<script data-pm-proxy="intercept"></script><?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0" xmlns:itunes="http://www.itunes.com/dtds/podcast-1.0.dtd" xmlns:googleplay="http://www.google.com/schemas/play-podcasts/1.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[Arthur]]></title><description><![CDATA[Retired and trying to share and learn more.]]></description><link>https://arthur527387.substack.com</link><image><url>https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!27gT!,w_256,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F93d1006e-0040-4873-a122-9542f14830d6_1176x1062.png</url><title>Arthur</title><link>https://arthur527387.substack.com</link></image><generator>Substack</generator><lastBuildDate>Thu, 03 Sep 2026 21:21:13 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="/__u/arthur527387.substack.com/feed" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><copyright><![CDATA[Arthur]]></copyright><language><![CDATA[en]]></language><webMaster><![CDATA[arthur527387@substack.com]]></webMaster><itunes:owner><itunes:email><![CDATA[arthur527387@substack.com]]></itunes:email><itunes:name><![CDATA[Arthur]]></itunes:name></itunes:owner><itunes:author><![CDATA[Arthur]]></itunes:author><googleplay:owner><![CDATA[arthur527387@substack.com]]></googleplay:owner><googleplay:email><![CDATA[arthur527387@substack.com]]></googleplay:email><googleplay:author><![CDATA[Arthur]]></googleplay:author><itunes:block><![CDATA[Yes]]></itunes:block><item><title><![CDATA[Here's How to Fix Our Upside Down Society]]></title><description><![CDATA[We've allowed the wealthy to build on the centuries old structure silencing the majority]]></description><link>https://arthur527387.substack.com/p/heres-how-to-fix-our-upside-down</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://arthur527387.substack.com/p/heres-how-to-fix-our-upside-down</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Arthur]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 14 Aug 2026 16:20:18 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!3CwR!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fee06f766-fb52-4adf-bcef-73bbf2dc747c_1540x924.png" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I&#8217;ve written a few times about this, how the world, both corporate and political, is upside down. And I just posted another <a href="/__u/substack.com/@arthur527387/note/p-211188915?utm_source=notes-share-action&amp;r=1pk0s">article</a> explaining this promising a visual explanation, so here it is. </p><p>Our &#8230;</p>
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   ]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[We Need To Start Over]]></title><description><![CDATA[Why working with the current structure is like trying to rebuild a house where the foundation is already crumbling.]]></description><link>https://arthur527387.substack.com/p/we-need-to-start-over</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://arthur527387.substack.com/p/we-need-to-start-over</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Arthur]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 14 Aug 2026 14:53:18 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!27gT!,w_256,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F93d1006e-0040-4873-a122-9542f14830d6_1176x1062.png" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><span>That&#8217;s right, we need a complete reboot, an overhaul, a change in how we function as a society.</span></p><p><span>Think about this from a historical perspective, the world and not just our country, has operated on a sy&#8230;</span></p>
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   ]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[Winning versus Accomplishments]]></title><description><![CDATA[How one tends to negate the other&#8230;]]></description><link>https://arthur527387.substack.com/p/winning-versus-accomplishments</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://arthur527387.substack.com/p/winning-versus-accomplishments</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Arthur]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 08 Aug 2026 17:11:04 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!27gT!,w_256,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F93d1006e-0040-4873-a122-9542f14830d6_1176x1062.png" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><span>Stop, please, put down whatever you&#8217;re doing and think about this question&#8230;</span></p><p><span>What is more important to you, winning and being successful; or, accomplishments, personal development, and maintaining stab&#8230;</span></p>
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   ]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[Managing to the Exception]]></title><description><![CDATA[It's a HUGE mistake made in both the private and public sectors]]></description><link>https://arthur527387.substack.com/p/managing-to-the-exception</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://arthur527387.substack.com/p/managing-to-the-exception</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Arthur]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 24 Jul 2026 19:28:10 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!27gT!,w_256,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F93d1006e-0040-4873-a122-9542f14830d6_1176x1062.png" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><span>Managing to the Exception</span></p><p><span>Society has a problem&#8230;</span></p><div class="subscription-widget-wrap-editor" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://arthur527387.substack.com/subscribe?&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Subscribe&quot;,&quot;language&quot;:&quot;en&quot;}" data-component-name="SubscribeWidgetToDOM"><div class="subscription-widget show-subscribe"><div class="preamble"><p class="cta-caption">This Substack is reader-supported. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber.</p></div><form class="subscription-widget-subscribe"><input type="email" class="email-input" name="email" placeholder="Type your email&#8230;" tabindex="-1"><input type="submit" class="button primary" value="Subscribe"><div class="fake-input-wrapper"><div class="fake-input"></div><div class="fake-button"></div></div></form></div></div><p><span>It&#8217;s the inability for people t&#8230;</span></p>
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   ]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[A Focus on Profit is Destroying Society]]></title><description><![CDATA[A Business Does Not Need to be Profitable to be Successful]]></description><link>https://arthur527387.substack.com/p/a-focus-on-profit-is-destroying-society</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://arthur527387.substack.com/p/a-focus-on-profit-is-destroying-society</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Arthur]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 29 Jun 2026 17:28:39 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!27gT!,w_256,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F93d1006e-0040-4873-a122-9542f14830d6_1176x1062.png" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><span>I&#8217;m sure some will immediately say, &#8220;if you&#8217;re not profitable, why are you in business?&#8221; Which, honestly, is a fair question. But, the issue here is not really profitability; rather, the distortion o&#8230;</span></p>
