Jack Peach: The Crisis Of Contentment, The Toxicity Of Modern Feminism, And Why Monogamy Is Essential For Society

Today on Auxoro, I sit down with Jack Peach, a researcher, writer, and traveler whose goal is to find harmony amidst the chaos. Jack runs a blog called Think In Peach which you can find at ThinkInPeach.com and you find him on Twitter at @ThinkInPeach. He is from the UK but currently resides in Thailand.

I connected with Jack on Twitter a couple of months back, and I’m excited to get the chance to speak with him. We discuss the weaponization of feminism, spending time in solitude, which is harder than ever to do today, what it’s like to live in Thailand, how monogamy is essential for society, and more.

Here are a few highlights from the conversation:

Lack of free speech In Thailand (5:50)

Moving from the UK to Thailand and the societal differences (7:30)

Oppressor versus Oppressed mentality (15:00)

“Seeing the countries that Britain colonized...you go to Malaysia or Singapore which were British colonies, they all have way better infrastructure than the countries surrounding them. They’re all more economically developed. They all have a higher standard of living. A lot of it is because of the infrastructure that the British put into play when they were colonizers.” (18:30)

“We think that just because we grow up in a time which we consider more civilized, therefore, we would be the more civilized ones in the past. Humans are more conformist than we care to admit.” (24:03)

Lab-grown meat and factory farming (25:00)

Carnivore adjacent diet (30:00)

Spending time in solitude (32:00)

“Especially if you’re a creative, you need time in solitude...something that occupies your hands but leaves your mind free. When I’m sweeping the floor or washing the dishes, I’m doing something but I don’t have to think about it. That’s when I can reflect, work out ideas, or think of solutions. If you don’t set out time to think you can never organize your thoughts, and you can end up getting into sort of a manic loop.” (37:00)

Overstimulation in a city environment (41:00)

“Phones too easily distract us. We have to actively work to create a space that disconnects us from technology. In the past, that was the natural state of being for humans. We’re more connected to each other with technology, but at the same time, we’re losing the connection to ourselves.” (44:40)

Crisis of contentment (48:00)

“We were made to create, to make something. People that don’t create tend to not have as much purpose or feel like they’re contributing meaningfully to society.” (52:00)

The dangers of the pill and casual sex (58:00)

“The pill may prevent pregnancy, but the psychology of sex hasn’t changed. Sex is the emotional, the physical, and the spiritual connected into one.” (59:00)

“I’m anti-feminist because I’m pro-women. It sounds incongruent, and we’ve been raised in a society where any deviation from the mainstream feminist view is perceived as sexist.” (1:09:00)

“The differences between men and women are not ‘inferior’ or ‘superior.’ Modern feminism has pushed this inferior/superior narrative to make the differences between men and women perceived in a certain way, and to erase biology. The idea that what women do is inferior to what men do...I disagree.” (1:14:00)

Monogamous pair bonding and why it’s essential for society (1:27:00)

Self-actualization of religion, exploring atheism, and the search for truth (1:50:00)

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