Underneath most of us, scratch a littl of the surface. These shows tap into that in a way i had never thought about. The idea that that even though it's fake and its fiction, by immersing in those worlds, as we do when we binge watch, especially, it somehow colours us is plausible. I often find that when watching a show, it affects my speech patterns. It affects out how i talk it affects what i find funny. A, the characters live with me for a while, and again, again, this could be this could be for the best. You know, one day, one day we're going to have this evil character whose s
Author and psychologist Paul Bloom of the University of Toronto talks about his book, The Sweet Spot, with EconTalk host Russ Roberts. Bloom argues that suffering is underrated--suffering is part of happiness and meaning. This is a wide-ranging discussion of popular culture, religion, and what we hope to get out of life.