The Most Canceled Man in Comedy: Exposing Hollywood, Defending Racist Jokes & Overcoming Dark Forces

Owen Benjamin's 'cancellation' was not merely a loss of gigs but a systemic alienation from his entire professional and social network. It began with public criticism of 'trans kids,' leading to agents and managers dropping him, and then independent theaters canceling tours. This was followed by deplatforming from financial services like PayPal and Airbnb, indicating an organized effort to cut off his income and ability to operate, rather than organic public outrage.

His agent dropped me. My manager also dropped me. Everyone just starts alienating themselves... The word had went out like you got to start going at this dude's pocketbook. And so now I'm like I'm working more with the neocon types because they're willing to ask you a question. Who do you I mean this is an organized effort against you. Yeah, absolutely. This is not organic. Who was organizing it? Do you know? I mean I have some theories, but you don't you don't actually know for sure. I know the motivations. Every time I think I know for sure it switches a little. So now I try to not it's not because I'm like worried to say. I can't really figure it out. It's almost like a swarm.

Benjamin argues that debt is a primary mechanism for control, especially in industries like Hollywood. Artists and professionals, even those earning large sums, often take on massive mortgages or other debts, making them financially dependent. This dependency compels them to comply with 'evil things' or narratives they might otherwise reject, out of fear of losing their livelihood and assets. Breaking free from debt is therefore a crucial step towards genuine independence and truth-telling.

Like you'll see these funny comics, they'll get these huge amounts of money, they get in debt. Debt's like the major thing. And then that's what makes them a slave because Wait, they get a huge amount of money, but they also get in debt. Exactly. Like let's say you get um a million dollar uh they would get like a $8 million house with the mortgage and so then they feel they have to go along with all these evil things or else they'll lose everything because I kept seeing it cuz I'm like I know they're not wicked.

After being deplatformed and 'canceled,' Benjamin shifted his focus from digital platforms and urban centers to building a physical life in rural Idaho. He emphasizes the importance of local community, knowing neighbors, and developing practical skills like gardening and animal husbandry. This transition revealed that true wealth lies in land, morality, children, and respect, and that self-sufficiency provides resilience against external control and 'spells.'

So we go there, you know, and now we can have cows. We had alpacas and goats and I just find if I ask you to pause, it's interesting that as you get deplatformed and basically take all your money away, take your source of income away, you've got less money. Yeah. But you're more committed not to taking on debt. Yeah. Cuz I saw that was why because I was like feeling very betrayed.

Despair is identified as a fundamental 'sin' and a tool of manipulation. Benjamin argues that external forces (the 'wizards') actively spread despair to disempower people, making them feel helpless and unable to resist. Overcoming this requires recognizing that much of what appears as loss or threat is an 'illusion' or 'spell.' Maintaining hope, gratitude, and purpose, especially through productive labor and service, is a powerful counter to this despair, fostering resilience and clarity.

Despair is the is the sin. Despair is that's why like there's people I'll go at. I'm like, if you spread despair, you're basically poisoning people... But see, telling the truth can come off as despair, but it's still good... I mean, it bums me out. So I you know, we're commanded not to despair. Exly. Exactly. there that that's when like that uh principle like those fundamentals kick in where there's been times where I'm like but I know like despair is a sin like that's like spitting in the face of a gift, right?

As a classically trained pianist, Benjamin views music as a universal language with inherent symmetry and ratios that evoke specific emotions. He contrasts classical music's harmony with jazz's 'transgression' against these rules. He suggests that music, particularly in popular culture, is often used to create 'spells' by manipulating emotions and obscuring the true meaning of lyrics, making people feel certain ways without conscious awareness.

It's it's a behavior. So, it's like uh like for example, when Bitcoin was presented to me, I didn't like the behavior that they're making dollars from it, right? When they're like, "Dude, you can make tons of I'm" I'm like, "I thought you're replacing dollars." Like, "Let's get let's get on the same boat here." Yes. You know, I'm like, "If you want to replace dollars, stop valuing it in dollars and chasing it and bragging about all your dollars, right?" And so, the behavior of jazz is like, "Oh, this is what sounds beautiful. Let's like break it, you know?" And and that's why I don't think Bitcoin's evil because a tool can't be evil, but that behavior is evil. Like I can't say jazz is evil. It's the culture of like because I understand that maybe there's something about it that I'm not understanding, but like the the of like transgression is good is the problem.