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Cultural Norms Explored

Sam delves into the unspoken rules of language and social interaction, highlighting how we instinctively adhere to cultural norms without fully understanding them. He illustrates the visceral reactions we experience when these norms are violated, such as the shock of consuming a culturally taboo food. The conversation also touches on the concept of free will, comparing individual choices to nodes in a larger system, suggesting that while we believe we make independent decisions, those choices are part of a greater collective computation.