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E185. Thomas de Zengotita Explains The Narcissism Loop

Walk-Ins Welcome with Bridget Phetasy

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The Human Need for Recognition

All mammals, your pets, all the higher mammal, they love to be paid attention to. But only human beings, conscious entities, want attention and they want recognition. So dogs don't get insulted if you forget their name, right? But people do. It's so strange too, like even knowing guys like joe rogan. Joe and i know each other from comedy, and he's been doing this podcast for over a decade. Literally, nothing has changed about the way he does that podcast. Maybe he's got more gas now that are bigger names, but the fundamentals of that podcast are very much the same. The only thing that changes we've given is, like, outside

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