web01.fireside.fm Sat, 16 May 2026 15:34:35 -0500 Fireside (https://fireside.fm) Increments - Episodes Tagged with “Activism” https://www.incrementspodcast.com/tags/activism Wed, 15 Nov 2023 07:30:00 -0800 Vaden Masrani, a senior research scientist in machine learning, and Ben Chugg, a PhD student in statistics, get into trouble arguing about everything except machine learning and statistics. Coherence is somewhere on the horizon. Bribes, suggestions, love-mail and hate-mail all welcome at incrementspodcast@gmail.com. en-us episodic Science, Philosophy, Epistemology, Mayhem Ben Chugg and Vaden Masrani Vaden Masrani, a senior research scientist in machine learning, and Ben Chugg, a PhD student in statistics, get into trouble arguing about everything except machine learning and statistics. Coherence is somewhere on the horizon. Bribes, suggestions, love-mail and hate-mail all welcome at incrementspodcast@gmail.com. no Philosophy,Science,Ethics,Progress,Knowledge,Computer Science,Conversation,Error-Correction Ben Chugg and Vaden Masrani incrementspodcast@gmail.com #57 (Bonus) - A calm and soothing discussion of The Patriarchy https://www.incrementspodcast.com/57 a50a749a-e1a5-428f-8fc6-777b91efd289 Wed, 15 Nov 2023 07:30:00 -0800 Ben Chugg and Vaden Masrani full Ben Chugg and Vaden Masrani A sneak preview into what is usually reserved for our patrons! We talk patriachy as causal explanation vs patriarchy as description. Let's get spicy 1:01:29 no <p>We we're looking for a nice light topic for our patron only episode, so Vaden naturally chosen to chat about the patriarchy. I guess he didn't get into enough trouble in his personal life talking about it so he wanted to make his support and admiration for the patriarchy public. </p> <p>This is a sneak preview into the land of patreon bonus episodes, so be sure to fork over some cold hard cash if you'd like a bit more mansplaining in your life. </p> We discuss <ul> <li>Harassment of women in various spheres of life </li> <li>The patriarchy as a set of facts versus a causal explanation</li> <li>Why conflating these two notions of the patriarchy harms progress </li> <li>Domains where women are doing better than men (hint: education, mental health, and psychopathy) </li> <li>Why it's so hard to talk about this </li> <li>Why Canada is different than Afghanistan (OR IS IT) </li> </ul> Socials <ul> <li>Follow us on Twitter at @IncrementsPod, @BennyChugg, @VadenMasrani</li> <li>Come join our discord server! DM us on twitter or send us an email to get a supersecret link</li> <li>Help us pay for men's rights posters and get exclusive bonus content by becoming a patreon subscriber <a href="https://www.patreon.com/Increments" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">here</a>. Or give us one-time cash donations to help with upholding the patriarchy <a href="https://ko-fi.com/increments" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">here</a>. </li> <li>Click dem like buttons on <a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC_4wZzQyoW4s4ZuE4FY9DQQ" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">youtube over hur</a>.</li> </ul> <p>Who is a better meninist? Tell us at <em><a href="mailto:incrementspodcast@gmail.com" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">incrementspodcast@gmail.com</a></em> </p> feminism, the patriarchy, sexism, activism, progress We we're looking for a nice light topic for our patron only episode, so Vaden naturally chosen to chat about the patriarchy. I guess he didn't get into enough trouble in his personal life talking about it so he wanted to make his support and admiration for the patriarchy public.

This is a sneak preview into the land of patreon bonus episodes, so be sure to fork over some cold hard cash if you'd like a bit more mansplaining in your life.

We discuss

  • Harassment of women in various spheres of life
  • The patriarchy as a set of facts versus a causal explanation
  • Why conflating these two notions of the patriarchy harms progress
  • Domains where women are doing better than men (hint: education, mental health, and psychopathy)
  • Why it's so hard to talk about this
  • Why Canada is different than Afghanistan (OR IS IT)

Socials

  • Follow us on Twitter at @IncrementsPod, @BennyChugg, @VadenMasrani
  • Come join our discord server! DM us on twitter or send us an email to get a supersecret link
  • Help us pay for men's rights posters and get exclusive bonus content by becoming a patreon subscriber here. Or give us one-time cash donations to help with upholding the patriarchy here.
  • Click dem like buttons on youtube over hur.

