Matter of Opinion The New York Times

So far this seems pretty interesting and the hosts have a good rapport.

Haven listened to a few episodes I can say this is a dangerous podcast.

The hosts are trying to cover an anarcho capitalist party with deep fascist ties (the Republican Party) in a way that is typical of news outlets such as cnn, npr, and the nyt, in that they are discussing it within a frame that is so out of whack of what the party is that’s it’s extremely dangerous.

They seem to think it’s a cool message the gop candidates are espousing rather than a racist degenerate ideology. Please, nyt, stop this nonsense and realize they hate you and despise you. They aren’t interested in you and all you are doing is alienating people who actually care about the truth.

Didn’t hear mention of the influence of another type of uTube ‘personality’ which has an untrammeled influence on young listeners.
One particular group tags themselves as The Drunken Peasants, a few somewhat articulate 30-40-something men, who seem socially liberal but tethered to their personal version of power patriarchy. Shared views often reek of misogynistic pride, and clear dismissal of any opinion which might be deemed ‘establishment’. Followers appear to mostly male. Many, many followers.

These peasants happily drink and smoke weed during their day or night random streaming sessions, often becoming extremely loud and offensive.
Some are less blatant than others, but one guiding the reins on a separate channel calls himself The Amazing Atheist. Not sure what’s so amazing about Atheism, but there’s a LOT of yelling, Goth makeup, crazy hats, unnerving sound effects…common attention-getting techniques…intelligent enough to at least be embarrassed by exhibitionist tactics to gather new viewers(?)
Like many who have plastered some of their worst moments on uTube channels, then evolved since they first posted, he may be frustrated by followers who admire only the Mad Hatter role model. Then are those posts being taken down? Such antics and rampant cynicism speak to The Unsettled. There is unfettered power causing immeasurable damage.

Some followers simply take to trolling or hacking for sport.
Some were Bernie Bros during the last two presidential election cycles, boldly taking advantage of first amendment rights.
Too many thousands admire the model of rancor and carte blanche contempt for establishment life and politics. They emulate a belligerent personal style to supplant their lack of confidence, potentially putting themselves out of touch with instinct.
Youth are especially unsettled in this multi-leveled, social media-fueled un-civilization.

Incels, the involuntarily celibate, feel entitled to physical comfort, plenty of drink, recreational drugs, screen and bro-time, along with a photo-shopped girlfriend or mate. All the old-school American dream trappings are expected, without cultivation of the perspective and humility to be gleaned from working one’s way up an economic ladder. Those with few skills to embrace and sustain commitment to a working person’s life are bound to explode.

Anxious, frustrated, and aggressive, increasing numbers of young people turn to self-harm or acting out. As mentioned during the discussion, with more women determining they can navigate the chaos just as well or better without an entitled male ‘provider’, more men are left finding no quarter, without clear roles, lost at sea.

If our situation is fixable, evolution will surely take more than a few generations.
Or maybe we will ‘get the messages’ and find footing as quickly as AI unexpectedly has.