Consent
topic on 2 shows · 2 statements across 2 episodes
American Optimist 
the Knowledge Project
2 statements about Consent, every show
Balaji: Society must transition from 51% democracy to 100% consent
“I basically believe that we need to increase the amount of consent in society to go from where we currently are, which I would consider a 51% democracy to a hundred percent democracy.”
Nagoski: True consent requires freedom from the obligation to satisfy others
“Only if this person, if this human giver is freed up from their role as a giver of satisfying needs and not being afraid of disappointing the other person and hurting their feelings and not giving them what they want. Only when they're free of that role are th…”