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Eric Weinstein: Difficult Conversations, Freedom of Speech, and Physics | Lex Fridman Podcast #163

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Eric Weinstein is a mathematical physicist and podcaster. Please support this podcast by checking out our sponsors: - Indeed: https://indeed.com/fridman to get $75 credit - Theragun: https://theragun.com/lex to get 30 day trial - Wine Access: https://wineaccess.com/lex to get 20% off first order - Blinkist: https://blinkist.com/lex and use code LEX to get 25% off premium EPISODE LINKS: Eric's Twitter: https://twitter.com/EricRWeinstein​ Eric's YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/ericweinsteinphd The Portal podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-portal/id1469999563 PODCAST INFO: Podcast website: https://lexfridman.com/podcast Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/2lwqZIr Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2nEwCF8 RSS: https://lexfridman.com/feed/podcast/ Full episodes playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLrAXtmErZgOdP_8GztsuKi9nrraNbKKp4 Clips playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLrAXtmErZgOeciFP3CBCIEElOJeitOr41 OUTLINE: 0:00 - Introduction 1:29 - Aliens and physics 5:14 - Breaking the frame of conversation 6:59 - Time travel across multiple dimensions 13:10 - Is the government in possession of alien spacecraft? 19:33 - Freedom of speech 30:52 - Elon Musk 32:09 - Idealism of every era 35:29 - Non-locality of free speech in the Internet age 41:05 - Glenn Beck 43:00 - Joe Rogan 47:44 - Freedom and fear 49:16 - Jeffrey Epstein 52:56 - Aaron Swartz 58:32 - Jeffrey Epstein and Geometric Unity 1:18:07 - Cancel culture 1:20:09 - Alex Jones 1:29:03 - Curtis Yarvin 1:33:42 - Michael Malice 1:36:02 - Intellectual Dark Web 1:42:54 - Innovation 1:56:13 - Economics 2:03:31 - Cryptocurrency 2:09:39 - Geometric Unity paper 2:26:44 - David Goggins challenge 2:28:07 - Father and son SOCIAL: - Twitter: https://twitter.com/lexfridman - LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lexfridman - Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/LexFridmanPage - Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lexfridman - Medium: https://medium.com/@lexfridman - Reddit: https://reddit.com/r/lexfridman - Support on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/lexfridman

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'Look, these guys are all having a discussion, in very practical terms.', 'start': 1793.276, 'duration': 5.183}, {'end': 1800.7, 'text': 'You can imagine the sorts of conversation.', 'start': 1798.739, 'duration': 1.961}, {'end': 1803.882, 'text': "Jack, Mark, Sunder, we're really glad you're all here.", 'start': 1801.361, 'duration': 2.521}, {'end': 1807.825, 'text': "We're all trying to sing from the same hymnal and row in the same direction.", 'start': 1803.942, 'duration': 3.883}, {'end': 1809.767, 'text': 'We understand free speech.', 'start': 1808.806, 'duration': 0.961}, {'end': 1813.689, 'text': "We're completely committed to it, but we have to draw along with extremism, guys.", 'start': 1809.807, 'duration': 3.882}, {'end': 1817.272, 'text': "We just need to make sure we're all on the same page.", 'start': 1813.769, 'duration': 3.503}, {'end': 1821.615, 'text': 'Well, they use the term violence, too, and they, I think, over-apply it.', 'start': 1817.312, 'duration': 4.303}, 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shift in trust and truth and the challenges in forming reality-based frameworks.", 'duration': 123.344, 'highlights': ['The Pentagon released multiple videos of strange UFOs, undermining previously held beliefs, which has opened the door for various theories and challenged trust (quantifiable data: release of multiple videos).', 'The release of videos from the Pentagon has led to a fascinating aspect of the alien discussion, involving the breaking of frameworks and the constant shifting of trust and truth in information, posing challenges in forming reality-based frameworks and impacting the nature of reality (quantifiable data: impact on the nature of reality and frameworks).', 'The chapter discusses the need for better versions of alien conversations, moving away from typical discussions and towards making progress in the exploration of extraterrestrial possibilities (quantifiable data: emphasis on the need for better conversations).']}, {'end': 1122.414, 'start': 895.575, 'title': 'Government coherence and alien spacecraft', 'summary': 'Discusses the lack of government coherence, potential possession of alien spacecraft, and the implications of a disintegrated bureaucracy, highlighting the possibility of a lack of transparency and inefficient communication within the government.', 'duration': 226.839, 'highlights': ['The lack of government coherence and transparency is highlighted, with the discussion of contradictory objectives and the decay of coherence since 1945.', 'The potential possession of alien spacecraft by the government is mentioned, with an estimate of about 20 people having knowledge about it.', 'The inefficiency and disintegration of bureaucracy within the government is outlined, emphasizing the lack of efficient communication and a common mission among individuals.']}, {'end': 1563.28, 'start': 1122.895, 'title': 'Freedom of speech in the digital age', 'summary': 'Discusses the distortion and loss of information, the control of speech by private companies, the impact of digital speech on other forms of communication, and the importance of abstracting the freedom of speech for ideas to hold infrastructure companies accountable.', 'duration': 440.385, 'highlights': ['The control of speech by private companies has made electronic and digital speech more relevant than other forms of communication. The chapter highlights the control of speech by private companies, making electronic and digital speech more relevant than other forms of communication.', 'The impact of digital speech on other forms of communication is discussed, emphasizing the relevance and control exerted by companies like Google, Facebook, Twitter, and Amazon. The impact of digital speech on other forms of communication is discussed, emphasizing the relevance and control exerted by companies like Google, Facebook, Twitter, and Amazon.', 'The distortion and loss of information as it gets communicated further into offices is addressed, underlining the consequences of modifications without proper documentation. The distortion and loss of information as it gets communicated further into offices is addressed, underlining the consequences of modifications without proper documentation.', 'The importance of abstracting the freedom of speech for ideas to hold infrastructure companies accountable is emphasized, particularly in the context of court choices and the power of infrastructure companies like Amazon. The importance of abstracting the freedom of speech for ideas to hold infrastructure companies accountable is emphasized, particularly in the context of court choices and the power of infrastructure companies like Amazon.']}, {'end': 1823.056, 'start': 1563.84, 'title': 'Extremism and tech money', 'summary': 'Discusses the intertwining of extremism, political dynamics, and tech money, highlighting the challenges faced by sex workers and the manipulation of free speech by tech giants in response to political pressure.', 'duration': 259.216, 'highlights': ['The challenges faced by sex workers such as harassment by financial systems and denial of services from companies like MailChimp are discussed, with Operation Chokepoint under the Obama administration serving as an example of such issues.', 'The manipulation of free speech by tech giants, as evidenced by the banning of Donald Trump from Twitter, is highlighted, raising the question of whether it was a good financial decision and the potential influence of antitrust actions.', 'The discussion delves into the intertwining of extremism, political dynamics, and tech money, emphasizing the hypocrisy in wielding extremism as a weapon and the influence of shareholder value in guiding political decisions.', 'The conversation also touches upon the coordination of influential figures and companies, such as Jack, Mark, and Sunder, to manage free speech and extremism, showcasing the practical considerations and challenges faced by tech industry leaders.']}], 'duration': 1050.885, 'thumbnail': 'https://coursnap.oss-ap-southeast-1.aliyuncs.com/video-capture/ifX_JnBfxTY/pics/ifX_JnBfxTY772171.jpg', 'highlights': ['The Pentagon released multiple videos of strange UFOs, challenging trust and truth in information.', 'The release of videos has impacted the nature of reality and frameworks.', 'The need for better versions of alien conversations is emphasized.', 'The lack of government coherence and transparency is highlighted.', 'The potential possession of alien spacecraft by the government is mentioned.', 'The inefficiency and disintegration of bureaucracy within the government is outlined.', 'The control of speech by private companies has made electronic and digital speech more relevant.', 'The impact of digital speech on other forms of communication is discussed.', 'The distortion and loss of information as it gets communicated further into offices is addressed.', 'The importance of abstracting the freedom of speech for ideas to hold infrastructure companies accountable is emphasized.', 'The challenges faced by sex workers such as harassment by financial systems and denial of services from companies like MailChimp are discussed.', 'The manipulation of free speech by tech giants, as evidenced by the banning of Donald Trump from Twitter, is highlighted.', 'The intertwining of extremism, political dynamics, and tech money is discussed.', 'The coordination of influential figures and companies to manage free speech and extremism is showcased.']