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The Dangers of Ideology and the Allure of Junk Food
51:54 - 54:44 (02:50)
The allure of junk food lies in the fact that our primitive minds are always seeking out high calorie foods for survival. However, Mars Inc. has capitalized on this by marketing to people's lower minds instead of their higher minds.
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The problem with ideologues is their overconfidence in their solution and the assumption that they know the way to get there.
51:54 - 53:35 (01:40)
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The problem with ideologues is their overconfidence in their solution and the assumption that they know the way to get there. The podcast proposes using evolutionary frameworks to collaborate and find the best possible solutions.
ChapterThe Dangers of Ideology and the Allure of Junk Food
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The primitive mind developed in a world without Skittles and was programmed to seek out high calorie food for survival, hence why we still eat junk food from companies like Mars Inc. who intentionally target primitive minds.
53:35 - 54:44 (01:09)
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The primitive mind developed in a world without Skittles and was programmed to seek out high calorie food for survival, hence why we still eat junk food from companies like Mars Inc. who intentionally target primitive minds. The higher mind is the modern human being and represents a person's rational thinking and decision-making abilities.