Cheryb Jerry Bentham, I Think It's Not Uso, Listeners Have Ferd Me Talk About the Speromen

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Cheryb jerry bentham spent his life trying to find a common currency. Economists adopted the idea that you could put a do value on different pleasures. But i think there's ax, there's worries about the right thing. There's a lot more going on than just putting something on one scale and saying it was worth it.

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.