# Entitlement on The No Agenda Show

Entitlement comes up in 10 chapters across 9 episodes of The No Agenda Show, from December 2009 to December 2023.

- **Chapters:** 10
- **Episodes:** 9
- **Discussed:** December 2009 – December 2023
- **Related topics:** [Social Security](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/social-security.md), [Aclu](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/aclu.md), [Baby Boomers](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/baby-boomers.md), [Ben Bernanke](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/ben-bernanke.md), [Child Abuse](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/child-abuse.md), [Computer Vision](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/computer-vision.md), [Cultural Appropriation](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/cultural-appropriation.md), [Deficit](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/deficit.md), [Donald Trump](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/donald-trump.md), [Empathy](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/empathy.md)

## Chapters 1–10 of 10

### Congressional Budget Committee and National Debt Disaster

- **Episode:** [1612: Global Donut](https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/1612-global-donut.md)
- **Published:** 2023-12-06
- **Time:** 1:32:21–1:36:32
- **Transcript:** https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/1612-global-donut/chapter/congressional-budget-committee-and-national-debt-disaster.md

The House Budget Committee discusses the "catastrophic" trajectory of the U.S. national debt. Lawmakers express concern that interest payments may soon exceed the military budget, yet remain hesitant to cut entitlement programs like Social Security and Medicare. The hosts mock the proposal of a "fiscal commission" as a way for Congress to avoid direct responsibility.

Keywords: [national debt](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/national-debt.md), house budget committee, steve womack, [entitlements](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/entitlements.md), [social security](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/social-security.md), [fiscal commission](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/fiscal-commission.md)

### Time Blindness and Workplace Accommodations

- **Episode:** [1573: 4 No Youth](https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/1573-4-no-youth.md)
- **Published:** 2023-07-16
- **Time:** 1:13:37–1:16:20
- **Transcript:** https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/1573-4-no-youth/chapter/time-blindness-and-workplace-accommodations.md

A viral TikTok video features a young woman complaining about being yelled at for asking for "time blindness" accommodations during a job application. She argues that the culture of requiring workers to be on time needs to be dismantled. The hosts mock the concept, viewing it as a symptom of entitlement and a refusal to adhere to basic professional standards.

Keywords: [tiktok](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/tiktok.md), time blindness, [neurodivergent](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/neurodivergent.md), [workplace culture](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/workplace-culture.md), [entitlement](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/entitlement.md)

### Computer Vision Profiling, Silicon Valley Entitlement

- **Episode:** [1539: Putinoids](https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/1539-putinoids.md)
- **Published:** 2023-03-19
- **Time:** 1:46:26–1:50:04
- **Transcript:** https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/1539-putinoids/chapter/computer-vision-profiling-silicon-valley-entitlement.md

TikTok uses advanced computer vision to automatically catalog items in users' rooms, creating real-time consumer profiles for advertisers. This technological advantage has led to "entitlement" among Silicon Valley giants like Google and Microsoft, who are losing market share. The established tech companies are now pivoting to AI and ChatGPT to regain their dominance in the advertising market.

Keywords: [computer vision](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/computer-vision.md), [metadata](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/metadata.md), consumer profiling, [google](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/google.md), [microsoft](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/microsoft.md), [entitlement](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/entitlement.md)

### Professor Robert Woodson, Child Abuse and Entitlement Mentality

- **Episode:** [1120: Sure.](https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/1120-sure.md)
- **Published:** 2019-03-17
- **Time:** 18:49–24:08
- **Transcript:** https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/1120-sure/chapter/professor-robert-woodson-child-abuse-and-entitlement-mentality.md

Professor Robert Woodson characterizes the college admissions scandal as a form of "child abuse" and "entitlement mania." He argues that shielding children from the effort of their own advancement leads to high stress and suicide rates in affluent areas like Palo Alto. Woodson suggests that the parents' actions deprive their children of the opportunity to develop personal agency and resilience.

Keywords: robert woodson, [palo alto](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/palo-alto.md), [entitlement](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/entitlement.md), [child abuse](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/child-abuse.md), fables of fortune

### Narcissistic Personality Disorder Criteria and Trump

- **Episode:** [1031: Dog Dazer](https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/1031-dog-dazer.md)
- **Published:** 2018-05-07
- **Time:** 45:28–50:13
- **Transcript:** https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/1031-dog-dazer/chapter/narcissistic-personality-disorder-criteria-and-trump.md

The discussion reviews specific DSM criteria for narcissistic personality disorder, including a sense of entitlement and being interpersonally exploitative. Dr. Gartner and Barbara Boxer apply these traits to Trump's business history and public statements. The hosts counter that many of these traits are simply characteristic of a "Queens personality" or common among successful politicians.

