Name: Episode 318: Nostalgia and Pop-Culture
Uploaded: 2023-03-15T14:59:13+00:00
Duration: 47 min 25 s
Description: Foolishness of the week: 12:19 Main episode: 16:54 People’s view of the past is biased because we tend to forget the bad things. The (inexplicable to an economist) tendency of young people to think th

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Foolishness of the week: 12:19 Main episode: 16:54

People’s view of the past is biased because we tend to forget the bad things. The (inexplicable to an economist) tendency of young people to think that like in the 1950s was better than life today is one example. This week, we talk about this tendency to nostalgia and how it shows up in pop-culture.

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