

#1075 Dwarkesh Patel On Why The Future Will Be Wild
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Human vs. Computer Strengths
- Computers excel at complex calculations but struggle with tasks like facial recognition and grammar.
- Humans, especially babies, easily perform these tasks, highlighting a fascinating contrast in cognitive abilities.
Elon Musk's Manufacturing Efficiency
- Elon Musk improved Tesla's manufacturing by questioning the necessity of fluff insulation.
- Removing this seemingly minor component streamlined production, demonstrating his first-principles thinking.
Building Experience
- Successful entrepreneurs often don't build their biggest companies on their first try.
- Experience, reputation, access to capital, talent attraction, and learned playbooks increase success chances.
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Introduction
00:00 • 3min
Is the Computer Facial Recognition a Human Expert?
02:30 • 2min
Tessla, Is It Just a Problem?
04:36 • 2min
Space Exploration - What's the Difference?
06:50 • 3min
Is There a Level of Boldness That It Takes to Build Really Big Companies?
10:03 • 2min
The Most Important Thing I Could Work On
12:32 • 2min
What Are They Up To?
14:27 • 2min
Is It a Good Idea?
16:23 • 3min
The Stock Market Versus Venture Capital - What's Up?
19:13 • 3min
How Many of Your Friends Made Money in the Technology Industry?
21:51 • 2min
How to Value a Start Up
23:54 • 5min
The Harvard Job Fair Is the Last Place to Look for Talent
28:25 • 2min
What Is the Difference Between the First and the Second?
30:44 • 4min
Lever Bets Can Amplify Your Returns
34:41 • 3min
The Science of Science Patterns in the World
37:20 • 5min
What Is Your Purpose on Earth Right Now?
42:25 • 2min
How Much of Your Day Are You Not Consuming the Input of Other Minds?
44:32 • 3min
Is It a Big Tech Is Bad Like That?
47:19 • 2min
Do You Know How to Get a Job?
49:42 • 4min
You Tried Something, You've Failed. You're an Idiot
53:59 • 4min
A, I Don't Want to Like, Judge Jason Particular.
57:49 • 2min
Are You Better Than Average a Math?
59:57 • 2min
Are There Any More Trains or Bridges?
01:01:49 • 2min
Is There a Genetic Component of Wealth?
01:04:07 • 2min
Are You So Fascinated With Long Termism?
01:06:27 • 3min
Is the Rate of Economic Growth the Only Thing That Matters?
01:09:44 • 2min
Artificial Intelligence
01:11:48 • 6min
Can We Clone a Horse?
01:17:35 • 2min
The Most Brilliant Person Who Ever Lived
01:19:13 • 3min
Are We Just Scared?
01:22:02 • 2min
The Future of the Universe, I Think?
01:23:52 • 2min
Ethics
01:26:02 • 2min
I Don't Want to Go Do That Shi
01:28:16 • 2min
The Real History of History
01:29:53 • 4min
Is It Possible? Or Is It Not?
01:33:38 • 2min
The Power of Adventurers
01:35:41 • 2min
The Most Intelligent Woman Is Better Looking Than People, Right?
01:37:50 • 2min
Investing in Bitcoin and Cryptocurrencies Tax Free
01:39:28 • 2min
I Don't Want to Be an Anser
01:41:56 • 2min
What Is a Brazilian Butt Lift?
01:43:35 • 3min
Is It Possible to Modify Intelligence?
01:46:47 • 2min
You Can Actually Know Everything, Right?
01:48:49 • 4min
The Myth of the Well Read Perso
01:53:14 • 2min
What Are the Most Important Things to Work On?
01:55:33 • 2min
What Is the Most Important Thing?
01:57:09 • 2min
What Is the Best Text Book on a Computer Science Subject?
01:59:01 • 4min
The Real Problem Isn't Too Many People
02:02:51 • 3min
Is It the Same Analysis of the 19 Seventies Over Population?
02:05:36 • 4min
The Difference Between 20 Year Olds and 40 Year Old Guys
02:09:55 • 5min
Socialism Is Good, Right?
02:15:02 • 1min
Are You Seeing a Drop in Overtime Crime Rates?
02:16:21 • 2min
Is There a Chemical in the Water?
02:18:21 • 3min
Is It Just Obesity?
02:21:13 • 2min
Market Makers Provide Liquidity
02:22:45 • 3min
The Most Anticipated Crypto Event of the Year, Massari's Main Neck Conference 20 22 in New York City
02:26:06 • 2min
How to Tell a High Volatility on Twitter?
02:28:12 • 3min
The Human Population Is Less Than a Billion
02:30:43 • 3min
What Is the Most Insane Thing in the World?
02:33:51 • 4min
What's the Difference Between a Chinese Free School and a Free School?
02:38:09 • 2min
The Cost of Child Labor
02:40:35 • 3min
Are You Getting Economic Value From Your Children?
02:43:30 • 4min
How Long Did It Take You to Apply to College?
02:47:02 • 2min
Education Signalling - I'm Intelligent, I Work Hard, I Can Work Hard
02:48:53 • 3min
Would You Do College Again?
02:51:27 • 4min
What Was It Like Being in a Military Situation?
02:55:29 • 3min
College Isn't a Safe Path Out of College, Right?
02:58:49 • 2min
What Are the Options of People to Go Get the Experience?
03:00:59 • 3min
Is Your Social Life Better Outside of College?
03:03:37 • 3min
How Does Bitcoin Increase Number?
03:06:11 • 2min
Bitcoin
03:07:46 • 3min
The Volatility of the Bitcoin Price
03:10:20 • 2min
Is the Dollar a Technology Solution?
03:12:21 • 3min
Do You Trust Computers or People?
03:14:52 • 3min
Is Bickcoin a Good Inflation Hedge?
03:17:49 • 2min
Is Biquin a Non Correlation Asset?
03:20:10 • 4min
Are You Less Worried About Inflation Now Than You Were Before?
03:24:36 • 2min
The CPI Rent Index Is Calculated Based on 19 80 Census Data
03:26:27 • 3min
The Pendulum Swung in One Direction
03:29:36 • 2min
How Many of Your Smartest Friends Want to Be Politicians?
03:31:28 • 2min
I'm Willing to Burn 60 Thousand Men a Month, Right?
03:33:27 • 2min
The Fastest Path to Being a Celebrity
03:35:10 • 1min
I'm Not a Democrat, but I Want to Be a Politician
03:36:39 • 2min
Amazon Is a Competitors to the Uncpeneurs
03:38:23 • 2min
The Lunar Society Podcast
03:40:37 • 2min
Dwarkesh Patel is the Host of "The Lunar Society" podcast, and blogs on his website https://www.dwarkeshpatel.com/
In this conversation, we discuss everything from artificial intelligence, The "Miracle Years" of past visionaries, Longtermism, effective altruism, talent as leverage, the myth of the myth of the well read person, the power of the human brain, and human enhancement. This one is a marathon and we cover everything. I hope you enjoy the tremendous value in this episode.
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