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Ben and Josh wonder if anyone who becomes fabulously wealthy will eventually “live long enough to see yourself become the enemy” *cough* Linus Sebastian *cough*. They give a detailed primer on the ins and outs of classified government documents. They’re of course bad at things like relationships and parenting. And finally, they examine the ‘quiet quitting’ trend that’s gone viral on TikTok. Intro & follow-up (0-46:52) Gamers Nexus analysis on LTT double standard on quality The legend of the snow tires from Nordstrom Listener question about classified documents at Mar-A-Lago Trump documents investigation (circa Aug 2022) Executive Order 13526 – Classified National Security Information Bad at Relationships (46:52-1:07:30) Magic Streamer: numotthenummy on Twitch and YouTube “That’s on me, I set the bar too low.” Bad at Parenting (1:07:30-1:16:36) “The fact that your children can repeat your nuggets of wisdom back to you means that you’re making an impact, but you don’t get to pick when it applies–that’s up to them.” -Ben Bad at Logic (1:16:36-1:19:27) Logical fallacy: anecdotal Bad at English (1:19:27-1:20:30) Beast: v. military slang, slang, mainly British to punish or torture (someone) in a manner that involves excessive physical exercise Feature (1:20:30-end) “Quiet Quitting” trending on TikTok Ben’s paper on replaceability in the US military: NOT SO REPLACEABLE Gen Z didn’t coin ‘quiet quitting’ — Gen X did Unlimited Paid Time Off??? (Fortune Magazine) Trevor Noah on ‘quiet quitting’ “Just do a half-ass job.” Shary Bobbins, The Simpsons, 1997 Join in the discussion on: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BadAtMagicPodcast Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/badatmagic/ Check out our website(s): http://www.badatmagic.live Our YouTube Channel Support us on: Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/badatmagic/ Credits: Bad at Magic Logos by Jonica Rich Transition music by Jarus Rich Outro music from Cascading by Ammon Rich
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