Episode 5. Politics Ruined the Movie, the Restaurant, and My Grandparents

Today I talk about how politics is ruining everything. I rant about NPR brain, companies taking stances on everything, and how movies keep sneaking in last-minute ideological sermons. Then I get into why politics has become a moral status game, how the internet ruins shared culture, and why we should carve out more politics-free spaces. 0:00 I’m sick of politics in everything2:48 Companies and institutions taking “stances”3:27 Politics invading movies and TV5:46 Example: Conclave ending twist8:09 Example: Mickey 17 and the forced allegory13:52 If Hollywood was conservative, we’d hate that too17:34 Red vs blue states, signaling, and “team jerseys”21:11 Dating apps and moral status signaling23:24 Internet feeds, no shared reality, constant catastrophizing26:59 Twitter as Plato’s cave + how to disengage28:06 Outro: real life is kinder than the internet