Being an optimist is not about ignoring problems, but imagining how our ability to solve them improves over time. It's a choice and an act of imagination. We must imagine things working out well because it's easy to imagine them going wrong. With AI, it's easier to imagine the ways it won't work, but we must imagine how it can work. Our ability to solve problems may only be 1% better than having problems, but that 1% is all we need for a protopian vision of the future.
Not all advice is excellent, and not all futurists are right. But Kevin Kelly, Founder and Senior Maverick of Wired Magazine, is the exception on both fronts. Today he returns to Rule Breaker Investing to share his optimistic take on the generous nature of the universe and our place in it.
- (00:11:57) The Magic of Compounding
- (00:17:50) Why the Size of your Balcony Matters
- (00:20:45) Choosing Optimism
- (00:29:40) Ending Meetings Early
- (00:31:35) Saints and Superheroes
- (00:40:35) Underestimating Long Term Possibilities
- (00:45:18) Choose Options that Open Up More Options
- (01:00:37) The Cheapest Possible Therapy
- (01:06:38) Inevitable Updates
Companies Mentioned: AMZN, IRBT, ATVI, GOOG, BRK
Host: David Gardner Guest: Kevin Kelly Producer: Rick Engdahl