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Grok: to understand profoundly and intuitively. Welcome to Grok This! a podcast from Jeff A. Wang, where I talk about anything and everything from philosophical topics, economics and finance, beauty & love, and general life. Originally titled "The Jawesome Life"

Jeff Allen Wang

  • Sep 14, 2019 LATEST EPISODE
  • infrequent NEW EPISODES
  • 22m AVG DURATION
  • 13 EPISODES


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Origin of Inequality: Labor, Economics, and Happiness

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 14, 2019 28:22


In this episode I discuss Jean-Jacques Rousseau's Origin of Inequality and contrast that with the theory of labor, economics, happiness, and how we should learn to live a life of enough

Episode 11: Economics and Opinions of Abortion

Play Episode Listen Later May 29, 2019 42:04


In 1973, the U.S. Supreme Court re-established the right to legal abortion in every state in a landmark decision in Roe V. Wade. Every woman now had the right to choose whether or not to have an abortion within the first two trimesters (up to 28 weeks). This podcast discusses both the economics and my personal opinion on why I believe pro-choice leaves society better off. Bonus long episode after my hiatus! Article: https://downtofinancedtf.com/2019/05/22/economics-and-opinions-of-abortion/

7 Slow Motion Disasters Pt. 1

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 24, 2019 29:25


Today I discuss the "7 Slow Motion Disasters" that Malcolm Harris mentions in his book "Kids These Days." These 7 Slow Motion Disasters have the potential of creating 7 different versions of a Black Mirror Dystopia. Let's see what they are... Tune in to part 2 where I will discuss potential solutions to these disasters! Also thank you to all my listeners. This was a minor milestone for me in my 10th podcast for 2019!

The Sunk Cost Fallacy makes you STUPID!

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 17, 2019 19:35


The sunk cost fallacy makes us stupid. Don’t let it trick you. Read more economics and finance related stuff at www.downtofinancedtf.com My name is Jeff Wang and this is the GROK THIS! Podcast where I try to better understand the world. I hope you join me on this journey and also better understand the world a little bit better.

Homophobic Slurs and Freedom

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 9, 2019 16:42


The other weekend while I was in New York some random man said a homophobic slur at me for no reason. But I am not offended. In fact, I want to liberate him from his own oppression. In this podcast I talk about Simone de Beauvoir's concept of genuine freedom and how we can all approach life with a perspective of a common good.

Power Corrupts

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 1, 2019 13:07


In this podcast, I quickly talk about how humanity's innate desire to retain power lead to two of the biggest social issues we have today: sexism and racism.

Binary Thinking and Aristotle's Golden Mean

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 26, 2019 11:28


I truly believe that man's shortcoming often comes when we egregiously assume positions of binary thinking--that is, the only decisions we are offered are either "0" or "1", "No" or "Yes", "This" or "That." But life is never like that. Artistotle speaks of this Golden Mean that man must seek between virtues and vices. You aren't just simply "Brave" or "Cowardly," because between 0 and 1 there lies infinite possibilities and a perfect cross between your virtues and vices.

Life is a Grocery Store

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 19, 2019 21:20


Nietzsche says that “Man is a rope stretched between the animal and the Superman--a rope over an abyss. A dangerous crossing, a dangerous wayfaring, a dangerous looking-back, a dangerous trembling and halting." I am a student of Economics and Finance, and also a student of Humanities and Philosophy, hoping to find the bridge between markets and humanity while avoiding the abyss of nihilism. But I've been having life dilemmas about how I can balance business and ethics. In this podcast I talk about how I've managed my life dilemmas with Simone de Beauvoir's Duality of Humanity, Nietzche's Rope Analogy, and Villanova's Dr. Thomas Smith's Grocery Store analogy. Because life is not a marathon; it's a grocery store.

Feeling Lost: Camels, Nietzsche, and Deserts

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 12, 2019 20:58


I feel lost right now. I wish someone gave me a map and paved road so I could just brainlessly follow it to the vague sense of life that I want to live. Join me in this podcast as I talk about my past week--I was in Switzerland, and it made me think a lot about life, about feeling lost and lacking guidance, and about Nietzsche and his great works.

Being a Disciplined Half-Ass

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 26, 2019 14:54


Content creation: should we be lazy perfectionists, or disciplined half-asses? Especially for people in the creative field, it's way more important to finish our projects than to only think about how great they could be. Ideas that never come to fruition is an idea that never existed. We all want to be perfectionists, but it's much better to just create. Here I talk about my journey to becoming a disciplined half-ass, with a little sprinkle of Nietzsche. Enjoy!

Happy Idiot vs. Sad Woke

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 1, 2019 30:44


Is ignorance bliss? Is it really about being a "Happy Idiot" or a "Sad Woke"? I don't think this is a binary answer--I believe there is a spectrum of Ignorance that we can use to help tackle this huge issue. Sometimes yes, ignorance is bliss, and sometimes no, it isn't. Listen to me talk about ignorance in the face of God & religion, Death, and Artistotle's Golden Mean.

What the Hell is Love and Beauty?

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 31, 2019 23:17


Where I talk about my understandings of what Love and Beauty are, with the help from a little Plato and Tinder.

Why Superstars are Overrated and How Competition Sucks

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 3, 2018 26:25


Superstars are the most talented people, but is a "superstar" team also the best? How does competition within an organization suck?

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