Episode 323: Why Dave Ramsey Uses Disgust to Get You to Believe Him

In this episode, we ask: Do you remember the elementary school cafeteria? What about hair nets? Who was Edward Bernays? What about public relations? What is disgust for? What about avoidance? What about rejection? What about punishment? What about the basal ganglia? How are we manipulated by disgust? What words elicit disgust reactions? What does...

In this episode, we ask:

Do you remember the elementary school cafeteria?
What about hair nets?
Who was Edward Bernays?
What about public relations?
What is disgust for?
What about avoidance?
What about rejection?
What about punishment?
What about the basal ganglia?
How are we manipulated by disgust?
What words elicit disgust reactions?
What does Dave Ramsey say in his book?
What does he say in his article, The Truth About Life Insurance?
What does Dave Ramsey say about the stock market?
Who is the Edward Bernays of the financial infotainment industry?
What licenses does Dave Ramsey hold?
Who is A.L. Williams?
What is happening behind the scenes with the stock market?
Do you trust that company?
What about being over the top?
What about paint-by-number thinking?
What about nuance?
What about manipulation?
What about bias?
What about repeating what other people have said, without thinking?
Would you like to hear Episode 302?
How many influences are recommending?
What is the recourse?
What about Franz Kafka?
Is insurance a primitive religion?
What about rational thinking?
What about magical thinking?
What did Orit Tykocinski say?
Do you have health insurance?
Do you feel less at risk?
Why do we buy insurance?
What about the word “sure”?
What about lack of doubt?
What about the advertisement?
What about the logos?
What about the warranty?
What about avoiding the pain of loss?
What about loss mitigation tactics?
What about life insurance?
What about guarantees?
What are the chances of the claim being paid?
Why is whole life insurance different from other types of insurance out there?
Does the stock market have guarantees?
What percentage of term insurance policies result in the insurer paying a claim?
What are the lessons?
Am I buying for the right reasons?
Am I just trying to please my psyche?
What about getting motivated to take action?
Is it something that you truly want?