Jay Van Bevel
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10 appearances
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first heard Mar 2026
last heard 23 Mar
Jay Van Bevel’s voice in public audio — every appearance, attributed to the second.
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Jay, what do you hear when you hear these fans singing about wanting to become Muslims themselves?
When I have been in a low, heavy, or icky mood for several days in a row, I begin to seek out stories about dark human psychologists involving murder or other gruesome events.
Once I start, I find it really hard to stop wanting more of them.
While I'm observed in those stories, I may forget the bad feelings I had been feeling, and momentarily I might feel even better.
But what I noticed is that short time later, I'd feel worse than when I had started.
Not only those dark stories seemed to have dragged my mood further down,
There is also a sense of guilt and shame that I had allowed myself to fall into this rabbit hole.
It is quite similar to what I experienced with eating junk foods.
I would have a craving for certain types of foods when I am in a bad mood, and those foods make me feel good only for a short time, but make me feel worse physically or emotionally sooner or later.
Because of this similar behavior, I started calling those media content involving dark stories mental junk food.
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