Feminists Won the Culture War but Lost At Life

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In this thought-provoking episode, Malcolm and Simone delve into the unintended consequences of modern feminism and the culture war it has waged. Drawing from the recent example of Anita Sarkeesian, a prominent feminist figure who gained notoriety during the Gamergate controversy, they explore how the pursuit of self-love and societal acceptance has led many women down a path of unhappiness and unfulfillment. Malcolm argues that while feminists may have won the short-term cultural battle by securing positions of power and influence, they have ultimately lost at life. He contends that the mantra of self-care and the elevation of personal comfort above all else has created an ideological system incapable of providing genuine satisfaction or meaning. Simone shares her own experiences with the feminist movement and how the emphasis on self-care and self-acceptance made her mentally weaker and less resilient. She discusses the dangers of filling one's life with trivial concerns when there is no higher purpose or goal to strive for, leading to a sense of emptiness and despair. The couple also touches on the toxic nature of extreme ideologies, drawing parallels between the modern feminist movement and historical examples of imperialism and cultural supremacy. They argue that the desire to erase cultural diversity and impose a singular worldview is not only misguided but ultimately destructive to both individuals and society as a whole. Throughout the conversation, Malcolm and Simone emphasize the importance of living a life dedicated to something greater than oneself, finding meaning and satisfaction through the pursuit of worthy goals and the cultivation of strong relationships. They discuss the need to educate the next generation, particularly their own children, about the pitfalls of the feminist movement and the importance of making decisions based on outcomes rather than ideologies. Join Malcolm and Simone as they explore the complex legacy of modern feminism, the perils of self-absorption, and the path to a more fulfilling and purposeful life.

Malcolm Collins: [00:00:00] Anita Sarkeesian was driving the anti Gamergate movement.

Well, recently she had a birthday party where she married herself. Oh dear. I think we undervalue how much humans who live good lives are rewarded within their lives for those decisions and that I think we focus too much on.

Rewards that happen posthumously, like heaven, hell,

people who are choosing these ultra progressive life paths, you don't need to wait till they're dead to be laughing at them. Wait until they're 35, okay?

It could be worse. At least you're not Anthony Burge. It could be worse. At least you're not Anthony Burge.

Would you like to know more?

Simone Collins: I did something very naughty while I should have been working through lunch. Instead of creating new NDC accounts on Lufthansa Spark platform for all of our [00:01:00] agents, which I did on a delayed basis, I instead wrote a Red Suzy Weiss's new article in the Free Press called, Ooh,

Malcolm Collins: what's it on?

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Simone Collins: Durell is the New Way to Self-care ourselves to death. And it is about a, an ongoing trend predominated by women related to this concept of self care also highly related to what is referred to as bed rot or bed rying or Soft living, which is basically I went quiet quitting as well. It's related to that which is basically just about giving up, indulging in your feelings.

Not working hard, doing the bare minimum, and doing whatever you do that makes you feel good is justified and right. And it was an interesting article, I hadn't heard of it. Did

Malcolm Collins: it come from an ancient Scottish thing or a modern Scottish thing? Hercule Dercle

Simone Collins: is a Scottish term for like, hunkering down in your bed and kind of being cozy.

There are other terms.

Malcolm Collins: I never heard [00:02:00] of it when I was in Scotland, just so people know, I got my undergraduate degree in Scotland and lived there for four years.

Simone Collins: Yeah, but like, there are no, there are no Scottish people in St. Andrews, I don't, very few because it's really hard to get into that university.

About two thirds,

Malcolm Collins: I think. Yeah. Okay. Oh yeah, because there's a lot of English people. Yeah, I think it's about the third Scottish when I went there, at least. Just so people know, it's now the top rated university in the UK, higher than Oxford and Cambridge. Oh man. And yeah, really cool. I'll say,

Simone Collins: but I think this is very related to the topic that we're about to discuss, which is that feminists have won the culture war, but they've lost it life.

And I, I mean, I'm reading this article and I'm thinking. Okay. So

Malcolm Collins: I think it's actually wider than that. So I'm going to expand the topic of this episode to include another one that I wanted to do. Okay. Which was really made clear to me about why leftists are so miserable. When I was in a, in a, another recent episode where we were talking about, and I was appreciating you and I was going through old Facebook posts, you had mentioned that I had made our life [00:03:00] like the end scene from Gladiator.

This is their heaven. You know, he goes to a farm where he grows food and he has beautiful fields and he has a kid and a wife and they play together.

it once.

Make us believe it again.

Malcolm Collins: Right? And that historically speaking, This would have been considered heaven. The life that we live every day today would have been considered heaven.

And yet leftists would consider it this almost impossible toil, [00:04:00] because we wake up every day with meaning and believe we have to work. And I think it's not appreciating. They're like, but my life is harder than my parents. I don't get things as easily as my parents got things. I don't have to, you know, plan as much.

I don't, I have to sacrifice more. And it's like, yes. And then you have like your great great grandparents, like looking on at horror and you in this infinitely privileged state, you know, not constantly struggling to survive being like, Things are marginally harder than the previous generation. My grocery bills are high.

And it's, it's shown something to me that really horrifies me about where the left has gone, which is that people who live life in a pursuit of pleasure, will never know peace because they don't have things that really matter in life that they strive for. And they can be like, well, the right doesn't either.

And I'm like, you do not [00:05:00] listen to like rightist music. You know, one of our favorite songs is by dirt. For example, if you haven't seen it, go watch it. It's a great song. It makes me cry every time. It makes you cry every time. It really does though. Yeah, it's a great song. But it's a great example of like, coalition, coalition of rightist values that are, are being taught to people, which is very similar to these, you know, Roman like values.

The goal is to have your plot of land that you get after the military service, and then you spend your life Raising a family there and that time with them. That's not punishment. Like in leftist memes. Cause I love following, I'm following like all of the Facebook groups for like the antinatalists and stuff like that.

Here's one of the memes from the group with a stork, delivering a guy, a baby, and him, , looking sad and saying, no, I ordered a lifetime of doing whatever I want. And it's like, can yo