Paul Anleitner
@PaulAnleitner
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BIG ANNOUNCEMENT 📢 After decades of being pulled into the all-consuming orbit of the Postmodern Anti-Story, the zeitgeist started to shift. We're beginning to find ourselves moving from cynical to aspirational, from irony to sincerity, and from despair to meaning. The Pixies…
The old centers of cultural influence are going the way of the dinosaur.
Obviously, there are numerous things wrong with this attempt at outrage farming, but there's one thing he got correct: There is a mismatch between the male evolutionary instinct for polygyny and the modern moral norm of monogamous marriage. But here's why his strategy is…
Now imagine if this question was: “What do you believe should be of ultimate concern in life?” Answering this question is what “religion” is about, and until relatively recently in human history, asking someone how important it is would have been nonsensical.
Fascinating research from my colleagues at the Human Flourishing Lab about some of the POSITIVE benefits of technology.
If we want to optimize our relationship with technology, we need a more balanced conversation. Our research at the Human Flourishing Lab helps shed light on the positive dimensions of technology use that are often overshadowed in public discourse. profectusmag.com/the-untold-sto…
It was such a blast having @trendsettercase back on Deep Talks this week. I’m looking for new guest suggestions! Who else should I have on the podcast this year?
AI will force us to return to character development as the proper focus of education.
The goal of education in each century. 753 BC - The cultivation of virtue 33 AD - The cultivation of virtue 313 AD - The cultivation of virtue 800 AD - The cultivation of virtue 1517 - The cultivation of virtue 1865 - The cultivation of virtue 2025 - College and career readiness
Here are the top 20 most watched shows via streaming in 2025. There’s a few on this list that shock me. What trends do you notice?
A major cheat code in life: Choosing curiosity over defensiveness. You don’t get smarter by protecting your ego. You get smarter by asking better questions. “What can I learn here?” will always take you further than “How do I prove I’m right?”
Nebraska didn’t put a general or a governor on top of their Capitol. They put a farmer. Not holding a sword. Scattering seeds. That’s the kind of civilization I want to live in. 🌾
I’ve been predicting for a year now that the new Superman movie wouldn’t just be another superhero flick, but would tap into this “vibe shift” we’re feeling in culture, where sincerity and earnestness are the new punk rock. But did Superman deliver that? @trendsettercase joins…
