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In this episode we discuss:

1:14 – individualism and competition vs. collaboration and communitarianism

 25:45 – randomness, subjectivism, moral relativism, and the resulting nihilism

 31:20 – the consequences of the idea that humans are selfish, destructive, and useless other than what we can produce

 41:39 – how potentially beneficial advancements become co-opted to maintain the current power structure 

48:04 – how western culture degrades esteem and prevents self-actualization

49:43 – the many aspects of modern technology and entertainment that distract us from what’s important  

55:26 – how drugs and alcohol can also function as numbing agents 

1:03:42 – how worthy causes become co-opted to prevent legitimate progress 

1:13:18 – contrasting with cultures that are family-oriented and less distracted by technology 

1:16:10 – the effects of culture in science, health, and everyday life 

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