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The video features a conversation between Joe Rogan and Jordan Peterson, discussing the issue of victimhood in modern culture. They explore the concept that society has become too comfortable, leading to people seeking out adversity and victimhood for the sake of feeling like they are in control. They also touch on the idea that social media rewards ideas that sound good but don’t necessarily work, leading to a clash with reality. The conversation concludes by discussing the poverty problem in inner cities and how it isn’t just a money problem, but rather a deeper issue of broken fundamentals.
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Comedian and social commentator Konstantin Kisin is featured in a two-part episode of the mental health-related podcast, Impact Theory. Kisin and host Tom discuss the concept of woke culture and how the idea of victimhood is incentivized to younger people. The episode explores the danger of trading solutions for ideas that merely sound good. Kisin advocates for preserving Western culture values and overcoming adversity as a way to foster human flourishing. While Kisin believes that free speech should be fought for, he also states that it should not be illegal to hold and express any opinion, including racist opinions.
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The Dangers of Woke Culture
In today’s society, it can be difficult to navigate the ever-changing landscape of social justice and political correctness. While it’s important to be aware of social inequalities that perpetuate injustice, it’s also essential to ask whether awareness has the potential to cross the line and become harmful to both individuals and society as a whole.
This is where Konstantin Kisin enters the conversation, a comedian, social commentator, and podcast host of the show TRIGGERnometry that celebrates freedom of speech. In this exclusive two-part mini-series, Konstantin discusses the topic of “woke culture” and its impact on younger generations.
The Positives and Negatives of Victimhood
One of the central ideas Konstantin explores is the idea that victimhood sells and is therefore incentivized to younger people. While he acknowledges that overcoming adversity can lead to incredible personal growth and change, he argues that there is a growing culture that prioritizes complaining about injustices over finding real solutions and fixing problems.
Konstantin also notes that many people are trading things that work for ideas that merely sound good. This is influenced by Thomas Sowell’s famous quote from his book Is Reality Optional, “much of the social history of the Western world over the past three decades has involved replacing what worked with what sounded good.”
The Importance of Solutions over Ideology
In part two of the mini-series, Konstantin and Tom explore the Western culture values that should be preserved and the danger of a toxic culture that prioritizes virtue signaling and performative activism over real change. Konstantin argues that delayed gratification is a critical component of solutions-based thinking and that certain things that cause human suffering now may lead to human flourishing ten years from now.
Freedom of Speech and Fighting for Free Expression
Finally, Konstantin and Tom delve into the topic of free speech, with Konstantin making the argument that it’s unnatural and must be fought for repeatedly. He also points out that while he’s experienced racism, he doesn’t believe it should be illegal to be racist or say racist things. Rather, he believes it should be illegal to discriminate against people because of their race, and individuals should be allowed to have and express pretty much any opinion.
Overall, Konstantin Kisin’s TRIGGERnometry mini-series on woke culture and its impact on society offers a thought-provoking and nuanced perspective on how younger generations are approaching social justice and political correctness. It raises essential questions about the importance of solutions-based thinking, freedom of speech, and the role of ideology in societal change.
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On Today’s Episode:
You should be aware of social inequalities that perpetuate injustice, but where does awareness cross the line and potentially become harmful to you and the society you’re part of?
Konstantin Kisin is a comedian, social commentator and podcast host of the show TRIGGERnometry which celebrates freedom of speech. He’s had guest on such as Bill Maher and Ben Shapiro while tackling the harder conversations around woke culture, war, and highly sensitive politics most people avoid.
Konstantin has been named Jewish comedian of the year and has played at some of the UK’s biggest comedy clubs. In this two part episode Konstantin is discussing woke culture, the idea that victimhood sells and is therefore incentivized to younger people.
Tom and Konstantin explore the Western culture values that should be preserved and the danger of a toxic culture that rather complain about injustices that actually go to work on finding real solutions and fixing problems/
The idea of trading things that work for ideas that merely sound good is discussed quite a bit and it’s influenced by Thomas Sowell’s quote from his book Is Reality Optional, “much of the social history of the Western world over the past three decades has involved replacing what worked with what sounded good.”
QUOTES:
“The very best things that I’ve experienced has been the result of overcoming adversity.”
“If you have a system which amplifies ideas that sound good but don’t work that’s how you end up in the position that we’re in.”
“There are things that will cause human suffering now that will cause human flourishing ten years from now. Delayed gratification.”
“As someone who has experienced racism, I don’t think it should be illegal to be racist or to say racist things. It should be illegal to discriminate against people because of their race, […] but people should be allowed to have and express pretty much any opinion in my view.”
“In many ways I would argue that free speech is unnatural and that’s why it has to be fought for repeatedly.”
Follow Konstantin Kisin:
Website: http://konstantinkisin.com/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/KonstantinKisin
Podcast: https://www.triggerpod.co.uk/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/konstantinkisin/
