Will Storr

I don't really think it's selfish.

I think it's wonderful.

But I think it's kind of selfish in that when I do really nice things, it feels good, too.

That's that's part of the reason why we do good things We're wired to give to the back to the tribe Yeah, and the only thing that stops more of it is people that are in severe despair And then they get real selfish because they have to they're looking out for themselves That's one of the major problems with not addressing all the horrible spots in a country It's like you're just gonna have more people in despair less people that engage in this status game in an enjoyable way in a beneficial way and

Yeah, that's right.

Yeah.

And that's one of those things that crosses both ideological boundaries.

And this is where I think we have a real problem is that so many people just subscribe to whatever one side believes because of this status game.

And they don't take into consideration, why am I attached to this idea?

What does it have to do with the other ones that I like?

Why are they all lumped in together?

How come if I believe this, I also have to believe in that?

Because that's what it is.

If you tell me that you don't believe in climate change, I can guarantee you how you're going to vote.

How do you feel about guns, sir?

Yeah.

Do you believe in the Second Amendment because I fucking do and then I know how you're voting.

yes that that's and so when i meet somebody that's my age and they're just giving this sort of list of talking points from left or right i just think oh god you're you're 16 you're a 16 year old it's weird right yeah it's weird how some people will argue about something and then when you just calmly and rationally ask him like why do you believe this yeah like what's what do you know about studies that were involved in this like

What do you know about the origin of this?

You can say it in the most peaceful way and just talk just like that, and they'll get hostile because they don't have that information.