Curiouser and curiouser

hello lovelies! today we chat about confidence culture and the whole confidenc industry, and how it convinces women that all their problems are due to their individual lack of gutsiness.sources:unbound - kasia urbaniaktomorrow sex will be good again - katherine angelWhat is “confidence culture” and how does it harm women? - Shani Orgad, Rosalind Gill https://www.lse.ac.uk/research/research-for-the-world/society/what-is-confidence-culture-and-how-does-it-harm-womenConfidence culture and the remaking of feminism - Shani Orgad, Rosalind Gill https://www.researchgate.net/publication/316464812_Confidence_culture_and_the_remaking_of_feminismWanting Bad Things - Andrea Long Chu, Anastasia Berg https://thepointmag.com/dialogue/wanting-bad-things-andrea-long-chu-responds-amia-srinivasan/

welcome to the first episode of curiouser and curiouser! today we get curious about the friendship crisis, how much boundaries is too much boundaries and the online lie of healing as an individualistic actsources:
Niamh Duffy, ‘I’ve protected my peace so much, I’ve accidentally made myself boring’
Maisa, ‘you’re a bitch and that’s why we lack community’
Tristan Harris on the Daily Show https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=675d_6WGPbo
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/10/07/style/friend-ai-subway-ads-new-york.html
https://www.nature.com/articles/nn.3086https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/14675803/
https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC4290532/