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Podcast: What's the value?
Episode: "Quality of life and freedom" - Ashish Garga
Description: This one was an interesting clash of styles. I think both Ash and I see the value of trying to understand the world around us. We both really enjoy philosophy and both have a podcast designed to talk about deep, life topics (his is called Frame of Reference). However, Ash is a naturally optimistic person (vs. me who loves to play the cynic). He looks at the world and acknowledges there is still suffering but really we are living in the best of possible times. Most metrics around human progress (mortality rate, people living in poverty, violence, etc.) have...