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We discuss qualitative and quantitative moats, midwits, altruism, egalitarianism, regulation, obstructionism and more.
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Content:
(00:00) Brian's background
(03:20) On writing
(07:05) AI doomers: steel man and critique
(14:05) Job displacement
(19:20) Signaling jobs
(28:20) Future economics of art
(31:10) Qualitative v. quantitative moats (Google doc leak)
(37:00) Midwits and conformity selection
(40:00) How to fix Midwits phenomenon (Civil service reforms)
(42:00) Why the free market selects against the free market
(46:00) Problems with regulators (FDA and co.)
(52:00) The root of Altruism
(55:00) Origin of envy
(55:25) Conspiracy theories and egalitarianism
(1:00:00) Egalitarian murders
(1:06:45) Polarization and obstructionism
(1:09:05) Obstructionism and regulation
(1:10:25) Issue polarization, affective polarization, and partisanship
(1:12:00) Education system and the Freddie deBoer case
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