foodie-edible-insects-are-on-the-menu⁠ ⁠https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2022/02/how-insects-positively-impact-climate-change/⁠ ⁠https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/london/cricket-farm-london-ontario-1.6506606⁠ ⁠https://www.thetrumpet.com/26135-crickets-coming-to-a-supermarket-near-you⁠ ⁠https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-10-19/edible-insects-and-exotic-plants-may-be-the-future-of-food?cmpid=socialflow-twitter-business&utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=social&utm_content=business&utm_campaign=socialflow-organic *** About the Dad Think Podcast Dad Think is a podcast that features a father's perspective on technology, society, and culture. Subscribe to the channel for more videos. #dadthink #podcast #technology #society #culture

Joe gives a tribute to 9/11. This video was originally streamed live on YouTube on the Craft Parenting Channel on September 11, 2023. About the Dad Think Podcast Dad Think is a podcast that features a father's perspective on technology, society, and culture. Subscribe to the channel for more videos. #dadthink #podcast #technology #culture #society

America has a serious mental health epidemic right now. Depression, anxiety, and self-harm incidents are at alarming highs, especially among teens. In this video, Joe talks about social media and its negative effects on our mental health and why it may be beneficial to unplug every now and then. This video was originally published on August 2, 2023 on the Craft Parenting channel. About the Dad Think Podcast Dad Think is a podcast that features a father's perspective on technology, society, and culture. Subscribe to the channel for more videos.

Caroline joins Joe for a special live episode of Dad Think, where they discuss conspiracy theories such as was it the Titanic that actually sank, are birds real, and more. This video was originally streamed live on the Craft Parenting channel on July 9, 2023. About the Dad Think Podcast Dad Think is a podcast that features a father's perspective on technology, society, and culture. Subscribe to the channel for more videos. *** #podcast #dadthink #society #culture #technology

Humans, by nature, are social creatures. We want to be popular with our peers. Too often, we, especially younger people, tend to gravitate toward the popular thing to do. And in the digital age, where we use platforms that are designed to be addictive, this can mean a wide variety of strange behaviors. It’s important to understand and be aware of how these platforms work, especially as parents of kids who currently use or might use these platforms someday. We have to protect them, or they will get manipulated into doing or saying something they might regret or get hurt. In this video, Joe talks about social contagion and how social media platforms and their algorithms make us do strange things, like pouring buckets of ice water on our heads or eating Tide pods for clicks and likes. This video was originally published on the Craft Parenting channel on Jun 5, 2023. About the Dad Think Podcast Dad Think is a podcast that features a father's perspective on technology, society, and culture. Subscribe to the channel for more videos. Sources: https://www.webmd.com/mental-health/what-is-dopamine https://time.com/3136507/als-ice-bucket-challenge-started/ http://www.cbsnews.com/news/tide-pod-challenge-ingesting-detergent-risks/ https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2015/nov/25/condom-challenge-teens-internet https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2021/aug/25/milk-crate-challenge-tiktok-doctors-warnings https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/cutting-edge-leadership/202209/social-contagion-how-others-secretly-control-your-behavior https://health.clevelandclinic.org/tiktok-causing-tics-in-teen-girls/ https://psychnews.psychiatryonline.org/doi/10.1176/appi.pn.2022.06.4.19 https://fortune.com/2022/03/31/teen-girls-tourette-tics-tiktok/ https://time.com/5357262/snapchat-plastic-surgery/ https://www.cnn.com/2020/02/08/tech/snapchat-dysmorphia-plastic-surgery/index.html #socialcontagion #dadthink #podcast #technology #society #culture

