Spoiler alert: this episode contains discussions of the movies Barbie, and Oppenheimer.
In this episode we dive into:
- Working with Professionals: Trusting professionals, especially during business ventures, can be unnerving. We also touched on the lack of transparency in professional fee structures.
- Customer Service Woes: Navigating customer service can be a nightmare! We shared personal frustrations, from inaccessible contact numbers to unhelpful humans.
- Religious Abuse: We define the concept and discuss the psychological impacts and importance.
- Communism and Social Contracts: A conversation ensues about the necessity and challenges of having common principles or systems that govern societal behavior. There’s a mention of atheism and how different belief systems fit into societal constructs. We explored the theoretical allure of communism, its challenges in real-world application, and how human behavior often deviates from the ideal.
- Barbie Movie: Surprisingly, the Barbie movie exceeded our expectations. We delved into the world-building, narrative consistency, and the emotional resonance it had, especially in relation to our own children.
- Oppenheimer Movie: This film made us reflect deeply on the dual nature of scientific discovery — the excitement of innovation paired with the grave consequences of the atomic bomb.
- Influencing Children: We pondered on the balance of comfort and challenge in parenting.
Feral Polymaths 