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School is requiring to be systematic, to be not jumping around, listening to the teacher, doing your homework, et cetera, for years and years and years. And the rewards are very far in the future. And what happens is that we see now with... decreasing proportion of young men going to university, being successful, et cetera, because the world offered them all these quick reward accessible online,

And has pushed back the schedule to become successful. As I say, Alexander must have been riding a horse with his father and fighting before he was 20. That doesn't happen anymore. Before you're 20, you're still a kid in the modern world. So this is a clear mismatch. And the perspective I'm proposing is not a normative perspective. I'm not saying you should do that.

And has pushed back the schedule to become successful. As I say, Alexander must have been riding a horse with his father and fighting before he was 20. That doesn't happen anymore. Before you're 20, you're still a kid in the modern world. So this is a clear mismatch. And the perspective I'm proposing is not a normative perspective. I'm not saying you should do that.

And has pushed back the schedule to become successful. As I say, Alexander must have been riding a horse with his father and fighting before he was 20. That doesn't happen anymore. Before you're 20, you're still a kid in the modern world. So this is a clear mismatch. And the perspective I'm proposing is not a normative perspective. I'm not saying you should do that.

because there is no normative principles, philosophical principles. I'm just saying this is the way we work. But what it can say is that because there is a mismatch, it can give the warning that, you know, Maybe if you don't think enough about the future, be careful because the modern societies can entrap you with all these nice pleasures it's offering you now, especially when you're young.

because there is no normative principles, philosophical principles. I'm just saying this is the way we work. But what it can say is that because there is a mismatch, it can give the warning that, you know, Maybe if you don't think enough about the future, be careful because the modern societies can entrap you with all these nice pleasures it's offering you now, especially when you're young.

because there is no normative principles, philosophical principles. I'm just saying this is the way we work. But what it can say is that because there is a mismatch, it can give the warning that, you know, Maybe if you don't think enough about the future, be careful because the modern societies can entrap you with all these nice pleasures it's offering you now, especially when you're young.

And it's not going necessarily to help you do the right stuff for you to be happy when you're 35.

And it's not going necessarily to help you do the right stuff for you to be happy when you're 35.

And it's not going necessarily to help you do the right stuff for you to be happy when you're 35.

Well, I've got a book, which is here, Optimally Irrational, nicely placed. So it's about, you know, if you're interested in psychology and behavior, I highly recommend that you check it out. And otherwise, as you said, I have my sub-stack where I kind of continue with the same name, Optimally Irrational,

Well, I've got a book, which is here, Optimally Irrational, nicely placed. So it's about, you know, if you're interested in psychology and behavior, I highly recommend that you check it out. And otherwise, as you said, I have my sub-stack where I kind of continue with the same name, Optimally Irrational,

Well, I've got a book, which is here, Optimally Irrational, nicely placed. So it's about, you know, if you're interested in psychology and behavior, I highly recommend that you check it out. And otherwise, as you said, I have my sub-stack where I kind of continue with the same name, Optimally Irrational,

and i continue talking about psychology of an evolutionary perspective and game theory perspective economic perspective and yeah the last um posts were about um happiness and the incoming ones are going to be about collational psychological theory which i think is super interesting as well good until next time i appreciate you thank you chris see you

and i continue talking about psychology of an evolutionary perspective and game theory perspective economic perspective and yeah the last um posts were about um happiness and the incoming ones are going to be about collational psychological theory which i think is super interesting as well good until next time i appreciate you thank you chris see you

and i continue talking about psychology of an evolutionary perspective and game theory perspective economic perspective and yeah the last um posts were about um happiness and the incoming ones are going to be about collational psychological theory which i think is super interesting as well good until next time i appreciate you thank you chris see you