Cultural Shifts and Societal Reactions: A Tale of Two Figures

2024 was a "Vibe Shift" we cannot ignore. The cultural landscape has been indisputably altered, and we enter 2025 with different customs, norms, expectations, and permissions that we didn't have the last decade. Donald Trump was certainly one character in this "vibe shift" but it cannot be attributed to him alone. This episode I explore the transition in cultural eras we experienced over the course of the last year.

The fates of Daniel Penny & Luigi Mangione oddly intersected. It is very telling who celebrated the actions of which individual. What does Daniel Penny tell us about the progress we've made, and what does the vile celebration of Luigi Mangione's assassination of a healthcare CEO tell us about where we need to go?

Porn star Lily Phillips plans on filming herself having sex with 1,000 men in 24 hours. Many feminists claim she is an exploited victim, and that the men participating in this event are borderline criminals. What the hell is going on here?

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