DarkHorse Podcast Dangers of the mental multiverse: The 287th Evolutionary Lens with Bret Weinstein and Heather Heying
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Jul 30, 2025 In a thought-provoking discussion, the hosts tackle the complexities of gender-affirming surgeries, highlighting Kaiser Permanente's pause on such procedures for minors. They explore the concept of mental multiverses, emphasizing how contemporary dilemmas, like grief and identity, force us to navigate uncertain realities. Wild foxes become a charming metaphor for survival and parental guidance, while the podcast critiques the societal handling of grief and the implications of evolving healthcare models. The balance between personal meaning and societal expectations invites deeper reflection.
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Critique of Gender-Affirming Care
- Gender-affirming surgeries for patients under 19 are paused due to regulatory risks but other treatments continue.
- Affording such care as "affirming" masks their destructive effects that negate biological sex and impair young people.
Identity Misunderstood as Performance
- Identity as self-defined and marketed is a misunderstanding of purpose and detaches from lineage and contribution.
- Real identity is shaped by the world’s understanding and your meaningful actions, not self-asserted labels.
Evolution and Need for Grief Closure
- Grief evolved convergently in social, long-lived species with overlapping generations.
- Grieving requires tangible closure; absence of evidence complicates the mind's unwiring of love and expectation.
