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Interreflections

And when you reviewthe past 200 years, of epidemiological studyon the issue, you realize...

And when you review
the past 200 years, of epidemiological study
on the issue, you realize that an economically
stratified society is one of the most toxically
stressful conditions you could ever impose
upon the human species

Full Transcript

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And when you review the past 200 years,
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of epidemiological study on the issue,
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you realize that an economically stratified society
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is one of the most toxically stressful conditions
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you could ever impose upon the human species.
Duration
14 seconds
Views
26
Timestamp in Movie
00:59:04
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
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...
For example, studies have shown if you take people with the same - Interreflections 00:15
For example, studies have shown if you take people with the ...
The lower they are in the class hierarchy - Interreflections 00:05
The lower they are in the class hierarchy
One mechanism for this - Interreflections 00:10
One mechanism for this
Allostasis means your body's trying to recover from something - Interreflections 00:07
Allostasis means your body's trying to recover from som...
But it can't. And this causes - Interreflections 00:06
But it can't. And this causes
Living in relative poverty in all its day-to-day insecurity - Interreflections 00:11
Living in relative poverty in all its day-to-day insecurity
Consider heart disease. low socioeconomic status - Interreflections 00:47
Consider heart disease. low socioeconomic status