Waxing Prosaic

I'm giving you the rawest take on "sharenting": That's right, this media wh*re had a baby and is now lecturing on child privacy... so very rich with irony! I've got psych breakdowns on consent, assent vs. consent, Dunbar's number, and Continuum matrix, evo psych on tribal signalling, and fixes like puberty rites of passage. Oh, and a cold, hard truth... posting children's likenesses online benefits no one. TW: Vulnerability exploitation, pr*dator risks discussed (brief, practical)00:00 - Tease: My Statement on Baby Birth Silence03:59 - The History of This Media Wh*re08:54 - Historical Timeline & Tech Gatekeepers19:25 - Roses: Normalization, Kids Love It, Time Capsule, Tribalism25:41 - Continuum Matrix: Posting Frequency/Privacy29:21 - Thorns: I Have a Cheat Code34:57 - Thorns: Obvious Psych36:22 - Thorns: The Praise Paradox39:19 - Thorns: Consent v Ascent40:36 - Thorns: Theory of Mind41:59 - Thorns: Piaget's Concrete Operational Stage45:03 - Thorns: Vulnerability & Exploitation50:03 - Thorns: Ask Yourself "WHY?"52:30 - Thorns: Evo Psych53:12 - Thorns: Transactional Relationships53:58 - Thorns: Performance Anxiety54:42 - Thorns: Parasocial Pressure57:11 - Thorns: The Dunbar Number58:29 - Thorns: Play Within Ancestral Bounds1:00:03 - Thorns: Erosion of Consent1:02:59 - Thorns: Identity Theft & Extortion1:07:10 - Thorns: Online Pred*tors Unfortunately Exist1:09:06 - Fallout: Kid Lawsuits & Laws1:10:13 - Fixes: Government 1:12:26 - Fixes: Tech1:13:18 - Fixes: Parents 1:14:18 - The Optimal Way Forward1:15:29 - Piaget's Formal Operational Stage1:16:45 - Erik Erikson's Identity v Inferiority1:17:30 - Rites of Passage1:17:57 - Put it All Together!1:20:53 - No Longer Ignorant1:22:23 - Sign OffCOMPLETE TRANSCRIPThttps://waxingprosaic.com/transcript-002SUBMARINE IF PLEASE⁠https://www.youtube.com/reggiegreymeowBOUNCE YOURSELF ON OVER TO⁠https://www.waxingprosaic.comi love youSOCIAL LINX⁠https://www.instagram.com/waxingprosaichttps://www.tiktok.com/@waxingprosaic⁠https://www.x.com/reggiegrey⁠https://www.facebook.com/reggiefromtheroadSTUDIES & ARTICLES CITEDDelayed Gratification: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10902-021-00440-y , https://doi.org/10.1002/bdm.197750% of Gen Zers want to be influencers: https://pro.morningconsult.com/analyst-reports/influencer-marketing-trends-reportChild Star Studies: https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/in-the-trenches/201106/the-child-performer , https://doi.org/10.1207/s15327752jpa7003_7Child Online Literacy: https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pdig.0000876Kids Self Esteem Goes Up with Positive Feedback on Their Likeness: https://parentingscience.com/effects-of-praise/Sharenting Study: https://mottpoll.org/reports-surveys/parents-social-media-likes-and-dislikes-sharentingHow Bad Internet Is for Identity and Self Esteem: https://doi.org/10.1007/s40894-024-00251-1APA - Internet Linked to Self Doubt: https://www.apa.org/monitor/2023/09/protecting-teens-on-social-mediaPraise Paradox: https://doi.org/10.1111/cdep.12171Jean Piaget: https://doi.org/10.4324/9780203164730Erik Erikson: https://psycnet.apa.org/record/1951-04438-000Theory of Mind (1978): https://doi.org/10.1017/S0140525X00076512Illinois Kidfluencer Law: https://www.ilga.gov/Legislation/publicacts/view/103-0556Parasocial Relationships: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.copsyc.2022.101306Dunbar Number: https://doi.org/10.1098/rsbl.2021.0158France Identity Protection Fine: https://www.info.gouv.fr/guide-victimes-en/protect-your-image-rightsNo Chimps in Hollywood: https://www.peta.org/news/eli-susie-chimpanzees-hollywood/Importance of Rite of Passage: https://doi.org/10.7728/0102201004Social Media Babies are Now Adults: https://edition.cnn.com/2024/05/29/us/social-media-children-influencers-cec

My unfiltered origin: From UFO sightings and kid fears (bees as projection scapegoats) to film highs, psych ward hell, and a God-driven twist—unpack the drive behind this podcast. Psych lenses on praise paradox, fear of success, evo psych ambition, and more. TW: Mental health, ideation, psychedelics (resources: IASP at https://www.iasp.info/suicidalthoughts/). SUBMARINE IF PLEASE!!!00:00 — Intro & Why Now00:28 — Canada's Roswell: Memory V Reality02:37 — Pod Goals / Disclaimer / Reach Out / Structure05:17 — Superhero Movies Please Chill06:02 — Origin Story Engage... with Shame...09:57 — Projection and Phobias = Lovers13:54 — Puberty? Let's Sublimate! 19:46 — Losing My Dad22:17 — My Skin (Tattooooos)25:51 — Film School29:10 — Rent-A-Goalie / Praise Paradox34:07 — Documentary Filmmaking38:55 — Corporate Gigs42:24 — Advertising aka Actual Money46:48 — Mid-Life Crisis49:14 — Admitting There's a Mental Health THING53:43 — Off to Therapy I Go57:03 — Nomadic Road Warrior1:02:40 — Commercial Break1:04:35 — North Haven via Wizard1:06:48 — Getting off the Road1:08:40 — Fort Nova1:10:35 — Home at Last1:11:54 — Covid Sh*ts (Dare I Say?)1:14:51 — Psychedelics & Psychosis1:27:03 — Dissociative Identity Disorder (DID)1:29:34 — Psych Ward Take 21:33:25 — Drugs and SSRIs1:40:03 — My Guardian Angels: North Haven1:48:49 — Diagnosis (PTSD) and a Plan1:50:53 — Cognitive Behaviour Therapy (CBT)1:53:57 — Post Traumatic Growth1:56:38 — The Phoenix is Rising2:00:00 — First REAL Job and Back to School... at 402:04:50 — A Therapist Who Has Been There2:09:15 — Getting Fit2:11:17 — Whirlwind Wife2:13:13 — Working with My Heroes2:14:02 — Neual Bloom Late in Life2:19:23 — Generativity... It's All Bout the Babies2:23:55 — The Psychology of WHY2:32:05 — Confirmation Bias2:35:47 — A Psychoanalytic Analysis2:40:30 — The Flow State and Hormesis2:43:22 — Mortality Salience2:46:01 — Trans-Humanisim2:47:04 — An Evolutionary Lens2:49:32 — Simulation Echoes2:54:31 — G-O-D / My Spirituality2:58:19 — Entropy2:59:18 — Virtue is a Mean... It is Everything at Once3:03:19 — Contraversial Thought Experiment3:11:05 — Wrap Up / Sign OffBOUNCE YOURSELF ON OVER TO https://www.waxingprosaic.comLINX MENTIONED IN VIDMichael Farrington - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=22ZNEQUTDiUNorth Haven - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SXUoX8Ldw8Qi love youSOCIAL LINXhttps://www.youtube.com/reggiegreyhttps://www.x.com/reggiegreyhttps://www.facebook.com/reggiefromtheroad