Sex and the narrowing of the middle aged mind.

Is it better to be hated for being honest about things nobody else is ever honest about, or because (through your very act of encouraging people to live "the life of the mind") you end up drawing them into a position of reflecting on the extent of their own self-hatred —and their squandered potential over the last five years (not to mention the next five years). And in case you think the word "sex" appears in the title of this recording for no reason at all, please allow me to provide you with every possible trigger warning…Find me on Instagram.  Support me on Patreon.  Both will provide notifications for new podcast episodes (not just "here", but under many different headings).https://www.instagram.com/a_bas_le_ciel/https://www.patreon.com/c/a_bas_le_ciel/postsAR+IO abbreviates the motto "Active Research and Informed Opinion", providing consistent numbering for all of the episodes (AR+IO-001, etc.) hosted by Eisel Mazard across many different podcasts, and united by one Patreon.  Eisel is better known as Zel from Ashdod, and was formerly known as the voice (and author) behind the (banned) youtube channel à-bas-le-ciel.