Based Camp with Simone & Malcolm Collins | Hurkle-Durkle, Tradwives, and Hikikomori for White Women: Internet Subculture with Suzy Weiss @SimoneandMalcolm | Uploaded May 2024 | Updated October 2024, 3 hours ago.
In this fascinating discussion with journalist Suzy Weiss, Malcolm and Simone dive into a range of internet subcultures and trends, from "Hurkle-Durkle" and the death of wellness culture to tradwives and the rise of unwellness influencers. They explore how ancient concepts like Wu Wei and Shabbat are being misappropriated to justify modern hedonism and the implications of a society where basic needs can be met without leaving one's bedroom. The conversation also touches on the contradictions of feminism, the allure of communal living, and the future of reproduction in an age of womb transplants and artificial wombs. Throughout the episode, the trio grapples with the ways in which these online phenomena reflect broader cultural shifts and the search for meaning in an increasingly atomized world.
Timestamps:
00:00 Introduction and defining "Hurkle-Durkle"
03:20 The repackaging of medieval science in the wellness world
04:30 Hedonism, status, and the abundance of modern conveniences
07:00 Self-care culture and the death of wellness
09:15 Christian influencers and the devil's temptation to cancel plans
11:30 The potential rise of American Hikikomori and agoraphobia as status
14:00 Incels and the "slack noose" of simulated living
16:40 Ancient concepts misused to justify modern pleasure-seeking
18:00 Tradwives as a case study in the contradictions of feminism
20:20 The fantasy of the 1950s housewife and the reality of working women throughout history
22:50 Stay-at-home girlfriends, indulgence, and exploding the heads of "girl bosses"
24:30 The coming wave of "unwellness influencers"
26:00 Malcolm's vision for artificial wombs and Xeno pregnancies
28:20 Suzy's thoughts on being a "trad wife" and the appeal of communal living
30:30 The story of reproduction and the shifting status of eggs and milk
32:00 Raw milk, chicken supremacy, and the circle of life
33:20 Ethelism and the anti-natalist movement
In this fascinating discussion with journalist Suzy Weiss, Malcolm and Simone dive into a range of internet subcultures and trends, from "Hurkle-Durkle" and the death of wellness culture to tradwives and the rise of unwellness influencers. They explore how ancient concepts like Wu Wei and Shabbat are being misappropriated to justify modern hedonism and the implications of a society where basic needs can be met without leaving one's bedroom. The conversation also touches on the contradictions of feminism, the allure of communal living, and the future of reproduction in an age of womb transplants and artificial wombs. Throughout the episode, the trio grapples with the ways in which these online phenomena reflect broader cultural shifts and the search for meaning in an increasingly atomized world.
Timestamps:
00:00 Introduction and defining "Hurkle-Durkle"
03:20 The repackaging of medieval science in the wellness world
04:30 Hedonism, status, and the abundance of modern conveniences
07:00 Self-care culture and the death of wellness
09:15 Christian influencers and the devil's temptation to cancel plans
11:30 The potential rise of American Hikikomori and agoraphobia as status
14:00 Incels and the "slack noose" of simulated living
16:40 Ancient concepts misused to justify modern pleasure-seeking
18:00 Tradwives as a case study in the contradictions of feminism
20:20 The fantasy of the 1950s housewife and the reality of working women throughout history
22:50 Stay-at-home girlfriends, indulgence, and exploding the heads of "girl bosses"
24:30 The coming wave of "unwellness influencers"
26:00 Malcolm's vision for artificial wombs and Xeno pregnancies
28:20 Suzy's thoughts on being a "trad wife" and the appeal of communal living
30:30 The story of reproduction and the shifting status of eggs and milk
32:00 Raw milk, chicken supremacy, and the circle of life
33:20 Ethelism and the anti-natalist movement
