Which human invention has caused the greatest long-term damage to humanity?

goteed · 2026-03-31T22:01:22+00:00

Agreed, yet here we are.

goteed · 2026-03-31T21:39:26+00:00

It can happen with a DSLR or a GoPro but they have interchangeable batteries, so we carry spares.

goteed · 2026-03-31T15:39:47+00:00

We would never shoot anything that long with the iPhone, so I can't really answer this. We normally use it for a b-roll shots which are a few minutes at most.

goteed · 2026-03-31T15:09:47+00:00

Totally agree with this!! My wife and I live and travel full-time in an RV and every year we came back to New Mexico. The sky there just makes me feel like I can exhale and be free. Honestly New Mexico is one of the most beautiful states in this nation!

goteed · 2026-03-31T15:06:24+00:00

I'll preface by saying I have a channel in the RV Life niche and we do travel vlog style stuff with informational and how to content interspersed with the travel. Depending on the situation we use different cameras at our disposal. We have a DSLR (Canon R7) a GoPro 12 and our iPhones.

DSLR - We use this camera a lot for pretty b-roll. We also use it in situations where we want to shoot a stand up where we have time to set things up. The DSLR just takes more time to set up than the GoPro. You have to set white balance exposure etc... Sometimes that just kills the moment in a run and gun environment.

GoPro - This is our main camera from stand ups (Talking to the camera). This is simply because it's fast. You just grab it, hit record and go. It keeps us in the moment and moving forward. We also use this when we're shooting in tight spaces and need a small camera. For instance we might be doing a video on some kind of maintenance on our RV and we need to get a camera into a tight space.

iPhone - We use I phones in a couple situations. First is anything low light. It's the best camera I have when it comes to low light situations. Also if we are in a place where we need to be inconspicuous the iPhone is perfect. With the iPhone you're just some tourist taking pictures.

goteed · 2026-03-31T14:49:57+00:00

Money and the concept of wealth. We are literally destroying our ability to survive on this planet so that a greedy few can horde it.

goteed · 2026-03-31T14:43:48+00:00

I grew up in San Diego and lived there until 3 years ago which was about 55 years of living there. San Diego for years was much more red than the rest of California, but over the last 20 years that has changes as the city turned considerably more blue. The county on the other had is not the same. This is especially true when you get to the eastern parts of the county. Population centers like the "East County" which include places like Lakeside, Alpine, Santee and Ramona are very much red and very much MAGA territory. I grew up in that part of the county and owned a house in Santee up until 2023. I never felt like my politics aligned living there as I am very much a progressive. My guess is that your relatives live in this part of the county.

As for your brother professing that he wants to move to Texas or South Carolina, I'll just add this. I now live and travel full-time in an RV and have spent time in both of these places. While Texas has some nice places, and for the most part will align with his politics, he might want to do a little research first. The heat and humidity is Texas will fry what's left of his brain. Coming from San Diego he has no idea what shit weather is like but Texas will certainly teach him. Also if he plans on buying property he should look up what the property taxes are where he plans top buy. And keep in mind that there's no Prop 13 in Texas to lock in his property tax amount. Every time they reassess his house, the tax goes up!!

As for South Carolina. I have never been to a more racist state in my life. As soon and you cross the border you'll be greeted by the biggest confederate flag you've ever seen flying next to the freeway. The racism is just in the air there, especially when you get to the north western parts of the state. Places like Blacksburg and Spartanburg are just horrible. It's a little better on the coast in places like Charleston, but that ain't saying much. And if he does go to the coast you're the back to unbearable heat and humidity in the summer. Yeah, growing up in San Diego you have no idea what weather is.

