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In this episode of Rethinking Humanity Travel Chronicles, Victor interviews Lacey and Mo about their first two months in Spain. On the agenda are the cost-of-living differences, work life balance, the World Cup and why they are (and aren’t) becoming Spaniards. Rethinking Humanity is a subscriber supported publication. To get alerts when new items post, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. This is a public episode. If you’d like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access...

How does our human need for autonomy find itself in the work of multiple great thinkers of our time, and, of times past? Lacey explains, and later Mo joins her to tell the story of the challenging 48 hours of travel from the US to Spain on their recent move to Europe. This is a public episode. If you’d like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.rethinkinghumanity.us/subscribe

Narcissism, narcissistic rage and autonomy. And what they have to do with Lacey’s move to Spain. We give a programming update in light of her upcoming changes. This is a public episode. If you’d like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.rethinkinghumanity.us/subscribe

We're giving this bonus episode out to our free subscribers, too :) Victor and Lacey discuss the details of the timeline and process of applying for the program in Spain. And how she’s feeling in the current stage of it. Her departure date is Sept. 27, right around the corner! This is a public episode. If you’d like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.rethinkinghumanity.us/subscribe

The Metaverse 101: What is it? What might it become? And how will it affect our lives? We also suppose Fromm’s perspective. And, the story of how we were tricked into starting the podcast. This is a public episode. If you’d like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.rethinkinghumanity.us/subscribe

How does life today differ from pre-agricultural times? Was Jean Jacques Rousseau really the author of the noble savage idea? Are we a culture that spends billions to attempt to prolong life, unnecessarily? We’re joined by special guest Richard Berry to discuss some of Christopher Ryan’s mind-bending book Civilized to Death. This is a public episode. If you’d like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.rethinkinghumanity.us/subscribe

Humans have become more like products on the marketplace than the living species that we are. Erich Fromm’s handbag analogy shows us how. Commentary on the Inflation Reduction Act, and Lacey’s big move. Thank you for supporting Rethinking Humanity. Share this episode to help grow our community! This is a public episode. If you’d like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.rethinkinghumanity.us/subscribe

Modern industrial society preaches that acquisition and profit are of the utmost importance. In a culture with those values, is there really room for us to be human? This is a public episode. If you’d like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.rethinkinghumanity.us/subscribe

Humans lives are being dominated by things. And, How can we save the values of our democratic society? Commentary on the recent Texas school shooting. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/rethinkinghumanity/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/rethinkinghumanity/support This is a public episode. If you’d like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.rethinkinghumanity.us/subscribe

How do we place less priority on work? Do we need to? We also comment on: Elon Musk buying Twitter, a video series exploring big agriculture and its impact on us and our environment, and Sara Jaffe's book Work Won't Love You Back. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/rethinkinghumanity/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/rethinkinghumanity/support This is a public episode. If you’d like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit...

How is work affecting the home? Our relationships? The environment? Our fear of freedom & work as social control. Lil Nas X. Links: Lil Nas X: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UTHLKHL_whs NY Times Video- Work- I Think It Numbs you Somehow https://www.nytimes.com/2021/11/02/opinion/work-jobs-for-all.html The Guardian Article Post Work by Andy Beckett https://www.theguardian.com/news/2018/jan/19/post-work-the-radical-idea-of-a-world-without-jobs --- Send in a voice message:...

What is post-work? Are we all secretly anti-work? How did the pandemic play a role? Our series on work continues. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/rethinkinghumanity/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/rethinkinghumanity/support This is a public episode. If you’d like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.rethinkinghumanity.us/subscribe

Can work fulfill us? Intersections & Climate Change. Moral Injury & Virtue Signaling. Mentioned: https://www.nytimes.com/2021/11/19/opinion/ezra-klein-podcast-sarah-jaffe.html?referringSource=articleshare https://www.nytimes.com/2021/11/20/climate/roundabouts-climate-emissions-driving.html --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/rethinkinghumanity/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/rethinkinghumanity/support This is a public episode. If you’d like to discuss this with...

No we're not in existential crisis, but we are taking a deeper look at the question, "Is Life Worth Living?" as we prepare for the new year. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/rethinkinghumanity/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/rethinkinghumanity/support This is a public episode. If you’d like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.rethinkinghumanity.us/subscribe

What is Alienation? Why does it matter? How does the dominance of corporations in America affect our everyday lives? Article Mentioned: The Future of Work Should Mean Working Less https://nyti.ms/39vPD18 --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/rethinkinghumanity/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/rethinkinghumanity/support This is a public episode. If you’d like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit...

How does exploitation play a role in the structure of our society? Do we have real choices around how we survive? And why many women in the US are looking to have babies abroad. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/rethinkinghumanity/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/rethinkinghumanity/support This is a public episode. If you’d like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.rethinkinghumanity.us/subscribe

What were the values of 19th Century capitalism? What does that have to do with mental health and our collective sanity? Why does socioeconomic structure matter? Also, Dirty Work, Partible Paternity, and an Erich Fromm Political Party. https://www.nytimes.com/2021/08/17/books/review/dirty-work-eyal-press.html?referringSource=articleshare https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2007/feb/20/wantedanerichfrommparty --- Send in a voice message:...

How does capitalism affect the way we live? How is it different now than in the 17th & 18th centuries? And what does it have to do with our mental health? --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/rethinkinghumanity/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/rethinkinghumanity/support This is a public episode. If you’d like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.rethinkinghumanity.us/subscribe

What does it mean to be a mature individual? What does that have to do with mental health? And, we discuss the latest news around Andrew Cuomo and COVID-19. **Our 60th episode! ** --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/rethinkinghumanity/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/rethinkinghumanity/support This is a public episode. If you’d like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.rethinkinghumanity.us/subscribe