Episode 318: Nostalgia and Pop-Culture
Foolishness of the week: 12:19 Main episode: 16:54
People’s view of the past is biased because we tend to forget the bad things. The (inexplicable to an economist) tendency of young people to think that like in the 1950s was better than life today is one example. This week, we talk about this tendency to nostalgia and how it shows up in pop-culture.
Get Your Copy of Cooperation and Coercion Now!
http://www.cooperationandcoercion.com
See More Ant and James!
http://www.wordsandnumbers.org
Show Your Support for Words & Numbers at Patreon
https://www.patreon.com/wordsandnumbers
Apply for the…
The skinny
The skinny isn't ready yet — notes appear once the transcript is processed.