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#515 - David & Douglas Kenrick - Evolved Psychology Vs The Modern World

Modern Wisdom

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Is There a Relationship Between Loneliness and Existential Crisis?

David Frum: I could see it being loneliness and then also sort of status frustration. There's this big jump where it's like, okay, I'm surviving, but to actually contribute, to give my existence meaning to other people seems too hard. And so that could be part of what is leading to existential crises, perhaps. He says we're designed to live in a small village; our ancestors weren't surrounded by strangers unless they were about to die. But nowadays, when we're traveling all over the place,. if you run out of money, right? If you try to steal food, you're going to go to jail.

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