Bonus Sample #283 Meaningless rituals are useful but self-driving cars are more questionable

Air Date: 12-15-23 Today, Jay!, Amanda, and Deon discuss: - why humans need rituals for mental health and community - what happens when corporations try to adopt rituals - what happens when squishy-blob humans are allowed to drive cars that somewhat drive themselves a little bit

REFERENCES: Rituals are important to human life — even when they seem meaningless

Can Rituals Fix Our Soulless Corporate Culture? A Ritual Designer Says Yes

THE INSIDE STORY OF MICROSOFT’S PARTNERSHIP WITH OPENAI

The Way We Talk About Self-Driving Cars Is Going To Get People Killed

Self-Driving Cars Won’t Save Us Anytime Soon

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