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EP 437: Leaving the Cult of Never Enough with Manisha Thakor

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The Toxic Relationship Between Work and Money

Todd McGowan argues that our inertia, our desire for more is baked into the capitalist system. The growth of the economy is contingent on our dissatisfaction because our dissatisfaction leads to consumption. We might not be able to escape the sociopolitical systems that structure the world at large, but by knowing they exist, we can be more intentional about how we move through them.

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