}, {'end': 3177.709, 'segs': [{'end': 1883.924, 'src': 'embed', 'start': 1852.907, 'weight': 0, 'content': [{'end': 1855.289, 'text': 'These institutions have been so compromised for so long.', 'start': 1852.907, 'duration': 2.382}, {'end': 1858.071, 'text': "You've probably never seen an adult.", 'start': 1856.67, 'duration': 1.401}, {'end': 1861.514, 'text': 'Sometimes I think Elon looks like an adult.', 'start': 1859.632, 'duration': 1.882}, {'end': 1867.475, 'text': 'I know that he has a wild lifestyle, but I also see it looking like an adult.', 'start': 1862.853, 'duration': 4.622}, {'end': 1876.18, 'text': 'What does an adult look like exactly? 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'start': 2411.218, 'duration': 0.84}, {'end': 2415.721, 'text': 'and then how do we abstract the bundle into the digital era??', 'start': 2412.058, 'duration': 3.663}, {'end': 2419.083, 'text': 'Do you think we just need to raise the question and talk about it?', 'start': 2416.781, 'duration': 2.302}, {'end': 2420.584, 'text': 'Do you have, do you have ideas?', 'start': 2419.103, 'duration': 1.481}, {'end': 2425.207, 'text': "because sure, I have ideas, but the key point is is that I'm not even welcome in mainstream media.", 'start': 2420.584, 'duration': 4.623}, {'end': 2428.361, 'text': "I've never seen you on mainstream media.", 'start': 2426.661, 'duration': 1.7}, {'end': 2429.382, 'text': 'Do you do, mainstream media?', 'start': 2428.401, 'duration': 0.981}, {'end': 2436.963, 'text': 'So we exist in part of an alternate universe, because the mainstream media is trying to have a coherent story,', 'start': 2429.622, 'duration': 7.341}, {'end': 2439.164, 'text': "which I've called 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functional institutions in the tech industry and highlights elon musk as one of the closest things to an adult in the field, emphasizing his ability to weigh things, think about the future, and focus on groundbreaking work. it also critiques the idealism of silicon valley and its impact on tech companies.', 'duration': 161.896, 'highlights': ['Elon Musk is seen as one of the closest things to an adult in the tech industry, displaying qualities of weighing things, thinking about the future, and focusing on groundbreaking work. Elon Musk is praised for resembling an adult due to his ability to weigh things, speak carefully, think about the future beyond his own lifespan, and focus on breaking new ground rather than playing rent-seeking games.', "Critique of Silicon Valley's idealism and its impact on tech companies, suggesting that the idealism serves as a cover story for the industry's greatest thefts. The idealism of Silicon Valley is criticized as being a cover story for its greatest thefts, with the focus on connecting the world and a world of abundance being a facade for the software eating the world and the industry's potential for theft.", 'Observation of the lack of functional institutions in the tech industry, attributing it to compromised institutions and the absence of adults in leadership roles. 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The smart people need to take the greedy people behind the woodshed and explain to them what science is.', 'start': 3245.355, 'duration': 13.699}, {'end': 3266.055, 'text': "I have a very old fashioned idea that's so out of favor that I will immediately be seen as a knuckle-dragger.", 'start': 3259.754, 'duration': 6.301}, {'end': 3271.316, 'text': 'I believe in the great woman theory of history and the great man theory of history.', 'start': 3267.775, 'duration': 3.541}, {'end': 3273.216, 'text': 'Emmy Noether is fantastic.', 'start': 3271.756, 'duration': 1.46}, {'end': 3277.017, 'text': "That's an example.", 'start': 3274.236, 'duration': 2.781}, {'end': 3280.757, 'text': 'And I believe in editors over peer reviewers.', 'start': 3277.877, 'duration': 2.88}, {'end': 3284.538, 'text': 'And I believe that wrong things should be allowed into the literature.', 'start': 3281.437, 'duration': 3.101}, {'end': 3293.157, 'text': 'And I believe that the gatekeeping should go towards zero because the costs associated with distribution are very, very slight.', 'start': 3285.194, 'duration': 7.963}], 'summary': 'Advocates for reduced gatekeeping in scientific literature, favoring editors over peer reviewers and promoting open access.', 'duration': 59.709, 'max_score': 3233.448, 'thumbnail': 'https://coursnap.oss-ap-southeast-1.aliyuncs.com/video-capture/ifX_JnBfxTY/pics/ifX_JnBfxTY3233448.jpg'}, {'end': 3465.375, 'src': 'embed', 'start': 3429.778, 'weight': 2, 'content': [{'end': 3433.899, 'text': 'You know the Matthew principle, you know the Matilda principle, that things done by women are attributed to men.', 'start': 3429.778, 'duration': 4.121}, {'end': 3435.419, 'text': 'These are not new.', 'start': 3434.699, 'duration': 0.72}, {'end': 3438.119, 'text': 'And you guys just live like this? Yeah.', 'start': 3436.319, 'duration': 1.8}, {'end': 3443.8, 'text': 'So the Revolutionary Act now is to resist all of these things that are not new.', 'start': 3438.86, 'duration': 4.94}, {'end': 3445.141, 'text': 'So you asked me about Aaron Schwartz.', 'start': 3443.9, 'duration': 1.241}, {'end': 3446.741, 'text': 'Aaron Schwartz was the Magnia.', 'start': 3445.321, 'duration': 1.42}, {'end': 3451.122, 'text': "One of the things you've done very beautifully is to communicate love.", 'start': 3447.261, 'duration': 3.861}, {'end': 3455.242, 'text': 'And I think about some of our conversations.', 'start': 3451.862, 'duration': 3.38}, {'end': 3465.375, 'text': 'You got me to talk a little bit about my own experiences and 02138 and 39.', 'start': 3455.622, 'duration': 9.753}], 'summary': 'The revolutionary act is to resist gender biases and communicate love.', 'duration': 35.597, 'max_score': 3429.778, 'thumbnail': 'https://coursnap.oss-ap-southeast-1.aliyuncs.com/video-capture/ifX_JnBfxTY/pics/ifX_JnBfxTY3429778.jpg'}, {'end': 3531.468, 'src': 'embed', 'start': 3503.336, 'weight': 3, 'content': [{'end': 3512.258, 'text': 'And so my goal is to empower somebody like an Aaron Schwartz in memory and to talk about a Jeffrey Epstein situation.', 'start': 3503.336, 'duration': 8.922}, {'end': 3519.742, 'text': 'Did you know that the first person outside of me to get a look at Geometric Unity was Jeffrey Epstein?', 'start': 3512.298, 'duration': 7.444}, {'end': 3523.944, 'text': 'How did he know I was working on this?', 'start': 3522.264, 'duration': 1.68}, {'end': 3525.305, 'text': "I don't know.", 'start': 3524.945, 'duration': 0.36}, {'end': 3527.246, 'text': 'So your ideas.', 'start': 3526.045, 'duration': 1.201}, {'end': 3531.468, 'text': 'that formed Geometric Unity was something that his eyes had seen?', 'start': 3527.246, 'duration': 4.222}], 'summary': 'Goal: empower someone like aaron schwartz; jeffrey epstein had early access to geometric unity.', 'duration': 28.132, 'max_score': 3503.336, 'thumbnail': 'https://coursnap.oss-ap-southeast-1.aliyuncs.com/video-capture/ifX_JnBfxTY/pics/ifX_JnBfxTY3503336.jpg'}, {'end': 3967.93, 'src': 'embed', 'start': 3929.991, 'weight': 4, 'content': [{'end': 3931.311, 'text': 'Peter Thiel has done some stuff.', 'start': 3929.991, 'duration': 1.32}, {'end': 3934.713, 'text': 'You had Yuri Milner and Mark Zuckerberg try.', 'start': 3932.032, 'duration': 2.681}, {'end': 3936.974, 'text': 'So there is other money running around.', 'start': 3935.133, 'duration': 1.841}, {'end': 3940.98, 'text': 'Templeton, But very strongly.', 'start': 3937.614, 'duration': 3.366}, {'end': 3948.186, 'text': "there was a belief that if you're doing something really innovative and the system can't fund it because we'd become pussies,", 'start': 3940.98, 'duration': 7.206}, {'end': 3949.347, 'text': "Jeffrey Epstein's your guy.", 'start': 3948.186, 'duration': 1.161}, {'end': 3952.73, 'text': "And that's- Because it's funnel that you're supposed to go through.", 'start': 3949.367, 'duration': 3.363}, {'end': 3953.49, 'text': "That's right.", 'start': 3953.09, 'duration': 0.4}, {'end': 3967.93, 'text': "And the idea is that you get called to the great man's house and you know the sort of- lubricious version of Ralph Lauren takes you in and asks you bizarre questions.", 'start': 3954.011, 'duration': 13.919}], 'summary': 'Peter thiel, yuri milner, and mark zuckerberg invested in innovative projects with significant funding.', 'duration': 37.939, 'max_score': 3929.991, 'thumbnail': 'https://coursnap.oss-ap-southeast-1.aliyuncs.com/video-capture/ifX_JnBfxTY/pics/ifX_JnBfxTY3929991.jpg'}, {'end': 4098.919, 'src': 'heatmap', 'start': 3990.848, 'weight': 1, 'content': [{'end': 4000.255, 'text': "can somebody get some effing money into the science system so that we don't have super creeps trying to learn all of our secrets ahead of time? WTF?", 'start': 3990.848, 'duration': 9.407}, {'end': 4006.36, 'text': "What is your problem with transparency in taxpayer dollars? Just all of you, you wouldn't have a country.", 'start': 4000.295, 'duration': 6.065}, {'end': 4007.661, 'text': "You'd