Podcast: Why do Good Things always Come to an End?

As London’s black cabs move inexorably towards extinction, we ponder whether the progress of civilisation is merely illusory.

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Things mentioned in this podcast

• ‘Meditations on Moloch’ from Slate Star Codex
• The Tragedy of the Commons
• Ronald Coast, ‘The Problem of Social Cost’

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