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   ]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[A New Business Model ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Improved efficiency, more productivity, and better for workers and society.]]></description><link>https://arthur527387.substack.com/p/a-new-business-model</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://arthur527387.substack.com/p/a-new-business-model</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Arthur]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 21 Apr 2026 20:32:53 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!aEQ5!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fb45daac6-0824-4f71-ab5b-eadf04bb307e_1448x902.png" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I spent my career working in the retail industry, including running both retail and wholesale companies over the past 40 plus years, and one thing I found which was consistent in virtually every corp&#8230;</p>
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   ]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[What's in it for me? ]]></title><description><![CDATA[A distortion of values is undermining society]]></description><link>https://arthur527387.substack.com/p/whats-in-it-for-me</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://arthur527387.substack.com/p/whats-in-it-for-me</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Arthur]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 13 Mar 2026 18:29:37 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!27gT!,w_256,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F93d1006e-0040-4873-a122-9542f14830d6_1176x1062.png" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><em><strong>What&#8217;s in it for Me?</strong></em></p><p>This seems to be the problem&#8230;</p><div class="subscription-widget-wrap-editor" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://arthur527387.substack.com/subscribe?&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Subscribe&quot;,&quot;language&quot;:&quot;en&quot;}" data-component-name="SubscribeWidgetToDOM"><div class="subscription-widget show-subscribe"><div class="preamble"><p class="cta-caption">This Substack is reader-supported. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber.</p></div><form class="subscription-widget-subscribe"><input type="email" class="email-input" name="email" placeholder="Type your email&#8230;" tabindex="-1"><input type="submit" class="button primary" value="Subscribe"><div class="fake-input-wrapper"><div class="fake-input"></div><div class="fake-button"></div></div></form></div></div><p>People no longer think in ter&#8230;</p>
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   ]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[How to Make Amazon Work for You]]></title><description><![CDATA[Get a Better Value, Better Customer Service, and help build a Sustainable Economy.]]></description><link>https://arthur527387.substack.com/p/how-to-make-amazon-work-for-you</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://arthur527387.substack.com/p/how-to-make-amazon-work-for-you</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Arthur]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 10 Jan 2026 00:15:30 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!YxEk!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F87cab83e-d385-4b6b-a8b7-d2dd840398e3_991x497.png" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><em><strong>How to use and exploit Amazon in the same way they use and exploit you&#8230;</strong></em></p><p>Amazon is a horrible company. It is equivalent to cancer, slowly eating away at the core of retail and wholesale businesses, usi&#8230;</p>
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   ]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Fallacy of C-Suite Executives Value]]></title><description><![CDATA[Fire all the C level executives for a more efficient and profitable business.]]></description><link>https://arthur527387.substack.com/p/the-fallacy-of-c-suite-executives</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://arthur527387.substack.com/p/the-fallacy-of-c-suite-executives</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Arthur]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 16 Dec 2025 15:55:26 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/4575363e-c721-4bc9-8e73-2b6d202125ad_700x700.png" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p></p><p>Wealthy White privilege has fostered a distortion of capitalism, inflated egos, inefficiencies, and a complete waste of money; basically, the same issues we see in Trump&#8217;s business and political life&#8230;</p>
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   ]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[What does it mean to be an American?]]></title><description><![CDATA[It's probably not what you think...]]></description><link>https://arthur527387.substack.com/p/what-does-it-mean-to-be-an-american</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://arthur527387.substack.com/p/what-does-it-mean-to-be-an-american</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Arthur]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 16 Oct 2025 21:18:19 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!cNIq!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fdbebc0c6-e4a9-44b3-b19e-e51eac32d48f_689x717.png" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I follow current events closely and very concerned about the trajectory of our country and the influence of a radical Christian Nationalism distorting the reality of who we are as Americans. As I wat&#8230;</p>
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   ]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[It's time for a NEW Religion]]></title><description><![CDATA[Unless a religion is ubiquitous it's a path is one of segregation, discrimination, and conflict.]]></description><link>https://arthur527387.substack.com/p/its-time-for-a-new-religion</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://arthur527387.substack.com/p/its-time-for-a-new-religion</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Arthur]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 07 Oct 2025 20:06:55 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!27gT!,w_256,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F93d1006e-0040-4873-a122-9542f14830d6_1176x1062.png" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I&#8217;m not against religions but there are inherent problems with almost every religion which fosters isolation, discrimination, and far too often, hate leading to violence. It&#8217;s time for a new religion&#8230;</p>
