EPISODE · Nov 18, 2023 · 1H 12M
Is Feminism Changing For The Worse? - Bryan Caplan - #708
from Modern Wisdom · host Chris Williamson
Bryan Caplan is an economist at George Mason University and author. Bryan wrote a letter to his young daughter encouraging her to not become a feminist. Which begs the question, why would a father not want this? In what ways are women being taken advantage of by an ideology, and how might Bryan be wrong? Expect to learn what trade offs feminism is making at the moment and why they're dangerous, why feminism does not like traditionally feminine roles, why there is so much of a lack of individual agency in the modern world, where the recent trend of demonising having children came from, why more people should not conform, how to think for yourself and much more... Timestamps: (00:00) Bryan’s Definition of Feminism (05:56) Why is Feminism So Popular Still? (13:48) Promoting Women’s Issues Without Feminism (18:02) Is Feminism Hurting Women? (22:22) Is Feminism Equal to the Manosphere? (30:45) Humiliating Sexual Harassment Training (34:50) Moving From Self-Pity to High Agency (45:30) Women Struggling to Find Mature Men (49:04) The Demonisation of Having Kids (57:25) Lying For Social Desirability (1:06:23) Be Careful of Which Experts You Trust (1:11:50) Where to Find Bryan Extra Stuff: Get my free Reading List of 100 books to read before you die → https://chriswillx.com/books/ Buy my productivity energy drink Neutonic: https://neutonic.com/modernwisdom Episodes You Might Enjoy: This Is How To Master Your Life - David Goggins - #577: lnkfi.re/SN-Goggins How To Destroy Your Negative Beliefs - Dr Jordan Peterson - #712: lnkfi.re/SN-Peterson The Secret Tools To Hack Your Brain - Dr Andrew Huberman - #700: lnkfi.re/SN-Huberman - Get in touch. Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/chriswillx Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/chriswillx YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/modernwisdompodcast Email: https://chriswillx.com/contact/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Bryan Caplan is an economist at George Mason University and author. Bryan wrote a letter to his young daughter encouraging her to not become a feminist. Which begs the question, why would a father not want this? In what ways are women being taken advantage of by an ideology, and how might Bryan be wrong? Expect to learn what trade offs feminism is making at the moment and why they're dangerous, why feminism does not like traditionally feminine roles, why there is so much of a lack of individual agency in the modern world, where the recent trend of demonising having children came from, why more people should not conform, how to think for yourself and much more... Timestamps: (00:00) Bryan’s Definition of Feminism (05:56) Why is Feminism So Popular Still? (13:48) Promoting Women’s Issues Without Feminism (18:02) Is Feminism Hurting Women? (22:22) Is Feminism Equal to the Manosphere? (30:45) Humiliating Sexual Harassment Training (34:50) Moving From Self-Pity to High Agency (45:30) Women Struggling to Find Mature Men (49:04) The Demonisation of Having Kids (57:25) Lying For Social Desirability (1:06:23) Be Careful of Which Experts You Trust (1:11:50) Where to Find Bryan Extra Stuff: Get my free Reading List of 100 books to read before you die → https://chriswillx.com/books/ Buy my productivity energy drink Neutonic: https://neutonic.com/modernwisdom Episodes You Might Enjoy: This Is How To Master Your Life - David Goggins - #577: lnkfi.re/SN-Goggins How To Destroy Your Negative Beliefs - Dr Jordan Peterson - #712: lnkfi.re/SN-Peterson The Secret Tools To Hack Your Brain - Dr Andrew Huberman - #700: lnkfi.re/SN-Huberman - Get in touch. Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/chriswillx Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/chriswillx YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/modernwisdompodcast Email: https://chriswillx.com/contact/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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