Lacey's Spain Process: No Challenge, No Fun

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In this episode of Rethinking Humanity Travel Chronicles, Victor interviews Lacey and Mo about their first two months in Spain. On the agenda are the cost-of-living differences, work life balance, the World Cup and why they are (and aren’t) becoming Spaniards.Rethinking Humanity is a subscriber supported publication. To get alerts when new items post, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.rethinkinghumanity.us/subscribe

How does our human need for autonomy find itself in the work of multiple great thinkers of our time, and, of times past? Lacey explains, and later Mo joins her to tell the story of the challenging 48 hours of travel from the US to Spain on their recent move to Europe. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.rethinkinghumanity.us/subscribe

Narcissism, narcissistic rage and autonomy. And what they have to do with Lacey’s move to Spain. We give a programming update in light of her upcoming changes. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.rethinkinghumanity.us/subscribe

We're giving this bonus episode out to our free subscribers, too :) Victor and Lacey discuss the details of the timeline and process of applying for the program in Spain. And how she’s feeling in the current stage of it. Her departure date is Sept. 27, right around the corner! This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.rethinkinghumanity.us/subscribe

The Metaverse 101: What is it? What might it become? And how will it affect our lives? We also suppose Fromm’s perspective. And, the story of how we were tricked into starting the podcast. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.rethinkinghumanity.us/subscribe

How does life today differ from pre-agricultural times? Was Jean Jacques Rousseau really the author of the noble savage idea? Are we a culture that spends billions to attempt to prolong life, unnecessarily? We’re joined by special guest Richard Berry to discuss some of Christopher Ryan’s mind-bending book Civilized to Death. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.rethinkinghumanity.us/subscribe

Humans have become more like products on the marketplace than the living species that we are. Erich Fromm’s handbag analogy shows us how. Commentary on the Inflation Reduction Act, and Lacey’s big move.Thank you for supporting Rethinking Humanity. Share this episode to help grow our community! This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.rethinkinghumanity.us/subscribe

Modern industrial society preaches that acquisition and profit are of the utmost importance. In a culture with those values, is there really room for us to be human? This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.rethinkinghumanity.us/subscribe

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