Increments #100 - Celebrating the Centennial
Mar 26, 2026
They trade provocative thought experiments and taboo hypotheticals, from incest ethics to looksmaxing culture. They debate medical assistance in dying and the ethics of extreme risk-taking like free soloing. Conversations drift to nomadic academic life, Popperian influences, charity choices, and the oddities of fan DMs and financial-domination stories.
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Looksmaxing Blends Fitness With Extreme Aesthetics
- Looksmaxing mixes healthy habits like gym and grooming with extreme, unproven practices like hammering the face and prolonged chewing to alter facial structure.
- Vaden predicts the subculture will radicalize aesthetics internally, producing standards considered grotesque by outsiders over time.
FinDom DMs Became Unlikely Podcast Revenue
- Ben recounts getting direct DMs from men offering money to be called 'good boy' after the financial domination episode.
- He and Vaden laughed about repeated propositions and the unexpected Patreon funding potential from fin-dom fans.
MAID Is Humane But Dementia Creates Tough Edge Cases
- Both hosts endorse medical assistance in dying (MAID) as humane, stressing safeguards like repeated confirmations to prevent impulsive decisions.
- Vaden highlights hard cases like dementia where timing, identity, and competency make MAID ethically complex.
