Do people watch podcasts because they want to experience the positives of having friends without the responsibility and hardship that comes with having friends? I don't really understand any other psychological reason why 2 hour glorified radio shows being released sometimes two or three times a week would become one of the dominant niches of the media of the right.
Do people watch podcasts because they want to experience the positives of having friends without the responsibility and...
Daniel Rogers
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Ryan Perry
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Jackson Price
Sebastian Miller
I don't even mean to disparage those I'm accusing of this. I do it too, and when I catch myself laughing along with 2 or 3 dudes I'm reminded of my lack of a social group and it makes me uncomfortable. I'm sure many of you have a lot of friends and are more "well-adjusted" but I think a lot of people on here don't.
I don't have time to watch podcasts a lot because I have to work a lot and I threw my phone in the trash in an effort to stop watching porn.
I'm sorry, but I think it needs to be addressed. Hypermodernity is probably more at fault than you are for your lack of friends.
Isaiah Collins
the conversation replaces my thoughts and I get some peace
Parker Thomas
That could be another reason, although is seems like podcasts are also meant to make you mad sometimes, since they're always talking about unpleasant things.
Chase Reyes
The podcast Richard Spencer does with Greg Conte and the other guy is taking a nice direction by avoiding talking about current events and focusing on culture though, which I like.
Andrew Long
I listen to pod casts about history, serial killers, and hunting. It is like reading while you have to drive. Expand your mind user.
Jose Bennett
o.k. well we're transacting info then. I had friends at church but I grew apart mainly because I'm orthodox now and I had some disagreements, and I only visited them at church and I didn't keep their number and I expected them to call me and that was selfish and I should've called them first but I didn't and now there's no use, I had one friend from college, he was chill till I made fun of his ex boyfriend (and I'm not gay) so he freaked out and he left, and it's been a year since that. and I've been working, chatting on here, and with a few people on discord, and to maintain a relationship you need to be involved in the persons life, and between work and everyone else in my life I feel like I'd basically fail miserably at that, so I don't try. at first I literally thought I had Aspergers or brain damage, but my doc says I'm fine. hypormodernity is bull because I know everyone I usedto know has friends right now. now you. what's your story?
Jaxon Young
What? I listen to podcasts to stay informed in current affairs and to learn what ever is the topic. Also watching podcasts wtf?
Asher Russell
Care to recommend any podcasts, always looking for new shit to listen to while i'm having a walk. I'll shill for Laszlo's china history podcast, pretty good.
Aiden Garcia
I'm referring more to podcasts like The Right Stuff, This Week on the Alt-Right, and Warski Live/The Public Space
I became a shut-in weeaboo NEET who only really talked to people on the internet after high school. I blackpilled myself with nihilism, but then I started to understand the reasons for morality and the biological meaning of life better, got redpilled, and now have a pretty good idea of how I think a person should live. My lack of friendship stems from that time in my life though.
Carson King
Who cares about real people, post some 2hus.
Ryder Moore
Have you heard the content on podcasts. some are absolute shit. Like the Read Harry Potter line by line with us as we dissect it like bible literature. Pure Trash.
Vs Joe Rogan who is hit and miss depending on the guest. but when they get good he's really entertaining and a sobering middle left opinion who is mostly coherant and sane.
Vs something like the Tim Ferriss Show which is useful conversations in long form.
vs something like Freakonomics which seems like shallow journalism.
This stuff is mostly trash. but they're literally the only people doing Right wing content just about. Someone good will come along and crush it.
Frankly its one of the best mediums for long form content. Livestreams are shit b/c of simple humanness. but a Podcast retaining its long form content albeit with a couple takes to clear up verbal ticks and mispeaking saves everyone a ton of time. except the editor of course.
Blake Sanders
Smart people who want to talk about real issues are almost impossible to find.
Carter Stewart
...eh, that's o.k. everyone did. everyone here, I heard of people talking on avatar sites before they discovered pol. I mean, I see it unlikely for you to have had zero human contact other then your computer, for me it was just I didn't really make an effort though with the contacts I had, and the thing is I don;t know how to make new ones, ones I like, I mean, in high school you had to make friends, you were forced in the same building, maybe... maybe it's not that we don't restrain ourselves: but we don't take things far enough? maybe we need to truly embrace the spirit of our existence, of gods essence that flows through us, and if just ride that, then eventually we'll find people of the same nature. maybe this is a compromise. at first I thought of it as a way to let out the bad, so we can feel normal, but maybe it's settling for something we should be embracing... at least that's it pertaining to our interests, you know, I remember a verse, like, a person who has a lot of fair weather friends is worse off then a guy who has one good one. I dunno. that's what I got so far...
Caleb White
"Livestream" was the word I was reaching for. I put them in the same category as podcasts because they're basically podcasts + faces, at least in the context I'm talking about.
Cameron Green
In the past, nationalists had to form organizations and actually speak to each other in person. I think we should probably be doing that more.
I split rent in a house with 5 people when I was at my most isolated point, but I never talked to them and even walking by them to take a piss caused me a lot of trepidation. I think if I would have went to college I would probably have an easy way to make friends but anyone with a functional brain can tell that's mostly a scam these days. I just don't think it's very healthy to use the internet as a proxy for real friendship, but then again, I do that on Jow Forums rather than by watching streams and podcasts kind of, so I shouldn't judge too harshly.
Jose Bailey
I can imagine a podcast that is educational. As for the right, there's so few media on that side that nazis would even listen to fucking rap as long as it regurgitated their ideas.
James Nguyen
college actually isn't that different. I've been there, if you try and please everyone you won't find a person that knows you well enough. and I agree: people shouldn't use this as a proxy for a real relationship, but the solution I don't think is to try and be normal, because being normal is hell and it never makes any lasting relationships. I think I need to embrace who I am and be a considerate person, and then I'll have something worth while.
Lincoln Allen
OP here. Going to bed now, but feel free to talk here if you want.
Matthew Collins
This is bullshit. Smart people are everywhere. Most of them are willing to talk about real issues.
Evan Gray
I think it has more to do with convenience. ou don't really have to pay attention to whats going on, only to the sound and that allows you to do other stuff while listening or to consume content even more passively than watching TV.
gary vaynerchuk says a lot of stuff about how audio is the future and I believe he is right on the money.
Jackson Bailey
It's funny. I listen while driving to work and back.
Luis Murphy
Caleb Martin
Top cuck shit though.
>Listening to other's opinions
Mari-chan a cute
Cooper Martinez
To get to talking about heavy subjects, they have to also be willing to let a stranger know that they have unorthodox opinions, which many understandably don't want to do in this modern dystopian hellscape.
(fucking checked and heiled)
"Nothing ventured, nothing gained."
Michael Evans
I have a job where I can listen to podcasts while doing it, so I listen to a shit load. It certainly does make me feel less isolated during those hours. I spend plenty of time hanging out with people when not working, so I'm not lonely overall. I'm sure for some people it does fill the gap where a good community should go though. But I think it's healthier than filling it with just mindless entertainment. And since I get to learn a lot of stuff and keep up with news and all, it also helps me keep my real friends in the loop who don't have time to listen to stuff.
Overall an improvement to my life imo. I'd wager that there are people who use it because they lack community, but I doubt they are lacking community because they don't want responsibility. I've met plenty of people who lack community due to dysfunction or just bad luck, but I don't think I've ever encountered someone who could have it but doesn't because it's too much work.