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Carl Benjamin - Surviving The Madness Of 2022

Carl Benjamin is the YouTuber formerly known as Sargon Of Akkad, a political commentator and host of The Lotus Eaters Podcast. Every year we don't think the world can get any weirder and then every year, reality manages to exceed our expectations. I had to get Carl back on to try and make sense of what's happening. Expect to learn Carl Benjamin's thoughts on Jordan Peterson getting called out by Ethan Klein and HasanAbi, how society has lied to young girls, whether the pope should have told pet owners that they're selfish, what Carl predicts for the future of mainstream media, how the podcast of the lotus eaters is growing, whether sargon of akkad will come back, why family values are under attack and much more... Sponsors: Join the Modern Wisdom Community to connect with me & other listeners - https://modernwisdom.locals.com/ Get 15% discount on Craftd London’s jewellery at https://bit.ly/cdwisdom (use code MW15) Get 5 Free Travel Packs, Free Liquid Vitamin D and Free Shipping from Athletic Greens at https://athleticgreens.com/modernwisdom (discount automatically applied) Extra Stuff: Check out Carl's site - https://www.lotuseaters.com Get my free Reading List of 100 books to read before you die → https://chriswillx.com/books/ To support me on Patreon (thank you): https://www.patreon.com/modernwisdom #carlbenjamin #culture #dating - 00:00 Intro 02:38 Ethan Klein & HasanAbi Vs Jordan Peterson 19:33 The Problem of Ideology 27:34 Reacting to the 56 Year Old Supermodel 42:07 How OnlyFans Impacts Men 50:38 Are Family Values Being Attacked? 59:53 Do We Have a Moral Obligation to Have Children? 1:09:50 The Future of Mainstream Media 1:20:44 Where to Find Carl - Join the Modern Wisdom Community on Locals - https://modernwisdom.locals.com/ Listen to all episodes on audio: Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/2MNqIgw Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2LSimPn - Get in touch in the comments below or head to... Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/chriswillx Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/chriswillx Email: https://chriswillx.com/contact/

Carl BenjaminguestChris Williamsonhost
Jan 27, 20221h 21mWatch on YouTube ↗

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January 27, 2022
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1h 21m
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Modern Wisdom
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Carl Benjamin is the YouTuber formerly known as Sargon Of Akkad, a political commentator and host of The Lotus Eaters Podcast. Every year we don't think the world can get any weirder and then every year, reality manages to exceed our expectations. I had to get Carl back on to try and make sense of what's happening. Expect to learn Carl Benjamin's thoughts on Jordan Peterson getting called out by Ethan Klein and HasanAbi, how society has lied to young girls, whether the pope should have told pet owners that they're selfish, what Carl predicts for the future of mainstream media, how the podcast of the lotus eaters is growing, whether sargon of akkad will come back, why family values are under attack and much more... Sponsors: Join the Modern Wisdom Community to connect with me & other listeners - https://modernwisdom.locals.com/ Get 15% discount on Craftd London’s jewellery at https://bit.ly/cdwisdom (use code MW15) Get 5 Free Travel Packs, Free Liquid Vitamin D and Free Shipping from Athletic Greens at https://athleticgreens.com/modernwisdom (discount automatically applied) Extra Stuff: Check out Carl's site - https://www.lotuseaters.com Get my free Reading List of 100 books to read before you die → https://chriswillx.com/books/ To support me on Patreon (thank you): https://www.patreon.com/modernwisdom #carlbenjamin #culture #dating - 00:00 Intro 02:38 Ethan Klein & HasanAbi Vs Jordan Peterson 19:33 The Problem of Ideology 27:34 Reacting to the 56 Year Old Supermodel 42:07 How OnlyFans Impacts Men 50:38 Are Family Values Being Attacked? 59:53 Do We Have a Moral Obligation to Have Children? 1:09:50 The Future of Mainstream Media 1:20:44 Where to Find Carl - Join the Modern Wisdom Community on Locals - https://modernwisdom.locals.com/ Listen to all episodes on audio: Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/2MNqIgw Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2LSimPn - Get in touch in the comments below or head to... Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/chriswillx Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/chriswillx Email: https://chriswillx.com/contact/

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EPISODE SUMMARY

In this episode of Modern Wisdom, featuring Carl Benjamin and Chris Williamson, Carl Benjamin - Surviving The Madness Of 2022 explores carl Benjamin dissects wokeness, dating collapse, and media’s decline Carl Benjamin (Sargon of Akkad) discusses building his Lotus Eaters media company, contrasting its mission and structure with legacy outlets like the Daily Wire and mainstream news. He argues that social media—especially Twitter—has ideologically radicalized figures like Ethan Klein, framing this as the downstream effect of decades of critical theory and Gramscian ‘war of position’.

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