Modern Wisdom

#396 - Sebastian Junger - The Brutal History Of Freedom

Nov 11, 2021

01:16:21

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Is the Enemy Not Going to Show Mercy?

03:01

The Most Immediate Threat to Your Freedom

03:52

How to Deal With Oppression Within Your Own Society

04:34

Introduction

6min

Avenmy - The Story of a Near Death

3min

The Virtual Reality Experience in a Hospital Bed

3min

Induced Coma - Is There Any Brain Activity?

2min

I Didn't Know I Was Dying

2min

Is There a Mindset Shift in Your Life?

5min

Death Is a Small Transition, Right?

2min

The Separation and Divorce Process

4min

The Relationship Between Freedom and Community

4min

10.

Is There a Special Relationship Between the Individual and the Group?

3min

11.

The Most Immediate Threat to Your Freedom

4min

12.

'Coordination' Is the First Thing That Everybody Needs to Do

3min

13.

How to Deal With Oppression Within Your Own Society

5min

14.

The Leader of the Goody Side

6min

15.

Are You Willing to Tell the Truth?

3min

16.

The Politics of Cowardice and Cowardism

5min

17.

Control Measures in a Society Like Sparta

5min

18.

Don't Do That Much - It's Not a Welcome Message

4min

19.

Real Leadership Isn't Leadership, Right?

2min

20.

The Global Threat of Covet

3min

21.

Is Covid an Existential Threat?

2min

22.

Is Half the Country a Threat to This Country?

2min

23.

Is the Enemy Not Going to Show Mercy?

3min

24.

Freedom on Twit - I Have a Flip Phone

2min

Sebastian Junger is a journalist, author and filmmaker.

Throughout history, humans have been driven by the quest for two cherished ideals: community and freedom. The two don’t coexist easily: we value individuality and self-reliance, yet are utterly dependent on community for our most basic needs.

Expect to learn how having kids in your 50's can give you more freedom than you might think, what happens when you lose 10 pints of blood and have a near death experience, why fighting to the death was most common in free societies, how countries with freedom always get tempted toward tyranny and much more...

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