5956 Bring Asylums Back!
Freedomain with Stefan Molyneux
Stefan Molyneux
4.6 • 2.4K Ratings
🗓️ 19 May 2025
⏱️ 61 minutes
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Summary
This episode explores contemporary issues through personal anecdotes and philosophical discussions. The host engages with listeners on fatherhood, particularly the impact of absent paternal figures on young men’s receptiveness to guidance, illustrated through a coaching experience. The dialogue shifts to a playful discussion on social media and then transitions to serious topics, including economic challenges, cryptocurrency vulnerabilities, and recent Supreme Court rulings on immigration.
Mental health care is critically examined, with reflections on the historical context of mental asylums and the ethical implications of managing severe mental illness in society. The show also addresses societal changes post-COVID-19, contemplating moral accountability and the public’s response to past events. Throughout, the host encourages reflection and dialogue on these complex issues.
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| 0:00.0 | Good evening, everybody. Welcome to your Friday night live on the 16th of May 20, 20, 5. |
| 0:12.3 | And I hope you're having a great evening. And happy to get your questions, comments, issues, challenges, problems. |
| 0:20.4 | I did try doom the Dark Ages. |
| 0:24.0 | Maybe I'll do a wee bit of a live stream this weekend. |
| 0:27.0 | And you can see my 58-year-old teenage Twitch muscles in full display and array. |
| 0:35.1 | So I'm happy to try that if people are interested. |
| 0:39.3 | And of course there's been a lot that's been going on in the world over the last couple of days, but I am here for you. |
| 0:45.3 | I am here for you. |
| 0:47.3 | Whatever you want to talk about, I am happy to facilitate. |
| 0:51.3 | I did a pretty good wee speech today about love and how I developed my |
| 0:58.1 | theories and philosophies of love and that I did. It was going to be a private call-in show, |
| 1:03.5 | but the guy decided to make it a public call-in show about how to overcome, |
| 1:09.5 | you know, it's a real problem. It's a real problem particularly for young men |
| 1:15.6 | who grew up not close to their fathers. |
| 1:18.6 | The challenge and the problem is, |
| 1:21.6 | and let me know if you have any of these sorts of issues or problems. |
| 1:28.4 | The issues of the problems are how coachable are you if you are not close to your father? |
| 1:38.4 | In particular, it could be other things. |
| 1:41.4 | One of the most typical ones is if you're not close to your father, how coachable are you? |
| 1:46.2 | Do you resist coaching? |
| 1:47.6 | Because this guy has, you know, fairly substantial issues with regards to getting ahead in his career and so on. |
| 1:54.8 | And I tried to give him some coaching. |
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