Sally Kohn: I think about the reading that you did and how the, so like Twitter and Facebook, all the other social media companies, they don't meet in a boardroom. It is a algorithm that just pairs with us and our, and what we view and what we continue to come back to. So of course it's going to give us that stuff. She asks why do we choose things we don't want? We can be silent about our pain if we let others have power over your narrative.
The Minimalists talk about messy living, desirelessness, and attachments at their final Sunday Symposium. Listen to the Maximal edition of episode 387 on The Minimalists Private Podcast.
Discussed in this episode:
Introduction (00:11)
What are the different kinds of desires? (23:23)
How do consumption and creativity differ? (24:18)
Why are we so confused regarding what we actually want? (27:30)
How does social media incentivize discontent? (38:41)
What are the differences between stated preference and revealed preference? (46:27)
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