In the 80s, Americans started giving their children unusually spelled baby names. This was because parents wanted their children to stand down be a star. You also see this is the beginning of the key fit revolution, Jim Fix, you know, Jane Funder work at VDRS has millions. So this individualistic kind of culture really, it's very sort of shockingly quick how it starts changing us as a people.
Will Storr, an award-winning journalist and novelist, joins us for this episode of The Unmistakable Creative. Will takes us on a journey through the history of 'self'. He explains how early human societies are responsible for much of how we live in the modern-day world. Why have we become so self-obsessed and what is it doing to us? The irony is that we’d love to know and Will has an answer at will blow your mind.
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