Otis Allen is a brakes engineer for the Ford motor company focusing on mustangs and police interceptors. He is a vintage car enthusiast, enjoys Christopher Nolan movies, and listening to the Red Hot Chili Peppers. For some reason, Otis moved from California to Michigan to get his degree, and he’s currently doing his best to learn how to live life the right way while still enjoying the journey there. Check him out at https://www.instagram.com/o.jallen/ ***TIMESTAMPS*** 6:25 - Car culture, the rise of EV’s and how they compare to gas-powered cars, analyzing Elon Musk, Otis working at Ford  25:30 - Blanket Statements and the tribalistic tendencies to categorize people, breaking down productive conversations and the key component of listening and the value that brings 41:20 - Cancel Culture and the issue with social media virtue signaling demanding apologies for issues that took place many years ago; 1984 the Orwellian society we are entering; Rise of AI 52:38 - Black Mirror hypothetical scenario; how likely is the movie Terminator to turn into a reality; the breakdown of this theory; AI and changing genes in babies  1:02:10 - Is the issue to solving the world problems is through giving people a dose of psychedelics and help them access higher levels of consciousness  1:21:25 - Friendships and how each relationship is different and why technology has pushed for immediacy for more virtual contact; why Alessi and Otis see eye to eye how some relationships need the distance to know if its good for you or not 1:31:00 -Society moving away from in-person communication; the business of communication is booming (long-form podcasts) and also the immediacy of short-form content (TikTok’s) what will win? 1:38:00 - Religion and the fears of the power complex that occurs with some priests and religious leaders; Rajneesh Cult and Osho and why the constant skepticism is necessary; Cult development  1:43:00 - Living with no regrets and the fear of not living in that moment; why are people afraid of failure? 1:51:00 - The Dark Knight Trilogy; why its the greatest trilogy of all time and why Christopher Nolan is a genius 2:01:00 - Inviting resistance into one's life; “rip off the bandaid”; giving time for pause and seeing life through a fleeting lens ~ YouTube EPISODES https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCyLKzv5fKxGmVQg3cMJJzyQ/videos ~Song provided by: Ooyy, Come 2gether