Logical Empathy: Recent Episodes

Dave Messman

Using logic to breakdown how we treat each other and how we organize society. Exploring both sides and all the shades of grey of issues. Ideas die in a silo. This podcast discusses ideas from all angles to figure to help people make sense of how and why we do things.

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S2E7 - how speech policing will play out (opinion)

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S2E6 - The case against policing speech

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S2E5 - the case for policing language

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S2E4 - prediction on how coronavirus isolation will play out

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S2E3 - balancing the larger economic perspective with near term empathy on the pandemic

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S2E2 - the empathetic lens of how we handle the novel coronavirus

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S2E1 - intro to season two

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Episode 147 - are we at the end of casual physical contact?

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Episode 146 - how do we handle vulnerable groups disproportionately affected during a crisis?

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Epsiode 145 - how do we achieve a more equal outcome if a fully equal outcome isn’t possible?

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Epsiode 144 - what is equality of outcome?

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Episode 143 - does empathy have limits?

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Epsiode 142 - how do you build new habits?

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Epsiode 141 - what is fourth wave feminism?

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Epsiode 140 - What is third wave feminism?

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Epsiode 139 - what is second wave feminism?

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Epsiode 138 - what first wave feminism?

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Epsiode 136 - who is going to give you success?

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Epsiode 135 - why would we allow people to say hurtful things?

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Epsiode 134 - why are distribution curves important?

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Epsiode 132 - how do overprotective parents hurt their children’s ability to survive in the world?

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Episode 131 - why would you end a relationship with someone you love?

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Epsiode 130 - why are the American political factions treating Coronavirus differently?

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Episode 129 - why do people get more conservative as they get older?

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Episode 128 - what are the steps for bettering oneself?

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Epsiode 127 - are all feelings valid? (Revisited)

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Epsiode 126 - are all feelings valid?

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Epsiode 125 - why can’t the United States elect female leaders (part 2)?

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Epsiode 124 - why do men have trouble supporting female leaders?

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Epsiode 123 - would you kill 10 people to save 1000 (is political correctness always valid)?

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Epsiode 122 - what is the practicality of understanding increased emotionality in society?

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Epsiode 121 - why is the world becoming less classy?

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Epsiode 120 - how does empathy turn into coddling?

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Epsiode 119 - where do we draw the line of when we hurt people’s feelings?

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Epsiode 118 - why is there a correlation between socioeconomic status and school achievement?

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Epsiode 117 - how can you expect people in pain to make better decisions?

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Epsiode 116 - how do we balance societal marginalization against accountability?

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Epsiode 115 - how do we re-insert logic into society?

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Episode 114 - is all bullying bad?

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Episode 113 - how does increased emotion in society affect the political landscape?

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Epsiode 112 - how does the lizard brain keep people from thinking logically?

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Epsiode 111 - is capitalism incompatible with solving the climate crisis?

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Episode 110 - how does empathy create a culture of weakness?

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Epsiode 109 - what is the empathy/accountability spectrum?

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Epsiode 108 - is there a limit to how much emotional expression is ok?

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Epsiode 107 - how does immediate gratification alter people’s expectations?

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Epsiode 106 - why do people seek accolades?

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Episode 105 - the U curve of sadness

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Epsiode 103 - what do we do with the darkest of jokes?

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Epsiode 102 - what happens when we can’t judge people anymore?

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Epsiode 101 - what does cancel culture look like?

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Epsiode 99 - what is virtue signaling and what are the downsides?

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Episode 98 - how does undercutting generalizations hurt society?

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Epsiode 97 - why is white supremacy increasing in visibility?

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Epsiode 95 - how do logic and emotion relate to gun control?

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Epsiode 93 - what does the expectation of perfection do to the culture?

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Epsiode 92 - are hugs triggering?

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Episode 91 - what does “all growth happens outside of your comfort zone” mean?

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Epsiode 90 - can anyone push back against diversity training?

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Episode 89 - are the Oscar nominations an example of white male privilege?

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Epsiode 88 - what happens when we don’t teach people how to fish?

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Epsiode 87 - why is America racist?

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Epsiode 86 - is it reasonable to want a mediocre life?

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Epsiode 85 - must men demean women in their male strengthening process?

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Epaiode 84 - is luck logical?

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Episode 83 - what does execptionism do to the culture?

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Epsiode 81 - does an emotional society keep people from being self sufficient?

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Epsiode 80 - does increased emotion in society lead to a lazier society?

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Epsiode 79 - is emotion really driven by the avoidance of pain?

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Episode 78 - how do logic and emotion differ?

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Episode 77 - is it ok to mock your oppressors in the media?

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Epsiode 76 - why do men push back against feminism?

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Episode 75 - why are women harassed more online than men?

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Episode 74 - what are today’s kids missing? Confidence and an internal moral compass.

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Episode 73 - in a world with progress, why do some people focus on gains while others do not?

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Episode 72 - The Most Common Issues People Brought Up In Therapy In 2019 (6–10)

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Episode 71 - The Most Common Issues People Brought Up In Therapy In 2019 (1-5)

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Episode 69 - does fat shaming have any value?

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Episode 67 - is stoicism a better way to handle emotion?

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Episode 66 - what should the repercussions be for saying transphobic things?

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Episode 61 - the emergent effects of emotional decision making

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Episode 60 - nuance is a muscle, if you don’t use it, it will atrophy

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Episode 52 - political correctness thoughts

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Episode 50 - 7 minutes on persistence

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Episode 48 - pros and cons of homogenous and heterogeneous groups and of course some commentary on postmodernism

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Episode 47 - are labels toxic?

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Episode 46 - compelled speech - its use and drawbacks

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Episode 45 - the effect of over nurturing of children on society and the culture

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Episode 43 - willpower to accomplish goals

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Episode 42 - truth in the culture - how do we get it back?

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Episode 41 - conscious men know the line between showing weakness and stoicism

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Episode 39 - the value of stoicism

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Episode 37 - victim mentality

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Episode 34 - conversation on the ego

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Episode 33 - children shouldn’t run movements

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Episode 31 - why AA triggers “the work” in people

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Episode 30 - OK Boomer analysis

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Episode 29 - what is meditation and what are its benefits?

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Episode 28 - get into the body

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Episode 27 - emotional strength is a virtue

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Episode 26 - the value of being unconscious

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with Bobbi Russell - the villainization of men and an extended ramble

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Episode 24 - legalization of psychedelics and a ramble about capitalism

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Episode 22 - men are not insecure

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Episode 21 - attachment to good feelings keeps people from being truly happy

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Episode 20 - why we have trouble with counter intuitive solutions to problems.

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Episode 19 - Michael Che and cancel culture

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Episode 18 - messages that don’t serve us

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Choosing to be comfortable is an obstacle on the road to happiness.

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Episode 11 - embracing the inner fire of men in the course of being authentic

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A ramble on discipline

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people are tired of the rich exploiting the system

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A discussion of why the lack of empathy in men should be addressed by consciousness and not empathy by itself.

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Dealing with disappointment

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Discussion of the extent to which we are socially programmed.

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Everybody wants to lose weight. Nobody wants to work hard. Everyone needs to confront their ego’s own avoidance of a desire to be uncomfortable.