Who is a better meninist? Tell us at incrementspodcast@gmail.com

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]]> We we're looking for a nice light topic for our patron only episode, so Vaden naturally chosen to chat about the patriarchy. I guess he didn't get into enough trouble in his personal life talking about it so he wanted to make his support and admiration for the patriarchy public.

This is a sneak preview into the land of patreon bonus episodes, so be sure to fork over some cold hard cash if you'd like a bit more mansplaining in your life.

We discuss

  • Harassment of women in various spheres of life
  • The patriarchy as a set of facts versus a causal explanation
  • Why conflating these two notions of the patriarchy harms progress
  • Domains where women are doing better than men (hint: education, mental health, and psychopathy)
  • Why it's so hard to talk about this
  • Why Canada is different than Afghanistan (OR IS IT)

Socials

  • Follow us on Twitter at @IncrementsPod, @BennyChugg, @VadenMasrani
  • Come join our discord server! DM us on twitter or send us an email to get a supersecret link
  • Help us pay for men's rights posters and get exclusive bonus content by becoming a patreon subscriber here. Or give us one-time cash donations to help with upholding the patriarchy here.
  • Click dem like buttons on youtube over hur.

Who is a better meninist? Tell us at incrementspodcast@gmail.com

Support Increments

]]> #27 - A Conversation with Marianne https://www.incrementspodcast.com/27 1f4cf1ee-82ab-4ca0-b6b3-aa627887ae7d Mon, 28 Jun 2021 09:00:00 -0700 Ben Chugg and Vaden Masrani full Ben Chugg and Vaden Masrani Marianne recounts her summer. That's all we'll say for now. 2:01:28 no <p>There are many overused internet keywords that could be associated with this conversation, but none of them quite seem right. So here's a poem instead:</p> <p><em>The Ogre does what ogres can,<br> Deeds quite impossible for Man,<br> But one prize is beyond his reach:<br> The Ogre cannot master speech.</em></p> <p><em>About a subjugated plain,<br> Among its desperate and slain,<br> The Ogre stalks with hands on hips,<br> While drivel gushes from his lips</em></p> <p>- <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XBG68YkOQOg" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">August 1968, W H Auden</a></p> <p>Send us an email at <a href="mailto:incrementspodcast@gmail.com" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">incrementspodcast@gmail.com</a></p> <p><em>Image from <a href="https://www.wilsoncenter.org/blog-post/the-august-1968-red-square-protest-and-its-legacy" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">https://www.wilsoncenter.org/blog-post/the-august-1968-red-square-protest-and-its-legacy</a></em></p> <p><em>Audio updated: 05/07/2021</em> </p> There are many overused internet keywords that could be associated with this conversation, but none of them quite seem right. So here's a poem instead:

The Ogre does what ogres can,
Deeds quite impossible for Man,
But one prize is beyond his reach:
The Ogre cannot master speech.

About a subjugated plain,
Among its desperate and slain,
The Ogre stalks with hands on hips,
While drivel gushes from his lips

- August 1968, W H Auden

Send us an email at incrementspodcast@gmail.com

Image from https://www.wilsoncenter.org/blog-post/the-august-1968-red-square-protest-and-its-legacy

Audio updated: 05/07/2021

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]]> There are many overused internet keywords that could be associated with this conversation, but none of them quite seem right. So here's a poem instead:

The Ogre does what ogres can,
Deeds quite impossible for Man,
But one prize is beyond his reach:
The Ogre cannot master speech.

About a subjugated plain,
Among its desperate and slain,
The Ogre stalks with hands on hips,
While drivel gushes from his lips

- August 1968, W H Auden

Send us an email at incrementspodcast@gmail.com

Image from https://www.wilsoncenter.org/blog-post/the-august-1968-red-square-protest-and-its-legacy

Audio updated: 05/07/2021

Support Increments

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