Never Post Mailbag #11: Someone To Tell Us How To Be
Dec 10, 2025
The hosts dive into the holiday mailbag, sharing laughs over misdelivered letters. They discuss the role of religious institutions as community hubs in a digital age. There's a fascinating examination of social norms in shared spaces like theaters and classrooms. They also tackle new Luddism, exploring ways to resist modern technology. Food writing trends and the concept of 'vibe posting' ignite lively banter, while reflections on brain rot highlight trivia's communal nature. Finally, they explore the internet's spiritual dimensions and the loss of real-life interactions to screens.
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Childhood Cold-Weather Tales
- Hans Buetow recalls growing up in the Twin Cities and freezing his tongue to zippers as a kid.
- The panel jokes about childhood cold-weather misadventures as a recurring personal anecdote theme.
Religious Spaces As Local Social Glue
- Rabbi Alex Friedman argues religious institutions offer local, regular cross-ideological gatherings that the internet failed to sustain.
- These institutions can be sites of communal meaning-making that counter solitary consumer anger online.