be speaking German.", 'start': 4006.56, 'duration': 1.101}, {'end': 4015.715, 'text': 'So essentially you believe that human beings would not be able to, when the money is lacking in the system, like in research.', 'start': 4009.011, 'duration': 6.704}, {'end': 4016.816, 'text': 'We produce public goods.', 'start': 4015.735, 'duration': 1.081}, {'end': 4019.477, 'text': 'You and I are meant to produce public goods.', 'start': 4017.236, 'duration': 2.241}, {'end': 4026.822, 'text': 'Now, I sell Athletic Greens and I sell Theragun and I sell Unagi scooters and Chili Pad.', 'start': 4020.338, 'duration': 6.484}, {'end': 4029.363, 'text': 'I gotta be honest, I love these products.', 'start': 4026.842, 'duration': 2.521}, {'end': 4034.767, 'text': "But I didn't get into this game for the purpose of selling.", 'start': 4029.724, 'duration': 5.043}, {'end': 4044.074, 'text': "I'm trying to figure out How do you have an FU lifestyle? But you know something, Lex, I don't know why you built this channel.", 'start': 4035.687, 'duration': 8.387}, {'end': 4046.355, 'text': "It's kind of a mystery.", 'start': 4044.354, 'duration': 2.001}, {'end': 4048.096, 'text': "I'll tell you why I built my channel.", 'start': 4046.855, 'duration': 1.241}, {'end': 4052.418, 'text': "It's going to be a lot harder to roll me this time in an alley.", 'start': 4048.116, 'duration': 4.302}, {'end': 4055.179, 'text': 'I got rolled multiple times.', 'start': 4053.699, 'duration': 1.48}, {'end': 4060.022, 'text': "And my point is I didn't want to become a celebrity.", 'start': 4055.92, 'duration': 4.102}, {'end': 4062.923, 'text': "I didn't want to become well-known, but it's a lot harder.", 'start': 4060.042, 'duration': 2.881}, {'end': 4068.724, 'text': "to roll somebody who's getting you know, I think I'm.", 'start': 4064.537, 'duration': 4.187}, {'end': 4073.191, 'text': "I don't know if this is mistaken, but I think I'm the math PhD with the largest number of followers on Twitter.", 'start': 4068.724, 'duration': 4.467}, {'end': 4078.044, 'text': 'And There was nothing you could do before.', 'start': 4074.513, 'duration': 3.531}, {'end': 4080.826, 'text': 'I mean, again, to put a little responsibility on you.', 'start': 4078.785, 'duration': 2.041}, {'end': 4086.01, 'text': "So you've created something really special for the distribution of your own ideas.", 'start': 4081.046, 'duration': 4.964}, {'end': 4091.114, 'text': "But because it's not necessarily currently scalable,", 'start': 4087.471, 'duration': 3.643}, {'end': 4098.919, 'text': 'you also perhaps you and I have the responsibility of giving other people also a chance to spread their ideas.', 'start': 4091.114, 'duration': 7.805}], 'summary': 'Advocacy for funding science to produce public goods and support transparency in taxpayer dollars, alongside personal reflections on building a youtube channel and influencing ideas.', 'duration': 108.071, 'max_score': 3990.848, 'thumbnail': 'https://coursnap.oss-ap-southeast-1.aliyuncs.com/video-capture/ifX_JnBfxTY/pics/ifX_JnBfxTY3990848.jpg'}, {'end': 4034.767, 'src': 'embed', 'start': 4009.011, 'weight': 5, 'content': [{'end': 4015.715, 'text': 'So essentially you believe that human beings would not be able to, when the money is lacking in the system, like in research.', 'start': 4009.011, 'duration': 6.704}, {'end': 4016.816, 'text': 'We produce public goods.', 'start': 4015.735, 'duration': 1.081}, {'end': 4019.477, 'text': 'You and I are meant to produce public goods.', 'start': 4017.236, 'duration': 2.241}, {'end': 4026.822, 'text': 'Now, I sell Athletic Greens and I sell Theragun and I sell Unagi scooters and Chili Pad.', 'start': 4020.338, 'duration': 6.484}, {'end': 4029.363, 'text': 'I gotta be honest, I love these products.', 'start': 4026.842, 'duration': 2.521}, {'end': 4034.767, 'text': "But I didn't get into this game for the purpose of selling.", 'start': 4029.724, 'duration': 5.043}], 'summary': 'Human beings are meant to produce public goods, even in the absence of money in the system. the speaker sells various products like athletic greens, theragun, unagi scooters, and chili pad, but expresses a passion beyond sales.', 'duration': 25.756, 'max_score': 4009.011, 'thumbnail': 'https://coursnap.oss-ap-southeast-1.aliyuncs.com/video-capture/ifX_JnBfxTY/pics/ifX_JnBfxTY4009011.jpg'}, {'end': 4334.422, 'src': 'embed', 'start': 4306.961, 'weight': 6, 'content': [{'end': 4315.927, 'text': "It's time to end the prison of respectability, because it's too effective of a means of sidelining and silencing people, including.", 'start': 4306.961, 'duration': 8.966}, {'end': 4327.136, 'text': "it is better that we have bad people in our system than this idea of no-platforming people who are beyond the pale because it's such a simple technique.", 'start': 4315.927, 'duration': 11.209}, {'end': 4334.422, 'text': "So how do we, what's the heroic action here on the? Well, for example, having Ashley Matthews on my program.", 'start': 4328.217, 'duration': 6.205}], 'summary': 'Ending the prison of respectability and embracing inclusivity in platforms.', 'duration': 27.461, 'max_score': 4306.961, 'thumbnail': 'https://coursnap.oss-ap-southeast-1.aliyuncs.com/video-capture/ifX_JnBfxTY/pics/ifX_JnBfxTY4306961.jpg'}, {'end': 4387.965, 'src': 'embed', 'start': 4359.095, 'weight': 7, 'content': [{'end': 4364.198, 'text': "How do we fight this? Like if you get banned from social media, so you're saying nobody will stand up to me.", 'start': 4359.095, 'duration': 5.103}, {'end': 4366.939, 'text': "We'll just figure out what your incentive structure is before.", 'start': 4364.538, 'duration': 2.401}, {'end': 4367.68, 'text': 'Assume that there.', 'start': 4367.079, 'duration': 0.601}, {'end': 4374.764, 'text': "assume that I get banned on social media because somebody wants to make sure that my message doesn't interfere with the dominant narrative.", 'start': 4367.68, 'duration': 7.084}, {'end': 4379.7, 'text': 'Okay, What will happen?', 'start': 4375.124, 'duration': 4.576}, {'end': 4382.361, 'text': "by the way, I'm very glad to be able to explain this on your show,", 'start': 4379.7, 'duration': 2.661}, {'end': 4387.965, 'text': "because that video will presumably be archived and they can't easily make you take it down.", 'start': 4382.361, 'duration': 5.604}], 'summary': 'Discussion on navigating social media bans and preserving message integrity.', 'duration': 28.87, 'max_score': 4359.095, 'thumbnail': 'https://coursnap.oss-ap-southeast-1.aliyuncs.com/video-capture/ifX_JnBfxTY/pics/ifX_JnBfxTY4359095.jpg'}, {'end': 5001.098, 'src': 'embed', 'start': 4969.985, 'weight': 8, 'content': [{'end': 4971.326, 'text': "We're flawed, we're screwed up.", 'start': 4969.985, 'duration': 1.341}, {'end': 4973.487, 'text': "And we've always been this way.", 'start': 4972.206, 'duration': 1.281}, {'end': 4980.231, 'text': "And we're not going to silence everyone who you can point a laser beam at and say, well, that person, look at how bad that person is.", 'start': 4973.587, 'duration': 6.644}, {'end': 4983.803, 'text': 'If we do that, kiss the whole thing goodbye.', 'start': 4980.551, 'duration': 3.252}, {'end': 4984.364, 'text': 'we might as well.', 'start': 4983.803, 'duration': 0.561}, {'end': 4987.446, 'text': "just let's learn chinese.", 'start': 4984.364, 'duration': 3.082}, {'end': 4993.251, 'text': 'but there is an art to having those messy conversations, whether with, with alex or anybody else.', 'start': 4987.446, 'duration': 5.805}, {'end': 4994.632, 'text': "okay, let's talk about alex.", 'start': 4993.251, 'duration': 1.381}, {'end': 5001.098, 'text': "yeah, there's particular stuff that alex does that's absolutely nauseating, and there's other stuff that he's doing that's funny,", 'start': 4994.632, 'duration': 6.466}], 'summary': 'Acknowledging flaws, avoiding silencing, and navigating messy conversations is crucial for progress and understanding.', 'duration': 31.113, 'max_score': 4969.985, 'thumbnail': 'https://coursnap.oss-ap-southeast-1.aliyuncs.com/video-capture/ifX_JnBfxTY/pics/ifX_JnBfxTY4969985.jpg'}], 'start': 3177.729, 'title': 'Challenging injustices and uncovering connections', 'summary': "Discusses advocating civil disobedience against exploitative publishers, uncovering systemic injustices, exploring jeffrey epstein's influence, funding science, and ending the prison of respectability.", 'chapters': [{'end': 3385.813, 'start': 3177.729, 'title': 'Honoring aaron schwartz and challenging jstor', 'summary': 'Discusses honoring aaron schwartz and advocating civil disobedience against jstor, elsevier, and springer due to their exploitation of taxpayer-funded research and the need to reduce gatekeeping in academic literature.', 'duration': 208.084, 'highlights': ["Aaron Schwartz's legacy and the call for honoring him is discussed in relation to civil disobedience. 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The speaker advocates for reducing gatekeeping in academic literature and emphasizes the importance of allowing wrong things into the literature, expressing a belief that gatekeeping should be minimized.']