Cringe is the price you pay for success? Why cringe culture is holding us back
Update: 2025-09-29
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Ocean Vuong recently stated that cringe culture is holding us back from following our dreams - but why is the fear of being cringe so pervasive among young people right now? A chit chat podcast episode unpacking surveillance culture, our obsession with being 'nonchalant' and widespread apathy, and how these factors may influence our fear of judgment.
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timestamps:
00:00 cringe culture
04:00 Ocean Vuong & surveillance culture
10:40 idolising nonchalance
17:18 redefining ‘cringe’
21:30 I am cringe but I am free
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