Ari Wallach

Now, it won't be perfect. There'll still be divorces and maybe murders and mayhem. But if we start backdropping our future visions in worlds that are better than they are today, I would argue that will be the stories that start acting as a kedge to help pull us through this narrow moment of flux and chaos that is this intertidal.

Now, it won't be perfect. There'll still be divorces and maybe murders and mayhem. But if we start backdropping our future visions in worlds that are better than they are today, I would argue that will be the stories that start acting as a kedge to help pull us through this narrow moment of flux and chaos that is this intertidal.

So the question you're getting at is – In a lot of the work that I've read and listened to on this podcast, oftentimes it's about how do we, obviously, how do we optimize the self? And I mean that in a good way, not in a selfish way. How do we make ourselves better? That's where you have to start. I'm advocating for how do we optimize society? How do we optimize civilization?

So the question you're getting at is – In a lot of the work that I've read and listened to on this podcast, oftentimes it's about how do we, obviously, how do we optimize the self? And I mean that in a good way, not in a selfish way. How do we make ourselves better? That's where you have to start. I'm advocating for how do we optimize society? How do we optimize civilization?

So the question you're getting at is – In a lot of the work that I've read and listened to on this podcast, oftentimes it's about how do we, obviously, how do we optimize the self? And I mean that in a good way, not in a selfish way. How do we make ourselves better? That's where you have to start. I'm advocating for how do we optimize society? How do we optimize civilization?

And this is a clear case where, unlike when we think of scale being make more widgets at a cheaper price, this is really a 1 plus 1 plus 1 plus 1 at infinity. So at infinitum, if we think about just, for example, how many listeners and viewers there are of this podcast? Millions, right? And how many people they interact with within their within their closest sphere and you go out. Right.

And this is a clear case where, unlike when we think of scale being make more widgets at a cheaper price, this is really a 1 plus 1 plus 1 plus 1 at infinity. So at infinitum, if we think about just, for example, how many listeners and viewers there are of this podcast? Millions, right? And how many people they interact with within their within their closest sphere and you go out. Right.

And this is a clear case where, unlike when we think of scale being make more widgets at a cheaper price, this is really a 1 plus 1 plus 1 plus 1 at infinity. So at infinitum, if we think about just, for example, how many listeners and viewers there are of this podcast? Millions, right? And how many people they interact with within their within their closest sphere and you go out. Right.

So right now, your listeners have the potential to live and act long path in this way where they're doing something for a greater. They're thinking about their purpose in the world as nested within the larger universe.

So right now, your listeners have the potential to live and act long path in this way where they're doing something for a greater. They're thinking about their purpose in the world as nested within the larger universe.

So right now, your listeners have the potential to live and act long path in this way where they're doing something for a greater. They're thinking about their purpose in the world as nested within the larger universe.

purpose of our species to allow for more mass flourishing in the future for generations to come, if you think about your listeners and how they interact and how they model behavior and their spheres, you're at 30, 40, 50 million people, right? That's a very, very large number. And what we know about social and emotional contagion is that these things are contagious. They are memes.

purpose of our species to allow for more mass flourishing in the future for generations to come, if you think about your listeners and how they interact and how they model behavior and their spheres, you're at 30, 40, 50 million people, right? That's a very, very large number. And what we know about social and emotional contagion is that these things are contagious. They are memes.

purpose of our species to allow for more mass flourishing in the future for generations to come, if you think about your listeners and how they interact and how they model behavior and their spheres, you're at 30, 40, 50 million people, right? That's a very, very large number. And what we know about social and emotional contagion is that these things are contagious. They are memes.

This is Susan Blackmore's work. That's how it scales. It actually is one of those things where you're not going to just add powder and it all of a sudden will create this optimal future for everyone because only one person does it. We all have a role to play in it. It's like literally what I would want is anyone who's listening or watching this,

This is Susan Blackmore's work. That's how it scales. It actually is one of those things where you're not going to just add powder and it all of a sudden will create this optimal future for everyone because only one person does it. We all have a role to play in it. It's like literally what I would want is anyone who's listening or watching this,

This is Susan Blackmore's work. That's how it scales. It actually is one of those things where you're not going to just add powder and it all of a sudden will create this optimal future for everyone because only one person does it. We all have a role to play in it. It's like literally what I would want is anyone who's listening or watching this,

when they're done doing it, to take a few minutes and think about what kind of futures do I want for myself, for my family, for the generations to come? And what is my role in that great play? What do I have to do? And yes, you need the protocols to kind of bring you back into there, right? For me, it's easy because I wrote the book. I did the show. I can just think long path. I can do it.

when they're done doing it, to take a few minutes and think about what kind of futures do I want for myself, for my family, for the generations to come? And what is my role in that great play? What do I have to do? And yes, you need the protocols to kind of bring you back into there, right? For me, it's easy because I wrote the book. I did the show. I can just think long path. I can do it.

when they're done doing it, to take a few minutes and think about what kind of futures do I want for myself, for my family, for the generations to come? And what is my role in that great play? What do I have to do? And yes, you need the protocols to kind of bring you back into there, right? For me, it's easy because I wrote the book. I did the show. I can just think long path. I can do it.