Samo and I talk about history, gerontocracy, and energy.
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Timestamps
(0:00:00) Intro
(0:00:21) Knowledge decaying over time
(0:06:02) History and the overabundance of information
(0:11:10) History as a profession
(0:13:32) What would Hitler and Stalin think of our textbooks?
(0:16:44) What would we gain from a more accurate picture of history?
(0:22:31) Defining Live Players and Great Founders
(0:25:03) Live Players and philosophy
(0:30:15) Is China more fragile than the US?
(0:42:34) Gerontocracy and succession
(0:51:53) Will Capitalism last 100 years?
(1:04:02) Transition to clean energy
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Links
- Great Founder Theory manuscript
- Samo’s new podcast, Live Players
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