The Gen-X-istentialists

Sleepwalking Toward the End: Why Most People Fail the Consciousness Test


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Are you actually living, or are you just "sleepwalking" your way to the final credits?

In this episode of The Gen-x-istentialists, Bunny and Scot give Mega Wheel the Magnificent an "embarrassment of spins" to compensate for their previous off-script tangents. They traverse the landscape of 80s convenience store snacks, the "heretical" humor of their fathers, and the astronomical probability of being a "Lego" in a grander cosmic structure.

Inside the conversation:

  • The Snack Resurrection: A forensic look at why Tato Skins survived (under the TGI Fridays brand) while the Jello Pudding Pop died a sticky, messy death that left 8-year-old Bunny in a state of existential rage.
  • The Heresy Hour: Scot shares a "horrible religious joke" involving railroad spikes that might just get him canceled in another timeline, while Bunny recalls his father’s nonsensical barroom riddles.
  • The Support Structure: A rare moment of sincerity as the duo discusses the "harmonious bubble" of their childhoods and how parental buy-in for bass lessons and long hair created the creative monsters they are today.
  • The Consciousness Debate: Is consciousness a gift or a curse? Bunny argues for the "Lego" theory of connection, while Scot wonders if we’re all just "energy experiencing human life" and whether we’re all just destined to "return to the Force."
  • The Only Child "Black Sheep": How two only children still managed to become the outcasts of their own families. Plus, a deep dive into being a "Scarecrow" outstanding in your own field.

Whether you're looking for the secret to personalized Oreos or trying to figure out if your energy can truly be destroyed, this episode is a raw, funny, and unapologetically honest audit of the Gen-X experience.

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The Gen-X-istentialistsBy Bunny & Scot