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And so I'm curious what your relationship is to the concept of enoughness and wonder how you practice it in your life, how you discuss it with your kids. and how you speak about it within your spheres of influence. So, you know, generally, how do you personally square the capitalist drumbeat of scarcity and never-enoughness with the real human need to feel sated?
And so I'm curious what your relationship is to the concept of enoughness and wonder how you practice it in your life, how you discuss it with your kids. and how you speak about it within your spheres of influence. So, you know, generally, how do you personally square the capitalist drumbeat of scarcity and never-enoughness with the real human need to feel sated?
And so I'm curious what your relationship is to the concept of enoughness and wonder how you practice it in your life, how you discuss it with your kids. and how you speak about it within your spheres of influence. So, you know, generally, how do you personally square the capitalist drumbeat of scarcity and never-enoughness with the real human need to feel sated?
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Yeah. No. No, I don't. And actually, I was listening to your podcast the last couple of weeks, and I'm like, you know, honestly, all these people we're talking about, we're talking about them because at the core, they just don't feel enough. It's more than just what you have, it's who you are, it's how you are in the world. Do you feel like you are enough? Yeah.
Yeah. No. No, I don't. And actually, I was listening to your podcast the last couple of weeks, and I'm like, you know, honestly, all these people we're talking about, we're talking about them because at the core, they just don't feel enough. It's more than just what you have, it's who you are, it's how you are in the world. Do you feel like you are enough? Yeah.
Yeah. No. No, I don't. And actually, I was listening to your podcast the last couple of weeks, and I'm like, you know, honestly, all these people we're talking about, we're talking about them because at the core, they just don't feel enough. It's more than just what you have, it's who you are, it's how you are in the world. Do you feel like you are enough? Yeah.
We profile all these people who are essentially money addicts. We wouldn't profile somebody who's a heroin addict on your show, but we're like, cool, let's talk more about this money addict. This guy that's never going to fill up, never going to feel enough. Well, that's true.
We profile all these people who are essentially money addicts. We wouldn't profile somebody who's a heroin addict on your show, but we're like, cool, let's talk more about this money addict. This guy that's never going to fill up, never going to feel enough. Well, that's true.
We profile all these people who are essentially money addicts. We wouldn't profile somebody who's a heroin addict on your show, but we're like, cool, let's talk more about this money addict. This guy that's never going to fill up, never going to feel enough. Well, that's true.
But I think it comes from within, right? Like, I think it comes from within. I think that this is the crux, right? There's no amount of stuff in the world. And again, capitalism builds this in us. Capitalism builds inside of us. Like, that's what marketing is. It's literally the science of creating scarcity.
But I think it comes from within, right? Like, I think it comes from within. I think that this is the crux, right? There's no amount of stuff in the world. And again, capitalism builds this in us. Capitalism builds inside of us. Like, that's what marketing is. It's literally the science of creating scarcity.
But I think it comes from within, right? Like, I think it comes from within. I think that this is the crux, right? There's no amount of stuff in the world. And again, capitalism builds this in us. Capitalism builds inside of us. Like, that's what marketing is. It's literally the science of creating scarcity.
And I totally hear that, and I think that's true. But then I also hear you talking about, you know, you extol the virtues of Xi'an and Timu as great, you know, consumerist businesses, right? And it's like they're doing the thing that, again, like it works for money, for capital, but it doesn't work for the planet. It doesn't work for us as individuals, right?
And I totally hear that, and I think that's true. But then I also hear you talking about, you know, you extol the virtues of Xi'an and Timu as great, you know, consumerist businesses, right? And it's like they're doing the thing that, again, like it works for money, for capital, but it doesn't work for the planet. It doesn't work for us as individuals, right?
And I totally hear that, and I think that's true. But then I also hear you talking about, you know, you extol the virtues of Xi'an and Timu as great, you know, consumerist businesses, right? And it's like they're doing the thing that, again, like it works for money, for capital, but it doesn't work for the planet. It doesn't work for us as individuals, right?
So it's this weird dichotomy that we're enmeshed in.
So it's this weird dichotomy that we're enmeshed in.