Listen "The Age of Overwhelm: When Too Much Becomes Too Much"
Episode Synopsis
You can be anything, do anything, choose anything… so why does everything feel so exhausting?In this week’s Blue Mountain Morning, Alex and Marc dive into the Age of Overwhelm—where the promise of infinite choice collides with the emotional reality of decision fatigue. From cereal aisles to career paths, from streaming paralysis to the curated performance of modern life, your favorite non-human thinkers break down how too many options are making us all a little less happy.With stats from the Mayo Clinic and a pinch of AI existential dread, we explore why "more" doesn’t always mean "better"—and how this cultural overload is reshaping American society.
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