https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-misanthropic-life--3313628enSociety & CultureCopyright Misanthropehttps://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/b6646daa702651d6526682a07ccbb6e5.jpghttps://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-misanthropic-life--3313628Thu, 29 Feb 2024 20:38:17 +0000MisanthropeMisanthropeinfo@themisanthropiclife.comThe Misanthropic Life podcast is an informative and ironic look at modern life. It is a show about two millennials struggling to understand their increasingly divided and ever-changing world. We discuss society, culture, technology and the pressures...falseepisodichttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/social-network-manipulation--17798063
SHOW NOTES:

Smarter Every Day YouTube video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1PGm8LslEb4

Article on fake engagement from ABC news Australia:
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2019-03-30/farming-for-likes-fake-social-media-engagement/10944078

Financial Times article on facebook and changes in their structure RE privacy:
https://www.ft.com/content/be723754-501c-11e9-9c76-bf4a0ce37d49
https://www.ft.com/content/828e50ac-2ace-11e8-a34a-7e7563b0b0f4

Financial Times article about NY AG saying it's illegal to fake engagement:
https://www.rt.com/usa/450382-fake-social-media-engagement-illegal/

Yahoo article on teen who faked photos to gain likes:
https://www.yahoo.com/lifestyle/teen-photoshopped-private-jet-louis-vuitton-bags-fake-wealthy-influencer-135401599.html

The Misanthropic Life podcast is an informative and ironic look at modern life. It is a show about two millennials struggling to understand their increasingly divided and ever-changing world. We discuss society, culture, technology and the pressures these forces are exerting on the individual today.


Follow us on twitter @mislifepodcast if you have feedback or topic requests. You can also email your feedback to info@themisanthropiclife.com. Thanks for listening!


Website:
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https://www.spreaker.com/show/3313628/episodes/feed]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/17798063Tue, 30 Apr 2019 19:19:15 +0000MisanthropeIn this episode of The Misanthropic Life, we discuss how easy it is to manipulate the algorithms that feed us content on the various social media networks. SHOW NOTES: Smarter Every Day YouTube video:...
SHOW NOTES:

Smarter Every Day YouTube video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1PGm8LslEb4

Article on fake engagement from ABC news Australia:
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2019-03-30/farming-for-likes-fake-social-media-engagement/10944078

Financial Times article on facebook and changes in their structure RE privacy:
https://www.ft.com/content/be723754-501c-11e9-9c76-bf4a0ce37d49
https://www.ft.com/content/828e50ac-2ace-11e8-a34a-7e7563b0b0f4

Financial Times article about NY AG saying it's illegal to fake engagement:
https://www.rt.com/usa/450382-fake-social-media-engagement-illegal/

Yahoo article on teen who faked photos to gain likes:
https://www.yahoo.com/lifestyle/teen-photoshopped-private-jet-louis-vuitton-bags-fake-wealthy-influencer-135401599.html

The Misanthropic Life podcast is an informative and ironic look at modern life. It is a show about two millennials struggling to understand their increasingly divided and ever-changing world. We discuss society, culture, technology and the pressures these forces are exerting on the individual today.


Follow us on twitter @mislifepodcast if you have feedback or topic requests. You can also email your feedback to info@themisanthropiclife.com. Thanks for listening!


Website:
http://misanthropiclife.com
Twitter:
http://twitter.com/mislifepodcast
iTunes:
https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-misanthropic-life/id1450778685?mt=2

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SHOW NOTES:

Original Instagram post by Esther Perel:
https://www.instagram.com/p/Bu1iYbFhubC/

The Misanthropic Life podcast is an informative and ironic look at modern life. It is a show about two millennials struggling to understand their increasingly divided and ever-changing world. We discuss society, culture, technology and the pressures these forces are exerting on the individual today.


Follow us on twitter @mislifepodcast if you have feedback or topic requests. You can also email your feedback to info@themisanthropiclife.com. Thanks for listening!


Website:
http://misanthropiclife.com
Twitter:
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https://www.spreaker.com/show/3313628/episodes/feed]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/17710010Mon, 22 Apr 2019 05:51:06 +0000MisanthropeIn this episode of The Misanthropic Life, we discuss loyalty and autonomy. How you were raised to engage with these concepts has a huge bearing on the way you relate to friends, co-workers, romantic partners, government, etc. SHOW NOTES:...
SHOW NOTES:

Original Instagram post by Esther Perel:
https://www.instagram.com/p/Bu1iYbFhubC/

The Misanthropic Life podcast is an informative and ironic look at modern life. It is a show about two millennials struggling to understand their increasingly divided and ever-changing world. We discuss society, culture, technology and the pressures these forces are exerting on the individual today.


