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EPISODE · Sep 4, 2025 · 30 MIN

The Scoreboard

from Help! We Started A Podcast! · host Ryan and CC

Success: the wordthat fuels entire economies, ruins sleep schedules, and makes you buy thingsyou don’t need just to impress people who aren’t watching. In this episode, wedismantle the cultural scoreboard, dig into the psychology of why we chase it,and peek at the philosophers who tried—and failed—to give us an answer.Serious? Yes. Sarcastic? Absolutely. Ultimately, it’s a survival guide foranyone tired of playing a rigged game. This episode isbrought to you by The Cultural Scoreboard™—remindingyou daily that no matter what you achieve, someone else is already doing itbetter. Proudly powered by insecurity, comparison, and the occasional midlifecrisis. The Cultural Scoreboard™: keep running, the finish line doesn’t exist.

Success: the wordthat fuels entire economies, ruins sleep schedules, and makes you buy thingsyou don’t need just to impress people who aren’t watching. In this episode, wedismantle the cultural scoreboard, dig into the psychology of why we chase it,and peek at the philosophers who tried—and failed—to give us an answer.Serious? Yes. Sarcastic? Absolutely. Ultimately, it’s a survival guide foranyone tired of playing a rigged game. This episode isbrought to you by The Cultural Scoreboard™—remindingyou daily that no matter what you achieve, someone else is already doing itbetter. Proudly powered by insecurity, comparison, and the occasional midlifecrisis. The Cultural Scoreboard™: keep running, the finish line doesn’t exist.

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Success: the wordthat fuels entire economies, ruins sleep schedules, and makes you buy thingsyou don’t need just to impress people who aren’t watching. In this episode, wedismantle the cultural scoreboard, dig into the psychology of why we chase...

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