The Echo Chamber

If you aren't aware by now, when you use a product online for free (social media) you are the product. You are the consumer and the commodity. The reasoning and all the things that can be done with your usage of that site or app is spelled out in the Terms of Service. In this episode, Ric takes a look at the Terms of Service for the new social media thing called Truth Social. When you go through that largely (bigly) boilerplate document, you'll see that you are now property of the company. Just like all the other social media sites out there. What's worse is that everything you have heard about this new site/app from them is kind of contradicted by their own Terms of Service. 

Also, Walmart is about to be the largest healthcare provider in the country. There is something about that statement that seems a little alarming.

NEXT WEEK: The Cost of Living & The New Normal

Let's Go Shopping

I am quite proud of the fact that I was able to avoid setting foot in a Wal-Mart for some 18 months. That ended last week. Thankfully, I did not spend a single penny in this hell hole. I did however, come out of there with something. An observation of what it is like to be in this hellhole.

Also, I visited a shopping mall I haven't set foot in an awful long time. You see all over the news the death of the shopping mall. Thanks to online shopping and the public's preference of strip centers. (Which sadly is a horrible misnomer)



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NEXT WEEK: The indictment of show business with Dianna Fryer.

By the way, I am involved in another show found on Periscope. If you have a twitter account, you can interact with the show while it is happening live. It is a free app. Follow me on Twitter (@RicChetter) and when you see the post that I am on live, click the link and enjoy the show. Right now, Tuesday's and Thursday's at 10PM CDT. Take a look and have some fun.

By the way, the name of the new show? The Cocktail Hour. A live interactive talk show exclusively on Periscope.

Stay tuned...