Welcome to Electric Current Rundown podcast, episode number 58.

Now, I’m your host, Phil Defiance, and I’ll always say I’m here to encourage the spread of intriguing knowledge that can spark fires in the minds of those seeking inspiration and truly improving the world.

And what I’m gonna be talking about in this episode includes a continuation of where I left off on the topic of how Sir Alex Ferguson built his last great Manchester United side.

And then I’m gonna be talking about my thoughts on absurd lying by the media.

And then I’m gonna talk about susceptibility to mental illness may have helped humans adapt over the millennia.

Based on an article I read too, like the first topic.

But okay, so to continue on where I left off on the topic of how Sir Alex Ferguson built his last great Manchester United side.

I mean, the guy was definitely a legendary coach.

I mean, if you like soccer and you like that kind of soccer, like Manchester United, I mean, I’m not really the biggest fan, but I know a lot of people are, like I mentioned in the last episode.

But I mean, so, I mean, from what I read about it, though, he definitely was a legendary coach.

And during this time, he was also coaching one of the most legendary players in recent soccer history, of course.

I mean, if you don’t know too much about soccer, I’m sure still like myself, because I don’t know way too much, like I said.

I’m sure you must have heard of Cristiano Ronaldo from Portugal.

And he was being coached by Sir Alex Ferguson during this time.

And it was around the early 2000s, like around 2004, all the way moving forward.

And I mean, Sir Alex Ferguson really was building up his team, Manchester United.

He was really trying to like move it forward into like a new, like legendary status under his leadership, because this was like, I guess you could say somewhat midway through his career.

And he really wanted to really build up something special.

And that’s what he was doing around the year 2004, especially with, I mean, he had Cristiano Ronaldo on his side, and he saw that this guy is definitely really great.

And I mean, of course, Cristiano Ronaldo was actually, he ended up becoming like known as the best soccer player on the entire planet during a little bit of his career.

And I mean, to become known as that, he obviously got to be great.

I mean, me and myself, I am more of a fan of football, really.

That’s my favorite sport.

And I used to be like huge on the Patriots, New England Patriots.

I mean, I was a big fan from the year 2001 all the way till Tom Brady’s departure of the team.

And then I even was a fan of the Florida team.

That Tom Brady was on, you know, Tampa Bay.

But okay, that’s a different topic.

But okay, just sticking to the soccer topic, though.

I mean, Cristiano Ronaldo, similar to Tom Brady, was the best in his game.

And that’s for good reason.

And he was being coached by Sir Alex Ferguson.

And so, I mean, in 2004, he was Alex Ferguson was really building up that team.

And like it kept on getting better during the coming years.

And then it went all the way to a grand crescendo by the year, like 2008, when they ended up in Moscow.

And I mean, so they had to win this thing because they really had to do it.

I mean, they got to the championship.

But I mean, to give you a little taste of what they did to get all the way to that aspect of their career is like things like how they had to really study how to play in Europe, the rest of Europe, because they were like, you know, Manchester United, that’s England, obviously.

But they had to like really improve their game because at that time, they were like Manchester United was expanding, like becoming like more of a global thing.

So they were really trying to like really improve and how they played in Europe.

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Okay, so I mean, the things that they had to do though, because they were expanding, like trying to become like a global phenomena or phenomenon, is that they were trying to like really get better at playing in Europe because it involved a different kind of strategy.

I mean, working or playing in England was a totally different kind of game than the type of game they had to play in Europe.

Because, I mean, in England, it was all about, like, really, like, showing off and really, like, accelerating yourself, like, going, like, hard at it, like, both sides, just really, really trying to get that victory and really playing hard.

But in Europe, it was more like a defensive type of game and they really had to, like, trick their opponents and it was more of a slow game.

So, like, they really had to figure out how to play in Europe and that was a big part of what they did to really get there, to get to the championship in Russia later on, by 2008.

And that’s exactly what they did and they perfected that with their strategies.

And they had also the luck of the fact that they had a member on their team management that was actually a bilingual person.

He spoke quite a few languages, including Spanish, which was also key because, I mean, at that point, they were bringing in Spanish players.

So that was all, all those things really helped them.

And that’s how they ended up in the 2008 Finals right there.

And they ended up winning it too.

I mean, no wonder.

They were such a great team and they had Cristiano Ronaldo and all that strategy too.

So all those things really combined together and that’s how they got there and that’s how they won too.

I mean, it was a really beautiful like story.

If you like sports in general, it’s not just a soccer story, just a general sports story.

And I mean, Alex Ferguson too.

I mean, he was a great coach.

I mean, he ended up in the 2008 finals.

He gave like a really beautiful speech.

And it makes you think too, like, I mean, this is how coaches are.

They like really hype up their team.

And if they are really good at doing that kind of thing, they can really bring their team to their perfect best.

