A shit waterfall. We need a collective change to the fundamental human values of support and empathy. But there is so much anger, fear and despair that has been simmering for decades, that we have refused to reckon with, that continues to fill the eternal spring of shit. So the waterfall continues.

Then imagine being someone with one of the biggest podcast/media platforms, listening to that rich loser and having your mind blown. A buffet of some of the worst cultural values, ready for their minions to slop and feast upon.

I'm not sure. If they do record it, I will be sure to link it :)

Someone already has to be open to change for the flood of discourse to change their beliefs. Otherwise it drives them to people that already match their beliefs, which is easy to find in replies and quotes. Social media discourse is a tool of the society of the spectacle, to distract and cleave.

Nuance takes time to explain & trust amongst those speaking, so people don’t fear shame or embarrassment when self reasoning beliefs. Social media =/= that. It means to engage each bad take earnestly, without judgement, to share experiences that can open their mind, without interlopers undermining.

It’s an uphill battle. Character limits & displaying click/share metrics actively force & encourage context flattening of takes to signal beliefs. Which then actively activates people’s fight or flight response, pushing them to rationalize their beliefs for themselves or signal to their community.

It is the setup I have. I decided to focus first on getting the collection I desired and then see if I want to chase the audiophile sensibilities. Both at the same time seemed like an immediate money pit and it was the ritual of the records I was most interested in.