The Unintended Consequences of Conspiracy

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In a complex world where reality is emergent, conspiracies in some sense are inherently difficult. They take on a life of their own and they conspire a lot of control. It's hard to be active when you're not sure that every action you take is inevitably going to lead to something that's good. But it strikes me as being very alarming that the response to that would be resignation or as our friend Tyler has called this sort of complacency.

Author Ryan Holiday discusses his book, Conspiracy, with EconTalk host Russ Roberts. This is a crazy episode about a crazy book about a crazy set of events--the Hulk Hogan lawsuit against the website Gawker, a lawsuit that was secretly funded by Peter Thiel. Holiday explains how this happened and the lessons for all of us related to conspiracies, patience, strategy, and revenge. Along the way, Holiday discusses his techniques for reading and lessons for how to grab someone's attention when looking for a job or opportunity.