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The Duggars, Chaos, and Growing Up With a Schizophrenic Mother

from Kurt Metzger · #135

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5 min

Tim discusses cyclical generational rebellion, the creepy Quiverfull Duggar family, and opens up about his chaotic upbringing with a schizophrenic mother and being closeted, tying it to needing control versus comfort with chaos.

In this bit10 moments
  • 1:00:07The Duggar family's Quiverful cult was founded by a creepy guy and a former radical feminist turned radical Christian.
  • 1:00:33Tim grew up in chaos with a schizophrenic mother and spent years as a closeted gay man lying to everyone.
  • 1:00:56People who need the world arranged aren't actually uncomfortable with chaos—they need control to feel powerful.
  • 1:01:38The Soviet Union broke eggs forever while promising an omelet that never arrived.
  • 1:02:04A civil war over communism would happen before a race war, but those in power making money won't allow either.
  • 1:02:32The next generation rebels by simply becoming the opposite political spectrum, like they always do.
  • 1:02:54YouTube's algorithm only feeds you more of what you already watched, trapping you in the same arguments.
  • 1:03:34Tim watches random shit like hacky salesman conferences and Islamic fundamentalist preachers just to escape the algorithm.
  • 1:04:23Popular clips and bits eventually die out because the business model can't sustain once everyone involved has to age.
  • 1:04:49Nobody will have the energy to care about tweets forever.
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