In this episode we discuss:
How lower wages and higher costs have dramatically reduced our quality of life
How we’ve ended up working more and resting less with worse outcomes
Whether advancements in technology have improved the quality of life of the average person
How marketing and consumerism keep us on the hamster wheel
The hidden costs of convenience culture
Concerns surrounding the collusion between government and corporations
How divide and conquer tactics convince us to blame each other rather than the powers that oppress us

 
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Timestamps:
1:34 – how western culture degrades safety and security through financial means
7:33 – how lower wages with higher costs reduces safety and forces people to prioritize work over quality of life
15:14 – we currently work more with less leisure time than ever before, with worse outcomes
20:24 – the cost of consumer culture and marketing as an engine that drives consumerism
30:53 – the cost of convenience culture: freedom, privacy, morals, ethics, and health
36:14 – the problems with profit-driven motives and the collusion between government and corporations
45:36 – how western society has become fragile and unstable
51:13 – how western culture degrades relationships and feelings of love and belonging
52:41 – continued how western culture degrades relationships and feelings of love and belonging
53:27 – divide and conquer tactics within western culture and encouraging the “us vs. them” mentality