dunbar number
4 episodes mention this concept
barryseconomicsMar 15, 2026Unchecked Power, Eroding Rules, and the Brain's Response: The Neurological Cost of Societal Instability
PsychologyBehavioral economicsPsychological economicsGlobal rulesDoom scrolling
ChrisWillxFeb 7, 2026Challenging Evolutionary Psychology: The Fading Consensus of Attractiveness and the Power of Idiosyncratic Relationships with Dr. Paul Eastwick
RelationshipsEvolutionary psychology (EP)Relationship scienceMating dynamicsAttachment perspectives
lexfridmanJun 14, 2021Steering Civilization: From Alien Perspectives to the Nature of Consciousness and Collective Intelligence
PhilosophyTechnological AdolescenceSocial TechnologiesGame TheoryDrake Equation
psychacksThe Male Loneliness Epidemic: Social Obstacles to Men's Friendships and Well-being
RelationshipsLoneliness epidemicDunbar numberSocial lazinessEmotional connection (intrinsic vs. instrumental)
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- assortative mating
- stoic self-sufficiency
- qualia
- uncontrollable stress
- optionality (in relationships)
- productivity culture
- gravitational waves
- apparent needlessness
- catastrophic downside (post-divorce vulnerability)
- social laziness
- gender differences (in mating)
- semiotics
- short-term vs. long-term mating
- abstraction (cognitive capacity)
- evolutionary psychology (ep)
- normative threat
- consensus (on attractiveness)
- propaganda
- global rules
- initial attraction