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Shankar Vedantam is a science writer obsessed with understanding why humans behave the way we do — and what it says about us. Watch his full TED Talk:

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  1. Holly Smith

    January 9, 2023 at 5:06 pm

    Our options will always change.

    • abeismain

      January 10, 2023 at 1:08 am

      Good point ????

  2. AR98

    January 9, 2023 at 5:13 pm

    Painfully obvious, you can’t pretend people don’t do this already

  3. Chris

    January 9, 2023 at 5:20 pm

    bla bla bla

  4. philippe brehier

    January 9, 2023 at 5:21 pm

    I already know that my future self will want enough water, enough food, a home, etc.
    But I’m not sure that I will be that lucky.

    • Carson Hunt

      January 10, 2023 at 4:42 am

      A house? How about being able to afford rent! It has nearly doubled since 2015. 7 years! Wages sure haven’t.
      1-2k for rent is absurd, absolute robbery.

  5. scrimes

    January 9, 2023 at 7:02 pm

    I don’t agree that we will become a fundamentally different person as we grow older.

    Yes we change, but if one knows one’s self we’ll, the changes we experience are superficial to who we are.

  6. Robin

    January 9, 2023 at 7:09 pm

    yes i do i have never changed

  7. melchisedec

    January 9, 2023 at 7:13 pm

    This is a rich person’s problem. If you actually asked the struggling masses, all we want now or in the future is housing and food stability.

    • Don Doodat

      January 11, 2023 at 6:44 pm

      Buy a burger van and put a hammock in it.

      Accommodation, food and income all in one.

  8. Ramos

    January 9, 2023 at 8:45 pm

    ????

  9. Fotografieren mit MarcusFotos.de

    January 9, 2023 at 10:27 pm

    How not puting cc on faces changed my Videos fundamentally. Welcome to my ted talk

    • scrimes

      January 11, 2023 at 5:34 am

      Thanks for the chuckle ha ha

  10. verysmallcats

    January 9, 2023 at 11:37 pm

    your future self is talking behind your back

    ruin their entire life

  11. Donald Hobson

    January 10, 2023 at 1:42 pm

    There is a lot of sublety here. Firstly, if I turn into a total a**hole, I currently care a lot less about making that future self happy. (I also want to avoid turning into an a**hole)

    But also, putting your future self in a generally good position works fine. Ie ensuring your future self is alive, healthy, rich if money is still a thing in 30 years, etc.

  12. Shwat Toddle

    January 10, 2023 at 6:54 pm

    Past me always hooks me up

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