February 24, 2022
·
Kris Tyte & Sean Snodgrass
Moral Failings of Our Time
In this episode of Positively Pedestrian, we discuss the Moral Failings of Our Time and try to consider what aspects of our culture are ethically wrong, even if normal. We investigate the past and can easily judge the actions and beliefs of our ancestors as being highly immoral. But what things do we do and believe in contemporary society that we believe to be moral, but are in fact, highly immoral, but just don't see because they are socially normal?
Quotable
“What are the actual moral failings of the modern era?
”
Introduces the central theme of the episode, questioning contemporary moral blind spots and challenging assumptions of modern ethical superiority.
Link
Explores how past societies normalized early marriage and how modern perspectives reinterpret those practices.
Quotable
“My response to those things is directly proportional to how stressed my life is.
”
Connects emotional reactivity to internal stress levels, emphasizing introspection as a tool for self-awareness.
Photo
Infographic showing how external triggers interact with internal stress levels, creating amplified emotional reactions and feedback cycles.
Quotable
“So it's the second moral failing of our time. Is this inability for human beings kind to, like, get over the fabrication of race. And it is crazy that fabrication is a societal construct. It is a it's a way to divide and conquer people.
”
Argues that racial categories are tools of division rather than grounded realities.
Link
Scientific perspective on why race has little biological basis and is largely a social construct.
Quotable
“Our society is just anesthetizing people on a massive scale and getting them addicted to a machinery that has way too much money and power.
”
Critiques widespread reliance on psychoactive substances and systemic normalization of altered mental states.
Photo
Infographic illustrating the interaction between consumerism, ideology, and drugs as reinforcing loops that shape perception and behavior.
Link
Comprehensive scientific assessment of climate change impacts and future risks.
Photo
Infographic comparing land use, emissions, and resource consumption between animal agriculture and plant-based diets.
Quotable
“Anything that limits someone's ability to explore and understand their own philosophy of life is abuse.
”
Defines freedom of thought and exploration as essential human rights.
Quotable
“It's not just personal choice at this point. It's epidemic proportions.
”
Frames public health crises as systemic issues rather than individual failings.
Link
Explores the idea that civilizations may self-destruct upon reaching advanced technological stages.
Photo
Infographic showing how industries, governments, and incentives reinforce each other in continuous growth cycles.
Quotable
“Our abusive nature towards other sentient creatures may be the biggest moral failing.
”
Concludes that human treatment of animals and ecosystems represents a critical ethical issue.
Link
Foundational global framework for human dignity, freedom, and equality referenced in broader ethical discussions.
Photo
Infographic mapping connections between environment, technology, society, and ethics to visualize modern moral complexity.
Link Copied!