Pros & Concepts
The podcast that introduces and explains concepts that are relevant to our world
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Episode 58: Limbic Capitalism - Make Everything Addictive!
March 7th, 2024 | 54 mins 10 secs
addiction, dependence, dependency, gambling, philosophy, politics, psychology, sociology
In this episode, Steve and Phil discuss how corporations make us addicted so they can extract as much as profit possible.
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Episode 57: Behavioral Addiction - When Behaviors Are Like Drugs
February 20th, 2024 | 1 hr 21 mins
addiction, dependence, dependency, gambling, philosophy, politics, psychology, sociology
In this episode, Steve explains the difference between Addiction and Dependency, and that it means to be addicted to something that isn't a psychoactive substance. We talk about the meteoric rise of online gambling, specifically sports gambling, in recent years.