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The Psychological and Evolutionary Roots of Resource Overconsumption Revisited
Fri, 26 Jun 09, 12:15am
This post examines our own history on the planet, outlines how the ancient-derived reward pathways of our brain are easily hijacked by modern stimuli, and concludes that in very real ways, we have become addicted to the 'consumptive...
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