Sean’s guest today is Daniel Kolitz, author of a remarkable Harper’s story on “gooning.” 
They talk about this emerging subculture and how it reflects back on the larger world, from the economics of attention to the rise of short-form everything. Kolitz explains why the Gooniverse isn’t just about porn, how hyperkinetic media rewires our sense of pleasure and patience, and why this is really a story about how society is changing in ways we might not like.
Host: Sean Illing (<a href="https://x.com/seanilling?lang=en">@SeanIlling</a>)
Guest: <a href="https://x.com/danielkolitz">Daniel Kolitz</a>, author of <a href="https://harpers.org/archive/2025/11/the-goon-squad-daniel-kolitz-porn-masturbation-loneliness/">The Goon Squad</a>
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