Is Ignorance Bliss? (300th Anniversary Episode)

About this episode

In this 300th episode, Nathan and Joseph explore the concept of ignorance being bliss and reflect on their six years of podcasting.

It's been six years and 300 episodes of The Overthinkers! To celebrate, Joseph and Nathan discuss whether ignorance is bliss--and if by educating everyone these past six years we've been making the world a worse place!References and resourcesDefinition: https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ignorance%20is%20bliss Ignorance is only bliss when someone else is being the adult taking care of the problems: https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/a-headshrinkers-guide-to-the-galaxy/201108/is-ignorance-bliss There’s only so much truth people can take: https://www.vox.com/the-gray-area/400281/is-ignorance-blissWebsitesThe Overthinkers: theoverthinkersjournal.worldNathan Clarkson: nathanclarkson.meJoseph Holmes: linktr.ee/josephholmes

People in this episode

Hosts: Nathan Clarkson, Joseph Holmes

Topics covered

• ignorance
• bliss
• education
• celebration
• truth
• overthinking

Keywords

• ignorance
• bliss
• education
• truth
• podcast
• celebration
• overthinking

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Psychology Today, Vox, Merriam-Webster

Books & works: The Overthinkers

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