Win-Win with Liv Boeree #24 - Samo Burja - How to Prevent Civilizational Collapse
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May 29, 2024 
Geopolitical analyst Samo Burja discusses preventing civilizational collapse, knowledge loss, the role of institutions in civilizations, bureaucracy challenges, democracies vs monarchies, AI sensemaking, great founder theory, avoiding power intoxication, democratization of technology, and geopolitical predictions.
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Socio-Political Collapse
- Civilizational collapse is often driven by socio-political factors, like unsustainable growth.
- This leads to knowledge regression, where societies abandon technologies due to changing conditions, not just sudden events.
Tacit Knowledge
- Most knowledge is tacit and unwritten, making it difficult to document and transfer.
- This tacit knowledge is essential for operating complex technologies and coordinating specialized labor.
Meiji Restoration
- The Meiji Restoration transformed Japanese society, demonstrating the power of adopting new institutions.
- Japan rapidly industrialized and became a rival to European powers, defying colonization.