In the previous episode we noted that merely focusing on practicing the mutually beneficial win-win situations will not fulfil our longing for meaning and connection. Thus it may not be sufficient to move us out of an increasingly addictive world, where all we have are fast pleasure hits provided by addictively designed food or social media. What is more satisfying than the currently addictive model of society? The key to this question has been presented to us for thousands of years in all ...
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In the previous episode we noted that merely focusing on practicing the mutually beneficial win-win situations will not fulfil our longing for meaning and connection. Thus it may not be sufficient to move us out of an increasingly addictive world, where all we have are fast pleasure hits provided by addictively designed food or social media. What is more satisfying than the currently addictive model of society? The key to this question has been presented to us for thousands of years in all ...
Inspired by the movement called "Effective Altruism", I asked myself the question as I have seen it posed: "How can I do the most good, given my limited resources?" As I asked it, I wondered if the second part of the question, "...given my limited resources", was not tripping me up in finding the most natural answer. To show how the second part is problematic I start out by one of the suggestions from the Effective Altruism community members, which proposes that we end greed.&n...
Basia's Thoughts
In the previous episode we noted that merely focusing on practicing the mutually beneficial win-win situations will not fulfil our longing for meaning and connection. Thus it may not be sufficient to move us out of an increasingly addictive world, where all we have are fast pleasure hits provided by addictively designed food or social media. What is more satisfying than the currently addictive model of society? The key to this question has been presented to us for thousands of years in all ...
