3 chapters across the catalog
Jordan Peterson highlights the societal problem of the 15% of the population with an IQ below 85, for whom there are few viable jobs in a high-tech economy. The hosts discuss how automation and smartphone algorithms are "setting people up to fail." They describe the modern world as a "gauntlet" or "thresher" designed to cull those who cannot keep up with the increasing demand for cognitive power.
Karen Hunter critiques the complicated history of Jesse Jackson, specifically referencing the allegation that he used Martin Luther King Jr.'s death for personal media advancement. The hosts discuss how the 2007 invention of the smartphone allowed for the wider spread of historical criticisms that were previously suppressed. They suggest Jackson's career effectively ended when Barack Obama circumvented the traditional civil rights power structure.
The conversation shifts to how modern technology and smartphones have replaced television as the primary tool for social justice "memes." They discuss the use of the eye patch as a symbol in the Hong Kong protests and how global organizations are allegedly distancing themselves from "one-eye" symbolism to avoid association with the movement. Martin Luther King Jr. is characterized as a "60s version of a meme" due to his camera-friendly persona.
