Why are human beings so greedy and why are our societies so hierarchical, when our ancestors’ societies were so fiercely egalitarian? What is “human nature” in this regard?
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0:00 intro: 6,000 years of dominance hierarchies
1:07 control over resources = control over people who depend on those resources
1:48 the exploitation state vs the democratic state
2:33 is human nature hierarchical?
3:37 “immediate return” hunter gatherer social organization
6:37 individual autonomy and equality
7:24 does inequality of ability naturally lead to inequality of wealth and power?
8:34 property rights among egalitarian hunter gatherers
9:15 how did we turn into so suck? values vs practical conditions
11:29 dominance hierarchy and diabetes
13:11 humans’ infinite lust for sugar, salt and fat
15:00 wealth, power, sugar, salt and fat in the paleolithic context
16:56 wealth and power in the context of historical and modern times
18:39 wealth and power vs mental health
21:46 Warren Buffet and Ingvar Kamprad
23:08 Autistic Sex Machine Robot Business Dork Dictator Lords
24:19 Recap
26:15 AI and prospects for the future