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A stratified society is far more unhealthy and unstable
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Interreflections

A stratified society is farmore unhealthy and unstable when comparedto an egalitarian one

A stratified society is far
more unhealthy and unstable when compared
to an egalitarian one

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A stratified society is far more unhealthy and unstable
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when compared to an egalitarian one.
Duration
6 seconds
Views
27
Timestamp in Movie
00:58:06
Uploaded
May 30, 2025
Genres
fantasy, sci-fi
Production
Gentle Machine Productions LLC

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Movie Summary

In a quest for a new, more humane society, a counter-culture revolution takes the world by storm. In the first of the InterReflections Trilogy, we look back to the modern world and wonder how it was we managed to survive as long as w
Consider our biology, specifically the human brain. - Interreflections 00:05
Consider our biology, specifically the human brain.
For instance, the same brain centers that react - Interreflections 00:11
For instance, the same brain centers that react
In early life, socially isolated infants, - Interreflections 00:10
In early life, socially isolated infants,
While in adulthood similar effects occur. - Interreflections 00:04
While in adulthood similar effects occur.
For example, there were these dehumanizing institutions - Interreflections 00:13
For example, there were these dehumanizing institutions
They are negative responses to social related stress. - Interreflections 00:05
They are negative responses to social related stress.
And when you review the past 200 years, - Interreflections 00:14
And when you review the past 200 years,
A condition that affected a billion people - Interreflections 00:07
A condition that affected a billion people
But the negative effects of economic stratification - Interreflections 00:06
But the negative effects of economic stratification
A kind of social pollution and the lower one finds themselves - Interreflections 00:08
A kind of social pollution and the lower one finds themselve...
Consider a lower class mother - Interreflections 00:11
Consider a lower class mother
They may not be homeless, starving or even poor - Interreflections 00:09
They may not be homeless, starving or even poor
This is known as relative poverty or more formally - Interreflections 00:07
This is known as relative poverty or more formally
And a defining characteristic of this condition - Interreflections 00:10
And a defining characteristic of this condition
This stress includes not only feelings of general insecurity, - Interreflections 00:14
This stress includes not only feelings of general insecurity...
How one feels about themselves compared to others. - Interreflections 00:05
How one feels about themselves compared to others.
And while that particular aspect may seem trivial, - Interreflections 00:12
And while that particular aspect may seem trivial,
We have an acute sensitivity to our perceived social status. - Interreflections 00:05
We have an acute sensitivity to our perceived social status.
In other words, it's not just about the stress - Interreflections 00:07
In other words, it's not just about the stress
It's equally if not more about the stress of feeling poor. - Interreflections 00:05
It's equally if not more about the stress of feeling po...