Artificial Intelligence has recently exploded into the mainstream. From Chatbot GPT to Microsoft’s Bing to AI-powered voice, photo, and video generators. For the most part, people have been using this Artificial Intelligence technology for fun. People combine a bunch of unrelated keywords and they tell the A.I. to create a picture. It’s fun, new, and exciting. In my last video, I asked if this technology is moving too quickly. The series of articles that I present in this video gives a very clear answer. WARNING: This video discusses dark topics like suicide. If you or someone you know is having thoughts of suicide, please contact the Suicide & Crisis Lifeline at 988 or 1-800-273-TALK (8255). This video was originally published on the Craft Parenting Channel on April 21, 2023. About the Dad Think Podcast Dad Think is a podcast that features a father's perspective on technology, society, and culture. Subscribe to the channel for more videos. *** Sources: https://www.ign.com/articles/an-ai-generated-photo-was-submitted-to-a-competition-to-make-a-point-and-it-ended-up-winning?utm_source=twitter https://www.forbes.com/sites/paultassi/2022/09/07/meet-loab-the-ai-art-generated-demon-currently-haunting-the-internet/?sh=686152a5da3f https://nypost.com/2023/04/11/ai-bot-chaosgpt-tweet-plans-to-destroy-humanity-after-being-tasked/ https://www.foxnews.com/world/ai-chatbot-allegedly-encouraged-married-dad-commit-suicide-eco-anxiety-widow https://www.businessinsider.com/sundar-pichai-google-ai-bard-profound-tech-human-history-2023-4 https://www.cbsnews.com/news/elon-musk-open-letter-ai/ https://nypost.com/2023/04/12/ai-clones-teen-girls-voice-in-1m-kidnapping-scam/ https://nypost.com/2023/04/11/nypd-rolls-out-snitchbots-to-help-monitor-criminals/ https://abc7.com/nypd-police-dog-robot-new-york-city/13114623/ #dadthink #podcast #artificialintelligence #technology #culture #society

Technology has been accelerating at a very quick pace, particularly in the last 20 years or so and the automobile industry is not immune to this trend. While we don't have flying cars yet, we are at the beginning stages of self-driving cars. In this video segment, Joe discusses the five levels of self-driving cars and gives his perspective on it, both as a millennial and as a father. This video was originally published on the Craft Parenting Podcast Channel on April 6, 2023. About the Dad Think Podcast Dad Think is a podcast that features a father's perspective on technology, society, and culture. Subscribe to the channel for more videos. *** Sources: https://www.topgear.com/car%20news/what-are-sae-levels-autonomous-driving-uk https://newsroom.aaa.com/2023/03/aaa-fear-of-self-driving-cars-on-the-rise/ https://futurism.com/the-byte/ford-patent-cars-repossess-themselves #dadthink #selfdrivingcars #podcast #culture #society #technology

There’s been a lot of talk in the news about Artificial Intelligence. It’s a topic that is both a fascinating and scary topic to me. In this video, I am going to go through some recent news stories about A.I. and give my perspective on it, both as a millennial and as a father. This video was originally published on the Craft Parenting Podcast channel on Feb. 26, 2023. About the Dad Think Podcast Dad Think is a podcast that features a father's perspective on technology, society, and culture. Subscribe to the channel for more videos. *** Sources: AI flies F-16-inspired jet for 17 hours in first test with tactical aircraft: https://thehill.com/policy/technology/3857914-ai-flies-f-16-inspired-jet-for-17-hours-in-first-test-with-tactical-aircraft/ 'I want to be human.' My intense, unnerving chat with Microsoft's AI chatbot: https://www.digitaltrends.com/computing/chatgpt-bing-hands-on/ Bing's AI bot tells reporter it wants to 'be alive', 'steal nuclear codes' and create 'deadly virus' | Fox News: https://www.foxnews.com/media/bings-ai-bot-tells-reporter-wants-alive-steal-nuclear-codes-create-deadly-virus Deepfakes - The Danger Of Artificial Intelligence That We Will Learn To Manage Better: https://www.forbes.com/sites/lutzfinger/2022/09/08/deepfakesthe-danger-of-artificial-intelligence-that-we-will-learn-to-manage-better/?sh=1b7cb26a163a TikTok takes down video ad of suspected Joe Rogan deepfake for breach of policy: https://www.foxnews.com/tech/tiktok-takes-down-video-ad-suspected-joe-rogan-deepfake-breach-of-policy The Twitch Community Has Been Rocked By A Deepfake Porn Scandal. “It Was Quite Horrifying,” One Victim Said: https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/steven-asarch/twitch-streamers-atrioc-deepfake-porn-sweet-anita