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The Rise And Fall Of The Girlboss Meme - Katherine Dee

Katherine Dee is a writer, journalist and internet historian. There are lots of male subcultures. Incels, RedPill, Pickup Artists, Soy Boys. But what are women getting up to? Trends like Hot Girls Have IBS. Hot Girls Eat Fish. And most well known, the girlboss meme. Katherine is here to explain just what is happening in the oestrogen-fuelled underbelly of the internet. Expect to learn why the girlboss meme came about, why there is a coming wave of sex-negativity, whether it really is possible to be hot while you have IBS, Katherine's biggest red flags when choosing a partner, whether it should be legal to pay to drug women so you can have sex with their lifeless bodies, why predictable is good when dating and much more... Sponsors: Get $100 discount on the best water filter on earth from AquaTru at https://bit.ly/drinkwisdom (discount automatically applied) Get 5 Free Travel Packs, Free Liquid Vitamin D and more from Athletic Greens at https://athleticgreens.com/modernwisdom (discount automatically applied) Get 15% discount on Mud/Wtr at http://mudwtr.com/modernwisdom (use code MODERNWISDOM) Extra Stuff: Follow Katherine on Twitter - https://twitter.com/default_friend Follow Katherine on Substack - https://defaultfriend.substack.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 #girlboss #feminism #subculture - 00:00 Intro 02:06 Katherine’s Prediction of Sex Negativity 06:43 TikTok Rips off Tumblr’s Originality 10:09 The Death of the Girlboss Archetype 19:44 Looking to the Future of Female Trends 29:40 Young Guys are Taking Relationship Examples from the Internet 36:50 Why Women Get Paranoid When They Like a Man 39:38 Red Flags to Look For in a Man 40:22 Beware of Convoluted Dating Advice 41:38 Be Direct, Not Desperate 43:05 Don’t Be Too Available for Sex 45:40 Why Predictability is Good for Relationships 48:17 Relationships Should Always Have Forward Momentum 49:45 You Can’t Manipulate Your Way into Relationship with Sex 51:23 Learn from People Through Their Jokes 53:11 Don’t Look for People Similar to Your Ex 53:41 Be the Less Invested Partner 54:46 If You’re Composing a Reply on Apple Notes, It’s Time to Break Up 55:35 Don’t Date Someone if You Wouldn’t Be Comfortable Marrying Them 57:56 Why You Shouldn’t Date Down 1:01:40 Does Body Count Matter? 1:03:17 Durable Relationships Come From Shared Values 1:05:22 The Problem with the ‘I Love You’ Text 6 Months Later 1:06:32 Incels are Right About ‘Emotional Tampons’ 1:07:31 If You’re Drinking & Smoking to Have Sex, You Don’t Like it 1:12:05 People Giving Advice are Speaking to Themselves 1:13:08 Katherine’s Next Projects - Get access to every episode 10 hours before YouTube by subscribing for free on Spotify - https://spoti.fi/2LSimPn or Apple Podcasts - https://apple.co/2MNqIgw Get my free Reading List of 100 life-changing books here - https://chriswillx.com/books/ - 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/

Katherine DeeguestChris Williamsonhost
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March 25, 2023
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1h 14m
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Modern Wisdom
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Katherine Dee is a writer, journalist and internet historian. There are lots of male subcultures. Incels, RedPill, Pickup Artists, Soy Boys. But what are women getting up to? Trends like Hot Girls Have IBS. Hot Girls Eat Fish. And most well known, the girlboss meme. Katherine is here to explain just what is happening in the oestrogen-fuelled underbelly of the internet. Expect to learn why the girlboss meme came about, why there is a coming wave of sex-negativity, whether it really is possible to be hot while you have IBS, Katherine's biggest red flags when choosing a partner, whether it should be legal to pay to drug women so you can have sex with their lifeless bodies, why predictable is good when dating and much more... Sponsors: Get $100 discount on the best water filter on earth from AquaTru at https://bit.ly/drinkwisdom (discount automatically applied) Get 5 Free Travel Packs, Free Liquid Vitamin D and more from Athletic Greens at https://athleticgreens.com/modernwisdom (discount automatically applied) Get 15% discount on Mud/Wtr at http://mudwtr.com/modernwisdom (use code MODERNWISDOM) Extra Stuff: Follow Katherine on Twitter - https://twitter.com/default_friend Follow Katherine on Substack - https://defaultfriend.substack.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 #girlboss #feminism #subculture - 00:00 Intro 02:06 Katherine’s Prediction of Sex Negativity 06:43 TikTok Rips off Tumblr’s Originality 10:09 The Death of the Girlboss Archetype 19:44 Looking to the Future of Female Trends 29:40 Young Guys are Taking Relationship Examples from the Internet 36:50 Why Women Get Paranoid When They Like a Man 39:38 Red Flags to Look For in a Man 40:22 Beware of Convoluted Dating Advice 41:38 Be Direct, Not Desperate 43:05 Don’t Be Too Available for Sex 45:40 Why Predictability is Good for Relationships 48:17 Relationships Should Always Have Forward Momentum 49:45 You Can’t Manipulate Your Way into Relationship with Sex 51:23 Learn from People Through Their Jokes 53:11 Don’t Look for People Similar to Your Ex 53:41 Be the Less Invested Partner 54:46 If You’re Composing a Reply on Apple Notes, It’s Time to Break Up 55:35 Don’t Date Someone if You Wouldn’t Be Comfortable Marrying Them 57:56 Why You Shouldn’t Date Down 1:01:40 Does Body Count Matter? 1:03:17 Durable Relationships Come From Shared Values 1:05:22 The Problem with the ‘I Love You’ Text 6 Months Later 1:06:32 Incels are Right About ‘Emotional Tampons’ 1:07:31 If You’re Drinking & Smoking to Have Sex, You Don’t Like it 1:12:05 People Giving Advice are Speaking to Themselves 1:13:08 Katherine’s Next Projects - Get access to every episode 10 hours before YouTube by subscribing for free on Spotify - https://spoti.fi/2LSimPn or Apple Podcasts - https://apple.co/2MNqIgw Get my free Reading List of 100 life-changing books here - https://chriswillx.com/books/ - 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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  • Chris Williamson

    host

EPISODE SUMMARY

In this episode of Modern Wisdom, featuring Katherine Dee and Chris Williamson, The Rise And Fall Of The Girlboss Meme - Katherine Dee explores from Girlboss Burnout To Sex Negativity: Mapping Modern Dating Culture Chris Williamson and writer Katherine Dee unpack the rise and fall of the ‘girlboss’ archetype, the shift from sex positivity to sex skepticism, and how internet subcultures shape modern dating expectations for both men and women.

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