If I Ruled the World: Tressie McMillan Cottom Throws Down
Summary
Trevor Noah, Tressie McMillan Cottom, and Christiana Figueres play "If I Rule the World," proposing radical societal changes. Christiana suggests limiting online text contributions to curb misinformation, while Trevor proposes abolishing quarterly earnings reports to reduce corporate short-termism. Finally, Tressie advocates for a mandatory national service program in customer service jobs to bridge the empathy gap between different socioeconomic classes.
Topics discussed
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Game rules and pettiness passes
Proposal: Limiting public discourse word counts
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Proposal: Abolishing quarterly earnings reports
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Proposal: Mandatory national service for empathy
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