Leidy Klotz

And if they're complementary, then we go a long way towards overcoming the fundamental problem here, which is that we don't even think of subtracting.

Yeah. And if it's not a light bulb going off, then you don't have to follow through with it. I mean, but I think, you know, how can we capture all these this really low hanging fruit, these cases where it's just so obviously so much so obviously better when you think of it.

Yeah. And if it's not a light bulb going off, then you don't have to follow through with it. I mean, but I think, you know, how can we capture all these this really low hanging fruit, these cases where it's just so obviously so much so obviously better when you think of it.

Yeah. And if it's not a light bulb going off, then you don't have to follow through with it. I mean, but I think, you know, how can we capture all these this really low hanging fruit, these cases where it's just so obviously so much so obviously better when you think of it.

Any behavior has multiple reasons for it, but this definitely... goes beyond cultural based on our research and based on, you know, kind of how it's working in our brains where, I mean, we did in some of our experiments, for example, tested people in Japan and Germany, and our goal wasn't to do a cross-cultural comparison. So they weren't,

Any behavior has multiple reasons for it, but this definitely... goes beyond cultural based on our research and based on, you know, kind of how it's working in our brains where, I mean, we did in some of our experiments, for example, tested people in Japan and Germany, and our goal wasn't to do a cross-cultural comparison. So they weren't,

Any behavior has multiple reasons for it, but this definitely... goes beyond cultural based on our research and based on, you know, kind of how it's working in our brains where, I mean, we did in some of our experiments, for example, tested people in Japan and Germany, and our goal wasn't to do a cross-cultural comparison. So they weren't,

you know, this isn't conclusive that it's exactly the same across cultures, but there was more variation within those cultures than there was between the cultures. So what we found in those other cultures was quite consistent. And there's a lot of just really good biological reasons why we might do this. I mean, so there's the competence issue, right, where we want to display competence.

you know, this isn't conclusive that it's exactly the same across cultures, but there was more variation within those cultures than there was between the cultures. So what we found in those other cultures was quite consistent. And there's a lot of just really good biological reasons why we might do this. I mean, so there's the competence issue, right, where we want to display competence.

you know, this isn't conclusive that it's exactly the same across cultures, but there was more variation within those cultures than there was between the cultures. So what we found in those other cultures was quite consistent. And there's a lot of just really good biological reasons why we might do this. I mean, so there's the competence issue, right, where we want to display competence.

That's a biological instinct. There's also just acquiring things, namely food, has been really good for passing down genes. An instinct to acquire in that case helps you make it through. If you do that during good times, it makes you more likely to make it through the lean times and pass genes down across generations. So there's that biological reasons.

That's a biological instinct. There's also just acquiring things, namely food, has been really good for passing down genes. An instinct to acquire in that case helps you make it through. If you do that during good times, it makes you more likely to make it through the lean times and pass genes down across generations. So there's that biological reasons.

That's a biological instinct. There's also just acquiring things, namely food, has been really good for passing down genes. An instinct to acquire in that case helps you make it through. If you do that during good times, it makes you more likely to make it through the lean times and pass genes down across generations. So there's that biological reasons.

I also think there's some just real cultural reasons, but the cultural regions extend beyond, they cross all the cultures that are around now, or nearly all of the cultures that are around now. And that as we're developing civilization, it made a lot of sense to add in most cases, right? If there's no highway, it makes sense to add a road to connect the places. But now that, you know, there's a

I also think there's some just real cultural reasons, but the cultural regions extend beyond, they cross all the cultures that are around now, or nearly all of the cultures that are around now. And that as we're developing civilization, it made a lot of sense to add in most cases, right? If there's no highway, it makes sense to add a road to connect the places. But now that, you know, there's a

I also think there's some just real cultural reasons, but the cultural regions extend beyond, they cross all the cultures that are around now, or nearly all of the cultures that are around now. And that as we're developing civilization, it made a lot of sense to add in most cases, right? If there's no highway, it makes sense to add a road to connect the places. But now that, you know, there's a

so many highways that some are bisecting cities now that subtracting highways becomes a more viable option, or at least it's on the table now. And so through the history of civilization, adding has been often the better way to make things better. The same with knowledge, right? The less knowledge you have, the more likely the additions are helpful.

so many highways that some are bisecting cities now that subtracting highways becomes a more viable option, or at least it's on the table now. And so through the history of civilization, adding has been often the better way to make things better. The same with knowledge, right? The less knowledge you have, the more likely the additions are helpful.

so many highways that some are bisecting cities now that subtracting highways becomes a more viable option, or at least it's on the table now. And so through the history of civilization, adding has been often the better way to make things better. The same with knowledge, right? The less knowledge you have, the more likely the additions are helpful.

The more knowledge you have, the more kind of opportunities there are to reflect on the information that you already have. And then the other cultural thing is we just walk around in this world where adding is all around us. Right. So and even if somebody subtracts something, you may notice it the first day. But after a year or two years, there's not this reminder that subtracting is to thank.