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The Grey Area · June 22 · 48 min

1.16 - The Performative Generation

Episode 16 of The Grey Area Podcast, the second to last of Season 1, covers three questions that kept going deeper than expected. First: when is being selfish actually the right call — and when does it cross a line you can't come back from? The birthday party you skip for work, the dinner you show up to no matter what, and the moments where principles go out the window because nothing else matters. Then: is our generation more honest or more performatively honest? Virtue signaling, the pressure to have a public opinion on everything, and why critical thinking might be the most underrated skill a 25-year-old can have. And they close on the TV shows and movies that shaped how they see the world — including one film about a toilet cleaner in Japan that reframed everything about contentment, ambition, and what it means to have a perfect day. New episodes every Monday. Part of the Almost Reckless universe from CP Media.

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Episode 16 of The Grey Area Podcast, the second to last of Season 1, covers three questions that kept going deeper than expected. First: when is being selfish actually the right call — and when does it cross a line you can't come back from? The birthday party you skip for work, the dinner you show up to no matter what, and the moments where principles go out the window because nothing else matters. Then: is our generation more honest or more performatively honest? Virtue signaling, the pressure to have a public opinion on everything, and why critical thinking might be the most underrated skill a 25-year-old can have. And they close on the TV shows and movies that shaped how they see the world — including one film about a toilet cleaner in Japan that reframed everything about contentment, ambition, and what it means to have a perfect day.

New episodes every Monday. Part of the Almost Reckless universe from CP Media.

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