Awesome video. I like the point you made about our country incentivising people to have more and more children while destroying the nuclear family structure and increasing dependence on the state rather than the family unit
I would challenge your base assumption that people are actually more hedonistic or shortsighted than they used to be. What makes you believe that's the case? A fictional show about a hedonistic jerk is hardly a reflection on society as a whole. You point to enduring artifacts like the great wall of china or long standing governments, but there is a clear survivorship bias there. Only a tiny number of the things built in the past have survived to our time, and that's exactly why the ones that did are noteworthy. The things being built today may, indeed, last centuries, but we have no way of knowing that now. Likewise with the ideas of people. Sure, there were some people that looked to the future and laid the groundwork for modern society through their ideas, writings, and other creations. But from what I know of history, those people were the exception. Most people just lived lives of little consequence.
Hey I appreciate your contrary views on this! I always welcome open discussion and you do make very valid points. I, of course, have my objections to your points, but it's too much to type out here. Maybe I should do a stream at some point so I can have a back and forth with you guys 🙂
I've never bothered to watch BoJack, but that doesn't detract from your point. Catch you on the next one!
Thanks Josh, and I definitely recommend Bojack if you're looking for a good show to watch!
I can't believe I've gone all my life without knowing I was BoJack Horseman
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Very interesting and insightful
Thanks! 😊
Awesome video. I like the point you made about our country incentivising people to have more and more children while destroying the nuclear family structure and increasing dependence on the state rather than the family unit
You're easier to control as an atomized individual depending on the state
I would challenge your base assumption that people are actually more hedonistic or shortsighted than they used to be. What makes you believe that's the case? A fictional show about a hedonistic jerk is hardly a reflection on society as a whole.
You point to enduring artifacts like the great wall of china or long standing governments, but there is a clear survivorship bias there. Only a tiny number of the things built in the past have survived to our time, and that's exactly why the ones that did are noteworthy. The things being built today may, indeed, last centuries, but we have no way of knowing that now.
Likewise with the ideas of people. Sure, there were some people that looked to the future and laid the groundwork for modern society through their ideas, writings, and other creations. But from what I know of history, those people were the exception. Most people just lived lives of little consequence.
Hey I appreciate your contrary views on this! I always welcome open discussion and you do make very valid points. I, of course, have my objections to your points, but it's too much to type out here. Maybe I should do a stream at some point so I can have a back and forth with you guys 🙂