And the type of speech he gave in Russia was like, he was like pointing out how they came from like, I mean, they themselves are now like rich players.

They can afford all sorts of things, but then they all had like commoner, common man type roots.

And like, I mean, he was like trying to show like, oh, this look at where you came from and look at where you are now.

And he also compared them to like the locals in Russia.

Like, and it just like really built up their like feeling like they really want to win this game with that speech.

And it was like a beautiful sounding speech.

And exactly as a perfect example of why coaches can really get that kind of thing done, they can really hype up their team with speeches like that.

And that was a perfect example, like I just said.

But either way, I mean, that’s Sir Alex Ferguson.

And they even made a TV special about the guy.

So I mean, you can check that out to look it up on the internet.

I mean, I’m sure you can find it if you look for it.

And I’m sure it would be a pretty cool watch.

I mean, I’m even considering watching it.

Because I mean, after reading that article, it just sounded pretty cool.

But I mean, so I actually posted a link to that story too, in the description of this episode.

So you could even read the article, or you can even look into the TV special and watch it.

It’s up to you.

But it certainly was a unique read.

I mean, I like sports in general, and that’s why I found it to be interesting.

But either way, now I’m gonna switch topics to absurd lying in the media, or by the media.

I mean, it’s ridiculous to…

I mean, the media is like lying about all sorts of things.

You can’t trust a single word they say anymore.

I mean, it’s like craziness.

I mean, last year, I remember, they were talking about crazy things like how there were sun flares, like in the middle of the summer, like every other week, or almost every day, they were saying, the Aurora Borealis is coming to us.

Like, oh, and they were saying it was going down south, as far down south to like the mid, the middle of the United States, like Virginia and like areas like that, Atlanta.

I mean, really, I mean, I’m in Toronto, which is quite north of that area.

And I was looking in the sky and I didn’t see no, no, you know, Aurora Borealis.

I didn’t see none of that.

And if Atlanta, Georgia was getting it, then surely I’d see some here and I didn’t see nothing.

And that’s just a perfect example.

That was a lie.

And they were trying to scare people with that stuff.

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So, okay, I mean, as a perfect example of the ridiculous lies by the media, like they were saying that kind of thing to scare people because they want you to be in a constant state of fear.

And that’s just one example, because, I mean, people were thinking, like, oh my god, like, are we gonna have, like, a serious power out event, like the Carringer event, for example, that happened in the 1800s, that knocked out the power, like, the electrical systems of the world, or parts of the world anyway.

And I read about that thing, that’s crazy.

But, like, I mean, when people hear that kind of thing, they start fearing things like that.

And, of course, I mean, that’s just connected to the fact that the media just wants to keep you in a constant state of fear.

So, I mean, that’s just a perfect example, definitely.

And then there’s other examples, too.

Like, I mean, they say things like, like one of the things I was talking about early on in my whole podcast thing, like early on in one of my earliest episodes, I was talking about food, like, recalls.

And that was happening mainly in the United States.

And, yeah, a little bit in Canada at the time.

And it was, like, ridiculous because it was happening all the time.

I mean, it’s crazy.

That’s another thing.

They want you to fear your food, fear eating food, just feel anxiety about food in general.

And, like, I mean, that’s a horrible thing.

And, like, I mean, it doesn’t make any sense that there were so many recalls during that time before Trump got re-elected.

And, I mean, it was just, like, something I’ve never seen before.

And that’s why I talked about it early on in one of my earliest episodes.

And, see, that’s another example, because, look, I was predicting this too.

I was telling my girlfriend and some other people, like, watch, after Trump gets re-elected, or now that Trump is re-elected, I was saying, watch, all these food recalls come to an end, in the United States, anyway.

And was I right?

Or was I right?

And I was right.

I mean, look at that.

Last year, all you could hear was stories about how there’s food recalls about this, or that, or that, or that, or that product.

And now you don’t hear none of it.

Like, it’s a rarity now in the United States.

On the other hand, in Canada, we’ve ramped it up.

Of course we have, because now we’re pissed off.

Our government’s pissed off.

The United States isn’t doing it anymore, so why don’t we do it?

And now in Canada, we’ve got food recalls galore while the United States stopped doing it.

I mean, I think, I mean, I’m absolutely sure that is a complete lie, and these food recalls are ridiculous.

And another thing is that, I mean, I’m giving a perfect example of this.

Just recently, they were saying that there were recalls on Lay’s chips.

Well, guess what?

I mean, that was like a couple of weeks ago or a few weeks ago.

And just the other day, I was eating Lay’s chips that I just bought from the store.

So that’s proof right there.

What recall?

Some lies right there.

And then there’s other things, like they talk so much nonsense.

Like, for example, like before Trump was reelected, they were saying that Kamala Harris was going to win.

Looks like it.

That’s what they said.

Oh, well, then what happened?

Well, Trump won by a landslide.

