Episode 180: It’s a Conspiracy, Man!
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The Pernicious Effect of Alienation on the Economy
When you think about these conspiracy theories, I think what you're seeing is a reaction on the part of people to the powerlessness they perceive in face of a system. They really need to attribute that alienation or isolation to some force they can actually identify and understand. And when you look at this from a great distance, you see just how pernicious the feeling of alienation is. We seem to feel left out more than we feel included.
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