Follow us on twitter @mislifepodcast if you have feedback or topic requests. You can also email your feedback to info@themisanthropiclife.com. Thanks for listening!


Website:
http://misanthropiclife.com
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SHOW NOTES:

Psychology Today Article:
https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/behind-online-behavior/201408/the-psychology-behind-social-media-interactions

Huffington Post Article: "Why social media isn't social"
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/why-social-media-isnt-social_b_3858576

The Misanthropic Life podcast is an informative and ironic look at modern life. It is a show about two millennials struggling to understand their increasingly divided and ever-changing world. We discuss society, culture, technology and the pressures these forces are exerting on the individual today.


Follow us on twitter @mislifepodcast if you have feedback or topic requests. You can also email your feedback to info@themisanthropiclife.com. Thanks for listening!


Website:
http://misanthropiclife.com
Twitter:
http://twitter.com/mislifepodcast
iTunes:
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https://www.spreaker.com/show/3313628/episodes/feed]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/17477649Wed, 03 Apr 2019 06:25:58 +0000MisanthropeIn this episode of The Misanthropic Life, we discuss asynchronous or un-synchronized relationships. An asynchronous relationship is what you call any relationship that is a one-way or one-sided relationship. Social media encourages this form of human...
SHOW NOTES:

Psychology Today Article:
https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/behind-online-behavior/201408/the-psychology-behind-social-media-interactions

Huffington Post Article: "Why social media isn't social"
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/why-social-media-isnt-social_b_3858576

The Misanthropic Life podcast is an informative and ironic look at modern life. It is a show about two millennials struggling to understand their increasingly divided and ever-changing world. We discuss society, culture, technology and the pressures these forces are exerting on the individual today.


Follow us on twitter @mislifepodcast if you have feedback or topic requests. You can also email your feedback to info@themisanthropiclife.com. Thanks for listening!


Website:
http://misanthropiclife.com
Twitter:
http://twitter.com/mislifepodcast
iTunes:
https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-misanthropic-life/id1450778685?mt=2

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SHOW NOTES:

FRANCE 24 English report on Hikikomori:
https://youtu.be/oFgWy2ifX5s

Psychiatry and Clinical Neurosciences: Development and validation of the 25-item Hikikomori Questionaire(HQ-25); A.R.Teo, MD, MS, J.I. Chen,PhD, and T.A. Kato, MD, PhD
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6221010/#!po=0.925926


The Misanthropic Life podcast is an informative and ironic look at modern life. It is a show about two millennials struggling to understand their increasingly divided and ever-changing world. We discuss society, culture, technology and the pressures these forces are exerting on the individual today.


Follow us on twitter @mislifepodcast if you have feedback or topic requests. You can also email your feedback to info@themisanthropiclife.com. Thanks for listening!


Website:
http://misanthropiclife.com
Twitter:
http://twitter.com/mislifepodcast
iTunes:
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https://www.spreaker.com/show/3313628/episodes/feed]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/17388988Thu, 21 Mar 2019 04:07:09 +0000MisanthropeIn this episode of The Misanthropic Life, we discuss Hikikomori, a word used in Japan to describe a group of people who live life away from society; a prolonged social withdrawal. First noticed in the 90's and thought to be a fad but today has grown...
SHOW NOTES:

FRANCE 24 English report on Hikikomori:
https://youtu.be/oFgWy2ifX5s

Psychiatry and Clinical Neurosciences: Development and validation of the 25-item Hikikomori Questionaire(HQ-25); A.R.Teo, MD, MS, J.I. Chen,PhD, and T.A. Kato, MD, PhD
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6221010/#!po=0.925926


The Misanthropic Life podcast is an informative and ironic look at modern life. It is a show about two millennials struggling to understand their increasingly divided and ever-changing world. We discuss society, culture, technology and the pressures these forces are exerting on the individual today.


Follow us on twitter @mislifepodcast if you have feedback or topic requests. You can also email your feedback to info@themisanthropiclife.com. Thanks for listening!


