Roberts: Humans possess an innate desire for transcendence, tribalism, and belonging
Russ Roberts · EconTalk Host Russ Roberts on Key Economic Concepts for Founders · Y Combinator · Aug 7, 2019 · at 53:15
Russ Roberts, host of EconTalk and Hoover Institution fellow, discusses David Foster Wallace's 'This is Water' commencement address and what drives human worship.
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“The reason I love it so much is that I think we all have a desire to be part of something larger than ourselves, something that's transcendent. In history, that's typically been religion, but it's not the only thing. It's not even close. For some people, it's their sports team. For other people, it's their political party, and I think understanding that that is a very powerful human urge of related tribalism and this transcendence urge that I think people have is very cool.”
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