The Moral Importance of Technology

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This chapter explores the author's changed perspective on the moral importance of technology and the positive impact it can have on society, particularly through self-driving cars. The author expresses frustration at the negative media attention and protests surrounding self-driving cars and advocates for a more optimistic portrayal of technology in movies and media.

Eric Jorgenson is the author of The Almanack Of Naval Ravikant (over 1 million copies sold) and The Anthology of Balaji (https://www.amazon.com/Anthology-Balaji-Technology-Building-Future/dp/1544542917). 0:00 Intro 1:28 Living In Shoes Of Naval & Balaji Srinivasan 2:41 How Does It Feel To Sell 1 Million Copies? 7:02 Did Balaji Scare Eric? 11:48 How Did Balaji’s Formative Stories Shape His Worldview? 14:12 Tech Optimism 20:01 How To Be More Optimistic? 24:23 What’s It Like As CEO Of Scribe? 28:02 How Do You Work Through Pain? 31:10 Even-Keeled Nature 34:31 Overconsuming Novelty, Underconsuming Purpose 39:51 What’s Eric’s Purpose? 45:20 What Did Eric Lack As A Child? 47:51 Oil, Steel, & Garages Started In Garages 49:21 When Did Eric Get Interested In Technology? 52:41 Why Do We Take Everything For Granted? 56:12 Longevity 1:00:03 Write Out Your Goals 1:00:51 Alignment Dashboard 1:04:21 What Outcome Am I Optimizing For? 1:06:02 Who’s The Happiest Person On Earth? 1:08:01 Is Balaji Happy? 1:09:41 Expansion + Learning 1:15:51 The End Is Just The Beginning 1:17:02 Challenge Eric's Links Twitter: https://twitter.com/EricJorgenson The Anthology of Balaji: https://www.amazon.com/Anthology-Balaji-Technology-Building-Future/dp/1544542917 The Almanack of Naval: https://www.amazon.com/Almanack-Naval-Ravikant-Wealth-Happiness/dp/B08XN41TSS My Links 🎙 Podcast: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://anchor.fm/dannymiranda⁠⁠⁠⁠ 🎥 YouTube: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://youtube.com/dannymiranda⁠⁠⁠⁠ 🐣 Twitter: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://twitter.com/heydannymiranda⁠⁠⁠⁠ 📸 Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://instagram.com/heydannymiranda⁠⁠⁠⁠ ❓ Course: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.artofinterviewing.com⁠