}, {'end': 3717.194, 'start': 3387.052, 'title': 'Resisting systemic injustices and uncovering connections', 'summary': 'Discusses resisting systemic injustices, including the right of first look, the matthew and matilda principles, and the pressure on hopeful minds, while also uncovering connections between influential individuals like aaron schwartz and jeffrey epstein, and questioning government interest.', 'duration': 330.142, 'highlights': ['The pressure on hopeful minds in the system is unimaginable, affecting those who are counted on to cure diseases, build new industries, and keep the society safe. Pressure on hopeful minds, impact on curing diseases and building industries', 'Resisting systemic injustices, including the right of first look, the Matthew and Matilda principles, is deemed a revolutionary act. Resisting systemic injustices, revolutionary act', "Uncovering connections between influential individuals like Aaron Schwartz and Jeffrey Epstein, and questioning government interest and involvement in the speaker's work. 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Allure of Epstein's funding for innovative projects, perception of Epstein as the go-to source for funding", 'The prevalence of biases and the impact of personal encounters with Jeffrey Epstein on perceptions are referenced, with contrasting experiences discussed. Prevalence of biases, impact of personal encounters with Jeffrey Epstein']}, {'end': 4281.394, 'start': 3987.906, 'title': 'Funding science and reputation control', 'summary': 'Emphasizes the need for funding in the science system to produce public goods, and discusses the challenge of reputation control in the absence of traditional structures, highlighting the power of reputational attacks and the importance of allowing innovative thinkers to lead messy lives.', 'duration': 293.488, 'highlights': ['The importance of funding in the science system to produce public goods is emphasized The speaker highlights the impact of lack of funding in the research system, stressing the role of human beings in producing public goods.', 'The challenge of reputation control in the absence of traditional structures is discussed The speaker discusses the difficulty of controlling reputation in the absence of traditional structures like boards and shareholders and the power of reputational attacks.', 'Allowing innovative thinkers to lead messy lives is advocated for the suppression of too many people The speaker advocates for allowing innovative thinkers to lead messy lives, emphasizing the suppression of too many minds and the need for individuals with good ideas to not have to live clean lives.']}, {'end': 5055.551, 'start': 4281.615, 'title': 'Ending the prison of respectability', 'summary': 'Discusses the dangers of respectability, the silencing of individuals, social media bans, the importance of defending friends, and the need for messy conversations, emphasizing the need to move beyond perfection and embrace flaws.', 'duration': 773.936, 'highlights': ["The danger of respectability in sidelining and silencing people is emphasized, pointing out the need to end this 'prison of respectability'. The harmful effects of respectability in marginalizing and silencing individuals.", 'The impact of social media bans on individuals and the tactics used to silence voices through low-quality bot-like accounts are discussed, highlighting the manipulation of follower counts and suspensions. The tactics used to silence individuals through social media bans, including the use of bot-like accounts and manipulation of follower counts.', 'The importance of defending friends and the refusal to disavow them publicly, with the emphasis on the dangers of isolating individuals and the need for private discussions when addressing wrongdoings. Stressing the significance of defending friends and the potential dangers of isolating individuals, while also highlighting the need for private discussions regarding wrongdoings.', 'The need for messy conversations, the acceptance of flaws, and the rejection of the pursuit of perfection are emphasized, advocating for an understanding of human imperfections and the avoidance of silencing those with differing viewpoints. Advocating for messy conversations, acceptance of flaws, and rejection of the pursuit of perfection, while promoting an understanding of human imperfections and the importance of not silencing differing viewpoints.']}], 'duration': 1877.822, 'thumbnail': 'https://coursnap.oss-ap-southeast-1.aliyuncs.com/video-capture/ifX_JnBfxTY/pics/ifX_JnBfxTY3177729.jpg', 'highlights': ["Advocacy for civil disobedience against JSTOR, Elsevier, and Springer's exploitation of taxpayer-funded research", 'Advocacy for reducing gatekeeping in academic literature and allowing wrong things into the literature', 'Resisting systemic injustices, including the right of first look, the Matthew and Matilda principles, is deemed a revolutionary act', "Uncovering connections between influential individuals like Aaron Schwartz and Jeffrey Epstein, and questioning government interest and involvement in the speaker's work", "The allure of Jeffrey Epstein's funding for innovative projects and the perception of Epstein as the go-to source for funding", 'The importance of funding in the science system to produce public goods and the impact of lack of funding in the research system', "The danger of respectability in sidelining and silencing people and the need to end this 'prison of respectability'", 'The tactics used to silence individuals through social media bans, including the use of bot-like accounts and manipulation of follower counts', 'The need for messy conversations, the acceptance of flaws, and the rejection of the pursuit of perfection, advocating for an understanding of human imperfections and the avoidance of silencing those with differing viewpoints']}, {'end': 5514.685, 'segs': [{'end': 5112.506, 'src': 'embed', 'start': 5083.468, 'weight': 3, 'content': [{'end': 5085.749, 'text': 'It should have been that there were no death camps.', 'start': 5083.468, 'duration': 2.281}, {'end': 5087.809, 'text': 'It should have been that everybody was returned home.', 'start': 5085.889, 'duration': 1.92}, {'end': 5096.451, 'text': 'But you know what? 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Right.', 'start': 5429.451, 'duration': 0.62}], 'summary': "Curtis yarvin's provocative points are associated with him and considered dangerous.", 'duration': 20.927, 'max_score': 5409.144, 'thumbnail': 'https://coursnap.oss-ap-southeast-1.aliyuncs.com/video-capture/ifX_JnBfxTY/pics/ifX_JnBfxTY5409144.jpg'}, {'end': 5508.001, 'src': 'embed', 'start': 5474.632, 'weight': 2, 'content': [{'end': 5475.793, 'text': "It's not a question of careless.", 'start': 5474.632, 'duration': 1.161}, {'end': 5479.717, 'text': 'He enjoys the freedom to say these things.', 'start': 5475.893, 'duration': 3.824}, {'end': 5484.341, 'text': "And the key point is, is that there's, I expect something more of Curtis.", 'start': 5480.637, 'duration': 3.704}, {'end': 5493.192, 'text': "I expect that if somebody is insightful about all sorts of things up to that point, that they're going to have enough care.", 'start': 5485.502, 'duration': 7.69}, {'end': 5497.454, 'text': 'Now, I, for example, make this point 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simplifying everything as evil, using the rosenstrasse protest as an example, and questions the judgment of labeling everything associated with evil figures as bad, emphasizing the need for a more nuanced perspective.', 'duration': 98.479, 'highlights': ['The Rosenstrasse protest, where non-Jewish women campaigned for their Jewish men to be returned home from certain death in death camps, is highlighted as an example of challenging the notion of everything associated with evil figures being entirely bad.', 'The speaker questions the judgment of labeling everything associated with evil figures as bad, emphasizing the need for a more nuanced perspective in society.', "The example of Google and Amazon selling 'Mein Kampf' is used to challenge the notion of everything associated with evil figures being entirely bad, emphasizing the need for a more nuanced perspective in society.", 'The speaker emphasizes the importance of not simplifying everything as evil, using the Rosenstrasse protest as an example, and questions the judgment of labeling everything associated with evil figures as bad.']}, {'end': 5514.685, 'start': 5154.21, 'title': 'Ethical considerations in podcasting', 'summary': 'Discusses the ethical considerations of having controversial figures on a podcast, emphasizing the need to balance free speech with responsible platforming and the challenge of discerning insightful ideas from harmful ones.', 'duration': 360.475, 'highlights': ['Balancing free speech with responsible platforming The speaker emphasizes the need to balance free speech with responsible platforming, indicating a principled approach to engaging with controversial figures on a podcast.', 'Challenge of discerning insightful ideas from harmful ones The chapter delves into the challenge of discerning insightful ideas from harmful ones, highlighting the difficulty in navigating the content of controversial figures and the impact of their platforming.', 'Expectations from influential figures The 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where non-Jewish women campaigned for their Jewish men to be returned home from certain death in death camps, is highlighted as an example of challenging the notion of everything associated with evil figures being entirely bad.']