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BRENDAN JAYO | Free Will, Universal Basic Income & Loud Motorbikes: Mere Mortals Conversation #28
About this episode
Brendan joins Kyrin again but this time out in beautiful nature of Brisbane. No punches are held, going straight into a conversation about whether humans have free will. Also touched upon were: the manipulative advertising of companies trying to maximise profits, Alex Jones and why certain extreme viewpoints can be quite liberating, the world tricking us into working, whether UBI would create bad incentives and reduce human motivation, the love some people have for toiling at their job, realising your true nature when you sit down to meditate and the funny 911 calls that dumb Americans make. As always, we hope you enjoy, Mere Mortals out!
Timeline:
0:00 - Do humans have freewill?
2:42 - Big companies using manipulation techniques
6:19 - The psychology of hardcore conspiracy theorists
8:50 - We've been tricked into being productive
10:48 - Human motivation and UBI
15:50 - $50k in your pocket
17:00 - Some people love to toil
20:48 - Kyrin's nature is to flip out at ants
22:42 - Loud motorbikes and frivolous noise complaints
26:19 - Easter eggs from the handstand master
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