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Russ Roberts: Wild Problems S1 E18

Meditations with Zohar

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Is the Advancement in Commerce a Distraction From What Really Matters?

I think what I'm trying to ask, which is so in your example, the the absence of a dream weaver allows me to get my sneakers and you to get your potato chips. So the question is, does the advancement in the way that we do commerce have any upside for our pursuit of life well lived? Or is that basically neutral or unaffected by how much nice stuff we have?" He says he doesn't want to judge the impulse forever and say it's over. "That impulse can never be done well"

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