Episode 18: "Boy If Life Were Only Like This" (With Joe Henrich)
Very Bad Wizards
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The Psychology of Vertical Relationships
I think there are kinds of relationships in the world where you expect to take the lower amount. So I think we have a psychology that allows us to think about vertical relationships, and it's our society that has particularly emphasized this equality relationship. And if I try to sit at the end, I'll often, you know, try to assume low status and sit down with the women and children. People get annoyed and they start moving me up the chain.
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