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   ]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[Artificial Intelligence is Distorting Reality]]></title><description><![CDATA[Technology is making people less intelligent and enabling Authoritarianism]]></description><link>https://arthur527387.substack.com/p/artificial-intelligence-is-distorting</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://arthur527387.substack.com/p/artificial-intelligence-is-distorting</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Arthur]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 06 Oct 2025 20:40:07 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!27gT!,w_256,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F93d1006e-0040-4873-a122-9542f14830d6_1176x1062.png" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I&#8217;m sure there are plenty of people who will read this headline and think I&#8217;m crazy, especially those who work in the field of AI development; so, let me clarify and explain providing some important &#8230;</p>
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   ]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[Too much is never enough]]></title><description><![CDATA[How wealth distorts a person's ability to recognize gluttony]]></description><link>https://arthur527387.substack.com/p/too-much-is-never-enough</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://arthur527387.substack.com/p/too-much-is-never-enough</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Arthur]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 29 Sep 2025 23:13:36 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!Zfk_!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F0359d427-c741-4e34-bcac-01eb29b3e9c9_1546x878.png" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Perhaps more than ever before in modern history, gluttony is causing a social decline and degradation of humanity. Please note, this my opinion, not an essay to convince anyone and just a means for v&#8230;</p>
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   ]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[Religion is NOT for Everyone]]></title><description><![CDATA[Religious beliefs often cause more harm than good.]]></description><link>https://arthur527387.substack.com/p/religion-is-not-for-everyone</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://arthur527387.substack.com/p/religion-is-not-for-everyone</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Arthur]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 21 Sep 2025 19:18:52 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!27gT!,w_256,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F93d1006e-0040-4873-a122-9542f14830d6_1176x1062.png" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<h3>Religion does as much if not more to divide society and cause discrimination and violent confrontations as it may do to help unite and resolve issues and conflicts. </h3><p>History supports religion being mo&#8230;</p>
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   ]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[Capitalism is Killing America]]></title><description><![CDATA[I&#8217;m sure, right away, some people are like, &#8220;oh, this is just bullshit, the reason our country has been as successful and grown as fast as it did is because of capitalism.&#8221;]]></description><link>https://arthur527387.substack.com/p/capitalism-is-killing-america</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://arthur527387.substack.com/p/capitalism-is-killing-america</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Arthur]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 16 Sep 2025 20:05:10 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!xdsG!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F6d88bb7a-cd9d-4ca2-9734-b37276360193_689x308.png" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I&#8217;m sure, right away, some people are like, &#8220;<em>oh, this is just bullshit, the reason our country has been as successful and grown as fast as it did is because of capitalism</em>.&#8221;</p><p>Well, that&#8217;s only partially&#8230;</p>
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   ]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[Price, Quality, Delivery…pick two]]></title><description><![CDATA[With all the chatter about supply chain, this may be worth reading.]]></description><link>https://arthur527387.substack.com/p/price-quality-deliverypick-two</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://arthur527387.substack.com/p/price-quality-deliverypick-two</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Arthur]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 18 Jun 2025 21:21:31 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/8f7fd58f-212a-4b7f-bed9-a68dba327a7e_500x286.jpeg" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Early in my career I met someone who contributed to my professional development, and was somewhat of a mentor to me in the world of product design and development. Sadly, he passed away not that long&#8230;</p>
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   ]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[Listen, do you want to know a secret?]]></title><description><![CDATA[We're taught to read, write, and speak...but who taught you how to listen?]]></description><link>https://arthur527387.substack.com/p/listen-do-you-want-to-know-a-secret</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://arthur527387.substack.com/p/listen-do-you-want-to-know-a-secret</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Arthur]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 18 Jun 2025 21:16:53 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/666cd8c5-5efa-48c6-828e-30bc52f4a9eb_698x400.jpeg" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I took a class in college in communications and the professor introduced the course with an opening statement that hit home with me, and has impacted my communication over the years; he said, &#8220;You sp&#8230;</p>
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   ]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[My Life in Retail - How I discovered the Fallacy of Capitalism ]]></title><description><![CDATA[I&#8217;m in my late 60&#8217;s now and semi-retired.]]></description><link>https://arthur527387.substack.com/p/my-life-in-retail-how-i-discovered</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://arthur527387.substack.com/p/my-life-in-retail-how-i-discovered</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Arthur]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 30 Nov 2024 00:59:25 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!27gT!,w_256,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F93d1006e-0040-4873-a122-9542f14830d6_1176x1062.png" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I&#8217;m in my late 60&#8217;s now and semi-retired. I say &#8220;semi-retired&#8221; because I&#8217;m probably never going to fully retire as I tried now twice. I began my career unknowingly at the early age of 16 when I went &#8230;</p>
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