The first two were great. After that I couldn’t get past the grooming vibes and from what I read, it doesn’t get any better in that regard.

Other than genetics, your environment and the media you consume are choices. Speaking from the point of view of an adult. It is also a choice in how you choose to perceive the things that you don’t have a choice.

Absolutely. The Gulag Archipelago comes to mind. Also Dan Carlin’s Blueprint for Armageddon though that was a long form podcast, but it felt more like an audiobook released in segments.

I need to focus on visualization to really get a good image. Other wise my automatic response is kind of like watching a movie at 2x speed with the sound off and my voice doing all of the dialogue and sound effects.