On this, our 351st Evolutionary Lens livestream, we discuss Russell Brand: his history, his character, his recent convictions and sentencing. What does consent mean in the modern era—is it a concept that can possibly do what it needs to do? Other concepts under discussion are rape, statute of limitations, charisma, and redemption. Then: how a story of a failed co-op reveals deep divides.
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Mentioned in this episode:
Sentencing by judge: https://x.com/Bounce_BackLoan/status/2119798409658023943?a=sNUbvoX2MuMzDIjETSQ&s=20
Piers Morgan interview: https://x.com/heisdenji/status/2119196517680439299?a=mzvOhnz_7WKIIWdhXxw
HEH on Substack: https://naturalselections.substack.com/p/we-live-in-different-universes
Timestamps:
00:00:00 Holding Screen
00:05:03 351 Is Not Prime
00:08:41 Sponsor: Sundays for Dogs
00:12:04 Sponsor: CrowdHealth
00:14:15 Sponsor: Cozy Earth
00:15:41 Not a Family Show
00:17:29 Who Is Russell Brand?
00:24:24 Seven Claims, Four Convictions
00:25:56 When the Law Meets Intimacy
00:29:09 In the Judge's Words
00:32:14 Downstream of One Night?
00:41:34 Charisma
00:50:03 Why Rape Is an Ancient Crime
00:55:25 Brand vs. Piers Morgan
01:01:11 Where the West Goes to Die
01:07:18 The Death of Romance
01:09:27 Show Trials: From Chauvin to Brand
01:17:01 We Live in Different Universes
01:29:03 The Personal Responsibility Vortex
We have "cartesian blinders being put on us so that we are trying to make sense out of scraps of information and hints." - @bretweinstein
WEINSTEIN: I mean, even if you have your villains who are engaged in the behavior that motivated this war in Iran, even if that's the story, presumably most of the people in the path of these ferocious bombings that he is describing are not deserving of going back to the Stone Age.
In fact, I distinctly remember him telling us that part of what we were up to was liberating the people of Iran from their tyrannical regime.
So if it's the tyrannical regime that justifies the ferocious bombing, then it's a tragedy that other people are going to be sent back to the Stone Ages with them. Right?
HEYING: It's it's not a narrative. It's an incoherent set of talking points.
WEINSTEIN: Yeah, it's a kind of cheerleading that is completely inappropriate from the perspective of the president.
Bret Weinstein discusses the Trump administrations "back to the stone age" recent remarks in the latest episode of The Evolutionary Lens, Episode 320 "Are we back in the stone age?" on DarkHorse.
Bret Weinstein explains, "If you stop businesses from starting here, and if you drive people so that they move elsewhere—even though it's difficult to do—then the point is the tax base dries up, which then forces you to become even more predatory for the people who stayed.
And that's really the thing, right? They're setting themselves up so that they have to go after more and more people, because the people who are starting new businesses are not going to do it here."
The Fantastical Collapse of the Candace Collision
How overnight, the entire ecosystem that is Candace Owens crashed
I’ll admit it. I was one of those dirty Candace Owens fans. Kinda still am, maybe? Still making sense of what is happening.
What hooked me was her series on French President Macron’s wife, and specifically her penis, built on the reporting of Xavier Poussard. An American podcaster taking on the president of France over his wife’s anatomy. I thought it was the most American gangster thing I’d ever seen. I was in.
For a while, watching Candace felt like watching Jordan Peterson in the early days, or Joe Rogan before he got involved with the gambling industry, or DarkHorse, of course, of course. You know, a dissident speaking truth.
Then, almost overnight, it all fell apart.
The fight that made no sense
Here’s the setup. Candace was heading into maternity leave pregnant with her fifth child, a boy she announced back in June. Meanwhile, a fight was brewing that seemingly had nothing to do with her....
Rantings from a token Anti-vax guy
What ever happened to being pro-choice when it comes to chemicals in your blood?
A funny thing happened to me the other day. I was talking to a former coworker about why I think mass immigration into the country is harmful in many ways. We had a friendly exchange, and I thought the conversation was going well. Eventually, she said she enjoys talking about politics, which shocked me. To me, how is that political? It's not like anyone voted on it, and nobody knew about it until far too late. But somehow, even expressing concern about it is a Republican thing to do?
I find the same line of logic when it comes to being injected with chemicals. Most people I know frame it as a political position, not as a question of personal health and safety in the least (never mind concepts like informed consent and bodily autonomy, which many of them are passionate about when it comes to reproductive rights).
I really take offense at being called an anti-vaxxer, even though that's ...
@bretweinstein & @heatherheying it's with much respect that I am reaching out in not-so-quiet desperation.
Our country is going to heck in a handbasket, you know this...
I most generically identify as a libertarian, an artist, an inventor, and perhaps a philosopher if I'm feeling particularly vain.
I've been building the infrastructure for what i believe the founding fathers would have given us if they had access to blockchain technology.
It is my E=MC2 of governance. there are only 3 laws, no taxes, incentives where they belong, radical transparency, and data driven justice.
I think it would be best for you to just go see it for yourself (note: rome wasnt built in a day)
I'll answer any questions pending a reply
Go to :
I'm all in on saving this place, we might just have to give up on the name "America", or get enough motivation to commandeer it (allegedly). I really don't care either way...
Anyway, get back to me!
Stay safe
