I dive into the chaos surrounding the Los Angeles wildfires—from my personal connection to LA and its culture to the ways people dehumanize tragedy online.
We’ll explore the harmful rhetoric of conspiracy theories dismissing climate change, call out performative activism, and examine how some psychics exploit fear during catastrophic events.
If you’re ready for an honest, thought-provoking conversation about how we respond to disaster, this episode is for you.
Topics Include:
🌎 Why I care about the LA wildfires and my personal connection to the city
🔥 How people unfairly judge LA without understanding its realities
💬 The dangers of performative activism and conspiracy theories
🔮 Fear-based psychic readings and how they exploit anxiety
💡 Finding compassion and positivity during tragedies
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Timeline
0:00–1:06 – Introduction: Wildfires, Conspiracies, and Performative Activism
1:06–2:30 – Why the LA Wildfires Hit Close to Home: My Upbringing
2:30–3:11 – Why Do People Judge Los Angeles So Harshly?
3:11–5:30 – My First Encounter with the Internet’s Lack of Empathy (2017 Wildfires)
5:30–7:00 – Performative Activism: Mocking Tragedy Isn’t Helping
7:00–8:24 – LA Isn’t Just for the Rich: Understanding the Real City
8:24–10:15 – Calling Out the Trolls Laughing at LA Wildfires
10:15–10:46 – How Can We Create Positivity During Wildfires?
10:46–12:40 – Harmful Conspiracies: Dismissing Climate Change and Fires
12:40–12:55 – Shady Insurance Practices: Why Fires Are Making Coverage Vanish
12:55–14:10 – Why Do People Turn to Conspiracies in Times of Crisis?
14:10–14:44 – Fear-Based Psychic Readings and Wildfire Predictions
14:44–15:43 – Did Joe Rogan Predict the Wildfires? Let’s Talk About Fear-Based Readings
15:43–15:50 – The 4 D’s in Spiritualism: Death, Divorce, Disaster, and Disease
15:50–18:20 – How Some Psychics Exploit Fear for Profit
18:20–end – Can Psychic Readers Really See Disasters? Exploring Intuition vs. Fear
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