Stand-Up Call - 11/04/25
Welcome to All Hands on Deck—a special podcast for Tortuga Society members and Tortuga Media paychads.
These are recordings of Tortuga’s biweekly standup calls, in which our guys convene to update the group on progress with job stacking and assorted ventures, theorycraft business ideas, and shoot the shit on issues of the day.
Most episodes will be available to paid subscribers — our spicer discussions will be exclusive to full Tortuga Society Members.
Tortuga’s Founder & Captain Emeritus
joined us — as always with Mr. Bismarck, the conversation was fascinating & many topics were explored.Topics Include:
Tortuga Society Updates
Article on Solar Masculinity & Lunar Femininity
Challenges in Discussing Gender Topics
Expanding Access to Classic Literature
Dopamine Traps and Societal Division
Experience with AI and Image Generation
Sora 2 Invitations and AI Experiments
Experiences with Assembly and Linux
Debate on Web Development Frameworks
California Election: Prop 50 and Gerrymandering
Gavin Newsom’s Presidential Candidacy Assessment
Mamani’s Campaign and Democratic Strategy
Generational Differences in Political Views
Zoomer Fascination with the Third Reich
Pre-World War I Consensus
Technological Influence on Culture
Cultivating Written Culture and Subcultures
Dopamine Traps and Need for Infrastructure
Ubiquity of Sports Betting
Generational Development and Maturity
The Most Asymmetric Life Strategies
Advice for Zoomers Outside Oral Culture
Millennial vs. Zoomer Romance
The Nature of Zoomer Text Culture
Tortuga Ambassador Program
Ineffectiveness of YouTube
Subscriber Growth Strategy & Platform Experience
Walt’s Advice on Growing Subscribers & Platform Branding
Discussion on Cultural Differences & Identity
WASP Culture, Straussianism, and Global English
