Episode 106: Why have lies become so pervasive?

Alexander and I discuss why lies have become so dominant in our modern culture and what we as regular citizens can do to combat this.

 

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Topics:

◉ Lies help in the short term but never in the long game.

◉ Our brains are wired to believe lies.

◉ We should all become like lawyers in how we think.

◉ The lost art of fact checking

◉ The best way to terminate a lie is to refute it!

◉ Banning speech is never the answer.

◉ The power of creating a truth ledger on the internet.

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