Consciousness at Play Podcast
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Consciousness at Play Podcast
EP 54 | Money, Utopia, and Self-Righteousness: Exploring Ideal Societies with Cultural Observations
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Dave & Jihad
00:00 - Introduction
01:30 - Money & commerce in an ideal utopia: Corruptive or essential?
04:45 - Achieving utopian society through small-scale communities
10:40 - Observations on self-righteousness in American culture and their own respective communities (Dave & Jihad)
14:20 - “Our ego may be the main driver of self-righteousness and is motivated by the need to feel safe” (Jihad)
17:00 - The correlation between focusing on evil, self-righteousness, and casting significant shadows
24:15 - Thoughtful comedy can be used as a tool for criticizing social norms and exposing life's absurdities
27:50 - Cultivating the skill of finding humor in life, is something we need to carry into our elderly years
