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The Future is Children
3:42:09 - 3:46:37 (04:27)
While technology has allowed people to influence the future in numerous ways, throughout history, the most significant impact individuals have had on shaping the future is through the act of having children.
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The podcast explores the difference between happiness and meaning which are two aspects that people desire in their lives, but which are not necessarily correlated to one another.
3:42:09 - 3:44:45 (02:35)
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The podcast explores the difference between happiness and meaning which are two aspects that people desire in their lives, but which are not necessarily correlated to one another. While most people's productivity rises with time, happiness is attributed to how one feels right now while meaning refers to how one feels about their entire life.
ChapterThe Future is Children
Episode#292 – Robin Hanson: Alien Civilizations, UFOs, and the Future of Humanity
PodcastLex Fridman Podcast
Having children has overwhelmingly been the main way people have influenced the future in history, according to a technology futurist.
3:44:45 - 3:46:37 (01:52)
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Having children has overwhelmingly been the main way people have influenced the future in history, according to a technology futurist. While technology provides more ways for us to influence the future, our impact as children remains significant.