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Scott Galloway and the Toll of Being "Extremely Online"

September 16, 2025 / 00:51

This episode features a candid discussion about mental health, online culture, and personal struggles. Scott shares his feelings of disassociation and the impact of recent events on his mental well-being.

Scott expresses that he has been feeling overwhelmed by the online discourse surrounding a recent incident involving Kirk. He describes how this has affected his mental state, leading to feelings of anger and depression.

He reflects on the toll that being "extremely online" has taken on his reality and relationships. Scott mentions experiencing an eerie feeling about the current cultural climate and how it has influenced his emotional health.

The conversation touches on the challenges of navigating personal feelings as one ages, and Scott humorously adds a personal note about his physical health, mentioning he has developed hemorrhoids.

TLDR

Scott discusses mental health struggles and online culture's impact on his well-being.

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0:51

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Scott, how are you doing? Ever since this Kirk thing, I have been extremely online and I think it is

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taking a toll on me. I think I am disassociating from reality and relationships. I have been going down

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rabbit holes around this and it is taking a toll on me mentally. And that's fine. That's probably a natural part of

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the cycle. But the last 5 days have quite frankly have been awful. I have this eerie feeling that this is very

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ominous, that this is different. And I don't know, I have trouble dissecting my own anger and depression as I get older

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or what is probably better than most people's spidey sense about cultural and societal norms as it probably should

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have been. The last f four or five days have just not been great. How are you? I have hemorrhoids now.

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Episode Highlights

Struggling with Reality
Scott shares his feelings of disassociation and mental toll from online engagement.
“I think I am disassociating from reality.”
@ 00m 07s
September 16, 2025
A Dark Ominous Feeling
Scott describes an eerie feeling that something is different this time.
“I have this eerie feeling that this is very ominous.”
@ 00m 20s
September 16, 2025

Episode Quotes

I think I am disassociating from reality.
Scott Galloway and the Toll of Being "Extremely Online"
The last four or five days have just not been great.
Scott Galloway and the Toll of Being "Extremely Online"

Key Moments

Disassociation00:07
Mental Toll00:13
Ominous Feelings00:20
Recent Struggles00:40