DarkHorse Podcast

DarkHorse Podcast with Daniel Schmachtenberger & Bret Weinstein

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Feb 11, 2021
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ANECDOTE

Different Routes To Independent Thought

  • Daniel was largely unschooled while Bret experienced formal schooling that failed him, producing two different routes to independent thought.
  • Both paths converged into serious, first-principles thinking that framed the rest of their conversation.
INSIGHT

Comfort With Uncertainty

  • Daniel says independent thought increases uncertainty because known unknowns expand faster than known knowns as you dig deeper.
  • He advises developing comfort with uncertainty to avoid premature certainty and confirmation bias.
INSIGHT

Interdependence Over Independence

  • Daniel prefers 'interdependent' to 'independent' to emphasize that individual thought relies on cultural and social inputs.
  • He argues sovereignty matters but is always embedded in collective knowledge and tools.
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