I think the average person probably knows a lot of their issues and recognizes maybe subconsciously or without the actual language to describe it, what some of these biases are. They just don't have any fucking bandwidths to deal with it. We need to equip people with the knowledge so that they can see what's running, but then also helps them to get to a place where they can act on that knowledge because they're no longer struggling to keep their head above water. One of the ways I friend it is they are distracted to end. If I was an evil genius trying to get people to comply with my will, I would have bread and circuses and distractions and phony debates and I
Author, CEO of VUDU Marketing and digital nomad Sam McRoberts returns for his second appearance on Infinite Loops. This week, Sam and Jim discuss Sam’s latest book ‘The Grand Redesign’. Part science-fiction, part operating manual for upgrading human OS, ‘The Grand Redesign’ touches on a number of recurring Infinite Loops themes, and is available for free online (see ‘Important Links’ section below). Important Links:
Show Notes:
- Why Sam wrote the book
- Is the Watcher a reliable narrator?
- Interfering with complex systems
- An overview of Social OS
- Why we need White Mirror
- The kindness pledge
- Incentives and the Cobra Effect
- How do we break the Shannon limit?
- Jim’s movie idea
- Improving the political and legal system
- The opportunities of AI
- Optimising our system for flourishing
- Finding the hidden geniuses
- Sam’s solutions; reaching the tipping point
- Sam’s hopes for the book
- MUCH more!
Books Mentioned:
- The Grand Redesign; by Sam McRoberts
- The Status Game: On Human Life and How to Play It; by Will Storr
- Prometheus Rising; by Robert Anton Wilson
- House of Cards: Psychology and Psychotherapy Built on Myth; by Robyn Dawes
- The Lessons of History: by Will Durant and Ariel Durant
- Happy: Why More or Less Everything is Absolutely Fine; by Derren Brown
- The Inevitable: Understanding the 12 Technological Forces That Will Shape Our Future; by Kevin Kelly