Finance & Fury Podcast

Welcome to Finance and Fury Looking around in Australia - increasing disparity in wealth, and social fragmentation That social fragmentation means Australians are become "more self-interested, more materialistic, more competitive". Our largest challenge as a society is the challenge of preserving social cohesion – where we are all working towards the same goals as a society – It is an Us Verse them – some want the 1% to pay for their homes, uni education, others want everyone to live in the dark by removing all CO2 use There’s no perfect society - We have the inevitable consequence of living in bigger, faster cities and working in more competitive workplaces. Our bodies respond to stressful events with a surge of adrenaline, which increases our reaction speed and helps ensure our survival - Trouble is, our bodies aren’t designed to cope with repeated stressful events and adrenaline rushes. If more "jobs and growth" and the higher incomes they bring are intended to make us happier, maybe governments would