Doctor Mike
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I mean, the whole idea that-
that our health system is so much worse than it was before.
That's insane.
1920 was great when you get like a blister and die.
It's like, let's go back there.
I mean, I understand things that could be better.
I get it.
I wish there weren't microplastics or whatever we're freaking out about this week.
I wish that.
But the truth is that here's... You asked about progress and the problems of progress.
Here's the basic problem.
We are designed to be skeptical, angry, suspicious, and ungrateful.
That's how homo sapiens are.
We have literally more brain tissue dedicated to negative emotions than positive emotions.
And that's why we have this negativity bias.
And the reason is because the...
the, you know, Dr. Mike's ancestors passed on their genes, not because they were like, it's a great day in the place to see him.
No, they were like, this is like, I might get eaten any single second.
I mean, that's like, we're made, I mean, we're ungrateful wretches.
We just are.