Special thanks to Birch Gold Group for sponsoring today's episode. Text "PETER" to 989898 for your FREE info kit on gold.Writer Rob Henderson coined the term “luxury beliefs,” an apt description of empty slogans that signal high status among the elite. Proclaiming “Defund the police!” may confer status on students at Columbia, but do they understand the cost such a policy would inflict on the poor? (Spoiler Alert: No.)Rob attended Yale, earned his Ph.D. in Psychology from the University of Ca...

The High Cost of Luxury Beliefs | Peter Boghossian & Rob Henderson

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