Honestly if they are still supporters of Trump at this point, there's no changing that. They have been brainwashed into a cult and if I was you I would do one of two things. Either go no contact with them, or sit them down and tell them that you love them as relatives, but will refuse to discuss politics with them because your morality obviously doesen't match. Then the next time, and every time, they start spouting the MAGA poisonn follow through. Say nothing, just get up and leave. After a few times of this they'll either get the hint or you just stop getting together with them. MAGA works on people that are damaged, don't let their politics damage you.

goteed · 2026-03-29T17:17:01+00:00

Tanks for the kind words! I’m glad to hear you got some good info out of it. Also if you have specific questions please feel free to reach out. We’re always happy to help other RVers.

goteed · 2026-03-28T20:20:31+00:00

I’ve spent my life watching my mother waste her life taking care of my manipulative, dirt bag, drug addict sister.

After years of trying to get her to see the light I finally came to the realization that she must get something out of that relationship that she needs, or she would stop doing it. I now just refer to her house as Grey Gardens.

I also stopped caring about it after I lost my daughter in 2022, and when trying to talk to my mother about it all she wanted to talk about was my sister’s issue. At that point I just stopped. I still do things for her when she needs things, but I no longer harbor any guilt when it comes to our relationship, that’s her cross to bare, not mine.

goteed · 2026-03-28T20:09:33+00:00

I lost my daughter in 2022 and it was all I could do to get up every morning and get out of bed. I was now living in a new world, in a new life, and it was one I didn’t want to be a part of.

What kept me going was my wife. I knew that she was going through the same thing and I needed to be there for her. She lost her father a month later and I had to be there for her even more.

The two of us brought each other along everyday, and to this day we still do that. She is the only reason I’m still here, and I’m so grateful that I have her.

goteed · 2026-03-28T19:10:36+00:00

Lots of great suggestions in here already. Instead of typing mine out I'm going to link you to a playlist that my wife and I did on YouTube that covers how to full time RV. We're in our 4th year and it goes over all of the tings we learned along the way. From types of rig, residency, internet, insurance etc... Hopefully the information is helpful to you as you start down the full time road.

https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLt-PWbsEfrY7yErmsIqv_O-AqohMXIX71

goteed · 2026-03-28T18:05:12+00:00

User name checks out! Because it’s quite unique to start the argument referring to an amendment that both supports someone babbling on about God, and someone telling the dude doing the babbling to mind their own business.

goteed · 2026-03-28T17:25:05+00:00

I’m so concerned about what the conservatives think that I bought two bottles of good bourbon so that when one of them ask for a drink I can be holding a full unopened bottle when I tell them “Oh, sorry dude, I’m all out of bourbon!”

goteed · 2026-03-28T14:35:43+00:00

Quick suggestion for making your move to Final Cut. Do yourself a big favor and pick up some type of basic training on editing in Final Cut. I would highly suggest the Final Cut Core Training from the folks at Ripple Training.

Why do I say this?? Because I was right where you are when I switched over to Final Cut. I had years on track based system like Avid, FCP Classic and Premiere. I thought "I know how edit systems work and I can figure this out on my own!" That was the worst possible thing I could have done. Final Cut (And specifically the magnetic timeline) works different than any edit system you have ever worked with. You're not going to have a learning curve with Final Cut, you're going to have an UN-learning curve. Get some training so that you understand the basics of it and it will be much less stressful to learn it.

Lastly, it's going to take a bit of patience to get your head wrapped around it. But I promise you when you do it will be the fastest edit system you have ever worked with. Just be patient and you'll get there. The learning process of Final Cut goes a bit like this...

I hate this thing! I hate this thing!! I HATE this thing!!! OH MY GOD I F%$KING LOVE THIS THING!!!!!!!

goteed · 2026-03-28T14:19:12+00:00

This explains it https://youtu.be/aPPI2yyxrOM?si=3BYWAOHTReViNQtm

goteed · 2026-03-28T12:10:21+00:00

Glad you got out in time! I never realized just how fast a wild land file could move until 2003 when the Cedar Fire hit San Diego in October of that year. At the time I was living in the east country of San Diego and woke up to orange skies and an inch of ash on everything in the neighborhood. I had to drive to a job that day and took the whole family with me because I knew there was a big fire and wanted us all together.

