Interview · moment 17 of 23
Desensitization: Beheadings, Porn, and the Return of Shame
from The Return Of Shame with Dan Soder | The Tim Dillon Show #363 · #363
4 min
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Discussing a young comedy crowd member desensitized by Al Qaeda beheading videos, they theorize society's tolerance for licentiousness and lethargy will swing back toward order, shame, and traditional values.
- Tim talks to a 23-year-old in Raleigh who grew up desensitized to Al Qaeda beheading videos and feels nothing watching shocking content.
- A friend's son and his group of mid-teens in L.A. don't react to much; they watch car accidents on their phones and leave.
- Tim predicts tolerance for being a "big fat slob" with no money and unfinished lives will disappear, reversing the cultural pendulum.
- Shame will partially return because the freedom to be licentious and vulgar hasn't made people happier.
- The culture needs order to swing back toward something more traditional after opening Pandora's box of chaos.
- Mental health problems, depression, anxiety, and social media addiction in teenagers show the cost of unlimited freedom.
- Men in their 20s have been watching extreme pornography since age 13 and now have erectile dysfunction early.
- Tim sees religion and faith-based morality returning as people recognize their value as organizing principles.
- Destroying all moral codes leaves only domination; chaos without architecture for morality creates unintended consequences.
- A fascist religious backlash is coming as one of those unintended consequences.