In this episode, I talk about how backwards people have become — the way they think, react, and ignore what’s happening right in front of them. I came across a story about 60 trafficked children in Tampa, and it broke me. Then I looked around and realized… this kind of pain is everywhere. Homeless people on the corners, kids in broken systems, veterans sleeping on sidewalks — and somehow, people still find time to argue about politics and religion while pretending not to see what’s real.

I’m not trying to preach — I’m trying to understand. How did humans become so numb? So disconnected? We scroll past suffering and convince ourselves we’re good people because we “care” about faraway problems. But what about the people right here who need us?

This episode isn’t about negativity — it’s about awareness. It’s me asking why humanity has lost its heart, and what it would take for us to turn it back on.

🎙️ I’m Lois Lane Miami, and this is The Purple Kool-Aid Podcast

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What’s up everybody—it’s Lois Lane Miami, and today I’m talking about why I quit chasing the influencer dream before it ever really started for me. I spent years trying to get the right lighting, angle, niche, and music—everything the experts said would get me views. But after all that effort, the platform just wasn’t pushing me out, and I had to face the truth: it wasn’t worth it.

Here’s what I noticed. I saw people with thousands—even millions—of views who still couldn’t afford to fix their teeth, upgrade their homes, or stop working regular jobs. They were grinding all day at work, then coming home to grind all night on TikTok, YouTube, and Instagram—feeding platforms that paid them almost nothing back. Some were exhausted, unhealthy, even falling behind on basic self-care, all while trying to keep up appearances online.

And the algorithm? It doesn’t care about your story or your effort. Its only goal is to keep people hooked. If you want to grow, you basically have to turn your entire life into one gimmick, one niche, one brand—and even then, unless you’re already famous, the odds aren’t on your side. I saw it in my own traffic: my videos pushed to the wrong audiences, my lives doing worse each time, and the constant sense that I was being strung along just to keep me posting.

When I added up the hours I was pouring into content versus what I got out of it, the math didn’t work. For about 95% of people, social media isn’t a path to freedom—it’s a second job with no benefits. So I decided to walk away before it consumed me.

That doesn’t mean this is the end of the conversation. I’ll be talking more about what I learned, because there are a lot of layers to why I chose to stop. And look—if it’s working for you, if you’re happy, making money, and finding success, that’s a great thing. For me, it just wasn’t going anywhere. Maybe my videos weren’t good enough, or maybe it’s simply not for me. Either way, that’s why I gave up—and why I’m okay with that choice.

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I’m Lois Lane Miami, and today I’m ripping the bandage off America’s favorite double standard: “Love thy neighbor” … as long as the neighbor doesn’t need a visa stamp.

I’ve sat in break-rooms with folks who can barely pronounce “hello,” yet they cackle when ICE buses haul other families away. I’ve watched people whose own grandparents sneaked through Ellis Island act brand-new, bragging that their illegality is ancient history—so it somehow doesn’t count.

Here’s the part no meme will tell you:

• Stats over slogans. In Texas—the epicenter of “border panic”—U.S.-born citizens are 2× more likely to be arrested for violent crimes, 2.5× for drug crimes, and 4× for property crimes than undocumented immigrants.
• A national review shows immigrants—documented and undocumented—commit crimes far less often than native-born citizens, across every category.
• Even ICE admits fewer than 10 % of people in its own cages have a violent-crime record; most are guilty of nothing but “driving while foreign.”

So why the collective eye-roll when families are yanked out of schools at 6 a.m.? Because “illegal” is the new magic word—say it, and suddenly empathy is optional. But remember: slavery, wife-beating, and banning women from the polls were once totally legal, too. Legality isn’t morality; it’s paperwork.

Inside this episode:

I Black-and-white thinking, purple Kool-Aid style. I connect the dots between bad laws and bad behavior—and why “just following orders” never ages well.

Human cost, unfiltered. Kids waking to empty houses, workers dumped in towns they’ve never seen, neighbors cheering because they think it’ll never be their problem.

Reality-check questions to ask the next time someone cracks an immigration joke at work. (Spoiler: most of them won’t have answers.)

Boundary scripts for calling out hypocrisy without lighting the office on fire—unless you want to light it, in which case I’ve got matches.

A meditation on discipline & empathy. From lazy entitlement to lost civility, how we became a nation that values Wi-Fi more than decency—and how to reverse the slide.

By the end, you’ll understand why America’s “legal/illegal” obsession is less about safety and more about scapegoats.

Check out the YouTube video

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Connect with Me:

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• Website: PurpleKoolaid.com

Credits:

• Hosted by: Lois Lane Miami
• Produced by: Angela Beasley
• Music by: Lois Lane Miami

Support the Podcast:

• Support us on Patreon: Coming Soon
• Buy our merchandise: Purple Koolaid Media

Call to Action:

• Don’t forget to subscribe, rate, and review on Spotify, Apple Podcasts and iHeartRadio !
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Episode Links:

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Legal:

• All opinions expressed in this episode are personal and do not reflect the views of any organizations.