Mentioned 4 times on 1 show. Most recently heard 31/10/2026.
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“I apologize if you guys have heard it. But I've been reading this. I finished it, this Alan Watts book called The Age of Insecurity. And it's about the 1950s. And essentially, he's talking about how society is changing so quickly because of technology and culture shifting radically and people are so anxious.”
Our IdentificationSaid as “The Age of Insecurity”. We believe this refers to The Wisdom of Insecurity: A Message for an Age of Anxiety.
“This is the thing. They always have. You know, I've talked about this recently. I just finished it, this Alan Watts book from 1950? Is it the, what is it? The... The Wisdom of Insecurity.”
“But the. It's called The Wisdom of Insecurity. Okay. A message for an age of anxiety. And the point I want to make is that, you know, there are people who lived that who are still around who can talk about it.”
“And, you know, he's talking, he has these such wise words to say about life. And he wrote a great book about the age of anxiety in 1952. Wow. In 1952, he was talking about. I wonder if it has anything to do with the six packs of cigarettes you're smoking.”
Our IdentificationSaid as “the age of anxiety”. We believe this refers to The Wisdom of Insecurity: A Message for an Age of Anxiety.