Infinite Loops Alex Danco — On Self-Delusion, Sancho Panza, Safe Words & Seinfeld (EP.156)
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Apr 20, 2023 AI Snips
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Hire Lawyers Who Say Yes
- Jim prefers lawyers who play offense and find legal ways to say yes.
- He contrasts that with lawyers who default to saying no, which he attributes to rising through risk-avoidant hierarchies.
Use AI As A Clinical Assistant
- Use AI tools in medicine as an on-demand assistant rather than a mystical replacement.
- Encourage doctors to look things up during visits to improve accuracy and reduce the white-coat mystique.
Life As Shared Theater
- Don Quixote shows life operates on layers of theater: slapstick, tragic self-deception, and mutual coping.
- We socially maintain others' fantasies because supporting each other's cope is a core form of friendship.