We Were Taught to Call Death a Blessing
CGP Grey · 12 HN recommendations
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CGP Grey narrates an animated adaptation of Nick Bostrom's Fable of the Dragon-Tyrant. The story uses a dragon that demands a daily toll of lives as a metaphor for aging and society's acceptance of death.
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