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Explore the concept of power and its influence on human behavior using 'The Lord of the Rings' as a metaphor. Discuss the impact of evolutionary tendencies on decision-making. Examine human hubris and its effects on our perception of being separate from nature. Discover the interconnectedness of agriculture, energy, money, and AI and its potential consequences on the future.
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- Humans possess evolutionary behavioral tendencies that are now misfiring in our globalized culture.
- The relentless pursuit of power and growth, fueled by agricultural and fossil energy surpluses, monetary systems, and AI, is unsustainable and may lead to a major global crisis.
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The Nine Rings for Mortal Men
Humans possess behavioral tendencies that have been successful throughout our evolutionary past but are now misfiring in our current globalized culture. These tendencies include being apex predators, seeking rewards without effort through dopamine, experiencing loss aversion, engaging in tribalism and war, valuing the present over the future, succumbing to groupthink, avoiding uncertainty, displaying hubris and overconfidence, and perceiving ourselves as separate from nature.
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