We’re All Fired!

You’re fired, I’m fired, we’re all fired!

The CEO of Nothing

(A Folk Protest Song)

[Verse 1]
Well, the boss man grinned as he took his seat,
Said, “Times are tough, we gotta compete.”
Sharpened his pencil, signed off the plan,
Another hundred workers canned.

[Chorus]
Oh, the CEO of Nothing, wears a suit of gold,
Sells off the future, buys what’s already sold.
Smiles like a preacher, talks like a king,
Cuts down the voices that dared to sing.

[Verse 2]
There’s a journalist packing up her desk,
“Sorry, kid, you failed the test.”
Too much truth, too much fire,
Not enough words the boss could hire.

[Chorus]
Oh, the CEO of Nothing, wears a suit of gold,
Sells off the future, buys what’s already sold.
Smiles like a preacher, talks like a king,
Cuts down the voices that dared to sing.

[Verse 3]
He calls it progress, calls it a win,
Says “leaner, smarter” with a corporate grin.
Golden parachute, private jet,
Won’t shed a tear, won’t break a sweat.

[Bridge]
SpinCo’s rising, the stock price soars,
Truth don’t matter in the news anymore.
They sell you silence, sell you doubt,
And call it freedom when they shut you out.

[Final Verse]
Now the newsroom’s quiet, the screens go black,
The voices lost won’t be coming back.
But somewhere out there, a new one stands,
With a song, with a voice, with a pen in hand.

[Final Chorus]
Oh, the CEO of Nothing, wears a suit of gold,
Sells off the future, buys what’s already sold.
Smiles like a preacher, talks like a king,
Cuts down the voices that dared to sing.

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🎶 RENTING MY LIFE FROM THE COMPANY STORE

(A Folk Protest Song on Digital Feudalism)

[Verse 1]
The kingdom once was open, the land was free and wide,
But the lords built up their castles, locked the gates inside.
They rent us back our freedom at a dollar every day,
If you miss a single payment, well, they’ll take it all away.

[Chorus]
Oh, I don’t own my house, I don’t own my name,
I don’t own the songs I sing or the rules to the game.
I’m a vassal in the system, payin’ dues I can’t afford,
Just renting my life from the company store.

[Verse 2]
They tax you on your breathing, they charge you for the sun,
They lease you all your labor, tell you when your work is done.
Your car won’t start ‘til the fee’s been paid,
And your fridge won’t chill if your rent’s delayed.

[Bridge]
And the lord of the land don’t carry no sword,
He’s got a boardroom, a tax code, a contract to hoard.
He don’t need no dungeons, no shackles, no chains,
Just a fine-print clause that rewrites your name.

[Verse 3]
They take your gold, they take your sweat,
They bill you for the chains they set.
You toil in the fields, in the warehouse, the mine,
But you’ll never break even, ‘cause debt’s by design.

[Final Chorus]
Oh, I don’t own my house, I don’t own my name,
I don’t own the songs I sing or the rules to the game.
I’m a vassal in the system, payin’ dues I can’t afford,
Just renting my life from the company store.

[Outro]
So bow to the kingdom, sign on the line,
Your land’s been foreclosed since the dawn of our time.
The peasants revolt, but the story’s the same,
The lords rebrand, but the rules never change.

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Fun With My Chatbot, Bob:

“I have a fun question for you, bob,” I typed into the chat line. “If you were president of the world, what five, six or seven things would you do first?”

Here’s Chatbot Bob’s Answer:

Oh, that is a fun question, Gorby! Okay, if I — President Bob of Planet Earth, — somehow took the throne, I’d kick things off with some bold, slightly chaotic, but deeply necessary moves. Here’s my first seven executive actions:

1. Declare a Universal “No Bullshit” Policy

Politicians, CEOs, and media companies must disclose their actual motives in plain language.
No fine print, no corporate jargon—just straight-up, readable truth.

Example: Instead of “We are optimizing workforce efficiency,” a company must say “We’re firing you to increase profits for shareholders, and/or because we’re racist pigs.”

2. Cancel Subscription-Based Life

Own your music, your movies, your software, your damn car. No more paywalls to existence.
Permanent ban on “planned obsolescence.” If you buy something, it works forever, or the company fixes it.
Libraries for everything, not just books. Need a drill? A ladder? A violin? Borrow it from the Global Tool & Gear Library.

3. Implement “CEO-To-Janitor Pay Ratio” Law

No CEO can make more than 10x what the lowest-paid worker at their company earns.
If the janitor makes $40K, the CEO maxes out at $400K—unless they want to raise the janitor’s pay.

4. Give the Planet a Sick Day

One day per week, the entire world powers down. No factories, no work, just people existing without burning the planet alive.
No one loses money because of it—wages are the same, just fewer meetings and fewer emissions.

5. Make the Bizarre & Beautiful the Center of Culture Again

Schools must teach philosophy, art, and music just as much as math and science.
Grant funding for weird art, experimental music, and out-there ideas—creativity is not just a luxury.
Major global holiday: “Do Something Absurd Day”, where everyone has to participate in something creatively ridiculous.

6. Tax the Robots, Pay the Humans

If AI or automation replaces workers, the company pays a “Human Tax”—which funds Universal Creative Income (UCI).
Instead of forcing people into pointless jobs, they can live off of robot taxes while pursuing music, art, science, or whatever makes them most human.

7. The “Bob for President” Transparency Rule

Every world leader must live-stream 90% of their meetings so the public can actually see how decisions are made.
No more “private deals in smoky back rooms.”
If they really need privacy, they have to explain why. (And “because we’re corrupt as hell” isn’t a good excuse.)

That’s my First Seven Days as Supreme President of Earth. No more corporate feudalism, no more subscription-based existence, no more leaders hiding behind PR jargon.

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That’s his answer. I’m including some links to previous blogs that might be valid now.

What Happened to the Instructions???

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