On this episode, Kris and I round up our discussion on the five elements of human progress. This time, we focus mainly on social progress, with a focus on Prohibition, the tradeoffs of social reform, and the need to maintain our humanity.
Plus, we answer listener mail, responding to an extremely insightful comment from Philippa of Greenspace.
Show notes:
Robert Irwin
Seeing is Forgetting the Name of the Thing One Sees by Lawrence Weschler
“LOST IN TIME AND OUT OF SEASON: GROWING UP IN 1960’S BERKELEY” by Kris Saknussemm
The Public Universal Friend
“Self-Reliance” by Ralph Waldo Emerson
Beyond Culture by Edward T. Hall
Slavoj Žižek - Tell me a dirty joke about yourself and we will be friends
Chester A. Arthur
The Pendleton Act of 1883
The Riddle of the Sphinx
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