Millennial Fragility, Safe Spaces, and Entitlement to Consent

• 1:16:43Tim praises millennials for feeling entitled to not be raped and for changing norms around sexual consent.
• 1:17:13He supports the concept of safe spaces for learning about different people, but not as a place to hide from trauma.
• 1:17:58Tim identifies what he sees as learned fragility in younger people who break down when encountering ideas that don't match their preconceptions.
• 1:18:25Being tough doesn't mean being callous; it means being resilient enough to debate and discuss ideas without fear.
• 1:19:19Tim warns that claiming a monopoly on truth is dangerous because it means refusing to learn anything new.
• 1:19:52Young people filter everything through how it affects them personally while ignoring global suffering like children being killed in Yemen.
• 1:20:38He appreciates that younger generations are kinder and gentler, and that people no longer casually use slurs.
• 1:21:19Getting triggered by his podcast partner, who's his opposite, shows him what he still needs to work on—and he loves that growth.
• 1:21:33Creating a world where nobody ever gets uncomfortable makes people weak; hiding from pain is the real problem.
• 1:22:02Tim asks how she prepares women to navigate a world now exposed to Harvey Weinstein and more subtle forms of harassment.

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