Political extremism is vilified in our culture, but it seems like nobody is hated more than those who haven't taken a side on a given issue. What's going on here?

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This week, we consider the consequences of how our society is placing less and less importance on owning the things we use.

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This week we're departing from our usual moral/political philosophy topics to discuss something a bit different: old stuff. What counts as "retro" or "classic" or "vintage"? Can it even be rigorously defined?

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Risk is often associated with reward, and defenders of capitalism will justify business ownership using reasoning based on risk and reward. Is this how it should be?

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Humans achieve much greater things when they work together, but our tendency to think in group terms can also get us in big trouble.

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This week, we contemplate what it means to be smart, whether or not that's different from being intelligent, and if it's really better to be smart.

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This week, we discuss two types of minimalism: the classic type that seems to have been forgotten amidst the minimalist art aesthetic, and digital minimalism. Both of these philosophies will have us examine how we allocate our time and whether or not that is conducive to achieving our goals.

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The entire finance industry is built around mathematical games people have devised around money. What would happen if everyone tried to play these games? Should this even be legal?

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A disturbing portion of our economy is built around advertising rather than selling a real product or service. Worse yet, this industry is built around psychological manipulation rather than honest information. Should this even be allowed?

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This week, we respond to Sargon of Akkad, who argued recently that several liberal values are comparable to religious human sacrifice throughout history.

The original video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qYoSi-1rsd4

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