Escape From Plan A

Jess and Teen talk about spending habits, addictive consumerism, and how materialism -- the love of material possessions -- is not the problem. It might be the solution.

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Everyone is busy with other cooler stuff this week, so Teen monologues about (1) what Plan A has decided to do with our Patreon cash, (2) a little peek at the FTX conspiracy, and (3) living in the post-capitalist age of oppression-by-virtue.

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REFERENCED RESOURCES:

Dan Chen's "Accepted": https://www.acceptedfilm.com/

Crypto Bahamas: https://youtu.be/vc5HXxxwMrg

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This is part 1 of 2.

Filip's having a kid! The Wife Guys (Adam, Kyle, Teen and Filip) talk about kids. Should you have 'em? Are they too expensive? What is going on with having kids?

This was part of a new video livestream series RAW (Real Adoptee Words) hosted by Kyle and Adam. To watch this as a video, go to: https://youtu.be/fQ3pSdh5pIo

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(This is part 1 of a 2-part episode)

Monday's Supreme Court oral arguments for the affirmative action cases involving Harvard and UNC presented no surprises, almost ensuring a victory for the SFFA's Asian American plaintiffs. But the consequences of this victory go far beyond Asian students and college admissions: this could be a twin of the Dobbs case overturning Roe v. Wade and resetting the foundations of Constitutional interpretation. Eliza, Jess, and Teen try to dive into the deeper meaning behind this court case.

REFERENCED RESOURCES:

SCOTUS transcripts: https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcript/2022

AEI televised debate (1985): https://youtu.be/B_HKC50unjc

Education After Affirmative Action (Jeannie Suk Gersen): https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2022/11/07/education-after-affirmative-action

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There is something much more deeply wrong with our economy than just inflation and rising interest rates. We seem to have no collective will to create or even imagine a future anymore. Jess, Adam and Teen talk about the looming recession, what we think is going on beyond the ultra-technical macro-economic news, and form a concrete plan of action to regain our national mojo.

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Competition for top-tier undergraduate admissions is at an all-time high, and the lengths parents will go to for a marginal advantage is reaching absurd levels. Adam, Filip, and Teen have a reasoned chat about the sources of this admissions anxiety, and what the real world ramifications are of going to a regular state school w/o a shiny brand. Also, how it's totally different in Canada and maybe you should consider McGill.

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REFERENCED RESOURCES:

Fencing Can Be Six-Figure Expensive, but It Wins in College Admissions (https://www.nytimes.com/2022/10/17/us/fencing-ivy-league-college-admissions.html)

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Jess and Teen talk about how having a vibrant family life is now a luxury class marker, and being a harried corporate lackey with a fully booked calendar is mere struggle.

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Teen, Filip, and Chris celebrate episode #400 by discussing several of the major articles in NY Mag's week of Asian American-related articles, including the ones on so-called Asian American paranoia about violence and Asian American writers' fixation on hapas.

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TWITTER:

Filip (@filipgwriting)

Chris (@JesuInToast)

REFERENCED RESOURCES:

The New Politics of Asian American Hate by Esther Wang | NY Mag: https://nymag.com/intelligencer/article/stop-asian-hate-crimes-politics.html

The Mixed Asian Metaphor by Andrea Long Chu | NY Mag: https://www.vulture.com/2022/09/the-mixed-asian-metaphor.html

The Asian Food Fixation by Mallika Padma Rao | NY Mag: https://www.grubstreet.com/2022/09/food-asian-diaspora-identity.html

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How much does Twitter distract you from more worthwhile goals, especially as a writer? Teen, Adam, and Chris discuss this, especially with Teen having recently deactivated his account. Also, they discuss a recent piece in The Nation about how "aesthetic activists" have derailed the #StopAsianHate movement and why that article is bullshit.

TWITTER:

Adam (@snbatman)

Teen (@mont_jiang)

Chris (@JesuInToast)

REFERENCED RESOURCES:

We Were Supposed to Help Asian Migrant Women—Instead We Got Police by Seth Berkman | The Nation: https://www.thenation.com/article/activism/aesthetic-asian-activism-police/

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Wasn't The Little Mermaid that backwards and sexist story that promoted princess culture to the detriment of girls? But now that Ariel is black, it's a cause for celebration? Chris and Liza discuss how this highlights how media-driven social justice is obsessed with unfulfilled longings for popularity and attention. They also talk about the terrible movie Umma and society's mommy issues in general.

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TWITTER:

Liza (@aesthdistance1)

Chris (@JesuIntoast)

REFERENCED RESOURCES:

1975 Anime Version of "The Little Mermaid": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hVo6w_Xr304

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