Modern Guilt

EP.11 FAUSTIAN BARGAINS AND MODERN TRADE-OFFS


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In this episode we start off with a chat about Rupert Murdoch and his motivations, before segueing into a discussion of Faustian bargains, the moral cost of material pursuits and how the concept translates across culture, time and context (9:05). We continue to discuss celebrities selling their platforms and brands at negligible cost (24:30), the pros and cons of life-extension versus health-extension (30:35) and the eternally pondered upon topic of death and how we can approach it (45:21). We finish off by looking at the birth of celebrity in US aviator, Charles Lindbergh, the recent cancelling of Ellen Degeneres and more (1:08:20).


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Charles Lindbergh, the original international celebrity
The Unabomber Manifesto
Faust and Fame
Healthier Not Longer Lives
The Disease Model
The Death of Muammar Gaddafi (Warning: contains graphic images)
Arrest of Jonathan Sri

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