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Agustín Fuentes — This Species Moment

On Being with Krista Tippett

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We Willingly Accept Losses as Much as Gains in Exchanges

For the majority of human cause, classic economic theory would say that we would have an intolerance for loss. But you said, for the majority of humans, exchanges are not about profit, but about making and keeping social connections. These exchanges, these back and forth, this is about our sociality. It's not about the money andd i think there are many exchanges that are about money. They're part of this whole social dynamic that we've been talking about. And i think if we understand that, then we come back to this notion that, you know, it's really central for humanity, ar or acts of compassion and caring,. And that gets us back to this idea of hope...

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