Henry’s Rando: Black-Pilled by Comic Culture, Re-Humanized by Conversation

Guest: Henry ​⁠@Unfocusedfaiththoughts — a first rando telling of his story: nominal Christian home, rare congenital birth condition, a grandmother’s steady love, youth-group altar-call anxiety, getting black-pilled by comic-book culture wars, COVID isolation, college + ecclesial anxiety, and finding Peterson/PVK, House of Woo, and the spirit of play that rebuilt agency. We talk LEGO as imaginal practice, being the “responsible sibling,” teaching high school, and why randos still matter.

Why this matters: Not every conversion comes with fireworks. Henry’s is about fidelity, friendship, and slow agency online.

People & channels mentioned

• Paul VanderKlay (PVK)

• House of Woo

• Jordan Peterson (Genesis lectures)

• Neil “Daedalus”

• Ethan Kahi

• Grim Griz

• Matt C / Kyrie / God’s Dog (context: comics + corner)

• Andrew Peterson (song mention context)

Themes

Nominal to faithful; suffering to meaning; culture war fatigue - humane conversation; play lot agency; baptismal identity greater than altar-call theatrics.

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