Title: Sins Aren’t Equal: Ranking Activities’ Sinfulness (Erotic and Otherwise)
Work: Techno-Puritan Supplemental Writings
Citation: TPS 53.0
Words: 127
Source: https://basedcamppodcast.substack.com/p/sins-arent-equal-ranking-activities
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Sins Aren’t Equal: Ranking Activities’ Sinfulness (Erotic and Otherwise)

Episode script. Originally published 2026-06-22 at https://basedcamppodcast.substack.com/p/sins-arent-equal-ranking-activities

Are video games the most efficient sin? Malcolm and Simone Collins rank modern sins by their real-world damage — from video games and sports gambling to shopping addictions, plastic surgery, skydiving, OnlyFans, kinks, and more. They break down how to evaluate sins by time cost, financial drain, health risks, negative externalities, addiction potential, and alignment with long-term flourishing.

This episode offers a practical, first-principles framework for thinking about hedonism, temptation, family traditions, and moral trade-offs in the modern world. Topics include gambling vs. heroin, why some “harmless” hobbies are more destructive than others, rechanneling vices into virtues, the value of different lives, and techno-puritan views on self-defense.