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The Role of Money in Life
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The use of money often allows us to forget the important aspects of life, such as our own mortality and the intellectual work of thinking deeply about the world. While it is important to have enough money to nourish ourselves, it can also be compared to a drug that makes us forget what truly matters.
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The discussion examines how money can help people forget about the important and difficult aspects of life, such as mortality and intellectual engagement, but also how it can be used to build innovative technology.
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The discussion examines how money can help people forget about the important and difficult aspects of life, such as mortality and intellectual engagement, but also how it can be used to build innovative technology.
ChapterThe Role of Money in Life
Episode#149 – Diana Walsh Pasulka: Aliens, Technology, Religion, and the Nature of Belief
PodcastLex Fridman Podcast
The speaker believes that money can be like a drug, where having enough to sustain oneself is important but having too much can lead to addiction.
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The speaker believes that money can be like a drug, where having enough to sustain oneself is important but having too much can lead to addiction. While money can provide freedom for some, the speaker is grateful for being able to earn a living with their skills and health.