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#1085 Joshua Glasgow - The Significance Impulse: On the Unimportance of Our Cosmic Unimportance

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The Quest for Significance: Cultural and Evolutionary Influences

This chapter explores humanity's inherent desire to feel important and unique, particularly in the context of American individualism compared to other cultures. It also considers possible evolutionary explanations for this drive, though definitive answers are yet to be discovered.

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