}, {'end': 6633.001, 'segs': [{'end': 5638.015, 'src': 'embed', 'start': 5614.629, 'weight': 0, 'content': [{'end': 5622.671, 'text': 'But I believe that if somebody else was a student of the new reactionary movement, that person might be in a better position to host Curtis Yarwin.', 'start': 5614.629, 'duration': 8.042}, {'end': 5630.713, 'text': "So somebody, that's a really good example, somebody I think you've spoken with that's an intermediary, that's a powerful one, is Michael Malice.", 'start': 5623.011, 'duration': 7.702}, {'end': 5632.253, 'text': "And he's spoken with Curtis Yarwin.", 'start': 5630.853, 'duration': 1.4}, {'end': 5635.054, 'text': 'And Michael wrote a book about..', 'start': 5632.794, 'duration': 2.26}, {'end': 5638.015, 'text': 'By 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the different figures that are loosely associated with IDW.', 'start': 5958.683, 'duration': 5.766}, {'end': 5972.777, 'text': 'is you are somehow responsible for the exact thing that you said.', 'start': 5964.449, 'duration': 8.328}], 'summary': 'Discussion on institutional representation and personal responsibility within idw.', 'duration': 33.582, 'max_score': 5939.195, 'thumbnail': 'https://coursnap.oss-ap-southeast-1.aliyuncs.com/video-capture/ifX_JnBfxTY/pics/ifX_JnBfxTY5939195.jpg'}, {'end': 6146.871, 'src': 'embed', 'start': 6117.687, 'weight': 5, 'content': [{'end': 6121.712, 'text': "Now that you've done all of that, now we can have a conversation.", 'start': 6117.687, 'duration': 4.025}, {'end': 6129.313, 'text': 'Your son put it really well, which is we should, in all things, resist labels.', 'start': 6122.29, 'duration': 7.023}, {'end': 6132.935, 'text': "But we can't deal without labels.", 'start': 6129.994, 'duration': 2.941}, {'end': 6134.155, 'text': 'We have to generalize.', 'start': 6133.015, 'duration': 1.14}, {'end': 6142.059, 'text': "But we also have to keep in mind that just in the way in science, you deal with an effective theory that isn't a fundamental one.", 'start': 6135.076, 'duration': 6.983}, {'end': 6146.871, 'text': 'In science, most of our theories we consider to be effective theories.', 'start': 6143.57, 'duration': 3.301}], 'summary': 'Resist labels but use effective theories in science.', 'duration': 29.184, 'max_score': 6117.687, 'thumbnail': 'https://coursnap.oss-ap-southeast-1.aliyuncs.com/video-capture/ifX_JnBfxTY/pics/ifX_JnBfxTY6117687.jpg'}, {'end': 6589.646, 'src': 'embed', 'start': 6503.77, 'weight': 2, 'content': [{'end': 6518.741, 'text': 'And this completely simplistic idea that every failure of an organization to promote each person who has particular intersexual characteristics we cannot.', 'start': 6503.77, 'duration': 14.971}, {'end': 6521.845, 'text': 'hold progress hostage to that.', 'start': 6519.904, 'duration': 1.941}, {'end': 6528.026, 'text': "And you've talked about, perhaps we'll save this for another time, because it's such a fascinating conversation.", 'start': 6522.525, 'duration': 5.501}, {'end': 6534.588, 'text': 'You talked about this with Glenn Beck, is the whole stagnation of growth and all that kind of stuff.', 'start': 6528.046, 'duration': 6.542}, {'end': 6541.81, 'text': 'Your idea is that in as much as the current situation is a kind of Ponzi scheme.', 'start': 6534.708, 'duration': 7.102}, {'end': 6549.734, 'text': 'The current situation in the United States is a kind of Ponzi scheme built on the promise of constant unending innovation.', 'start': 6541.85, 'duration': 7.884}, {'end': 6566.242, 'text': 'We need to fund the true innovators and encourage them and empower them and sort of culturally say that this is what this country is about is the brilliant minds.', 'start': 6550.394, 'duration': 15.848}, {'end': 6567.402, 'text': "Well, let's put it this way.", 'start': 6566.282, 'duration': 1.12}, {'end': 6568.743, 'text': "We're going to kill each other.", 'start': 6567.562, 'duration': 1.181}, {'end': 6570.591, 'text': "if we don't grow.", 'start': 6569.73, 'duration': 0.861}, {'end': 6577.976, 'text': "Growth is like an immune system and you always have pathogens present, but if you don't have growth present,", 'start': 6571.491, 'duration': 6.485}, {'end': 6580.098, 'text': "you can't fight the pathogens in your society.", 'start': 6577.976, 'duration': 2.122}, {'end': 6582.6, 'text': 'And right now, the pathogens are spreading everywhere.', 'start': 6580.298, 'duration': 2.302}, {'end': 6589.646, 'text': "So if we don't get growth into our system fairly quickly, we are in really seriously bad shape.", 'start': 6583.801, 'duration': 5.845}], 'summary': 'Promote true innovators to drive growth and combat societal issues.', 'duration': 85.876, 'max_score': 6503.77, 'thumbnail': 'https://coursnap.oss-ap-southeast-1.aliyuncs.com/video-capture/ifX_JnBfxTY/pics/ifX_JnBfxTY6503770.jpg'}], 'start': 5515.791, 'title': 'Engaging with controversial figures and redefining education', 'summary': 'Discusses engaging with controversial figures like curtis yarvin, the challenges of the intellectual dark web, and the need to reimagine education for innovation, emphasizing the importance of navigating difficult conversations and prioritizing true innovators in education.', 'chapters': [{'end': 5613.849, 'start': 5515.791, 'title': 'Talking to curtis yarvin', 'summary': 'Discusses the dilemma of engaging with curtis yarvin due to his controversial views and importance in the alt-right movement, and the difficulty in navigating this conversation, while acknowledging the potential value of his ideas.', 'duration': 98.058, 'highlights': ['The importance of Curtis Yarvin in the birth and the development of the alt-right or the new reactionary movement is acknowledged, highlighting the significance of engaging with him intellectually.', 'The dilemma of how much effort to put into engaging with Curtis Yarvin is likened to the issue of serving Fugu, emphasizing the challenges and risks involved in navigating this conversation.', 'The speaker expresses little interest in conversing with someone who seems to be giddy about categorizing people as good or bad slaves, reflecting concerns about engaging with individuals holding controversial or problematic views.']}, {'end': 6172.935, 'start': 5614.629, 'title': 'Challenges of intellectual dark web', 'summary': 'Discusses the challenges faced by the intellectual dark web (idw) and the importance of maintaining friendships despite ideological differences, emphasizing the need to resist pre-programmed responses and labels in discourse.', 'duration': 558.306, 'highlights': ['The IDW represents a group challenging social and political norms but lacks an institutional base for self-reflection and has faced criticism leading to confusion and integrity concerns.', 'The importance of maintaining friendships despite ideological differences is emphasized, advocating for understanding and accepting flawed individuals and resisting pre-programmed responses and labels in discourse.', 'The resistance to being pigeonholed into pre-programmed responses and labels in discourse is highlighted as crucial for meaningful conversations and understanding different perspectives.', 'The chapter discusses the challenges faced by the Intellectual Dark Web (IDW) and the importance of maintaining friendships despite ideological differences, emphasizing the need to resist pre-programmed responses and labels in discourse.']}, {'end': 6633.001, 'start': 6175.083, 'title': 'Reimagining education for innovation', 'summary': 'Discusses the need to redefine education, prioritize innovation, and address structural issues to foster growth, emphasizing the importance of funding true innovators and the consequences of stagnation.', 'duration': 457.918, 'highlights': ["The current situation in the United States is a kind of Ponzi scheme built on the promise of constant unending innovation. The discussion emphasizes the current situation in the United States as a Ponzi scheme relying on the promise of endless innovation, stressing the need to fund true innovators and prioritize growth to combat the spread of societal 'pathogens.'", 'The need to fund true innovators and encourage them and sort of culturally say that this is what this country is about is the brilliant minds. The importance of funding and empowering true innovators is underscored, highlighting the significance of recognizing and promoting brilliant minds to foster innovation.', "Growth is like an immune system and you always have pathogens present, but if you don't have growth present, you can't fight the pathogens in your society. Drawing an analogy, the chapter compares growth to an immune system, explaining its role in combating societal 'pathogens,' and emphasizes the critical need for growth to address the challenges in society."]}], 'duration': 1117.21, 'thumbnail': 'https://coursnap.oss-ap-southeast-1.aliyuncs.com/video-capture/ifX_JnBfxTY/pics/ifX_JnBfxTY5515791.jpg', 'highlights': ['The importance of engaging with Curtis Yarvin in the birth and development of the alt-right is acknowledged.', 'The challenges and risks involved in navigating the conversation with Curtis Yarvin are emphasized.', 'Concerns about engaging with individuals holding controversial or problematic views are expressed.', 'The IDW lacks an institutional base for self-reflection and has faced criticism, leading to confusion and integrity concerns.', 'The importance of maintaining friendships despite ideological differences is emphasized.', 'The need to resist pre-programmed responses and labels in discourse is highlighted as crucial for meaningful conversations and understanding different perspectives.', "The current situation in the United States is emphasized as a Ponzi scheme relying on the promise of endless innovation, stressing the need to fund true innovators and prioritize growth to combat societal 'pathogens.'", 'The importance of funding and empowering true innovators is underscored, highlighting the significance of recognizing and promoting brilliant minds to foster innovation.', "The chapter compares growth to an immune system, explaining its role in combating societal 'pathogens,' and emphasizes the critical need for growth to address the challenges in society."]