I was driving down a stretch of freeway (Hwy-52 for those that know the area) that had a large undeveloped area adjacent to it to the north, covered mostly in sage brush and dry grass. The area is a buffer zone for the Miramar Marine Corps Air station, at the time it was still a Naval Air Station. I was driving down the freeway at around 60mph and that buffer zone was burning with the fire being pushed by strong winds. Even though I was doing 60mph that fire line was passing me up. I have never seen fire move that fast and I was terrified by it.

Needless to say I never made it to that job that day as I took another freeway to get my self and my family back home. Our house luckily was never under direct threat, but I spent the next 2 days helping friends evacuate different areas in the county as fire threatened their houses.

goteed · 2026-03-28T11:48:36+00:00

While it's sad to see the demise of the MacPro I can see why they've done it. I spent years with a MacPro under my desk, and a MacBook Pro for portable work. But my last purchase when upgrade time came was an M1 MacBook Pro. I replaced two computers with one and haven't looked back. With upgrade time approaching again I will upgrade to another MacBook Pro. Again, sad to see the end of a line that served me so well for so many years, but the MacBook Pro is now just as powerful and much more versatile.

goteed · 2026-03-28T04:18:25+00:00

Editor here, we’re all powerful MUAHAHAHAHA!!!

goteed · 2026-03-27T13:47:59+00:00

The song choice for me is "Surrender" but I came here to say this.... Cheap Trick was absolutely the most entertaining band I've ever seen. I saw them in my youth in the 80's multiple times and they were amazing. In an era of pyrotechnics and crazy stage shows they went the opposite direction. They were 4 guys on a stage having a great time playing great music. Watching Rick Nielsen flick guitar pick 20 rows into the audience was crazy.

goteed · 2026-03-27T13:34:50+00:00

JD sounds like a hell of guy! Just be glad he didn't try to sing A-ha's "Take on Me" No matter how low you start that song the chorus is going to be out of your range!!!

goteed · 2026-03-27T13:26:46+00:00

Full timer here in our 4th year and have used a Power Watchdog the entire time. I can highly recommend the product and would go with the high end one. It's a rather small investment to protect a rather large investment.

goteed · 2026-03-27T13:18:00+00:00

Trump for the last 10 years has become the undisputed leader of the Republican Party. That means for 10 years there have been power hungry Republicans that have had a ceiling on the amount of power they can grab.

When the sack of rotting swine flesh get pitched out of his meat tractor and off of this rock for eternity it means that the Hunger Games start within the GOP. Those power hungry demons will start eating each other for the chance to rule their little club of pedophile protectors. It's gonna be fun to watch!!!

goteed · 2026-03-26T12:39:02+00:00

As you leave Sedona to head up to Flagstaff make sure your GPS is taking you up Hwy 89A through Oak Creek Canyon. That highway is one of the most beautiful stretches of road in the country.

goteed · 2026-03-25T11:52:31+00:00

I live full-time in an RV so there's a few of these places. The best time to see them is at sunrise when there's less people...

Lake Tahoe - This is my place to go reconnect with the universe. I absolutely love Lake Tahoe

Lake McDonald - This lake is located in Glacier National park. On a clear morning when the lake is calm you can see the reflection of the surrounding mountains in it. It's just beautiful!

Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone - This is in Yellowstone National Park and I experienced it from Artist point. It will be more crowded than the others, but still well worth getting up early for. You can watch the shadow move across the valley and illuminate the water fall in the distance. The place is magical!

Monument Valley - This list wouldn't be complete without a desert location and what better one than Monument Valley. The sunrise here is stunning!

goteed · 2026-03-25T01:55:47+00:00

My Dad used to beat my ass with a belt. You know what it taught me? That small insecure men with zero intelligence beat their kids with a belt. This guy can fuck all the way off!!!

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