The Deep Dive Episode 245: A Fork in the Road w/ Indy Johar
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Jan 15, 2026 
Indy Johar, co-founder of Dark Matter Labs and a public thinker, joins for a deep dive into the complexities of our future. He discusses the importance of public writing to embrace uncertainty and stimulate dialogue. Indy critiques traditional power structures and highlights the existential risks posed by AGI. He explores alternatives to societal fragility, advocating for deep relationships over superficial connections. Ultimately, he urges us to redefine what it means to be human in an age dominated by AI, promoting tenderness and relational thought.
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Writing As Public Exploration
- Indy Johar uses public writing as an exploratory open diary to surface doubt and invite better conversations.
- He argues that holding doubt publicly creates liquidity of thought and richer cross-tribal dialogue.
Publish To Invite Doubt
- Publish early and vulnerably to surface questions rather than perfect answers.
- Use public writing as a tool to invite challenge, refine thought, and build conversational liquidity.
Partial Knowing Requires Doubt
- Indy frames oracles (human or machine) as synthetic conveniences that claim certainty we don't possess.
- He says partial knowing should lead us to practice systemic doubt, curiosity, and tentativeness.
