Identity, Friendship, and Wonder | The Regular People Podcast Ep. 35

A conversation with Brian Ore. This is Brian's fourth appearance on the podcast. To listen to his other appearances, check out episodes 2, 12, and 25.
We discuss:
0:00 Artificial noise
4:19 Names and their meanings
11:52 Relationship themes
14:10 Sex and gender
26:35 Whether children are being influenced to be transgender
31:41 How much of a say other people should have in one’s identity
39:25 Memetics and the survival of ideas
44:10 Untouched discussion topics and the consistency of people
51:17 Trauma, the power of belief, and my changing feelings on therapy
58:30 Eureka moments, drug-induced wonder, and appreciation
1:13:22 What love is and love languages
1:26:21 How to make friends of different generations*
1:35:31 Friendship
1:44:31 Trust and authenticity
1:57:06 Fear and spiders
2:05:45 The joyful process of creation
2:12:43 Ending thoughts
Things to watch:
Show: Avatar the Last Airbender
Movie: Everything Everywhere All At Once
Video: • Absurdism | How to Par...
Books to read:
The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck
Another thought on the topic discussed at 1:26:31 is: if old people want to befriend young people it would help if they adopted styles, language, interests, and behaviors that the young people do, and of course in a genuine and committed way so it doesn’t come off too much like that Steve Buscemi “how do you do, fellow kids?” meme. That way older people won’t seem so different, and won’t seem so old, if they’re pretty much just like you and your friend group.
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