Curiouser and curiouser

a little bonus episode! today i'm sharing the list of confidence tips that have actually helped me, that i mentioned in episode 2 about confidence culture!

today my friend nina and i, two seasoned solo daters, answer your questions about going out on fun outings by yourself! how to conquer the awkwardness, the potential judgement and the boredom? we share it all in today's episode!nina's youtube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@NinaCatharina_

help! i keep using technology to escape technology!articles mentioned:https://open.substack.com/pub/theunmoored/p/theyre-on-my-phone-telling-me-i-really?utm_campaign=post-expanded-share&utm_medium=webhttps://www.cosmo.ph/lifestyle/watching-decluttering-organizing-videos-explanation-a4462-20201113https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC10516449/

it seems like the solution to our discontentment with the present is looking back to the past, nostalgia-bait and general nihilism. but who are we leaving behind when we escape into memories? how can we rekindle our imagination, to look forward again?sources:the ultimate hidden truth of the world - david graeber, prefaced by rebecca solnitthe new age of sexism - laura batesempire of AI - karen haoScience fiction blockbuster movies – A problem or a path to urban greenery?a solarpunk manifestohttps://missolivialouise.tumblr.com/post/94374063675/heres-a-thing-ive-had-around-in-my-head-for-adead zones of the imagination - david graeber

today we discuss a topic i've been pondering a lot the past year; joy as a means instead of an end! books and articles mentioned:ursula leguin - the ones who walk away from omelasemily henry - beach readhttps://www.filosofie.nl/filosoof-peter-venmans-de-zin-van-het-leven-is-zin-hebben-in-het-leven-frivoliteit/wendy cope - the orangebeautiful world where are you - sally rooneyfjodr dostojevski - crime and punishmentalduous huxley - brave new worldflorence given - women living deliciouslyaudre lorde - uses of the erotichttps://brightblackhoney.substack.com/p/joy-is-a-strategy-why-white-leftistsalbert camus - the myth of sisyphus

today we respond to the notion that 'the internet isn't fun anymore' and look at some online spaces that use the internet in a joyful way, without being stuck in algorithms and ads. hopefully it will help us answer the question: how can we make the internet fun again?mentioned websites:https://archive.org/https://archiveofourown.org/https://neocities.org/browsehttps://cloudhiker.net/explorehttps://theuselessweb.com/https://www.ravelry.com/account/loginhttps://visdeurbel.nl/https://www.window-swap.com/books mentioned:empire of AI - karen haothe age of extraction - tim wu

finally i have an excuse to talk about all my hobbiesarticles on physical versus digital mediahttps://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC11943480/pdf/life-15-00345.pdfhttps://psycnet.apa.org/doiLanding?doi=10.1037%2Fedu0000830https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC9871942/

today i am joined by Leora Aileen to discuss the philosophy and science of doing nothingbooks and people mentioned:vita contemplativa - byung chul hanwomen artists: the creative process - bell hooksde openbaring van de onbenutte tijd - lieke knijnenburgthe brain at rest - joseph jebellinina's youtube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@NinaCatharina_/videosquirine's substack: https://quirinebrouwer.substack.com/p/all-my-friends-and-i-talk-about-is

today we chat about finding the beauty and luxury of life without falling into overconsumption. what are some things you want to learn to see the beauty in, that go against the mainstream beauty standards?essays mentioned:women artists - bell hooksbeauty laid bare - bell hookson knitting and killing my mortal enemies - this is going somewhere🦋 Curiouser and curiouser instagram - https://www.instagram.com/curiouserandcuriouserpod/🐞 My personal instagram - https://www.instagram.com/thebookleo/💫 My book channel - https://www.youtube.com/@TheBookLeo

let's get together pondering at the pond to discuss individuality, our responsibility to others and how we are always both main characters and side characters at the same timesourcesi got a lot of my information on Levinas from my philosophy class notes, but if you're interested in reading more, here is an apprehensive overview: https://plato.stanford.edu/entries/levinas/museum exhibit: https://www.radius-cca.org/nl/exhibitions/de-politieke-grenzen-voorbij-hoofdstuk-2-we-zijn-allemaal-holobiontshttps://panarchy.org/koestler/holon.1969.htmlcheck out alma heikkila's art: https://www.almaheikkila.net/

hello lovelies! today we chat about confidence culture and the whole confidenc industry, and how it convinces women that all their problems are due to their individual lack of gutsiness.sources:unbound - kasia urbaniaktomorrow sex will be good again - katherine angelWhat is “confidence culture” and how does it harm women? - Shani Orgad, Rosalind Gill https://www.lse.ac.uk/research/research-for-the-world/society/what-is-confidence-culture-and-how-does-it-harm-womenConfidence culture and the remaking of feminism - Shani Orgad, Rosalind Gill https://www.researchgate.net/publication/316464812_Confidence_culture_and_the_remaking_of_feminismWanting Bad Things - Andrea Long Chu, Anastasia Berg https://thepointmag.com/dialogue/wanting-bad-things-andrea-long-chu-responds-amia-srinivasan/

welcome to the first episode of curiouser and curiouser! today we get curious about the friendship crisis, how much boundaries is too much boundaries and the online lie of healing as an individualistic actsources:Niamh Duffy, ‘I’ve protected my peace so much, I’ve accidentally made myself boring’Maisa, ‘you’re a bitch and that’s why we lack community’Tristan Harris on the Daily Show https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=675d_6WGPbohttps://www.nytimes.com/2025/10/07/style/friend-ai-subway-ads-new-york.htmlhttps://www.nature.com/articles/nn.3086https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/14675803/https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC4290532/