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109. What Is the Purpose of Embarrassment?

No Stupid Questions

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How to Be Embarrassed on a Desert Island

Stephanie Coontz: What's the most embarrassing thing you've ever done? She says she farded in an exam that was like a math place and exam. And i remember thinking, some people would just crawl into a cave and die if they were on a desert island. coontz: For me, embarrassment seems to serve a function of telling you how to behave a bit better.

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