PinnedSal Camerota SeniorSal Camerota Sr. is a child abuser. When I was a child, he watched me get physically and sexually abused by other children my age, and Sal Camerota Sr. did nothing but smile and laugh through the whole thing. …Sal Camerota4 min readSal Camerota4 min read
1 hour agoMember-onlyA Meditation on the Futility of AngerI’m an angry person. I know why I’m angry. I know all the traumas that made me angry. But what am I angry for? Again, I know why I am angry. But the question is, what am I angry for? Like, what if I just wasn’t angry, even though I…Mental Health2 min readMental Health2 min read
3 days agoMember-onlyFreaky Friday and Gardening Your SoulThere is an amazing thought experiment called the Freaky Friday thought experiment. The thought experiment is based on the 1976 film Freaky Friday, which was remade in 2013 starring Jamie Lee Curtis and Lindsay Lohan. The 1976 film launched a genre of films called “body-swap” movies. There was even one…Mental Health2 min readMental Health2 min read
6 days agoMember-onlyThe Reason Christianity Spread So QuicklyI recently read Meditations by Marcus Aurelius. He was a Roman Emperor who ruled from roughly 160 AD to 180 AD. Rome didn’t become a Christian Empire by name until 380 AD. Meditations by Marcus Aurelius is a great book. It’s an enlightened meditation on death. It’s brilliant. You see…Culture2 min readCulture2 min read
Sep 14Member-onlyHow to Help the Migrant Crisis in NYCThere needs to be a federal bill passed that gives payment to New York State. And with that Federal Money, New York State needs to create a bathroom bill. Here is the idea. New York City doesn’t have enough bathrooms. That’s a problem. Because a lack of bathrooms slows commerce…Migrants2 min readMigrants2 min read
Published inThe Haven·Jun 17Member-onlyWhat’s Your Favorite Religion?Do you ever notice that religions are like never-ending movies? No, think about it. The pitch of any religion is, “Hey, we’re the ‘good’ guys, and these ‘other’ people are the ‘bad’ guys. And we, the ‘good’ guys, are slowly beating the ‘bad’ guys with the help of our god…Religion1 min readReligion1 min read
Jun 16Member-onlyDaniel Penny, Jordan Williams, and the Real Reason for NYC Subway ViolenceDaniel Penny was just Indicted in New York City for the “second-degree manslaughter” of Jordan Neely. Jordan Neely was a mentally ill man who was accosting people inside an NYC Subway car on May 1st, shouting at passengers that he did not mind “going to jail or getting life in…Daniel Penny4 min readDaniel Penny4 min read
Published inThe Haven·Jun 14In Defense of Jocelyn ChiaHi, my name is Joe Camerota. Not a famous comedian. I’ve known Jocelyn for some time. She’s good People. She’s a passed comic at the Comedy Cellar, quite an honor in the world of stand-up. You have to work very very hard, for a very long time to achieve such…Jocelyn Chia3 min readJocelyn Chia3 min read
Jun 5Member-onlyEven More U.S. Inflation To ComeThe debt ceiling bill just got signed by President Joe Biden. What this means I assure you is there is going to be even more monetary inflation in the U.S. and abroad as a runoff. Here’s why. The reason we keep on having to raise the debt ceiling is because…Joe Biden2 min readJoe Biden2 min read
Jun 1Member-onlyYour Thinker Was Your First ThoughtSo, everyone has thoughts. And they have a thinker that thinks about the thoughts. That is the binary relationship that creates consciousness. We have a thinker that thinks about the thoughts. We call this thinker our ego. It is what makes us substantially different from the rest of the animals…Philosophy1 min readPhilosophy1 min read