Two-Cent Nation: The Voices We’d Like to Mute

Everyone’s got a take — and Chris and Des are tired of hearing most of them. This week they unpack “Two Cent Nation”: the online archetypes who mistake a platform for expertise, from performative allies and Dunning-Kruger clowns to grifters, lane jumpers, and smugsters. A lighter, funnier episode (after an honest open on Pride and trans rights) with a sharp takeaway: give your attention only to voices that earn it.====================Subscribe, watch and listen to I'm Not Even Supposed to Be Here Podcast====================🖥️ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@BeHerePod📱 Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/im-not-even-supposed-to-be-here-today/id1867373928🎧 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3bypMpSmcoIjt4bHk0nvzz?si=18eab826d1394fd9====================Sponsored by Bearing 287 https://www.bearing287.com/https://substack.com/@chrisabevolo ====================#BeHerePod #NotEvenSupposedToBeHere #CulturalCommentaryTimestamps:0:00 — Pride Month9:00 — What is “Two Cent Nation”?15:00 — Performative Allyship (Des)23:00 — The Clown / Dunning-Kruger (Chris)30:00 — Influencers & Grifters (Des)39:00 — The Lane Jumper (Chris)54:00 — Commenters Who Don’t Read (Des)58:00 — The Smugster (Chris)1:07:00 — Bonus + what to actually do about itResources and references:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_ZwnAOO5w2I (aaron rodgers)https://www.instagram.com/reel/DYLEnvWSHUn/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link&igsh=MzRlODBiNWFlZA== https://www.instagram.com/reel/DYAeWKLKRZS/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link&igsh=MzRlODBiNWFlZA== https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dunning%E2%80%93Kruger_effect http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/articleshow/124014672.cms?utm_source=contentofinterest&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=cppsthttp://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/articleshow/124014672.cms?utm_source=contentofinterest&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=cppst https://x.com/JasonJournoDC/status/2034611946700320787?s=20 https://www.cnn.com/2020/08/01/us/white-liberals-hypocrisy-race-blake https://www.axios.com/2019/01/05/everything-trump-says-he-knows-more-about-than-anybody https://www.profgalloway.com/the-cult-of-therapy/ https://www.campaignasia.com/article/scott-galloway-claims-diversity-initiatives-lead-to-reverse-racism/n4sw4eqfff0snatr0xzrwbaitv https://www.nbcnews.com/health/health-news/alcohol-health-risks-harms-socialize-benefits-loneliness-rcna254110 https://www.theguardian.com/society/2025/dec/03/scott-galloway-masculinity-crisis-notes-on-being-a-man https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/16/opinion/younger-men-dating-older-women.html https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2026/may/13/women-home-buyers-men-dating https://www.instagram.com/reels/DYvU5evMr3m/ (mark andreessen)https://www.tiktok.com/@meredithmlynch/video/7549212823226682637 https://www.nytimes.com/2025/02/02/opinion/ezra-klein-podcast-trump-column-read.html https://www.nytimes.com/2025/09/11/opinion/charlie-kirk-assassination-fear-politics.html https://www.vanityfair.com/news/story/charlie-kirk-ezra-klein-tanehisi-coates https://www.foxnews.com/media/ny-times-columnist-defends-belief-charlie-kirk-practiced-politics-the-right-way-after-liberal-backlash Produced by Julia Bevolo