Reforming Broken Institutions: Challenges and Limitations

Erik Torenberg sits down with Michael Guimarin, a Silicon Valley operator and educator who helps people hone their information diets, to discuss the divide between institutions and networks and how to shift from consensus to resonance. We're proudly sponsored by Vanta. Get $1000 off Vanta with https://www.vanta.com/upstream

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LINKS:

Michael's newsletter: https://theinfodiet.com/ (Course is currently sold out)

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TWITTER:

Michael: @MichaelGuimarin

Erik: @ErikTorenberg

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TIMESTAMPS:

(00:00) Episode Preview

(02:10) How decisionmaking outcomes are based on information inputs

(04:40) How we understand reality is defined by generational access to technology

(05:45) Economics of distributing information

(08:50) Michael Guimarin's approach vs Jordan Hall or Daniel Schlac

(10:41) Before Google: Consensus

(11:00) After Google: Resonance

(13:50) Framework: The four estates

(16:35) Sponsors: Mercury | Vanta

(18:35) The divide between institutions and networks

(21:00) Why humans can't predict step changes

(25:00) Painting a future which links authority and responsibility

(29:00) Where Michael differs from Balaji on decentralization

(33:20) Sponsor: NetSuite

(34:25) Shifting from consensus to resonance

(36:00) The timeline for resolving these issues is over two generations

(40:00) Longevity

(45:25) The information diet as a war

(48:15) Artificial Intelligence

(50:50) Do we concede too easily when we get power over institutions?

(01:01:00) A top 1% to the top .001% information diet: emotional mastery

(01:05:00) How should you adjust the inputs?

(01:07:30) Information trillionaires