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Children of Men (w/ Chris Myers)

Movies vs. Capitalism

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The Importance of Cognitive Dissonance in the Real World

I think the big takeaway just from watching this is just the idea of cognitive dissonance which I think this movie nails in such a gut punching way and it's like we are already practicing today in 2023 in the real world but just taken to its most logical conclusion. The slow walk out of the war zone with the baby which is one of them which is like probably the most beautiful moment of the film for listeners. It does stop everybody in their tracks for a moment but only for a moment talk about organizing only for a moments of inherent organization yeah. They then go right back to fighting as if they're not ready for transformational change that we're all hoping and fighting for.

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