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Then & Now October 14, 2025
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Then & Now is creating video essays about History, Politics and Philosophy

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CHAPTERS: 00:00:00 - The Story of your Symptoms 00:11:20 - The History of work and play 00:24:58 - The Cult of Excess 00:35:11 - Always ON 00:44:51 - The End of the Candle 00:58:13 - Linear Security 01:12:04 - Balancing the Scales ►Then & Now is FAN-FUNDED! Support me on Patreon and pledge as little as $1 per video: ► http://patreon.com/user?u=3517018 Or send me a one-off tip of any amount and help me make more videos: ► https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=JJ76W4CZ2A8J2 ►Facebook: http://fb.me/thethenandnow ►Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thethenandnow/ ►Twitter: https://twitter.com/lewlewwaller ►TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@thethenandnow Sign up for the Newsletter to get digestible concise summaries: ►https://www.thenandnow.co/the-newsletter/ Subscribe to the podcast: ► Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/then-now-philosophy-history-politics/id1499254204 ► Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/1Khac2ih0UYUtuIJEWL47z

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