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The Elephant in the Brain
We are complicated creatures and there are many levels at which we make choices. We can talk about causes of our choices that are proximate, that are close to the choices and distal far away from our choices. In different times and places in history, people have thought differently about different things. But often, it's the same fundamental forces back behind all of that that push people to do things.