Phil introduces the concept of Idea Excavation, which can be shortly summarized as “take what’s valuable, leave what’s not”. Through Steve’s clarification, they also talk about...
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Episode 11: Internalized Capitalism – Throwing Ourselves Thanklessly into the Machine
Internalized Capitalism is the (often) self-imposed valuation of one’s self and life (waking or otherwise) in terms of production and monetary value. It’ source is from the worship of the economy...
Phil and Steve talk about the Fundamental Attribution Error / Actor Observer Bias and how to use it to maintain empathy for others. They also touched on free will, internalized capitalism,...
In this Episode, Phil explains his rudimentary understanding of “Design Thinking”. The episodes were almost entirely pulled from the books The Design of Everyday Things, and The Design of...
Episode 8: Straw and Steel Men – Strength through Strong Opponents
Phil and Steve discuss a common bad-faith argumentation feature, the “straw man” argument. They talk about identifying it, provide examples, and discuss how to deal with it. They also go further...
In this episode, Phil and Steve discuss Survivorship Bias and the ways that it can affect our perception of the world. They go through many, many examples from various fields, and touch on the...