00:20 Reflections on podcast and expectations
3:10 Voting & Election fuckery, learning to deal with opposing ideas & people, 'context is king,' emotions =/= reality (emo don't always reflect full context of situation)
13:34 Dating & deal-breakers, entitlement & unreasonable expectations, lack of self-reflection in dating
22:40 Re: voting & election fuckery, criticizing politics & media from the LEFT
27:51 Transhumanism, the myth of "natural" and "organic" living, people not embracing their shadow/the trade-offs of their lifestyle
36:38 Plastic surgery, sex appeal/performance v. sex, the social gaze & normalizing certain aestethics, we are all performers-get over it!
44:52 Political theatre & sensationalism in media and book recommendations (Watchmen, Satirisitas, Art & Propaganda, Hitler's Beneficiaries)
54:48 Music break
55:33 Left-wing political identity, empathy & compassion is conditional, the intolerance paradox & social reactionaries
1:11:50 Defining Intersectionality, Identity Politics, & Political Correctness
1:18:55 Boy Scouts of America child abuse scandal & bankruptcy, power protects itself at all costs, voluntary sex work v. human trafficking/pimping & SESTA/FOSTA
1:27:18 Reflections on drug use & culture, addiction & dependency, different states of mind allow for possible revelations on life and self
1:40:55 "Immigrants built this country" v. "Black/African slaves built this country" argument. People cling to headlines and quoteable one-liners that sound enlightening but really are just slogans, expecting nuance & empathy from others but not reciprocating, being on "the right side of history" isn't a philosophy/worldview-it's performative