}, {'end': 7845.337, 'segs': [{'end': 6833.189, 'src': 'embed', 'start': 6787.448, 'weight': 0, 'content': [{'end': 6791.269, 'text': "And that what we've done is we've starved our world for innovation.", 'start': 6787.448, 'duration': 3.821}, {'end': 6797.391, 'text': "And if we don't get back to the business of innovation, we should be doing diversity and inclusion out of greed rather than guilt.", 'start': 6791.409, 'duration': 5.982}, {'end': 6806.088, 'text': 'Now, part of the problem with this is that a lot of the energy behind diversity and inclusion is based on guilt and accusation.', 'start': 6798.061, 'duration': 8.027}, {'end': 6809.992, 'text': 'And what I want is I want to kick ass.', 'start': 6807.45, 'duration': 2.542}, {'end': 6816.498, 'text': 'And my hope is that diminishing returns favors mining the communities that have not been traditionally mined.', 'start': 6810.813, 'duration': 5.685}, {'end': 6823.363, 'text': "in order to extract output from those communities, unless there's a flaw in that plan.", 'start': 6817.719, 'duration': 5.644}, {'end': 6825.104, 'text': "If there's a flaw, somebody needs to tell me.", 'start': 6823.443, 'duration': 1.661}, {'end': 6831.308, 'text': "If there isn't a flaw, we need to get greedy about innovation rather than guilty about innovation.", 'start': 6825.224, 'duration': 6.084}, {'end': 6833.189, 'text': "That's really brilliantly put.", 'start': 6831.668, 'duration': 1.521}], 'summary': 'Emphasizing the importance of innovation over guilt in pursuing diversity and inclusion, and aiming to benefit untapped communities for greater output.', 'duration': 45.741, 'max_score': 6787.448, 'thumbnail': 'https://coursnap.oss-ap-southeast-1.aliyuncs.com/video-capture/ifX_JnBfxTY/pics/ifX_JnBfxTY6787448.jpg'}, {'end': 7179.709, 'src': 'embed', 'start': 7146.598, 'weight': 2, 'content': [{'end': 7154.78, 'text': "So I'll give you a very simple example, okay? Let's imagine that we have Bob and Carol in one hedge fund and Ted and Alice in another.", 'start': 7146.598, 'duration': 8.182}, {'end': 7164.822, 'text': 'In both cases, the females, that is Alice and Carol, are the chief investment officers.', 'start': 7158.14, 'duration': 6.682}, {'end': 7179.709, 'text': 'And Bob and Ted are the chief marketing officers in charge of trying to get money into the fund and trying to get people not to in fact remove their money from the funds.', 'start': 7166.243, 'duration': 13.466}], 'summary': 'Females are chief investment officers, males handle marketing and fund management.', 'duration': 33.111, 'max_score': 7146.598, 'thumbnail': 'https://coursnap.oss-ap-southeast-1.aliyuncs.com/video-capture/ifX_JnBfxTY/pics/ifX_JnBfxTY7146598.jpg'}, {'end': 7465.641, 'src': 'embed', 'start': 7438.266, 'weight': 3, 'content': [{'end': 7443.07, 'text': 'We have the wrong version of the differential calculus underneath all of modern economic theory.', 'start': 7438.266, 'duration': 4.804}, {'end': 7451.576, 'text': "And part of what I've been pushing for in cryptocurrencies is the idea that we should be understanding that gold is a gauge theory,", 'start': 7443.93, 'duration': 7.646}, {'end': 7455.039, 'text': 'just as modern economic theory is supposed to be a gauge theory.', 'start': 7451.576, 'duration': 3.463}, {'end': 7465.641, 'text': 'that we should be looking to liberate cryptocurrencies and, more importantly, distributed computing from the problem of this unwanted global aspect,', 'start': 7455.834, 'duration': 9.807}], 'summary': 'Economic theory needs a new calculus; cryptocurrencies can liberate distributed computing from global issues.', 'duration': 27.375, 'max_score': 7438.266, 'thumbnail': 'https://coursnap.oss-ap-southeast-1.aliyuncs.com/video-capture/ifX_JnBfxTY/pics/ifX_JnBfxTY7438266.jpg'}], 'start': 6634.342, 'title': 'Diversity, innovation, and compensation', 'summary': 'Emphasizes leveraging untapped communities in technical fields, prioritizing merit-based opportunities in innovation and economics, and the importance of performance-based compensation in hedge funds. it also discusses the concept of digital gold founded on gauge theory and its potential impact on the economy.', 'chapters': [{'end': 6719.832, 'start': 6634.342, 'title': 'Diversity in technical fields', 'summary': 'Emphasizes the importance of diversity in technical fields, highlighting the potential in untapped communities and the need to displace reliance on military competitors in asia by leveraging women, african americans, and latinos, for sourcing technical talent and providing them with appropriate financial support.', 'duration': 85.49, 'highlights': ['The importance of diversity in technical fields is underscored through examples of communities known for technical expertise, emphasizing the need to tap into untapped communities for sourcing talent and countering the concept of diminishing returns from over-mining certain communities.', 'The need to displace reliance on military competitors in Asia by leveraging women, African Americans, and Latinos for sourcing technical talent and providing them with appropriate financial support is highlighted as a priority.', 'The speaker presents a novel idea of using visas in place of payment in technical fields and emphasizes the need to provide proper financial support to individuals sourced from diverse communities.', 'The speaker draws attention to the technical expertise in communities such as Ashkenazi Jews, Chinese, Indians, and Japanese, highlighting the potential in diversifying the sourcing of technical talent.']}, {'end': 7145.778, 'start': 6719.832, 'title': 'Innovation, diversity, and economics', 'summary': 'Discusses the importance of diversity and inclusion in innovation and economics, emphasizing the need to prioritize merit-based opportunities and resources for underrepresented communities, and highlights the shortcomings of traditional economic indices in capturing the dynamics of a functioning society.', 'duration': 425.946, 'highlights': ['The need to prioritize merit-based opportunities and resources for underrepresented communities The speaker emphasizes the importance of prioritizing women, black Americans, and Latinos to take over scientific and innovative roles, as these communities have been underutilized, advocating for diversity and inclusion based on greed for innovation rather than guilt.', 'The shortcomings of traditional economic indices in capturing the dynamics of a functioning society The speaker critiques the understanding of economists regarding price and quantity indices and emphasizes the curvature of the economy, highlighting the fundamental confusion in economic analysis and the need to understand path dependence for advancing the field.', 'Analogies between music and physics/math in analytic contributions The speaker draws parallels between the analytic work in music, chord progressions, and symmetries to that in physics and math, expressing the belief in the fungibility of the analytic contributions of African Americans to music to science.']}, {'end': 7478.071, 'start': 7146.598, 'title': 'Compensation in hedge funds', 'summary': 'Discusses the compensation of chief investment and marketing officers in hedge funds based on their performance in investments and marketing, highlighting the importance of price and quantity indices in determining compensation, and the limitations of existing economic indices and theories.', 'duration': 331.473, 'highlights': ['The importance of price and quantity indices in determining compensation for chief investment and marketing officers in hedge funds, based on their performance in investments and marketing, is emphasized, with a focus on the impact of individual performance on fund growth and redemptions.', 'The limitations of existing economic indices and theories are highlighted, including the failure to capture the dynamics of compensation and the need for a field-theoretic subject to represent the representative consumer as a probability distribution.', 'The discussion on the differential calculus of markets as gauge theory and the need to understand gold and modern economic theory as gauge theories, with a focus on liberating cryptocurrencies and distributed computing from the unwanted global aspect of blockchain, is presented as a major opportunity and area of enthusiasm.', 'The work of Francois de Vizia since 1925 in capturing dynamics through indices is mentioned, emphasizing the lack of understanding among economists regarding the true representation and mathematics of these indices, leading to a missed opportunity in economic theory.']