Woo for rich people.
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“Started by listening to episode five. Wasn't quite feeling it, lots of neo-Buddhist woo-woo nonspecifics, but was willing to ride along until the exercise at the end, where it went very wrong.
You're asked to imagine ways you'd like to improve yourself and your life, and then walked through a series of steps in which it's explained to you that all of these are selfish desires—because the presumption is you're doing this out of jealousy, you're doing it out of envy, you're doing it because you'd like to manipulate people, etc. Repeated example given is "earning more money."
Dead giveaway—if someone is automatically assuming you'd like to earn more money because you're basically being selfish and it will be so freeing to let that go... Well... That's not the person that would just love to be able to take their kid to the doctor. Or pay their bills in an already frugal life.
It was at that point that I had to concede a wasted half hour. Yup, this is more self-help for people who are well off and find themselves aimless and wondering how to find meaning, but not wanting to just do what people have always done to find meaning, which is start a family and find God.
It's not "how to build a happy life" for people who are actually struggling and trying to find strategies to meet basic necessities and to find meaning in the long hard, often Sisyphean slog to get that done.
Hard pass on any additional episodes.”Read full review »
leapdragon via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
12/08/21
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“The content is compelling.....but this is radio, and sound quality is paramount.
The is an echo , and a tinny , sharp edge to the sound... it’s wearing and ultimately unlistenable . Professional sound help needed !”
honolululistenet via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
06/01/22
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“Overproduced and totally vapid, this is one of those cultural products so stupid it serves to condemn its entire milieu. Amazing that NPR has some segment of people convinced that dropping in a jangly xylophone transition means you’re being deeply intellectual.”
Anonymou_s via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
07/09/23
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“Privileged woman realizes she has enough money to do whatever she wants in middle age is not “starting over”.”
deckard-10 via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
06/02/22
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