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#229 — A Few Thoughts for a New Year

Making Sense with Sam Harris

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The Wealthiest People in Our Society Make Millions of Dollars a Day

Zuckerberg and his wife have pledged togv ninety nine per cent of their wealth away over the course of their lifetime. That's amazing, right? And that should be celebrated without any reservation, whatever. San francisco is an extremely wealthy city which has been ruinously mismanaged. The rich appear to be leaving for perfectly rational reasons. This is a death spiral. We just can't afford zero sum thinking in a positive sum game....

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