}, {'end': 7845.337, 'start': 7478.071, 'title': 'Gauge theory and digital gold', 'summary': 'Discusses the concept of digital gold being founded on gauge theory, the failure of modern economic theory to acknowledge gauge theory, the potential threat of the abundance economy, and the innovation of locally enforced conservation laws in cryptocurrency.', 'duration': 367.266, 'highlights': ['Digital gold concept is rooted in gauge theory, which also underpins markets and conservation laws in cryptocurrency. The concept of digital gold is based on gauge theory, which also forms the foundation of markets and conservation laws in cryptocurrency transactions.', 'Failure of modern economic theory to recognize gauge theory as a naturally occurring phenomenon, and the burying of important intellectual feats in economic theory. Modern economic theory fails to acknowledge gauge theory as a naturally occurring phenomenon, and important intellectual feats in economic theory have been buried.', 'Warning about the potential threat of the abundance economy, which could lead to a reduction in human freedom due to the shift from private goods and services to public goods and services. The abundance economy, described as the shift from private goods and services to public goods and services, is warned to lead to a reduction in human freedom.', 'Innovation of locally enforced or semi-locally enforced conservation laws in cryptocurrency, likened to the conservation laws in physics, and the need to align cryptocurrency with the physical world. The innovation of locally enforced conservation laws in cryptocurrency is compared to the conservation laws in physics, emphasizing the need to align cryptocurrency with the physical world.']}], 'duration': 1210.995, 'thumbnail': 'https://coursnap.oss-ap-southeast-1.aliyuncs.com/video-capture/ifX_JnBfxTY/pics/ifX_JnBfxTY6634342.jpg', 'highlights': ['The importance of leveraging untapped communities for sourcing talent and countering diminishing returns from over-mining certain communities.', 'The need to prioritize merit-based opportunities and resources for underrepresented communities, advocating for diversity and inclusion based on greed for innovation rather than guilt.', 'The importance of performance-based compensation for chief investment and marketing officers in hedge funds, with a focus on the impact of individual performance on fund growth and redemptions.', 'The concept of digital gold founded on gauge theory and its potential impact on the economy, including the failure of modern economic theory to recognize gauge theory as a naturally occurring phenomenon.']}, {'end': 8722.971, 'segs': [{'end': 8120.414, 'src': 'embed', 'start': 8095.195, 'weight': 0, 'content': [{'end': 8100.399, 'text': "like every time you poke at it, it's giving you intuitions that follow with the the currently known.", 'start': 8095.195, 'duration': 5.204}, {'end': 8103.142, 'text': "let's put it in computer science terms yes, please.", 'start': 8100.399, 'duration': 2.743}, {'end': 8108.025, 'text': "okay, there's a concept of technical debt that computer scientists struggle with.", 'start': 8103.142, 'duration': 4.883}, {'end': 8112.628, 'text': 'as you commit crimes, you have to pay those crimes back at a later date.', 'start': 8108.025, 'duration': 4.603}, {'end': 8120.414, 'text': 'in general, most of the problem with physical theories is that, as you try to do something that matches reality,', 'start': 8112.628, 'duration': 7.786}], 'summary': 'Discussing technical debt in computer science and its analogy to physical theories.', 'duration': 25.219, 'max_score': 8095.195, 'thumbnail': 'https://coursnap.oss-ap-southeast-1.aliyuncs.com/video-capture/ifX_JnBfxTY/pics/ifX_JnBfxTY8095195.jpg'}, {'end': 8405.192, 'src': 'embed', 'start': 8379.785, 'weight': 2, 'content': [{'end': 8385.567, 'text': 'based on how many people have worked on it and how little is supporting the claims to it being a theory of everything.', 'start': 8379.785, 'duration': 5.782}, {'end': 8391.006, 'text': 'But those are the two that I take, quite seriously.', 'start': 8386.647, 'duration': 4.359}, {'end': 8400.77, 'text': "I don't yet take Wolfram's quite seriously, because if he really finds one of these cellular automata that are really distinct and generative,", 'start': 8391.126, 'duration': 9.644}, {'end': 8401.49, 'text': "it'll be amazing.", 'start': 8400.77, 'duration': 0.72}, {'end': 8403.411, 'text': "But he's looking for such a thing.", 'start': 8401.85, 'duration': 1.561}, {'end': 8405.192, 'text': "I don't think he's found anything.", 'start': 8403.631, 'duration': 1.561}], 'summary': "Evaluation of theories for a 'theory of everything' based on number of supporters and evidence.", 'duration': 25.407, 'max_score': 8379.785, 'thumbnail': 'https://coursnap.oss-ap-southeast-1.aliyuncs.com/video-capture/ifX_JnBfxTY/pics/ifX_JnBfxTY8379785.jpg'}, {'end': 8676.626, 'src': 'embed', 'start': 8645.281, 'weight': 1, 'content': [{'end': 8650.944, 'text': 'that says that function is equal to zero when I take its derivative at the same time.', 'start': 8645.281, 'duration': 5.663}, {'end': 8652.904, 'text': "That's what a gauge transformation is.", 'start': 8651.404, 'duration': 1.5}, {'end': 8666.98, 'text': "Amazing to me that we don't have a simple video visualizing things that I've already had built and that I can clearly demonstrate.", 'start': 8654.105, 'duration': 12.875}, {'end': 8673.384, 'text': 'When you do that torus, the code of the torus is itself generating a spinning torus.', 'start': 8667.4, 'duration': 5.984}, {'end': 8676.626, 'text': 'This is a U1 principle bundle.', 'start': 8675.005, 'duration': 1.621}], 'summary': 'Gauge transformation explained; torus code generates spinning torus', 'duration': 31.345, 'max_score': 8645.281, 'thumbnail': 'https://coursnap.oss-ap-southeast-1.aliyuncs.com/video-capture/ifX_JnBfxTY/pics/ifX_JnBfxTY8645281.jpg'}], 'start': 7846.633, 'title': 'Physics release and geometric unity in theoretical physics', 'summary': 'Discusses the release of a physics lecture on april 1st with humor and completeness, as well as the concept of geometric unity in theoretical physics, including challenges, comparisons, criticisms, and explanations of gauge transformations.', 'chapters': [{'end': 7882.094, 'start': 7846.633, 'title': 'April 1st physics release', 'summary': "Discusses releasing a printed version of a lecture on april 1st, highlighting the humor in the physics community's preference for paper and the intention to release a document that will be very complete, despite potential complaints.", 'duration': 35.461, 'highlights': ["The physics community claims that it can't decode a lecture and prefers a paper release.", 'Considering April 1st as the date to release a very complete document based on the lecture.', 'Anticipating a steady stream of complaints until the document fits into a narrative they like.']}, {'end': 8722.971, 'start': 7883.235, 'title': 'Geometric unity and theoretical physics', 'summary': 'Discusses the concept of geometric unity in theoretical physics, highlighting the challenges in assembling the pieces of a theory, the comparison of technical debt in computer science to the summit of a theory, criticisms of existing physics theories, and an explanation of gauge transformations in geometric unity.', 'duration': 839.736, 'highlights': ['The comparison of technical debt in computer science to the summit of a theory, emphasizing the minimal technical debt in the current theory. The speaker compares the concept of technical debt in computer science to the current theory, highlighting the minimal technical debt in the ascent of the theory, indicating a belief that the physics community has said many things incorrectly about the current state of the universe.', "Criticisms of existing physics theories, including string theory and loop quantum gravity, and a preference for Wolfram's cellular automata theory. The speaker criticizes string theory and loop quantum gravity, expressing a preference for Wolfram's cellular automata theory and acknowledging its potential significance if distinct and generative cellular automata are found.", 'Explanation of gauge transformations in relation to geometric unity, highlighting the need for a clear demonstration and visualization of the concept. The speaker provides an explanation of gauge transformations in relation to geometric unity, emphasizing the need for a clear demonstration and visualization of the concept, expressing surprise at the lack of a simple video visualizing the theory.']}], 'duration': 876.338, 'thumbnail': 'https://coursnap.oss-ap-southeast-1.aliyuncs.com/video-capture/ifX_JnBfxTY/pics/ifX_JnBfxTY7846633.jpg', 'highlights': ['The comparison of technical debt in computer science to the summit of a theory, emphasizing the minimal technical debt in the current theory.', 'Explanation of gauge transformations in relation to geometric unity, highlighting the need for a clear demonstration and visualization of the concept.', "Criticisms of existing physics theories, including string theory and loop quantum gravity, and a preference for Wolfram's cellular automata theory."]