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7/18/2019 1 Comment Bart Marble Seeking AdviceSo...I am convinced that the John Wick story is just a computer generated storyline that is actually taking place in Neo’s mind in The Matrix. I believe a severe and sweeping reveal will be forthcoming in the series. My friends say I am crazy...what say you??? Blue pill or red pill sir? Isaac Bayer answers...Mr. Marble, your friends are correct. I understand how some could seemingly draw the connections from The Matrix to John Wick, with some of the same characters, the fact that he doesn’t die despite serious and recurrent injury. However, my advice is give up on this absurd fantasy. It does the movies and the fans a great disservice to assume this is the case, and if the writers and producers take this path and tie it into The Matrix, then it will be a disappointment to many. Not to say that The Matrix isn’t a good movie series, it’s just that the two movie franchises are too unique to be connected without a great stretch.
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7/10/2019 0 Comments Claire Edwards Seeking AdviceI have a deeply rooted fear of farm animals. I mean, any farm animals. Including, but not limited to: horses, cows, pigs, chickens, and ducks. Does this seem irrational and how should I get over it? Isaac Bayer answers...Humans are an apex predator. We have risen above most all animals on this planet and certainly all farm animals. The biggest fear you should have about farm animals is that you might step in their poop, or worry if their meat will provide you enough protein to keep you full until dinner. With that being said, studies have shown that farm animals such as horses and cows kill the most people statistically, but with 25 million farm animals killed each day, perhaps you can find some kind of peace and sleep soundly with that fact in your mind. In my opinion, take a summer job at a farm, tackle this fear head on, and if you happen to survive those few months then you should consider yourself “over it”.
7/10/2019 0 Comments Anonymous Seeking AdviceI work with young kids, and in a time where participation trophies are so prevalent, it's very difficult to get teaching points across to kids sometimes. In your professional opinion, how would you go about relating to the young, sensitive generation among us? Isaac Bayer answers...Remove the participation trophies, the “at least you tried” ribbons, and the “as long as you had fun” medals. The best way to get any point across, especially in today’s youth, is to raise the stakes. I find that in the human race, the response to fear is far stronger and more motivating than the response to reward. Therefore, strike fear into the minds of these young boys and girls. You didn’t make a passing score on a test? Double homework. You didn’t score a sufficient amount of points at the game? 2 mile run. Relating to these kids is the least effective means of getting through to them. It’s always been in anyone’s best interest to expose children to the truth of the real world instead of letting them feel accomplished when nothing has been accomplished.
7/7/2019 2 Comments Sofia Bayer Seeking AdviceIn my family, I’m the favorite child, and sometimes it’s really hard to receive all the love and attention that my older brother never gets because he’s a disappointment to our family. What’s your advice on how to receive these abundant amounts of love and free money that my brother (a bald, fat, overweight loser) never got? Isaac Bayer answers...In my personal and professional opinion, this sounds like a textbook case of clinical narcissism. I think it’s best if you get yourself checked into a psychiatric ward. Perhaps, if it is truly as bad as you say, you can right this awful deed by giving some of that free money to your brother. Just a thought.
7/7/2019 0 Comments Anonymous Seeking AdviceI have had a beard for over 20 years and now the company I work for has enacted “grooming standards” where beards are no longer allowed. What should I do? Fight it, shave or retire? Isaac Bayer answers...Rule number 1 of facial hair is if you can grow it, grow it. Rule number 2 of facial hair is if you grow it, don’t shave it. Any real American company would never force a man to shave his face, with the exception being the government itself. Your best bet is to not shave at all and see how long you can work without being fired. Once, or if, it comes to that point, go ahead and let it happen. Who wants to work for someone that tells you how to look, anyway?
7/7/2019 1 Comment Anonymous Seeking AdviceI am 48 years old and contemplating a new tattoo. Am I too old for that? Isaac Bayer answers...Yes.
7/7/2019 1 Comment Anonymous Seeking AdviceI work with someone that has bad BO. How can I politely tell them they stink? Isaac Bayer answers...Frankness: cut the B.S. The best way to tell this person that they smell is to tell them directly to their face. The problem with being nice to people is that they don’t always understand what you’re trying to say. A quick yet stern talking to usually will seem to clear up most social problems you will encounter. If the problem persists, rig around 3 to 4 automatic air fresheners in the general vicinity of where they work. Either they will stop smelling bad, or they’ll become aware of their barbarian lifestyle.
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Author: Isaac BayerHow to Stop Bullshitting Yourself and Get Real Archives
September 2020
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