What do incels and shamima begum both have in common? Radicalisation and grooming. 😥 We sit in with the pods second academic, with just as much brains as she has beauty. Jess Ussher is a university lecturer who works on online extremism, focusing on the young. 😳 Utilising her international relations and sociological background, her work more broadly focuses on how the internet is weaponised, in various form by both state and non-state actors.

- (01:05 ) Intro
- (11:28 ) Millennials and Gen Z are lazy but smart?
- (13:24 ) How kids are radicalised on the internet
- (15:46 ) How the internet causes terrorism
- (18:14 ) How Incels are created
- (19:12 ) “I don’t look up to men who are weak”
- (20:58 ) The problem with Kevin Samuels
- (23:26 ) The issue with Kevin Samuels
- (33:07 ) What makes an extremist extreme?
- (35:33 ) Why scientific fact isn’t the truth
- (37:56 ) Why academics lie to us
- (40:23 ) How kids are gr00med into terrorism
- (48:12 ) Are Gen Z less resilient?
- (51:28 ) The misconception of Incels
- (01:06:35 ) Andrew Tate and feminists have in common
- (01:35:05 ) Are content creators accountable for their content?
- (01:14:03 ) Social media companies shouldn’t be held accountable

Literature and events referenced throughout:

Michael Adebalajo:
https://www.counterextremism.com/extremists/michael-adebolajo
Christchurch mosque manifesto:
https://www.vox.com/platform/amp/culture/2019/3/16/18266930/christchurch-shooter-manifesto-memes-subscribe-to-pewdiepie
Kevin Samuels:
https://youtu.be/bRGLRtMGf-M

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