}, {'end': 9511.464, 'segs': [{'end': 8793.742, 'src': 'embed', 'start': 8723.791, 'weight': 0, 'content': [{'end': 8731.975, 'text': "It is pathological that the community of people who understand what I'm saying have never bothered to do this in a clear fashion for the general public.", 'start': 8723.791, 'duration': 8.184}, {'end': 8735.017, 'text': 'You and I could visualize this overnight.', 'start': 8732.176, 'duration': 2.841}, {'end': 8737.298, 'text': 'This is not hard.', 'start': 8736.218, 'duration': 1.08}, {'end': 8746.323, 'text': "The public needs to know in some sense that, let's say, quantum electrodynamics, the theory of photons and electrons more or less.", 'start': 8738.699, 'duration': 7.624}, {'end': 8749.565, 'text': 'electrons are functions and photons are derivatives.', 'start': 8746.323, 'duration': 3.242}, {'end': 8753.699, 'text': 'Now you can object in some ways,', 'start': 8750.575, 'duration': 3.124}, {'end': 8766.554, 'text': 'but basically a gauge theory is the way in which you can translate a shift in the definition of the functions and the shift of the definition of the derivatives so that the underlying physics is not harmed.', 'start': 8753.699, 'duration': 12.855}, {'end': 8770.442, 'text': 'or changed, so you have to do both at the same time.', 'start': 8767.58, 'duration': 2.862}, {'end': 8772.144, 'text': 'Now you and I can visualize that.', 'start': 8770.663, 'duration': 1.481}, {'end': 8777.108, 'text': 'so if what you wanted to do, rather than going directly to geometric unity,', 'start': 8772.144, 'duration': 4.964}, {'end': 8786.156, 'text': 'is that I could sit down with you and I could say here are the various components of geometric unity and if the public needs a visualization in order to play along,', 'start': 8777.108, 'duration': 9.048}, {'end': 8788.918, 'text': "we've got a little over two months and I'd be happy to work with you.", 'start': 8786.156, 'duration': 2.762}, {'end': 8793.742, 'text': "I love that as a challenge, and I'll take it on, and I hope we do make it happen.", 'start': 8789.919, 'duration': 3.823}], 'summary': 'Quantum 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navigates the world together, acknowledging human flaws and mortality.', 'duration': 32.193, 'max_score': 8887.719, 'thumbnail': 'https://coursnap.oss-ap-southeast-1.aliyuncs.com/video-capture/ifX_JnBfxTY/pics/ifX_JnBfxTY8887719.jpg'}, {'end': 8997.258, 'src': 'embed', 'start': 8948.936, 'weight': 3, 'content': [{'end': 8952.637, 'text': "I think that he's got a much better head on his shoulders at age 15.", 'start': 8948.936, 'duration': 3.701}, {'end': 8953.837, 'text': "He's much better adjusted.", 'start': 8952.637, 'duration': 1.2}, {'end': 8965.885, 'text': "And in part, it's important for me to recognize that because I think I did a reasonably decent job early on, I don't need to get this part right.", 'start': 8955.058, 'duration': 10.827}, {'end': 8978.111, 'text': "And, you know, I'm looking at Zev's trajectory and saying, you're going to need to be incredibly and even pathologically self-confident.", 'start': 8966.566, 'duration': 11.545}, {'end': 8983.534, 'text': "The antidote for that is going to be something you're going to need to carry on board, which is radical humility.", 'start': 8978.952, 'duration': 4.582}, {'end': 8990.034, 'text': "And you're going to have to have those in a dialectical tension, which is never resolved, which is a huge burden.", 'start': 8985.612, 'duration': 4.422}, {'end': 8997.258, 'text': 'You are going to have to forgive people who do not appreciate your gifts because your gifts are clearly evident.', 'start': 8990.955, 'duration': 6.303}], 'summary': 'Recognizing better adjustment at age 15, emphasizing the need for self-confidence and radical humility in dealing with inevitable burdens and lack of appreciation.', 'duration': 48.322, 'max_score': 8948.936, 'thumbnail': 'https://coursnap.oss-ap-southeast-1.aliyuncs.com/video-capture/ifX_JnBfxTY/pics/ifX_JnBfxTY8948936.jpg'}, {'end': 9150.624, 'src': 'heatmap', 'start': 9043.96, 'weight': 0.73, 'content': [{'end': 9045.401, 'text': "This is the last time we're going to be seeing left.", 'start': 9043.96, 'duration': 1.441}, {'end': 9049.563, 'text': 'This is going to be an awkward drive home.', 'start': 9045.421, 'duration': 4.142}, {'end': 9064.43, 'text': "I think sort of a new perspective I've taken on parenting is that it is a task for which no human is really supposed to be prepared.", 'start': 9051.864, 'duration': 12.566}, {'end': 9068.148, 'text': 'You know, there are In Jewish tradition, for example,', 'start': 9064.69, 'duration': 3.458}, {'end': 9078.352, 'text': 'there are myriad analogies in the Torah and the Talmud that compare the role of a parent to the role of a God right?', 'start': 9068.148, 'duration': 10.204}, {'end': 9087.295, 'text': "No, human is prepared to play God and create and guide a life, but somehow we're forced into it as people.", 'start': 9078.932, 'duration': 8.363}, {'end': 9090.636, 'text': "And I think sometimes it's hard for..", 'start': 9087.995, 'duration': 2.641}, {'end': 9103.967, 'text': 'children to 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I was really worried it was going to be another four-letter word.', 'start': 9331.889, 'duration': 12.182}, {'end': 9344.971, 'text': "There's so many.", 'start': 9344.231, 'duration': 0.74}, {'end': 9345.772, 'text': 'There are many.', 'start': 9344.991, 'duration': 0.781}, {'end': 9349.114, 'text': "It doesn't even rise to the level of a question.", 'start': 9346.332, 'duration': 2.782}, {'end': 9360.781, 'text': "I mean, I just, there are a tiny number of people with whom you share so much life that you can't even think of yourself in their absence.", 'start': 9349.134, 'duration': 11.647}, {'end': 9370.767, 'text': "And I don't know if Zev would find that, but it's, you can have a kid and never make this level of connection.", 'start': 9361.882, 'duration': 8.885}, {'end': 9387.644, 'text': 'I think even right down to the fact that when Zev chooses boogie-woogie piano for his own set of reasons why I would choose boogie-woogie piano if I could play in any style,', 'start': 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civilizations in the universe is considered through the lens of unknown or not accepted theories of physics, with a focus on the ability to escape soon after unlocking the power of the atom, leading to a trajectory of increasingly complex and fascinating life forms.', 'The discussion explores the concept of multiple temporal dimensions, challenging conventional frameworks and offering a mental exercise to break the limitations of thinking in one temporal dimension.', 'The Pentagon released multiple videos of strange UFOs, challenging trust and truth in information.', 'The release of videos has impacted the nature of reality and frameworks.', 'The lack of government coherence and transparency is highlighted.', 'The importance of abstracting the freedom of speech for ideas to hold infrastructure companies accountable is emphasized.', 'The challenges faced by sex workers such as harassment by financial systems and denial of services from companies like MailChimp are discussed.', 'The manipulation of free speech by tech giants, as evidenced by the banning of Donald Trump from Twitter, is highlighted.', 'The intertwining of extremism, political dynamics, and tech money is discussed.', 'Elon Musk embodies qualities of an adult in the tech industry, focusing on groundbreaking work and thinking about the future.', 'The erosion of academic freedom and the impact of peer review and funding constraints on research and intellectual freedom.', 'The evolving nature of freedom of speech in the digital era and its abstraction into the online space, raising questions about the ideal and practical implementation.', "Advocacy for civil disobedience against JSTOR, Elsevier, and Springer's exploitation of taxpayer-funded research", 'The importance of engaging with Curtis Yarvin in the birth and development of the alt-right is acknowledged.', 'The challenges and risks involved in navigating the conversation with Curtis Yarvin are emphasized.', 'The IDW lacks an institutional base for self-reflection and has faced criticism, leading to confusion and integrity concerns.', 'The importance of maintaining friendships despite ideological differences is emphasized.', 'The need to resist pre-programmed responses and labels in discourse is highlighted as crucial for meaningful conversations and understanding different perspectives.', 'The importance of leveraging untapped communities for sourcing talent and countering diminishing returns from over-mining certain communities.', 'The need to prioritize merit-based opportunities and resources for underrepresented communities, advocating for diversity and inclusion based on greed for innovation rather than guilt.', 'The comparison of technical debt in computer science to the summit of a theory, emphasizing the minimal technical debt in the current theory.', 'Explanation of gauge transformations in relation to geometric unity, highlighting the need for a clear demonstration and visualization of the concept.', "Criticisms of existing physics theories, including string theory and loop quantum gravity, and a preference for Wolfram's cellular automata theory.", 'Eric emphasizes the importance of radical humility and self-confidence for his son Zev, acknowledging his abilities and challenges at age 15.', "Zev expresses gratitude for Eric's realistic approach in parenting, acknowledging the profound impact of their bond on creating a less lonely world and the invaluable gift of self-teaching paradigm.", "Eric reflects on the impactful relationship with Zev, emphasizing the genuine spirit, outside-the-box intellectual commitment, and the value of Zev's voice for his generation, making the world less lonely.", "Eric expresses deep appreciation for the friendship and meaningful connection with Zev, highlighting the optimism and hopefulness in Zev's development as an intellect.", "Eric recognizes the need for forgiveness towards those who do not appreciate Zev's gifts, highlighting the burden of carrying dialectical tensions and taking care of those who complicate and frustrate his life."]}