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SkinShallow's avatar

Brilliant. That humans are "animals shaped by scarcity now surrounded by abundance", evolved for optimising/ maximising rather than satisficing, and thus simply DON'T KNOW if a snot remover will make absolutely no difference, will make things actually worse, or wil be a life changing improvement is really one of the most succinct insights into the issues of post-scarcity society.

(of course we all know all too well, hopefully from historical accounts, what happens if actual, survival-level, scarcity kicks in, but that's a different story)

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Tom Sherry's avatar

Josh, this work is truly remarkable. You have a knack for being very congenial while also delivering valuable informed insights. This id great stuff that therapists (like myself) should be consuming. Thank again

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Tom Sherry's avatar

And, I don't see a paid subscription button. This is work I would be happy to support.

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The Living Fossils's avatar

Thank you, Tom. I really appreciate you saying so. This will make my week.

As for allowing paid subscriptions, Rob and I discuss it from time to time, but haven't been eager about it so far. We're just enjoying how things have been going. So, we'll let everyone know if we change our mind, but in the meantime, reading and responding with feedback is the best payment we can ask for.

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