i've often thought about how what a modern phenomenon. The anti hero is the person, you know, whether it's the cad, to use a very old fashioned word, ah, the rogue,. These used to be villains. Now they're kind of heroes. Riht, we kind of a, we call them anti heroes, but heroes with different moral values than the heroes of the past. And i don't know why, i'm living in israel now, and israe's a very different place culturally. You may have seen the showa stisel, which is the story of a ultra orthodox jewish family in a neighbourhood of jerusalem called mashar. A lot
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.