Modern Wisdom #280 - Carl Benjamin - Making Sense Of 2021's Madness
Feb 8, 2021
Carl Benjamin, a political commentator and the voice behind The Lotus Eaters Podcast, shares sharp insights on 2021's chaotic landscape. He weighs in on Steven Crowder's lawsuit against Facebook and predicts the future of WallStreetBets. The conversation dives into the cultural connections between J.K. Rowling and Jordan Peterson and questions the waning American national pride. Benjamin also critiques cancel culture and political discourse, revealing the contrasts in national identities between the U.S. and the U.K. while reflecting on freedom of expression.
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Twitter Ban
- Carl Benjamin got banned from Twitter for insulting Nazis in 2017.
- This ban wasn't political deplatforming, but highlights the arbitrary nature of platform rules.
Semantic Games
- The political left often engages in semantic games, redefining words to suit their arguments.
- The right tends to use common English definitions, leading to clearer communication.
The Great Filter
- The Fermi paradox questions why we haven't encountered alien life.
- The Great Filter hypothesis suggests a barrier civilizations must overcome, possibly semantic games.