Hidden Brain · 2025-12-08 · 51 min · 8,048 words

The Paradox of Pleasure

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This is Hidden Brain, I'm Shankar Vedantham. In the hit television show Ozark, a bright financial advisor finds himself suddenly working on the wrong side of the law. What's our story for the kids? Well, we could tell them the truth, Wendy. How would that be?

Following a series of bad decisions by his business partner, Marty Bird, played by Jason Bateman, begins working for a drug cartel. I want you to be ready to set up shop within a week. Good morning. When I drive by your house, there better be a for sale sign on your alarm.

Almost from the start, the bodies start to fall. People get thrown off balconies. People get shot. People are electrocuted. When government officials get involved, more violence unfolds.

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