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528. Yuval Noah Harari Thinks Life is Meaningless and Amazing

Freakonomics Radio

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Why Neanderthals Don't Have Souls

The most successful story ever told is the story of money, he says. Money can't exist unless everyone agrees that it's going to serve a purpose,. And we're all kind of brainwashed into accepting this social contract," writes David Frum. If one person stops believing in the dollar, nothing happens - but if millions of people stop believing inMoney, it disappears.

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