DarkHorse Podcast DarkHorse Podcast with Daniel Schmachtenberger & Bret Weinstein
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Feb 11, 2021 
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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.
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.
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.