Can Men & Women Be Friends Again? - James Smith - #505

Modern Wisdom

07/28/22

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75m

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James Smith is an author, podcaster, online trainer and not a life coach.

Many men and women no longer see each other as on the same team with a common goal, and instead view them as adversaries who don't play well together. But given that humanity has continued successfully for hundreds of thousands of years, this can't be how it's always been, so why is it now?

Expect to learn why James got in trouble for saying "she's a 10 but...", how convenient activities often get mistaken for enjoyable activities, whether guys can look at girls in the gym or not, whether Elon Musk not buying Twitter is a huge win for him, whether TikTok is a dangerous influence, what you can learn about yourself from the tasks you're avoiding, why people fearing ignorance is making them stupid and much more...

Timestamps:

(00:00) Intro (04:27) Is it Acceptable for Guys to Look at Girls at the Gym? (10:44) Are Men & Women on Different Teams? (20:33) The Lack of Love & Passion in Society (29:18) Feminism’s Internal Conflict (44:08) Holding Out for Sex Robots (48:49) How Political Narratives Halt our Learning (56:59) James’s New Book (1:06:49) Importance of Finding Work You Enjoy (1:13:50) Where to Find James

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