Deaths of Despair

"A rising tide can indeed lift a variety of boats, but in a culture of social isolates, atomized by social and economic upheaval and separated by vast inequalities, it can also cause millions to drown." —John Cacioppo

Timestamps:
0:00 Introduction: The epidemiologic transition
2:12 The three fastest-rising causes of death
3:57 Economic inequality and rent-seeking
6:07 The opioid crisis
7:43 Conclusion: Social dislocation

References:
- Anne Case and Angus Deaton: Deaths of Despair and the Future of Capitalism
- Thomas Piketty: Capital in the Twenty-First Century
- Gabor Maté: In the Realm of Hungry Ghosts: Close Encounters with Addiction

Image: Illusions of Reality by Mark Henson