Bret Weinstein

So I don't know what the sophisticated way to make it maximally likely that other societies take on those values is, but I know that it was happening organically without us having to do terribly much. And so the real question is, how do we make that a winner so that it organically catches on, and how do we reinforce it when it does?

So I don't know what the sophisticated way to make it maximally likely that other societies take on those values is, but I know that it was happening organically without us having to do terribly much. And so the real question is, how do we make that a winner so that it organically catches on, and how do we reinforce it when it does?

I am loosely paying attention to the AI competition. I'm conflicted about it. I don't think there's anything we can do to regulate AI competition that doesn't make matters worse. I'm very concerned about the outgrowth of...

I am loosely paying attention to the AI competition. I'm conflicted about it. I don't think there's anything we can do to regulate AI competition that doesn't make matters worse. I'm very concerned about the outgrowth of...

I am loosely paying attention to the AI competition. I'm conflicted about it. I don't think there's anything we can do to regulate AI competition that doesn't make matters worse. I'm very concerned about the outgrowth of...

This transformative technology, I think even the most mundane disruptions that will come from it, things like disruptions to the job market, are going to be a profound challenge to our society, and we're going to have to come up with an approach that allows us to tolerate the disruption.

This transformative technology, I think even the most mundane disruptions that will come from it, things like disruptions to the job market, are going to be a profound challenge to our society, and we're going to have to come up with an approach that allows us to tolerate the disruption.

This transformative technology, I think even the most mundane disruptions that will come from it, things like disruptions to the job market, are going to be a profound challenge to our society, and we're going to have to come up with an approach that allows us to tolerate the disruption.

Well, let's talk about the ultimate source of this problem. Our ancestors were our hunter-gatherer ancestors, even our farming ancestors, lived in a world where The world itself provided the incentive structure, right? If you didn't work hard enough as a hunter-gatherer, it manifested as hunger and jeopardy. So people were naturally incentivized to invest in the right kind of stuff.

Well, let's talk about the ultimate source of this problem. Our ancestors were our hunter-gatherer ancestors, even our farming ancestors, lived in a world where The world itself provided the incentive structure, right? If you didn't work hard enough as a hunter-gatherer, it manifested as hunger and jeopardy. So people were naturally incentivized to invest in the right kind of stuff.

Well, let's talk about the ultimate source of this problem. Our ancestors were our hunter-gatherer ancestors, even our farming ancestors, lived in a world where The world itself provided the incentive structure, right? If you didn't work hard enough as a hunter-gatherer, it manifested as hunger and jeopardy. So people were naturally incentivized to invest in the right kind of stuff.

And the right kind of stuff is hard work in some cases where, you know, you pursue the materials that make your hut better, that procure more food for your family. Or it could be insight. where you figure out some way to do something better, so you make more with what you've already figured out how to get. That's a very natural structure, and it's what we neurologically are built for.

And the right kind of stuff is hard work in some cases where, you know, you pursue the materials that make your hut better, that procure more food for your family. Or it could be insight. where you figure out some way to do something better, so you make more with what you've already figured out how to get. That's a very natural structure, and it's what we neurologically are built for.

And the right kind of stuff is hard work in some cases where, you know, you pursue the materials that make your hut better, that procure more food for your family. Or it could be insight. where you figure out some way to do something better, so you make more with what you've already figured out how to get. That's a very natural structure, and it's what we neurologically are built for.

The economy has some of that characteristic. The economy rewards hard work somewhat, and it rewards insight somewhat. But it also rewards cheating, and it rewards lots of unproductive behavior that actually destroys wealth but creates a profit.

The economy has some of that characteristic. The economy rewards hard work somewhat, and it rewards insight somewhat. But it also rewards cheating, and it rewards lots of unproductive behavior that actually destroys wealth but creates a profit.

The economy has some of that characteristic. The economy rewards hard work somewhat, and it rewards insight somewhat. But it also rewards cheating, and it rewards lots of unproductive behavior that actually destroys wealth but creates a profit.

Yeah. For example, it rewards gambling. It rewards interference, competition, all sorts of stuff. You know, destroying wealth is actually a big part of our economy. And the way the mythology of free market capitalism works, you're getting paid for producing stuff that enhances us all. But what fraction of the economy is actually dedicated to activities that destroy wealth?

Yeah. For example, it rewards gambling. It rewards interference, competition, all sorts of stuff. You know, destroying wealth is actually a big part of our economy. And the way the mythology of free market capitalism works, you're getting paid for producing stuff that enhances us all. But what fraction of the economy is actually dedicated to activities that destroy wealth?

Yeah. For example, it rewards gambling. It rewards interference, competition, all sorts of stuff. You know, destroying wealth is actually a big part of our economy. And the way the mythology of free market capitalism works, you're getting paid for producing stuff that enhances us all. But what fraction of the economy is actually dedicated to activities that destroy wealth?