Addicted to Ideology? | Gabor Maté

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Can we be addicted to ideology? Gabor Maté is an world famous expert on addiction - in his book 'In the Realm of Hungry Ghosts' he talks about how addiction is best viewed not as a crime or illness but as a coping mechanism for a personal, spiritual crisis.

In this exclusive interview with Rebel Wisdom he talks about how social media has created a whole new area for addictive behaviour, how traumatised leaders have created unhealthy societies and what he makes of the internet sensation and fellow Canadian intellectual Jordan Peterson.

To see the second part of the interview, 'Addiction and psychedelic therapy', and many other great films, become a Rebel Wisdom patron.

Gabor Maté's book 'In the Realm of Hungry Ghosts' has just been released in the UK.

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