Website:
http://misanthropiclife.com
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SHOW NOTES:

Term/Definition of Biological Determinism:
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biological_determinism

Where to watch Gattaca:

https://www.justwatch.com/us/search?q=gattaca

FBI Rapid DNA System:
https://www.washingtonpost.com/crime-law/2018/12/13/fbi-plans-rapid-dna-network-quick-database-checks-arrestees/?noredirect=on&utm_term=.f4f121b32839

https://www.fbi.gov/services/laboratory/biometric-analysis/codis/rapid-dna

Crispr Babies:

https://www.statnews.com/2018/11/28/chinese-scientist-defends-creating-gene-edited-babies/



YouTube video of geneticist and Dr.Jiankui explaining the procedure:
https://youtu.be/th0vnOmFltc


The Misanthropic Life podcast is an informative and ironic look at modern life. It is a show about two millennials struggling to understand their increasingly divided and ever-changing world. We discuss society, culture, technology and the pressures these forces are exerting on the individual today.


Follow us on twitter @mislifepodcast if you have feedback or topic requests. You can also email your feedback to info@themisanthropiclife.com. Thanks for listening!


Website:
http://misanthropiclife.com
Twitter:
http://twitter.com/mislifepodcast
iTunes:
https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-misanthropic-life/id1450778685?mt=2
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https://www.spreaker.com/show/3313628/episodes/feed]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/17311511Wed, 13 Mar 2019 17:30:06 +0000MisanthropeIn this episode of the misanthropic life, we discuss how pseudo-scientific ideas have long been used to justify the worst human behaviors like racism, eugenics, and genocide. One of the most transparent of these justifications is the idea that your...
SHOW NOTES:

Term/Definition of Biological Determinism:
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biological_determinism

Where to watch Gattaca:

https://www.justwatch.com/us/search?q=gattaca

FBI Rapid DNA System:
https://www.washingtonpost.com/crime-law/2018/12/13/fbi-plans-rapid-dna-network-quick-database-checks-arrestees/?noredirect=on&utm_term=.f4f121b32839

https://www.fbi.gov/services/laboratory/biometric-analysis/codis/rapid-dna

Crispr Babies:

https://www.statnews.com/2018/11/28/chinese-scientist-defends-creating-gene-edited-babies/



YouTube video of geneticist and Dr.Jiankui explaining the procedure:
https://youtu.be/th0vnOmFltc


The Misanthropic Life podcast is an informative and ironic look at modern life. It is a show about two millennials struggling to understand their increasingly divided and ever-changing world. We discuss society, culture, technology and the pressures these forces are exerting on the individual today.


Follow us on twitter @mislifepodcast if you have feedback or topic requests. You can also email your feedback to info@themisanthropiclife.com. Thanks for listening!


Website:
http://misanthropiclife.com
Twitter:
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The Misanthropic Life podcast is an informative and ironic look at modern life. It is a show about two millennials struggling to understand their increasingly divided and ever-changing world. We discuss society, culture, technology and the pressures these forces are exerting on the individual today.


Follow us on twitter @mislifepodcast if you have feedback or topic requests. You can also email your feedback to info@themisanthropiclife.com. Thanks for listening!


Website:
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Twitter:
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https://www.spreaker.com/show/3313628/episodes/feed]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/17136180Fri, 01 Mar 2019 05:44:20 +0000MisanthropeIn this episode of the misanthropic life, we discuss how privacy is being eroded by social media and internet connected devices. So many things rely on having a private space apart from the world and we are losing that space so quickly it makes your...

The Misanthropic Life podcast is an informative and ironic look at modern life. It is a show about two millennials struggling to understand their increasingly divided and ever-changing world. We discuss society, culture, technology and the pressures these forces are exerting on the individual today.


Follow us on twitter @mislifepodcast if you have feedback or topic requests. You can also email your feedback to info@themisanthropiclife.com. Thanks for listening!


Website:
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Show notes:

Fundamental attribution error:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fundamental_attribution_error

How Cognitive Biases Influence How You Think and Act:
https://www.verywellmind.com/what-is-a-cognitive-bias-2794963

Thinking Fast and Slow by Daniel Kahneman:
https://amzn.to/2GCmR1y

The above is an amazon affiliate link. If you buy the book through that link, it gives a little bit back to us. Thanks for your support!


The Misanthropic Life podcast is an informative and ironic look at modern life. It is a show about two millennials struggling to understand their increasingly divided and ever-changing world. We discuss society, culture, technology and the pressures these forces are exerting on the individual today.


Follow us on twitter @mislifepodcast if you have feedback or topic requests. You can also email your feedback to info@themisanthropiclife.com. Thanks for listening!


