Mania: How Societies Go Crazy - Lionel Shriver

Lionel Shriver is an American author and journalist, known for her sharp, often provocative commentary on political and cultural topics. SPONSOR. In partnership with Manual: Go to https://manual.co/TRIGGER for 50% off. Join our exclusive TRIGGERnometry community on Substack! https://triggernometry.substack.com/ OR Support TRIGGERnometry Here: Bitcoin: bc1qm6vvhduc6s3rvy8u76sllmrfpynfv94qw8p8d5 Shop Merch here - https://www.triggerpod.co.uk/shop/ Advertise on TRIGGERnometry: marketing@triggerpod.co.uk Find TRIGGERnometry on Social Media: https://twitter.com/triggerpod https://www.facebook.com/triggerpod/ https://www.instagram.com/triggerpod/ About TRIGGERnometry: Stand-up comedians Konstantin Kisin (@konstantinkisin) and Francis Foster (@francisjfoster) make sense of politics, economics, free speech, AI, drug policy and WW3 with the help of presidential advisors, renowned economists, award-winning journalists, controversial writers, leading scientists and notorious comedians. 00:00 Introduction 02:08 How Have You Been So Prophetic? 09:04 Is There A Mania Happening Now? 24:30 Being Forced To Pick A Side 39:30 Mania's Being Enforced By The Expert Class 52:08 Avoiding Discomfort 56:00 Are Humans Capable Of Reducing The Frequency Of Mania's? 01:06:41 What's The Thing We're Not Talking About That We Should Be? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices