InForm: Why Do People Enjoy Hating Freud So Much?
S2:E24

InForm: Why Do People Enjoy Hating Freud So Much?

Summary

In this episode of the InForm Podcast, Neil & Jared explore why people enjoy hating Freud so much. Our arguments are that the education system does a horrible job of presenting Freud's work, an abundance of myths about Freud, Anti-Semitism, and the friend/enemy distinction.
INTRO:
In this episode of the InForm Podcast, Neil & Jared explore why people enjoy hating Freud so much. Our arguments are that the education system does a horrible job of presenting Freud's work, an abundance of myths about Freud, Anti-Semitism, and the friend/enemy distinction. We sort of wandering all over the place talking about a few reasons we believe people dislike Freud so much, but we still have a lot more that we want to say. Ergo, this episode is the first in a series, which we needed to cut short when a child interrupted the recording. 

The Psychoanalysis of Everyday Life: 

Why Do People Enjoy Hating On Freud: 
  • Lack of any real knowledge, and an abundance of myths.
  • Bad exposure in the education system.
  • Being actually unsettled by what Freud says (Oedipal complex, unconscious, sexuality etc. 
  • The friend/enemy distinction.
Various Sundry Things: