Why are so many young women anxious, medicated, and adrift? Writer and cultural critic Freya India joins James Orr to explore why Generation Z is the loneliest, least happy, and most overdiagnosed generation in recent history. From the rise of therapy culture and digital commodification to the failures of feminism and the collapse of moral language, they examine how a generation has been failed by liberalism’s empty promises. Can freedom through constraint offer a way out?
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Episode Chapters:
00:00:00 Trailer
00:01:55 Finding a Voice in the Wilderness
00:05:45 The Confusion of Gender Roles
00:09:52 The Impact of Feminism on Happiness
00:14:14 Technology and the Commodification of Women
00:26:11 The Loss of Moral Language
00:32:07 Navigating Modern Relationships and Morality
00:38:51 Courtship vs. Modern Dating Practices
00:46:38 Generational Shifts in Values and Relationships
00:50:26 The Dangers of Pathologizing Normal Emotions
00:54:51 The Rise of Therapeutic Culture
01:02:14 Signs of Hope in Modern Relationships
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