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Ep 17: Ch 9, Part 2: "Optimism"

Jul 19, 2019
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ANECDOTE

Elon Musk's Existential Crisis

  • Elon Musk's existential crisis led him to focus on advancing technology and knowledge.
  • He views this as expanding consciousness and enabling better questions.
INSIGHT

People as Knowledge Creators

  • People are knowledge creators, constantly striving to solve problems.
  • This applies to both grand technological advancements and personal growth.
INSIGHT

Precautionary Principle Paradox

  • The precautionary principle is self-refuting for our rapidly progressing civilization.
  • Blind pessimism and optimism share a similar flaw: prophetically assuming unknowable future knowledge.
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