Was Evolution Right To Make Us Wrong?
Is self deception a bug or a feature? Coffee Brown shares his thoughts on the topic, focusing on a paper co-authored by evolutionary theorist Robert Trivers. Coffee dissects this topic in a memorable and incisive fashion, with a few epic rants in between. Also, we discuss how modernity and new technology has offered myriad new opportunities for deception, exploitation, and manipulation. "When we changed the world to suit us, we were no longer suited to the world"