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Nadia Asparouhova - Tech Elites, Democracy, Open Source, & Philanthropy
Dwarkesh Podcast
Are Smart Talented People Getting a Lot of Meaning by Working on Existential Catastrophes?
Smart talented people tend to get a lot of meaning by working on things that are seen as existential catastrophes. How unique is this sort of sociological phenomenon? I think it is pretty new and that's why it's kind of gnawing at my brain a little bit like I think it's really new like last five years issue of new umYeah well and so I tried to sort of track us a little bit but there's this one you know sort of theory around okay we used to have shared broader narratives that were actually doomer-esque.
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