I think the most important thing for people to do when they're thinking through traditions is first just acknowledge what is a tradition, what's not, right? What have I absorbed through my society or my family or my friends that I haven't consciously developed a thought on my own. And without taking them with a critical eye and observing whether they as we've talked about really are the optimal case for us today. It becomes hard to identify, okay, am I actually okay with being this deeply rooted and just accepting this tradition? Or do I want to migrate away from it? The hard part about this topic in particular for me is that yes, you made it clear. monogamy often doesn't
In part 2 of this 3-part series, we decided to re-air part of our most popular episode, #35: Does Marriage, Retirement, or the 40-Hour Work Week Still Make Sense?
In this segment, we share:
- How humans are actually not wired for monogamy
- What animals within the animal kingdom are monogamous
- The history of marriage and when marriage started to be associated with love
- Explore the concept of love and whether the 37% rule could be applied to it
- Understand the key difference between animals and humans
- The importance of travel and exposure to different ways of living
- How narratives drive the adoption of technology