David Epstein
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303 appearances
2 recordings
1 series
first heard Jul 2026
last heard 6d ago
David Epstein’s voice in public audio — every appearance, attributed to the second.
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Trevor Burrus I mean, even had the you said you know most reasonable people could see that the metaverse was stupid.
I think even had it worked, I think it would have been terrible for people.
Because again, I I was starting to do that in real life, going into a universe of my own creation where I was on my own schedule and, you know, not inconveniencing myself.
So I think maybe a lot of people actually would have gone for that, but it would have been terrible.
Just like a lot of people would go for what I was going for and saying I can spend every month.
Moment.
In my own individualized world now, 'cause it seems so attractive.
It feels like what you want, but it's actually bad for uh for how humans, you know, a hypersocial species uh can thrive.
I mean I I would say that I'm well aware that I don't want the final say like in the book project, so this is at least from the time of signing contract to turning in, I turn in a little early, but it was meant to be two years.
And the first year I don't write.
All just architect like the more experience I've gotten the more I realize it's about the architect from one of the sentences.
And there is a certain point where I realize I have completely lost perspective.
There's stuff that's interesting to me that I just have no idea if it's interesting to other people anymore.
And so that involves, you know, what journalists call drowning some of my kittens or killing your babies, where there are things that I think are really kill your darlings, yeah.
That I think are really painful, but I'm aware enough that I've just lost perspective and that you really need that that other person.
Well it's also just like
Well it's also just like,
Real problematic space too.
Trevor Burrus, Jr.: When I sign this contract, I tell my agent, he knows that I freak out as soon as I sign the contract.
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