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Politics divides us in two: the most important global issue, at Purple Haze.

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At Purple Haze in Denver, Maceo explains the week’s assignment, “this week’s question, we’re asking people around the world, what is the most important global issue today?” The answer is politics, and what politics is for. “It’s really just trying to divide two people. It’s really many people, different cultures, but it’s trying to divide them into two.” Up top, “it’s a lot of negative energy up top and it just doesn’t make any sense.” The people promoting it are “just really trying to advance without really thinking about the people below them. And that’s why everybody’s just having hardships these days, because they’re trying to find a way to survive.” Then the question under the question: “really what are we surviving from? A piece of paper that doesn’t make sense?”

Asked what he would ask the world, he has three questions ready. “What are your values truly? Who are you trying to grow to be? And what type of feeling are you trying to leave in the world.” His reasoning is that moods travel: “we’re only here for one time. We don’t know what’s going to happen next.” He is not on social media, and says why. “I really don’t be on the socials, but just getting out, you feel me, that’s how we really meet cool people.”

The last minute is Maceo on the project itself. “So the goal is by June 1st, I want to have 10 people. I want to have people from 10 countries, at least doing it with me.” So far: “I think three people in India have submitted, and then we’ve had I think three or four people in Nigeria, I think two people in Kenya,” plus a few in the States. The mechanism: “we put up a $100 bounty every week, and people, we just post about it every week,” in Telegram, and the favorite wins.

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0:00So, every week I’ve been going out and doing this thing for FOID, it’s called Pixar It Didn’t Happen, and We Them Media, I’m the founder of We Them Media, I’m Maceo, and this week’s question, we’re asking people around the world, what is the most important global issue today?

0:18I feel like it’s really like politics. Okay, talk about it. When I talk about it, it’s really just trying to divide two people. It’s really many people, different cultures, but it’s trying to divide them into two. When the whole time it’s just people trying to run over the world, which it truly wasn’t meant to be run over. I just feel like it’s a lot of negative energy up top and it just doesn’t make any sense. A lot of people fight in for the bullshit that they’re promoting. Just really trying to advance without really thinking about the people below them. And that’s why everybody’s just having hardships these days, because they’re trying to find a way to survive.

1:01And it’s like, really what are we surviving from? A piece of paper that doesn’t make sense? Okay. Yeah. Something like that. I’m fucking fried. My fault, brother. No, you killed it. You killed it. That was strong. I appreciate that. Strong answer. And I have one more question for you. And that is, if you could ask people around the world one question, what would you ask them?

1:25All it acts still, what are your values truly? Who are you trying to grow to be? And what type of feeling are you trying to leave in the world almost type of thing. Like because a lot of people choose to have like some type of negative mindset. It just carries on to the next person. It’s like we’re only here for one time. We don’t know what’s going to happen next. So it’s like why can’t we just live life and enjoy the company and presence that’s around us with other people. That makes sense. Absolutely. Oh yeah. Appreciate it man. You want to shout out your social or anything like that, or it’s up to you?

2:03No, I really don’t be on the socials, but just getting out, you feel me, that’s how we really meet cool people. I feel like it’s a lot better that way, to where we can really connect.

2:15But to promote chores, I love it man, I love what you’re doing, and it’s just connecting Working with the community, being able to really reach out and get different people’s thoughts on different things. So it’s cool. I appreciate that. That’s what it is, man. We’re trying to do it around the world, like I said. So the goal is by June 1st, I want to have 10 people. I want to have people from 10 countries, at least doing it with me. One person per country is cool, but let’s get outside, let’s ask questions, let’s come together and talk about it. That’s amazing. And how many have you been to so far?

2:46So I’ve been to different countries, but right now there’s people that have been posting from other countries. And so right now we had, I think three people in India have submitted, and then we’ve had I think three or four people in Nigeria, I think two people in Kenya, and then myself and one other person here in the States, two other people in the States, I think. So it’s pretty cool, it’s like we’re using CryptoRail, so it’s like we put up a $100 bounty every week, and people, we just post about it every week, and people can, we’re in Telegram essentially can go and just post and share about it.

3:16And then we pick our favorite. I respect it, brother. I respect what you’re doing. Appreciate it.

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