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Women are perfect and never have nor can they ever do anything wrong. Nothing to see here!

 

This is a total non-episode on the absolute 0 vices of feminity as considered through a Nietzschean lens. There's simply no way that, when women have never had more systemic and cultural power, they might have just a bit of sway on society.

 

Additionally, since women are eternally flawless and blameless, that sway could never cause some negative phenomena in our culture...

 

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"An Element of Love. In every kind of womanly love, there also appears something of motherly love."

 

◬ In this episode:

⋗ Is women's relational strength also their weakness? ⋗ A society where masculinity is demonized is a society that doesn't value its own protection ⋗ Modern feminism is now harming women more than helping them ⋗ War is feminist now

 

◬ Book Mentioned: Human, All Too Human 

 

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The yard signs might be popular, but reality doesn't need to win a popularity contest to prevail. Nietzsche had a unique way of picking apart the kind of pathological nice-ness that pervades our culture today. There are plenty of modern examples to choose from for understanding Nietzsche's suspicion of this sickly form of sympathy.

Let us know how you interpret Nietzsche's quote in the comments!

 

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"Hypochondria. There are people who, out of empathy with and concern for another person, become hypochondriac. The species of sympathy that arises, in this case, is nothing other than an illness.

Thus there is also a Christian hypochondria such as overcomes these solitary, religiously-inclined people who have the suffering and death of Christ continually before their eyes."

 

◬ In this episode:

⋗ The type of people who gain a sense of superiority by "helping" ⋗ How religious instincts have manifested in leftist politics ⋗ Why dogmatic politics don't actually solve political problems ⋗ The kind of self-serving "compassion" that exacerbates the homelessness crises ⋗ How self-serving "compassion" causes a violent backlash 

 

◬ Book Mentioned: Human, All Too Human

 

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Uh oh! More misinformation is hiding in your closet, lurking under your bed, ready to snatch your innocent children away.  

Alex Jones, aka the shadow ruler of the misinformation realm, is a figure that can teach us a lot about our culture and government by analyzing their reactions to him.   

Perhaps the politicians and pundits doth protest too much?  

 

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⋗ Word of the podcast: Conspire⋗ Conspiracy theorists are inevitable⋗ How elitism breeds anti-establishment ethos⋗ Equality and democracy require tolerating conspiracies  ⋗ How dishonest and incompetence in mainstream media empowers conspiracy theorists⋗ Alex Jones as a barometer for the establishment sensitivity⋗ How political double-standards contribute to extremism and paranoia

 

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What does vengeance mean to you? Some concepts fade out of culture, but that doesn't mean the impulse doesn't still exist within us.

 

The Northman brings the pursuit of vengeance to modern audiences, possibly being a reason some critics found the movie offensive. But perhaps more offensive is a society that doesn't understand its history nor itself.

 

◬ In this episode:

⋗ Word of the podcast: Wergeld ⋗ The difference between Christian & pre-Christian cultures ⋗ The flaws in the political criticism of The Northman ⋗ Are non-religious people ready for the chaos of a secular society? ⋗ How will a secular society deal with the impulse for vengeance and revenge? ⋗ Nietzsche's critique of Christianity as seen through The Northman ⋗ Will secularism lead to a perverse form of paganism?

 

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Where do you stand in between the two-party struggle?

This discussion of deep political strategy, values-based voting, and libertarian party woes searches for new answers to a very old problem.

 

◬ In this episode:

 

⋗ What the F is FreedomFest?

⋗ How traditional liberals became libertarians ⋗ Can the libertarian party actually do anything? ⋗ Dealing with the "Throwing away your vote" third-party criticism ⋗ Infiltrating the two-party system to subvert it ⋗ How two-party politics stokes tribalism over rationalism ⋗ Creating a culture of freedom

 

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In the Silver Eye Society's AMA, we consider your questions in our usual absurdist form.

 

◬ In this public portion of June's AMA, we answer:

⋗ Q: What bands or artists that you liked as a child do you still enjoy listening to now? ⋗ Monk music and the power of sound ⋗ Navigating workplaces requiring ideological alignment to keep a job? ⋗ Deciding your values when dealing with intolerant workplace culture ⋗ ....or bide your time for vengeance

 

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Censorship is a growing problem because the ethos that entitles one person to believe they hold more right to make decisions for other adults is a problem.

 

A rather uncontroversial film became highly controversial when a group of unknown filmmakers made that exact decision: that you shouldn't be able to watch or consider films that they dislike.

 

But you know the increasingly common cancel culture story, so let's take this conversation deeper for once. Where does this growing culture of control take us and what really needs to happen to avoid it?

 

◬ In this episode:

⋗ What is this blacklisted documentary about? ⋗ The tired pattern of Mad Libs-style outraged accusations ⋗ How the ideology of intersectionality inevitable destroys all systems ⋗ Why the incremental approach to defending free expression will fail ⋗ How censoring art always leads to authoritarianism ⋗ Power-hungry people often hide their true motives behind virtue ⋗ Does the art world need to get worse before it gets better?

 

◬ The letter that caused the film to be blacklisted

 

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Do video games cause violence? Did Nirvana cause nihilism? The influence art has on us is a much older debate than media scaremongering and concerned parents.   

Did Nietzsche predict the goth subculture? In this episode, you'll be armed with new ways to diss bad art.  

Let us know how you interpret Nietzsche's quote in the comments!  

 

◬ In this episode:

⋗ Why do we enjoy scary movies?  ⋗ How art might influence us in powerful ways  ⋗ Are we becoming progressively desensitized?   ⋗ Did Nietzsche predict the goth subculture?  

 

◬ Book Mentioned:  Human, All Too Human 

 

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You know of alchemy, but do you know alchemy?

 

Our modern mindset has led us astray in understanding what past societies sought in their seemingly silly practices, at least that's what Jung believes about alchemy.

 

If you're thinking about doing a little at-home alchemy or want to glean the knowledge of ancient hermits, this episode is for you.

 

◬ In this episode:

⋗ Word of the podcast: Alexipharmic ⋗ How Skyrim is wrong about alchemy ⋗ Why Jung believes most people misunderstood alchemy ⋗ Was alchemy a search for archetypes instead of gold? ⋗ A warning against dabbling in the depths of the unknown ⋗ Are psychedelics a pathway or a risky shortcut to individuation?

 

◬ Book Mentioned: Psychology and Alchemy by Carl Jung

 

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Dishonesty is more complex than the black and white moral lessons we learned as kids. 

"Don't lie" isn't enough to combat a more damaging but subtle kind of lie: self-deception.  

 

Crime and Punishment is popularly analyzed for its argument against nihilism, but Dostoevsky's perspective on dishonesty is just as powerful and insightful.

 

◬ In this episode:   

⋗ Word of the podcast: Recrimination ⋗ Lying distorts reality and degrades your judgment   ⋗ Hidden intentions in political arguments ⋗ Salomé's anti advertisement ⋗ Constructive vs destructive delusion ⋗ Dostoevsky's perspective on lying and morality  

 

◬ Book Mentioned: Crime and Punishment 

 

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