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#191 – Daniel Schmachtenberger: Steering Civilization Away from Self-Destruction
Lex Fridman Podcast
Is Hunger for Power Fundamental to Human Nature?
Do you think that hunger for power is fundamental to human nature? I think we should get that straight before we talk about other stuff. Anyone that benefits from asymmetries of power doesn't necessarily benefit from decreasing those asymmetries, he says. There's something to be said, have we changed as societies over time in terms of how much we crave power? "There is an impulse towards power that is innate in people and can be conditioned one way or the other"
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