#2018

Mentioned in 19 episodes

Capitalist in the 21st Century

Book •

Author

Matthew Smith et al.

Mentioned by

Seth Stephens-Davidowitz

Mentioned in 19 episodes

Mentioned by

Nathaniel Whittemore

when discussing Dwarkesh Patel and Philip Trammell's essay, referencing Thomas Piketty's argument about economic inequality.

702 snips

Does Work Still Matter in the Age of AI?

Mentioned in reference to its assertion that the value of capital tends to increase faster than wages over time.

463 snips

The Past and Future of Societal Collapse: Why Civilizations Fall and What We Can Learn From It with Luke Kemp

Mentioned when summarizing Thomas Piketty's argument about economic inequality and redistribution.

184 snips

AI and the Human Condition

Mentioned by

Catherine Liu

as the author responsible for the term 'Brahmin left'.

107 snips

Doomscroll 23: Catherine Liu

Mentioned by

John Coogan

, referring to Philip Trammell's post using the book as a lens to explore AI's impact on inequality.

64 snips

The legacy and future of CES, Dwarkesh’s “Capital in the 22nd Century,” Ben Thompson’s “AI and the Human Condition” | Diet TBPN

Mentioned by

Deedy Das

to illustrate that inequality increases with growth and development.

61 snips

Inside Silicon Valley's VC Playbook | WTF is Venture Capital? - 2025 Edition | Ep. 24

Mentioned by Henry Kerr as an economics book that changed the world, arguing that the rich world was returning to an age of inequality.

38 snips

Battle of the texts: which books changed the world?

Mentioned as a book that explains how high income inequality calcifies into high wealth inequality.

31 snips

Heather Boushey on Rebounding From Covid & Biden's Economic Policies

Mentioned by

Jiang Xueqin

when discussing theories on social and political polarization and capitalism.

28 snips

Jiang Xueqin: The West's Civilizational Collapse

Mentioned as an example of how the financial economy grows faster than the real economy.

23 snips

Civilization #6 - Elite Overproduction and the Bronze Age Collapse

Mentioned by

Katie Gatti-Tossan

while discussing wealth inequality in America.

21 snips

Is This Simple Idea the Solution for America's Wealth Inequality?

Mentioned by the lecturer in the context of financialism, rent-seeking, and how capital consolidates over time.

19 snips

Civilization #31 - The Oceanic Currents of History

Mentioned by

Seth Stephens-Davidowitz

as a study using digitized tax records.

17 snips

Your gut instinct is usually wrong

Mentioned as a bestseller highlighting income and wealth inequality.

16 snips

‘Outdated and unjust’: can we reform global capitalism?

Mentioned by

Guy Swann

as an incredible paper titled Capital in the 21st Century.

13 snips

Reboot - Read_750 - Capital in the 21st Century

Mentioned by

Nancy Neiman

, pointing out Piketty's move back to France to research and write it due to the dominance of neoclassical economics in the U.S.

Nancy Neiman, "Markets, Community and Just Infrastructures" (Routledge, 2020)

Mentioned by

Nancy Neiman

as a book by a tenured economics professor who researched and wrote it outside of the US due to neoclassical economics dominance.

Nancy Neiman, "Markets, Community and Just Infrastructures" (Routledge, 2020)

Mentioned by

Caroline Hepker

, noting

Thomas Piketty

is the author, and it argues for wealth taxes.

Russia ‘Is Testing Us', $100B Nvidia-OpenAI Deal, Piketty Demands Wealth Tax

Mentioned by

Richard Murphy

as a book that explains the formula R > G, detailing how wealth grows faster than wages.

Why the rich always win

Mentioned by

Javier Mejia

as one of

Thomas Piketty

's New York Times bestsellers.

Thomas Piketty, "A Brief History of Equality" (Harvard UP, 2022)

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