600k Q&A - Masculinity Crisis, Overrated Thinkers & Lex Fridman - #574

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01/09/23

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I hit 600k Subscribers on YouTube!!

To celebrate, I asked for questions from YouTube, Twitter, Locals and Instagram, so here's another 90 minutes of me trying to answer as many as possible. As always there's some great questions in here about whether Lex Fridman is coming on the podcast, who the most overrated thinker is and my plans for 2023.

Expect to learn what my thoughts are on masculinity being in a crisis, my best advice for men in their 20's, whether it's possible to have a well meaning conversation about the Left without calling everyone woke, where I buy my t-shirts from, who I want to bring on the show in 2023, my biggest tips for starting a YouTube channel, why it's a good thing that Newton didn't have Twitter and much more...

Timestamps:

(00:00) Intro (01:02) Chris’s Spotify Listenership (02:03) Returning to College Later in Life (03:05) Changing Opinion on Birth Control (04:56) Recommended Books (05:20) Micro-dosing Mushrooms in Vegas (06:12) ‘Does Bruno Mars Is Gay?’ (06:24) Writing a Book (08:26) Hitting 600K Subs (09:41) Back Troubles (10:47) January Special Guest (12:24) Chris’s Uni Accommodation (13:02) Foregoing Relationships for Self-Improvement (15:00) Who in Self-Help is Overrated? (15:58) 2 Million Subscribers? (16:29) Chris’s Relationship with Alcohol (18:03) Are We in a Masculinity Crisis? (22:00) Why Chris Cut His Afro (22:59) Obsession with Evolutionary Psychology (25:11) Advice for a Party-Hard Guy (27:58) Spaghetti Fingers or Lasagne Feet? (28:59) Sam Harris (29:57) Stupid Guests (31:00) Would Chris Be Successful if He Was Ugly? (33:55) A Dream Guest for 2023 (35:56) F***, Marry, Kill: Rogan, Schulz, Peterson (37:00) Justin Timberlake Hair (37:15) Influence of Andrew Huberman (38:36) Abstaining from Alcohol (38:52) Is Athletic Greens Worth the Hype? (39:25) How Careful is Chris About Guest Selection? (41:54) Most Under-appreciated Modern Thinker (42:53) How to Find Good Friends (45:29) Chris’s Involvement in the Nightclub Business (46:36) Will Chris Host Rogan? (47:00) Greatest Achievement (48:14) Tips for Starting a Channel (50:47) Difference Between the Radical & Sensible Left (53:57) Origin of Bro Science (55:15) Being Surrounded by Negative People (56:20) Do You Need a Platform to Start a Podcast? (58:25) Is Chris Still Hungry? (1:00:41) Marriage & Children (1:01:30) Continuing to Find New Content (1:03:08) Popularity of Dating Shows (1:05:11) Matthew Walker (1:06:11) Was Jocko Difficult to Deal With? (1:07:33) Favourite Evolutionary Psychology Books (1:08:15) Is it Safe to Workout Commando? (1:08:24) Avoiding YouTube Censorship (1:09:12) Chris’s Background Lights (1:09:39) Number 1 Life Hack (1:09:53) Best Advice for Guys in Their 20’s (1:10:22) Adapting YouTube Styles for 2023 (1:11:43) Having Direct Conversations in the Manosphere (1:13:09) Avoiding Controversy (1:14:14) Collaborating with Lex Fridman (1:14:48) Does Chris Meditate? (1:15:34) Where Does Chris Buy His T-Shirts? (1:16:08) Becoming a Better Mother (1:16:33) How to Settle Down Young (1:17:35) Favourite UK City (1:17:40) Is Chris on TRT? (1:17:49) Opinion on Andrew Tate (1:18:02) Trimming Pubes (1:18:18) What Chris Thinks of WEF & Jews (1:18:47) Did Historical Figures Benefit from Not Having the Internet? (1:19:41) Seeking Progression (1:20:50) What Trait Should Bring a Higher Status? (1:21:56) End of Year Review (1:22:36) Michael Malice

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How Did Human Morality Evolve? - Dr Victor Kumar - #573

January 7, 2023

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75m

Dr Victor Kumar is an Assistant Professor of Philosophy at Boston University, part of the Mind & Morality Lab's Moral Psychology Research Group and an author.

Morality might seem like something that exists independently of humans. Things are either good or bad, the current evolutionary state humans in in should not impact this judgement. Yet it seems that culture and evolution heavily influenced each other, and they influenced morality too.

Expect to learn why Asian people get red faces when they drink alcohol, which moral emotions can be detected in chimpanzees, why sympathy can be seen as investment advice, how come some people can consume milk and others can't, whether moral grandstanding and performative empathy on Twitter can be explained by evolution, the reason for altruism existing and much more...

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(00:00) Intro (00:32) Is Evolution Relevant to Morality? (06:50) How Dr Kumar Defines Morality (14:10) Features of the Human Moral Mind (19:05) Why Humans Differ to Chimps on Respect (29:11) Are There Bad & Good Emotions? (35:06) When Humans Developed Moral Emotions (43:12) How General Altruism Evolved in Humans (47:55) Evolution of Virtue-Signalling (51:23) Did Religiosity Evolve? (1:06:23) Is Morality Objective? (1:14:33) Where to Find Dr Kumar

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Why You Should Take The White Pill - Michael Malice - #575

January 12, 2023

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130m

Michael Malice is an author, political commentator & podcaster.

The 1900s saw some of the worst atrocities in human history. Evil was abound and the bad guys were on top a lot, with the Soviet Union being one of the most brutal examples. Given this, what reason do we have for any hope in the modern world?

Expect to learn just how brutal the Soviet jails and gulags were, the torture methods used to extract confessions, how the Western Press were complicit in covering up Russian crimes, the incredible heroism and ingenuity used by people to get through the Berlin wall, why the bad guys don't have to win, Michael's justification for there always being hope and much more...

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Timestamps:

(00:00) Intro (02:13) Do the Public Know Anything About the Cold War? (07:20) Michael’s Message of Hope (12:35) Why is Cynicism So Prevalent in Society? (19:02) Why Ayn Rand’s Speech is Important (24:39) The Inability to Foresee Consequences of Communism (32:12) Political Philosophy at the Start of the 20th Century (39:53) Fundamental Philosophy of the Soviet Union (52:40) Marxism’s Goal of Global Communism (1:00:57) The Most Brutal Aspects of the Soviet Union (1:08:46) Who Was Walter Duranty? (1:13:07) Soviet Tactics to Arrest Innocent People (1:22:03) Soviet Methods of Torture (1:33:10) The Importance of the Berlin Wall (1:40:42) Reasons for Hope (1:53:09) Our Present Fight Against Evil (2:02:47) Michael’s Experience of Writing the Book

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This Is How To Master Your Life - David Goggins - #577: ⁠⁠⁠lnkfi.re/SN-Goggins⁠⁠⁠

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