Keywords: [narcissism](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/narcissism.md), [donald trump](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/donald-trump.md), sociopathy, [entitlement](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/entitlement.md), [empathy](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/empathy.md), [queens](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/queens.md)

### Viral Lyft Millennial Conflict and Cultural Appropriation

- **Episode:** [857: ISIS-Land](https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/857-isis-land.md)
- **Published:** 2016-09-04
- **Time:** 2:43:25–2:50:30
- **Transcript:** https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/857-isis-land/chapter/viral-lyft-millennial-conflict-and-cultural-appropriation.md

A viral video features a young woman berating her Lyft driver over a Hawaiian bobblehead doll on his dashboard, which she deems "deeply offensive" and an act of cultural appropriation. The hosts analyze the interaction as a symptom of a broader "illness" of entitlement and performative outrage among the younger generation.

Keywords: [lyft](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/lyft.md), [millennial](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/millennial.md), [cultural appropriation](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/cultural-appropriation.md), hawaiian bobblehead, [gawker](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/gawker.md), [entitlement](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/entitlement.md)

### Self-Esteem Movement and Engaging Social Activists

- **Episode:** [857: ISIS-Land](https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/857-isis-land.md)
- **Published:** 2016-09-04
- **Time:** 2:50:30–2:57:12
- **Transcript:** https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/857-isis-land/chapter/self-esteem-movement-and-engaging-social-activists.md

The hosts trace the origins of modern "entitlement" to the self-esteem movement of the late 20th century. They discuss humorous ways to engage with street activists and "grassroots" fundraisers, suggesting that pretending to be deaf or using insulting sign language could be an effective way to bypass their scripted talking points.

Keywords: [self-esteem movement](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/self-esteem-movement.md), [baby boomers](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/baby-boomers.md), [entitlement](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/entitlement.md), social activists, [aclu](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/aclu.md), [sign language](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/sign-language.md)

### Self-Esteem Generation, Marketing and Entitlement Culture

- **Episode:** [511: Warming Up to Iceland](https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/511-warming-up-to-iceland.md)
- **Published:** 2013-05-09
- **Time:** 20:49–21:59
- **Transcript:** https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/511-warming-up-to-iceland/chapter/self-esteem-generation-marketing-and-entitlement-culture.md

Modern marketing campaigns and the education system are criticized for fostering a "self-esteem generation" where individuals feel entitled to success and happiness without effort. Slogans such as "because you're worth it" are cited as examples of how consumer culture reinforces this sense of unearned merit.

Keywords: [self-esteem](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/self-esteem.md), [marketing](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/marketing.md), maybelline, [entitlement](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/entitlement.md), [psychology](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/psychology.md)

### Global Financial Crisis, Greece and Portugal Parallels

- **Episode:** [293: Self Radicalize!](https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/293-self-radicalize.md)
- **Published:** 2011-04-07
- **Time:** 48:52–50:36
- **Transcript:** https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/293-self-radicalize/chapter/global-financial-crisis-greece-and-portugal-parallels.md

Financial analysts on CNBC noted that the economic "plots" unfolding in Greece and Portugal regarding debt and austerity are nearly identical to the fiscal challenges facing the United States. The discussion centers on the long-term sustainability of entitlements like Medicaid and Social Security.

Keywords: [greece](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/greece.md), [portugal](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/portugal.md), [medicaid](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/medicaid.md), [social security](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/social-security.md), [entitlements](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/entitlements.md)

### Ben Bernanke Confirmation Hearing, Entitlement Spending, Aging Society

- **Episode:** [154: Amanda Knox Knockers](https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/154-amanda-knox-knockers.md)
- **Published:** 2009-12-06
- **Time:** 1:29:59–1:33:36
- **Transcript:** https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/154-amanda-knox-knockers/chapter/ben-bernanke-confirmation-hearing-entitlement-spending-aging-society.md

Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke testified before the Senate regarding the national deficit and the long-term sustainability of entitlement programs. Bernanke identified the "aging society" and rising healthcare costs as primary structural problems, suggesting that restructuring these programs is essential to prevent them from consuming the entire federal budget.

Keywords: [ben bernanke](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/ben-bernanke.md), [federal reserve](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/federal-reserve.md), [deficit](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/deficit.md), [medicare](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/medicare.md), [entitlements](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/entitlements.md)

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