Meanwhile, he talks talking about the structural decline of old media (and systems in general) and the value of investing in new media production.

But I guess there are only some forms of content production that are valid to him or beneficial to society (surprise! podcasts).

Just reverse it. Galloway is a highly successful podcaster, a drop in a much larger ecosystem. Don't three-hour long podcasts making youth unsociable, content to stay home and not engage?

Do youth look at success of Pool or Rogan or Tate and ditch education to become podcasters?

LIKELY.

Same with claims "ditching education and careers." Most people who are on OF are doing it for extra money, often to pay for things like tuition or to support themselves while they build careers.

Just as with the bar owners, he believes what he wants to believe, speaking over the people who live it.

The "1/3 women outside a major city" claim is just straight up baseless. OF doesn't release data like that and the numbers would have to be astronomical.

This is weird male anxiety used as justification for censorship and repression.

I mean, I love bars. I came of age in bars. But I don't viewing the internet as the equivalent of a "Nazi bomb."

I'm all for third-spaces, but you can't mandate that people go to theaters rather than watch things on Netflix.

It's like banning TV to support plays. Things change.

Bar owners: Tax and inflation are closing us down. People can't afford to go out anymore and the cost of running a business has shot up.

Galloway, Non-Bar Owner: ACKSHUALLY I think it's OnlyFans.