Cluster B World: Joshua Slocum on the DarkHorse Podcast
Oct 29, 2023
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Joshua Slocum, Podcaster, discusses personality disorders, blame, and societal failure. Topics include: relationship between problematic behavior and upbringing, challenging expertise in psychology, cluster B personality disorders, narcissistic personality disorder, complex relationship between childhood development and psychological pathology, impact of woke revolution on empathy, skepticism on transgenderism in children, painful upgrade and revealing character in divisive crises, and hitting rock bottom and damage of abuse.
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Quick takeaways
The majority of people with Cluster B personality disorders come from broken homes, and blaming the parents rather than the children is essential to understand the root causes.
Society now exhibits abusive psychology and behaviors, resembling a Cluster B personality disorder, characterized by cognitive distortions and emotional abuse.
Woke culture shares underlying psychological mechanisms with Cluster B personality disorders, including emotional instability, self-obsession, manipulation, and a lack of empathy.
There is a need to recognize the strong correlation between childhood trauma, abuse, or neglect and the development of Cluster B personality disorders to address the root causes and foster healthier societies.
Deep dives
Cluster B Personality Disorders: Exploring the Broken Environment
The vast majority of people who exhibit Cluster B personality disorders come from a broken environment at home. While it may be uncomfortable to blame the parents, overlooking their role does a disservice to the children. Often, the blame is directed towards the children instead of holding the parents accountable. This cultural inclination prevents us from addressing the underlying issue and hinders our understanding of why people develop these disorders.
The Disaffected Podcast: Psychology in a Broken Society
The Disaffected Podcast explores the thesis that society now exhibits abusive psychology and behaviors that were traditionally confined to domestic and child abuse dynamics. The podcast highlights how mainstream society is acting like it has a cluster B personality disorder, characterized by cognitive distortions, emotional abuse, and making victims into perpetrators. Through a psychological lens, the podcast discusses the cluster B traits within political, cultural, and relationship dynamics.
The Link Between Cluster B Personality Disorders and Woke Culture
There is a connection between Cluster B personality disorders and woke culture. The underlying psychological mechanisms of cluster B disorders, such as borderline personality disorder, narcissistic personality disorder, histrionic personality disorder, and antisocial personality disorder, are also present in the phenomenon of woke culture. These mechanisms include emotional instability, self-obsession, manipulation, and a lack of empathy. The mental states associated with cluster B disorders manifest themselves in various forms such as cult dynamics, political authoritarianism, and woke ideology.
Breaking the Cycle: Challenging Misconceptions and Reevaluating Society
It is essential to challenge the misconception that individuals exhibiting cluster B personality disorders, including those involved in woke culture, come from normal, loving households. The overwhelming pattern shows that the vast majority of those with cluster B disorders have experienced childhood trauma, abuse, or neglect. By recognizing the connection between broken environments and the development of these disorders, we can redirect the blame away from the children and begin to address the root causes of these behaviors in order to foster healthier, more empathetic societies.
The impact of trauma on individuals and society
The podcast episode explores the lasting effects of trauma on individuals and society. The speaker highlights how severe abuse and dysfunctional family dynamics can lead to psychological damage and mental health struggles. The host shares their own personal experience of growing up in an abusive household and the subsequent challenges they faced. The episode emphasizes that such traumatic experiences are not as rare as people might think and that many individuals are living with the long-term consequences of childhood trauma.
The normalization of pathological behavior
The podcast episode delves into the normalization of pathological behaviors in society. The speaker suggests that societal changes, such as increased excess and abundance, have allowed self-destructive and abusive patterns to persist and spread. This normalization is facilitated by the transmissibility of such behaviors. The host discusses their own realization that their personal struggles were not uncommon outcomes of a traumatic childhood, but rather typical of individuals who have experienced similar trauma. They highlight the need to acknowledge and address the prevalence of such patterns in society.
The danger of moral and conceptual inversion
The podcast episode examines the phenomenon of moral and conceptual inversion in today's society. The speaker argues that there is a widespread reversal of truth and a distortion of reality, where black is white, good is bad, and beauty is ugly. They provide examples of this reversal, such as organizations claiming victimhood while engaging in abusive behavior. The speaker also criticizes the trans movement for presenting themselves as victims while suppressing opposing viewpoints and perpetuating harmful practices. The episode warns that the embrace of such inversion is leading to a dystopian and morally bankrupt world.
The fracturing of shared culture and loss of societal values
The podcast episode discusses the fracturing of shared culture and loss of societal values in the younger generations. The speaker observes a significant disconnect between older and younger generations in terms of cultural references and collective memory. They highlight how the absence of a shared cultural framework hampers communication and understanding among the younger generation. The host also notes the lack of a distinct collective identity among the younger cohorts, leading to a sense of aimlessness and susceptibility to radical ideologies. The episode raises concerns about the potential consequences of this cultural fragmentation and the need to foster shared values and a sense of common purpose.
Bret Speaks with Joshua Slocum of the Disaffected Podcast on DarkHorse. They discuss personality disorders, blame, societal failure, and the links therein.
Find Joshua on X: https://twitter.com/DisaffectedPod Find Joshua on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCF_kJax21k2zVlc3tJn-22Q
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