We discuss qualitative and quantitative moats, midwits, altruism, egalitarianism, regulation, obstructionism and more. Twitter Brian (@psychosort) Moritz (@moritzW42) Blogs Brian: From the New World Moritz: Scaling Knowledge Content: (00:00) Brian's background (03:20) On writing (07:05) AI doomers: steel man and critique (14:05) Job displacement (19:20) Signaling jobs (28:20) Future economics of art (31:10) Qualitative v. quantitative moats (Google doc leak) (37:00) Midwits and conformity selection (40:00) How to fix Midwits phenomenon (Civil service reforms) (42:00) Why the free market selects against the free market (46:00) Problems with regulators (FDA and co.) (52:00) The root of Altruism (55:00) Origin of envy (55:25) Conspiracy theories and egalitarianism (1:00:00) Egalitarian murders (1:06:45) Polarization and obstructionism (1:09:05) Obstructionism and regulation (1:10:25) Issue polarization, affective polarization, and partisanship (1:12:00) Education system and the Freddie deBoer case Rss Apple Podcaster →