So, I mean, what does that mean?

That means the media was literally lying about that.

They were basing it on polls they were conducting.

Oh, yeah, really?

Oh, how accurate were those polls?

Obviously, incredibly off target.

And that’s more evidence of lies.

And then there’s other lies.

I mean, they’re like ridiculous.

Some of these lies are literally dangerous.

Like, they’re talking about like national security type things related to the Trump administration right now.

I mean, these things are like dangerous lies.

Like, they’re trying to convince people things that are totally off of target because they want to make Trump look bad and it’s not even true.

And then there’s other things too.

I mean, there’s just all sorts of things.

It’s just insane.

And I’m just naming off a few big examples that come to my mind.

And you know what?

If I gave this topic like a half an hour or an hour, I bet you I could come up with many more things, many more examples.

Well, the point that I’m making, though, is that the media is full of lies and you shouldn’t trust them because they have an agenda and they want to keep you scared so that they can keep you controlled and make your life worse.

And that’s what they really want.

So you got to just tune out, because that’s what I’m doing nowadays.

Like when it comes to the main mainstream media, because all I know is that clearly that they’re, I mean, clearly they’re lying, they’re heads off, they’re lying through their teeth, and they’re not to be trusted anymore.

I mean, there was a time when they actually were more honest, but these days, they’re literally lying like all the damn time.

And it’s like to a dangerous extent.

And I mean, I’m not letting them brainwash me.

I’m not letting them cause me any fear.

Forget that.

I’m not paying attention to them anymore.

And you really shouldn’t either, because they’re literally liars, ridiculous liars.

And they’re really against you, yourself.

They want you depressed and afraid so they can control you.

Do you want to be controlled?

Don’t let them control you.

Stop tuning in to them.

But okay, okay.

Well, I’m going off a little bit longer than I thought I would, but okay, I want to finish off this episode with this last topic of a quick…

Actually, sorry.

So, oh yeah, this right here.

Susceptibility to mental illness may have helped humans adapt over the millennia.

And it was based on another article I read.

It was from a psychologist who was like theorizing that things like depression or anxiety, even more extreme things like bipolar or schizophrenia actually have like roots to early human history, like dating back like thousands of years.

Like, I mean, like things like depression and anxiety can actually, if you look at it from like early human standpoint, you could realize that those kinds of things actually could have been coping mechanisms that actually helped early humans in certain situations like depression or anxiety could have actually made certain humans at that time to realize that things that they’re worrying about are things that they should stop worrying about like realizing that oh, this thing is causing me depression or is making me feel anxiety.

So I should stop pursuing it or I should consider doing a different way when it comes to it.

And actually, that makes a lot of sense to me.

And even like he was like saying like bipolar or schizophrenia, I mean like like in less extreme forms back like a few thousand years ago could have helped a little bit to some humans during that time.

And so like, I mean, with human history back in those early years, having had instances like that, I mean, the genes kept that kind of stuff going throughout the generations and today we have it for a little bit different reasons and I mean, it even is connected to the media lying to you.

I mean, the media is taking advantage of things like, I mean, on the last topic, they’re taking advantage of things like that.

But okay, I mean, keeping on this topic though, like it’s interesting thinking about it.

Actually, the guy had a pretty good point in general.

Like, I mean, I could see how like in early human history, those kinds of things actually could have helped early humans in ways.

So it makes sense.

It’s actually kind of intriguing when you think about it.

Hearing it from like some kind of sophisticated expert talk about it in those ways.

So it makes sense that the roots of that kind of stuff actually dates back to that kind of thing right there.

So, I mean, I just found that to be kind of intriguing.

But either way, the guy was also saying like, well, although these things can have like, even today, a positive aspect to it.

I mean, I guess not bipolar or schizophrenia, but like, some levels of depression or anxiety.

He was saying, I mean, he was saying, although they can actually have some positive aspects, he was still advising people with any of these kinds of things, including depression or anxiety, to take things like pharmaceutical drugs to help you.

I mean, he was saying, generally, that’s a good idea.

And I totally disagree with that, because those things actually make a lot of people worse.

Like I was saying on the topic of anxiety in particular, a few episodes back, so I still feel that way, regardless of what this guy said in that article.

Either way, I mean, if you are interested in that information, I’m going to post a link on that too, just in case if you want to check it out.

But I gave you a general summary in what I viewed as some of the important points regarding that.

But OK, so I mean, I took a little bit longer on this episode than I was planning, but it doesn’t matter because either way, it came out as an interesting episode, wasn’t it?

But either way, so OK, that’s the end of this episode.

Episode number 58 with me, your host Phil Defiance, and I’ll always say that I’m here to encourage this part of intriguing knowledge that can spark fires in the minds of those seeking inspiration and truly improving the world.

And till next time with me and my show, The Electric Current Rundown, have a good one.