The Spirituality Of White Feral Girl Privilege - Chase Reeves - #491

**Chris Williamson** (0:00)
My guest today is Chase Reeves. He's the founder of Matterful and Fizzle, a YouTuber and a brand strategy consultant. White gay privilege is now a thing. Feral Girl Summer is upon us, and Chase nearly got on the wrong side of a rhinoceros in South africa. It's time to work out what's going on in the world. Expect to learn how to stop relying on your thinking so much, why intersectionality is creating hierarchies of dominance that no one can climb, how gay people are the straight people of queer people, why doing anything for a summer is only important when you're a teenager, why the only authenticity is authenticity about your inauthenticity, and much more. Don't forget that if you are listening, you should also have got a copy of the Modern Wisdom reading list for free. Go and pick up your copy right now at chriswillex.com. 100 books that should read before you die with descriptions about why I like them, and links and everything else, chriswillex.com/books to go and get yours for free. And in other news, this episode is brought to you by Pure Sport CBD. If you are struggling to switch off and sleep on the night time, their Unwind Blend is an all natural mix of CBD and Valerian Root and Chamomile and Lavender and Vitamin B complex. It is an essential, all natural group of vitamins that the body needs every day, which helps to reduce stress and enhance your mood. You will fall asleep more quickly, stay asleep better throughout the night and wake up feeling more rested and revitalized in the morning. So if your sleep is suffering, maybe because of the heat or because of how bright it is, pretty much all the time at the moment, this is a great solution for you. Also their Mushroom Mind and Body Blend is a powerful invigorating and stimulating blend of six mushrooms that seeks to enhance focus and also aid in relieving stress and anxiety. You can get a 20% discount off all full-priced items if you go to bit.ly slash cbdwisdom, that's bit.ly slash cbdwisdom. The code MW20 will get you 20% off and they ship internationally, bit.ly slash cbdwisdom and MW20, a checkout. In other other news, this episode is brought to you by Upgraded Formulas. Magnesium is an essential player in bone metabolism, nerve transmission, heart function, neuromuscular conduction and lots more. If you are having poor sleep, if you're queasy or nauseous, tired or lacking energy or if you have a tingling in your hands and feet, these are some common signs of magnesium deficiency. Upgraded Formulas magnesium is packed with stabilized nanominerals to aid absorption, is 100% natural, keto and vegan, and has high quality magnesium to provide all that you need in a single day. Also, all of their products are backed by a 100-day money-back guarantee. So if you're not fully satisfied, they will offer a prompt and courteous refund. Every purchase that you make also provides a percentage to the charity water, providing clean and sustainable water to millions. So not only are you improving your life, but you're also improving everybody else's as well. Check out Upgraded Magnesium and get your hair test analysis done at upgradedformulas.com and save 15% off your first purchase with the code MW15 at checkout. That's upgradedformulas.com and save 15% with MW15 at checkout. But now, ladies and gentlemen, please welcome Chase Reeves.
Chase Reeves, welcome to the show. How are you doing?

**Chase Reeves** (3:53)
Good, man, how are you?

**Chris Williamson** (3:54)
Very well. I saw a quote the other day from Jason Pargin, who said, Accept that all of your heroes are full of shit. Your heroes aren't gods. They're just regular people who probably got good at one thing by neglecting literally everything else. What do you think of that?

**Chase Reeves** (4:10)
Yes, I think yes. I think it puts me in mind of, there's a singer songwriter named Ryan Adams, who I loved for a long time and I had several opportunities to go see him, but always choosing not to for exactly that reason. I wanted to continue enjoying his music the way that I had, and I just felt like it was going to change it.

**Chris Williamson** (4:34)
Why?

**Chase Reeves** (4:35)
Because I've had that experience a lot where you realize the humanity of your heroes. And it's an important thing to learn if you're in the world making stuff. I fancy myself someone's future hero, I think, at least my sons, my daughters, maybe. But experiencing the humanity of people that you have idolized in some way, it's just happened a lot. It's happened a lot. It's been a big part of like, you know, modern wisdom. It's been a big part of like coming to terms with how life ends up really working, that point about them neglecting all the other parts of their life. It's like Alan Watts, huge fan of Alan Watts, right? Well, if you've learned more about how his days ended, it's like, oh, wow, that contextualizes Alan Watts a little.