Motherhood, Transhumanism, and the Case for Being Normal | Mary Harrington

In this interview, John sits down with Mary Harrington for a discussion on a wide range of topics, from the advantages of conformity to transhumanism.

Mary shares her journey from radical leftist and non-conformist, to discovering fulfillment in embracing traditional societal expectations. She uses her story to highlight our obsession with non-conformity, as is so often modelled in popular media.

She also offers commentary on elitism and the current state of democracy, arguing that its current form fails to represent the will of the masses. This, she suggests, is due to their diminishing leverage over the ruling class in the modern age.

Mary is a brave and original thinker who offers a perspective that will challenge the beliefs of any listener, regardless of their political or philosophical leanings.

Mary Harrington is a contributing editor at UnHerd. She writes on Substack at Reactionary Feminist, and tweets as @moveincircles. Feminism Against Progress (Regnery, April 25) is her first book.
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00:00 Intro
00:39 Introducing the Guest
01:14 Grandma's advice: "It's time to grow out your hair and get married."
05:11 Why 'just being normal' might be a route to happiness.
09:54 Does normal still exist in our modern world?
14:05 Democracy does not matter if the masses don't have leverage.
19:20 Critical theory: reasonable ideas reduced to reductive, foolish slogans.
23:30 America's race politics have infected the rest of the world.
27:51 Privilege may be an immutable part of society.
32:11 Progress Theology: Why progress is an article of faith.
36:25 If progress isn't real, where can we find hope?
43:03 Why we need solidarity between the sexes.
44:15 Sexual freedom brings alienation.
52:36 The experience of motherhood.
1:00:34 Children in daycare from 2 weeks old.
1:04:04 Not all feminism is anti-motherhood.
1:11:30 Transhumanism and how infants will be the real losers.
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