From the New World

Erik Torenberg: Upstream of the Revolution

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Apr 10, 2023
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1
Introduction
00:00 • 2min
2
The Rise of the Mischievous of Creators
01:39 • 3min
3
AI Policy in DC
04:48 • 2min
4
The Evolution of Chat and AI
06:21 • 1min
5
How to Be a Successful Investor and Start a Podcast
07:50 • 3min
6
Building a Deal Flow Machine That Makes You Money
10:38 • 3min
7
Building a Podcast Network for VC Investors
13:37 • 2min
8
The Virtues of Journalism
15:51 • 2min
9
The False Trade-Off Between Private Power and Public Power
17:37 • 2min
10
The Power of Equity Podcasts
19:19 • 5min
11
The Unfair Advantage of Fit Ideas
24:07 • 2min
12
The Limits of Censorship
25:55 • 2min
13
The Importance of Hard Power in Arguments
27:28 • 5min
14
The Importance of Curtis
32:28 • 1min
15
The Difference Between State Capacity Libertarianism and Populism Nationalism
33:55 • 2min
16
The Central Question: What Should the Strategy Be?
36:20 • 1min
17
The Importance of Effective Altruism
37:44 • 2min
18
The Contempt of Left-Wing Ideology
39:32 • 2min
19
The Power of Altruism
41:08 • 2min
20
The Democratic Party's Impermeable to Smart People
42:44 • 2min
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The Democratic Party Is a Party That Cannot Be Smart
45:13 • 3min
22
The Left Wing Establishment and the Right
48:01 • 2min
23
The Democratic Party vs. The Republican Party
50:07 • 2min
24
The Importance of Being Truthful
51:45 • 5min
25
The Differences Between Vivek and Andrew Yang
56:48 • 2min
26
Vek Wins the Presidency
59:08 • 3min
27
The Probability of a Bet on Trump
01:02:28 • 2min
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The Left's Plan to Arm Conservatives
01:04:11 • 2min
29
How to Get Talented People Into Government
01:06:13 • 2min
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The Free Market Selecting Against the Free Market
01:07:50 • 3min
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Elon Musk's Teal Fellowship for Policy
01:10:38 • 5min
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The Impact of Teal Fellowship on College
01:15:14 • 3min
33
The Problem With the Free Market
01:18:01 • 4min
34
The Virtual Ethics of Anti-Intelligence
01:21:32 • 2min
35
The Importance of Innovation in Entrepreneurship
01:23:18 • 3min
36
The Power of Charisma
01:26:39 • 3min
37
The Importance of Counter Signaling in Podcasts
01:29:59 • 2min
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The Importance of Attracting a Normy Audience
01:31:52 • 4min
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The Importance of Talent in Machine Learning
01:35:51 • 2min
40
The Struggle of Having Choice
01:37:26 • 5min
41
How to Be a Successful VC
01:42:04 • 3min
42
The Importance of Base Rates in Motivation
01:45:33 • 2min
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The Importance of Talent Allocation
01:47:36 • 2min
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The Importance of Base Rate Misallocation
01:49:12 • 2min
45
How Teach for America Convinced Me to Apply
01:50:48 • 4min
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The Denial of Atrocities
01:54:21 • 2min
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The Genetic Encoding of Egalitarianism
01:56:35 • 2min
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The European Union's Less Competent Version of the Chinese Government
01:58:12 • 2min
49
The Free Market Selecting Against the Free Market
01:59:45 • 2min
50
How Silicon Valley Approached Politics and Its Defense in the Past
02:01:19 • 3min
51
The Rise and Fall of Tech Critics
02:04:32 • 4min
52
The Threat of Wokei
02:08:16 • 3min
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The Left and the Right
02:11:19 • 2min
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The Cleanest Way of Thinking About Talk Left Act Right
02:13:44 • 5min
55
The Importance of Appealing to Customers
02:18:36 • 1min
56
The Right Wing's Rationalism
02:19:57 • 2min
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The Left's Tactics for Competing With the Left
02:21:32 • 2min
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The Importance of Recognizing Genetic Differences
02:23:22 • 2min
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Egalitarianism and Status Anxiety
02:25:19 • 2min
60
The Genetic Not of Entrepreneurship
02:27:17 • 3min
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The Tension Between Truth and Social Cohesion
02:30:45 • 2min
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How to Choose the Narratives That Are Most Empowering
02:32:22 • 2min
63
The Egalitarian Narrative Is a Bias Towards Optimism
02:34:03 • 1min
64
The Myth of Group Differences
02:35:30 • 2min
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The Importance of Egalitarianism
02:37:02 • 2min
66
The Importance of Rationality in Politics
02:38:44 • 2min
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The Risk Aversion of Right Wing Politicians
02:40:25 • 2min
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The Right Wing's Threats to the Right
02:42:36 • 2min
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The Importance of Social Conservatism
02:44:57 • 1min
70
The Curtis Biology Axis
02:46:19 • 2min
71
The Right Wing Knows How to Use Power Now
02:48:21 • 2min
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The Disappointment of the New Right
02:50:09 • 2min
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The Importance of Politics in Silicon Valley in 2023
02:52:26 • 2min
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The Uncertainty of Pirate Wire's Culture
02:54:16 • 3min
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The Importance of Meritocracy
02:56:59 • 2min
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The Importance of Diversity in Tech
02:58:34 • 2min
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Elon Musk: A Politically Neutralist
03:00:14 • 2min
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Elon Musk and Richard Hockey at High
03:01:59 • 2min
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The Origins of Egalitarian Societies
03:03:44 • 1min
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The Importance of Gene Editing
03:05:13 • 3min
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Egalitarianism and Meritocracy
03:08:10 • 2min
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Nietzsche's Historical Retelling Is Just Wrong
03:09:41 • 2min
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AI, Crypto, and the Future of Religion
03:11:52 • 5min
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The Negative Taste in My Mouth When I Think of Builders
03:16:26 • 2min
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Crypto as ESG for Libertarians
03:18:08 • 3min
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The ESG Analogy to Crypto
03:20:47 • 3min
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The Future of Cryptocurrency
03:23:30 • 2min
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The Importance of Trust in Cryptocurrency
03:25:16 • 1min
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Advice for Young People in Dating
03:26:45 • 4min
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The Relative Advantage in Dating Markets
03:30:23 • 2min
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The Importance of Relationships
03:32:24 • 2min
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The Importance of More Chaos in Tech
03:33:57 • 2min
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Eric Torremburg on the Future of Tech
03:35:59 • 3min