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#134. The Cool Kids

2023/10/31
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通过四年的激进储蓄和投资，实现50岁早退并达到“胖FI”状态。
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Justin在节目中分享了观看Babymetal音乐视频的感受，他被乐队成员的才华和粉丝的热情所打动，认为Babymetal的成功在于其独特的音乐风格和年轻成员的理想主义，以及数万名粉丝的共同参与，这与他平时接触到的负面信息形成了鲜明对比，并引发了他对音乐和文化现象的思考。他认为Babymetal的音乐融合了动漫音乐元素和重金属，这让他感到意外且惊喜；同时，Babymetal将可爱风格与重金属音乐相结合，这种反差是其成功的关键，也使其备受争议。 Howie则从“酷”文化的角度出发，分析了Babymetal现象。他认为，真正的“酷”是不需要刻意追求的，那些努力装酷的人反而显得不酷；追求“酷”有时是一种防御机制，是为了保护自己不被他人排斥；对“酷”的定义因人而异，追求小众文化有时也是一种被群体接纳的方式；盲目排斥主流文化是一种不成熟的表现，与真正“酷”的定义背道而驰。他认为Babymetal的成功代表着亚洲国家在文化创新方面的崛起，他们重新诠释了西方文化，并取得了商业上的成功；同时，Babymetal对重金属音乐的重新诠释引发争议，部分原因在于其挑战了重金属音乐的传统定义和受众的预期。

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The discussion explores why European players are dominating the NBA, comparing their team-oriented approach and humble personalities to American players' individualism and potential arrogance. The conversation also touches on the immigrant mentality and the American dream as factors influencing player performance.

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Today we talk about Baby Metal, a popular Japanese Kawaii-Metal band.  We talk about Asian countries re-appropriating Western culture such as Heavy Metal music and why its controversial to some.  We talk about the concept of "being cool" and the need to fit into a tribe during our youth.  We share our opinions on what "cool" actually means and talk about "artsy fartsy" people versus those truly rebelling against the status quo.  We also compare American players to European players in the NBA.  We speculate on the cultural differences that might account for the perceived difference in problematic behaviors on and off the court.  We get into the idea of American exceptionalism and question if that sort of attitude is really only unique to Americans.  We ask if Americans are less humble today than they were in the past and how a rich economy attracts better talent.  We talk about the immigrant work mentality and if foreigners have an advantage over the local residents of a country like the US when it comes to chasing the American dream.   We also talk about growing up rich vs growing up poor and what we would change about the way we were raised.

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