958 || reasons to be an optimist
it is possible to believe that all the human mind has ever accomplished is but the dream before the awakening. apocalyptic thinking is normal. it's entertaining + validating + it makes sense. but at a...
18 Okt 20237min
957 || a case for optimism || anti-apocalypse
"we live in capitalism. it's powers seem inescapable. but then, so did the divine rights of kings." - Ursula Le Guinapocalyptic thinking is normal. it's entertaining + validating + it makes sense. but...
17 Okt 20236min
956 || don't pick a lane (pick an umbrella)
rant alert: I've always been someone who switches lanes a lil too often but as long as I know what direction I'm heading, who cares if I can't decide who I want to drive next to!? The key - is decidin...
16 Okt 20237min
955 || facebook clickbait + surveillance capitalism
Be selfish when using social media. It should be social. Are you feeling like you're more social when you're engaging with the app? How can you make your experience more rewarding for you as an indivi...
15 Okt 20236min
954 || how to escape the rat box
Science confirms that facebook is a skinner box and we are just rats but we can be more conscious with our most valuable asset (our attention) and life will improve. we just have to be conscious we're...
14 Okt 20235min
953 || "skinner box"
I used uptime.app to check out the brief spark notes version of Antisocial Media: Siva Vaidhyanathan's How Facebook Disconnects Us and Undermines Democracy (available here: https://global.oup.com/acad...
13 Okt 20236min
952 || predatory apps + ads rant
another rant about capitalism but this one is important!!!!GET AN OCCASIONAL PERSONAL EMAIL FROM ME: www.makeyourdamnbedpodcast.comTUNE IN ON INSTAGRAM FOR COOL CONTENT: www.instagram.com/mydbpodcastO...
12 Okt 20237min
951 || easterlin paradox
The Easterlin Paradox refers to the idea that, on average, increasing income levels in a society do not necessarily lead to increased happiness or life satisfaction beyond a certain point. To avoid or...
11 Okt 20238min