Website:
http://misanthropiclife.com
Twitter:
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iTunes:
https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-misanthropic-life/id1450778685?mt=2
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https://www.spreaker.com/show/3313628/episodes/feed]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/17028654Wed, 13 Feb 2019 07:00:41 +0000MisanthropeIn this episode of the misanthropic life, we discuss the interesting world of cognitive biases. Have you ever seen someone judge another person for behavior they engage in themselves? This is called the "attribution effect". It is the tendency to...
Show notes:

Fundamental attribution error:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fundamental_attribution_error

How Cognitive Biases Influence How You Think and Act:
https://www.verywellmind.com/what-is-a-cognitive-bias-2794963

Thinking Fast and Slow by Daniel Kahneman:
https://amzn.to/2GCmR1y

The above is an amazon affiliate link. If you buy the book through that link, it gives a little bit back to us. Thanks for your support!


The Misanthropic Life podcast is an informative and ironic look at modern life. It is a show about two millennials struggling to understand their increasingly divided and ever-changing world. We discuss society, culture, technology and the pressures these forces are exerting on the individual today.


Follow us on twitter @mislifepodcast if you have feedback or topic requests. You can also email your feedback to info@themisanthropiclife.com. Thanks for listening!


Website:
http://misanthropiclife.com
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Show notes:

Enculturation:
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Enculturation

Marriage Rate Declines and Marriage Age Rises: http://www.pewsocialtrends.org/2011/12/14/marriage-rate-declines-and-marriage-age-rises/

The Sociology of Children by William Corsaro:
https://amzn.to/2DzqodV

Centuries of Childhood: A Social History of Family Life by Philippe Aries:
https://amzn.to/2E8WpLn

The two books above are amazon affiliate links. If you buy the book through that link, it gives a little bit back to us. Thanks for your support!

The Misanthropic Life podcast is an informative and ironic look at modern life. It is a show about two millennials struggling to understand their increasingly divided and ever-changing world. We discuss society, culture, technology and the pressures these forces are exerting on the individual today.


Follow us on twitter @mislifepodcast if you have feedback or topic requests. You can also email your feedback to info@themisanthropiclife.com. Thanks for listening!


Website:
http://misanthropiclife.com
Twitter:
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https://www.spreaker.com/show/3313628/episodes/feed]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/16989122Fri, 08 Feb 2019 20:05:45 +0000MisanthropeIn this episode of the misanthropic life, we discuss the definition of family. This is a hotly debated topic today with many wishing to exclude families that don’t fit their "ideal" of what a family should look like. But is there an ideal family? Each...
Show notes:

Enculturation:
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Enculturation

Marriage Rate Declines and Marriage Age Rises: http://www.pewsocialtrends.org/2011/12/14/marriage-rate-declines-and-marriage-age-rises/

The Sociology of Children by William Corsaro:
https://amzn.to/2DzqodV

Centuries of Childhood: A Social History of Family Life by Philippe Aries:
https://amzn.to/2E8WpLn

The two books above are amazon affiliate links. If you buy the book through that link, it gives a little bit back to us. Thanks for your support!

The Misanthropic Life podcast is an informative and ironic look at modern life. It is a show about two millennials struggling to understand their increasingly divided and ever-changing world. We discuss society, culture, technology and the pressures these forces are exerting on the individual today.


Follow us on twitter @mislifepodcast if you have feedback or topic requests. You can also email your feedback to info@themisanthropiclife.com. Thanks for listening!


Website:
http://misanthropiclife.com
Twitter:
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https://www.spreaker.com/show/3313628/episodes/feed]]>1415falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/adult-ification-of-superhero-films--16859132

The Misanthropic Life podcast is an informative and ironic look at modern life. It is a show about two millennials struggling to understand their increasingly divided and ever-changing world. We discuss society, culture, technology and the pressures these forces are exerting on the individual today.


Follow us on twitter @mislifepodcast if you have feedback or topic requests. You can also email your feedback to info@themisanthropiclife.com. Thanks for listening!


Website:
http://misanthropiclife.com
Twitter:
http://twitter.com/mislifepodcast
iTunes:
https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-misanthropic-life/id1450778685?mt=2
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https://www.spreaker.com/show/3313628/episodes/feed]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/16859132Mon, 28 Jan 2019 03:52:11 +0000MisanthropeIn this inaugural episode of the misanthropic life, we discuss an extremely important topic; how superhero movies are getting much more adult narratives than they used to. In the last 10 years we have gone from Batman refusing to kill his most...

The Misanthropic Life podcast is an informative and ironic look at modern life. It is a show about two millennials struggling to understand their increasingly divided and ever-changing world. We discuss society, culture, technology and the pressures these forces are exerting on the individual today.


Follow us on twitter @mislifepodcast if you have feedback or topic requests. You can also email your feedback to info@themisanthropiclife.com. Thanks for listening!


Website:
http://misanthropiclife.com
Twitter:
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