David Storey (Part 2): Alpha Energy Plus Economic Populism Plus Christianity Equals?

About this episode

A provocative conversation with David Storey discussing the intersection of alpha energy, economic populism, and Christianity.

Part two of a provocative conversation with David Storey, associate professor of philosophy at Boston College. **Key takeaways** 0:45 The right has coded expertise as feminine 2:45 How ironic: the manosphere exists in disembodied cyberspace 6:00 What Fight Club was all about 11:00 The retro-romantic part of MAGA 13:00 The war on terror was a weak halfway house between the Cold War and MAGA 17:00 The tech right as Nietzschean supermen 19:00 Funneling alpha energy into a mass movement against Big Tech 21:00 Can Democrats become more fluent in Christianity as they embrace economic populism? **Resources** David's web site, including his podcast, Wisdom@Work **Subscribe to the podcast** To hear the origin stories of more big ideas, subscribe to How My View Grew on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or wherever you listen to podcasts. **Share the love** Leave me a rating or review on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or wherever you listen to podcasts.

People in this episode

Host: Amiel Handelsman

Guest: David Storey

Topics covered

• alpha energy
• economic populism
• Christianity
• Big Tech
• manosphere
• philosophy

Keywords

• alpha energy
• economic populism
• Christianity
• Big Tech
• manosphere
• philosophy

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Boston College, MAGA

Books & works: Fight Club

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