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E18 - Do We Desire Things Because We Think They Will Make Us Happy, Or Do Things Make Us Happy … ?

E18 - Do We Desire Things Because We Think They Will Make Us Happy, Or Do Things Make Us Happy … ?

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Welcome back to another episode of The Things You Can’t Touch :)

Do we desire things because we think that those things will make us happy, or do those things make us happy because we desire them ???

DISCLAIMER: This is a philosophy podcast !

Here is the chapter list for you to peruse at your leisure:

00:00 - Intro

02:38 - Do We Desire Things Because Those Things Make Us Happy, Or Do Those Things Make Us Happy Because We Desire Them ?

04:01 - Confusion

06:04 - Your Likes Come From Socialisation ? Do You Have Mind Of Your Own ?

09:01 - A TikTok Aesthetic

10:53 - Can You Critique Something But Be The Thing You Are Critiquing ?

12:01 - Self Segregation And Intersectionality

15:04 - For The Sake Of Other People

16:35 - Clarify The Difference

18:22 - Nature And Nurture

19:55 - Herd Mentality

22:48 - Nobody Is An Individual

25:33 - Trends In The 10th Century

27:00 - An Identity Crisis

29:00 - Gen Z

30:06 - Personhood

32:21 - The Big Three

34:40 - What Are They Selling Us ?

37:50 - Desert Island

38:33 - Why Are We So Hungry For Praise ?

40:14 - Black Girl Luxury Market

41:55 - Manufactured Happiness

42:52 - I Am Because We Are

44:54 - Boundaries

47:30 - A Digital Pangea

49:25 - Let's Circle Back

51:50 - Trends

52:27 - Black Women vs The Economy

55:31 - Designer And Wealth

57:55 - Our Generation Is Confused

1:00:50 - The People At The Top

1:02:45 - You And Your Man Together Running For TFL ?

1:04:29 - The Issues At Hand

1:11:20 - Outro

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