Jay'sAnalysis Hollywood, Geopolitics & Problem, Reaction, Solution: Jay Dyer with Harrison Smith
Sep 27, 2025
Jay Dyer, an author and media analyst known for his insights on Hollywood and culture, dives into provocative topics with Harrison Smith. They explore how the Problem-Reaction-Solution framework drives societal extremes. Dyer discusses the rise of occult symbolism in films and challenges the idea of Hollywood's declining cultural dominance due to social media. The conversation touches on the implications of subjective truth and the cultural impact of the sexual revolution. They also delve into nuanced critiques of geopolitical issues and the complexities of Abrahamic religions.
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Problem–Reaction Dialectic Fuels Polarization
- Radicalizing discourse creates a problem–reaction–solution loop that fuels extremes on both sides.
- Jay Dyer argues nuance is suppressed because extremes are more exploitable by power structures.
Hollywood's Mythmaking Role Is Declining
- Hollywood once shaped mass myths and moral frameworks for society.
- Jay Dyer says it's losing cultural power as social media, games, and TikTok replace its role.
Attack On Fatherhood Enables Social Breakdown
- Destruction of fatherhood, family, and transcendent authority enables technocratic, egalitarian ideologies.
- Dyer links sexual revolution and feminism to deliberate social disintegration promoted by thinkers like Wilhelm Reich.
