Silicon Valley Exceptionalism
- Peter Thiel and Eric Weinstein agree that technological progress has stagnated.
- However, information technology, particularly in Silicon Valley, has been a notable exception.
Quarks and Stagnation
- Eric Weinstein recalls the discovery of quarks in 1968.
- Despite its scientific significance, it had no impact on industry, exemplifying scientific stagnation.
Pathology of Growth-Based Institutions
- Institutions built on growth often become pathological when growth slows.
- They lie to maintain the appearance of success, like law firms and universities.
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Introduction
00:00 • 2min
Is It Odd That We're Not the Same Person?
01:38 • 3min
The Dominant Narrative Is Fraying
04:09 • 3min
Is There a Future That Is Brighter Than the Parents' Vision?
06:58 • 4min
The Cultural Shift
11:21 • 1min
Are We Somewhere Between Nature and Culture?
12:49 • 3min
Is There a Dialogue Between Nature and Culture?
15:30 • 3min
The University System Is Not Growing, Is It?
18:52 • 2min
California Recessions
21:20 • 2min
Globalization Is Working Great for Me
23:19 • 3min
The Text Stagnation Problem
25:53 • 3min
How Did This Happen So Quickly?
28:24 • 3min
Do You Think the Truman Show Can Keep Going?
30:58 • 2min
The Great Moderation and the Great Depression
33:09 • 3min
Are We in a New Orchard?
35:51 • 3min
Polymaths Aren't Enough
38:33 • 2min
What's the Biggest Danger in Growth?
40:18 • 2min
Is There a Level You Can't Rise to in Physics?
42:10 • 3min
Is It Surprising?
45:14 • 2min
College Mythology
47:28 • 3min
The Baby Boomer Debt Problem
50:14 • 3min
College Debt
53:13 • 3min
Stockholm Sendrom
56:12 • 2min
Is the B a a Better Option Than the PhD?
58:26 • 4min
What's the Motivational Structure of the Universities?
01:02:08 • 2min
How Many People Should We Be Training?
01:04:20 • 3min
Is There a Power Law Dynamic in the United States?
01:07:43 • 2min
Are You a Mathematician or a Concert Pianist?
01:10:08 • 5min
Is Amazonification a Candidate for Automation?
01:14:43 • 3min
I'm Ok With a Starting With Socialism
01:17:45 • 2min
Is There a Conversation Between Left and Right About Redistribution?
01:19:45 • 4min
The Visceral Problem With Communism
01:23:40 • 2min
The Communist Party, I Think, Was a Part of the Communist Party
01:25:52 • 2min
Gay Rights - I Don't Like the Violence Part of the Package
01:28:11 • 5min
Is There a Conflict in Human Relationships?
01:33:03 • 3min
German Jewish Reconciliation
01:35:37 • 4min
Yiddish for Fork - The Language of the Cultured
01:39:50 • 4min
I Think There's a Loss in Both Germany and Jewish Culture
01:43:29 • 2min
The Theory of Preference Falsification
01:45:08 • 3min
Is Hillary Clinton a Candidate for the White House?
01:48:37 • 2min
I Think the Major Reaction to Trump Was Sort of a Class Reaction
01:50:23 • 1min
The Problem of Preference Falsification
01:51:53 • 3min
Are You Going to Fear Anything That Shows Differences in Intelligence Between Groups?
01:55:05 • 5min
Are You Under Motivated to Play That Game?
02:00:11 • 2min
You Know, It's a I. I'm Not Quite What It Looks El
02:01:43 • 3min
We've Moved From Honest Physical Violence Into Reputational Violence
02:04:32 • 4min
The Great Danger of Donald Trump
02:08:19 • 2min
The Distraction Technique on the Left
02:10:18 • 4min
Are You a Friend of Rene Gerard's Theories?
02:14:10 • 3min
Are We Going to Let These Mometic Desires Run Amuck?
02:16:59 • 2min
The Problems of Violence and Scapegoating
02:19:02 • 5min
Is There a Minimum Level of Violence Needed for Society?
02:24:17 • 2min
How to Translate Progress Into Action?
02:26:39 • 3min
Politics Is Not Your Entertainment - It's Your Entertainment
02:29:12 • 4min
I'm More Scared of the Non World
02:33:00 • 2min
Is There a Trade Off Between Growth and War?
02:34:37 • 1min
The Great Danger Is People Trying to Solve Both Problems in Isolation
02:35:54 • 2min
Privacy Transparency Trade Off
02:38:15 • 4min
Is There a Purpose to Everything?
02:42:04 • 3min
Is There a Preferable Way of Awakening From a Universal Institutional Betrayal?
02:45:01 • 4min
Basic Science
02:48:43 • 3min
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