Eric Czuleger

the main character can never remember who they're at war with. It's either like Oceania or like Eurasia, right? And so, yeah, I mean, would that work? Sure. Is it ideal? I don't think so. I don't think it's ideal to lie to a population in order to like make sure that they're believing the same things. And frankly, I think that we're better than that.

Yeah, and I know that Andy talks about that too. You know, there's a great line in a poem by the writer Kay Tempest who says something along the lines of, They treat us like idiots, but that's their problem. But when we behave like idiots, it becomes our problem. So yeah, do people in power oftentimes infantilize the people that they represent? Certainly. But the...

Yeah, and I know that Andy talks about that too. You know, there's a great line in a poem by the writer Kay Tempest who says something along the lines of, They treat us like idiots, but that's their problem. But when we behave like idiots, it becomes our problem. So yeah, do people in power oftentimes infantilize the people that they represent? Certainly. But the...

Yeah, and I know that Andy talks about that too. You know, there's a great line in a poem by the writer Kay Tempest who says something along the lines of, They treat us like idiots, but that's their problem. But when we behave like idiots, it becomes our problem. So yeah, do people in power oftentimes infantilize the people that they represent? Certainly. But the...

the institutions that we have put in place are there in order to at least give us the capability of pushing back. And I think, at least my belief is that, and I think Andy would disagree with me, But my belief is that we can and should trust the American population more than it seems like happens with our elected leaders. And I think this is ultimately kind of –

the institutions that we have put in place are there in order to at least give us the capability of pushing back. And I think, at least my belief is that, and I think Andy would disagree with me, But my belief is that we can and should trust the American population more than it seems like happens with our elected leaders. And I think this is ultimately kind of –

the institutions that we have put in place are there in order to at least give us the capability of pushing back. And I think, at least my belief is that, and I think Andy would disagree with me, But my belief is that we can and should trust the American population more than it seems like happens with our elected leaders. And I think this is ultimately kind of –

Yeah, I think that we should trust individuals. I mean, I trust individuals more than organizations personally. Yeah, for sure. And I think that this kind of goes back to, I mean, there's like in any geopolitical book that you ever read, chapter two, 100% will always talk about like Hobbes versus Rousseau, right?

Yeah, I think that we should trust individuals. I mean, I trust individuals more than organizations personally. Yeah, for sure. And I think that this kind of goes back to, I mean, there's like in any geopolitical book that you ever read, chapter two, 100% will always talk about like Hobbes versus Rousseau, right?

Yeah, I think that we should trust individuals. I mean, I trust individuals more than organizations personally. Yeah, for sure. And I think that this kind of goes back to, I mean, there's like in any geopolitical book that you ever read, chapter two, 100% will always talk about like Hobbes versus Rousseau, right?

So Thomas Hobbes, you know, a man in a state of nature is lonely, nasty, brutish, and short is his life. Something like that. You know, it's a real... Real rough. But he essentially believes that we're naturally in a state of nature, you know, evil conniving and those appetites need to be constrained for the proper functioning of society. Right.

So Thomas Hobbes, you know, a man in a state of nature is lonely, nasty, brutish, and short is his life. Something like that. You know, it's a real... Real rough. But he essentially believes that we're naturally in a state of nature, you know, evil conniving and those appetites need to be constrained for the proper functioning of society. Right.

So Thomas Hobbes, you know, a man in a state of nature is lonely, nasty, brutish, and short is his life. Something like that. You know, it's a real... Real rough. But he essentially believes that we're naturally in a state of nature, you know, evil conniving and those appetites need to be constrained for the proper functioning of society. Right.

And that's constrained in his book Leviathan by the Leviathan. So we're giving up those freedoms in order to constrain our natural inclination towards violence and chaos. And then there's Rousseau who says that in a state of nature, man is naturally equal. He's willing to cooperate and more tranquil. I think Bustamante's opinion here is more on the Hobbesian side of things where we're

And that's constrained in his book Leviathan by the Leviathan. So we're giving up those freedoms in order to constrain our natural inclination towards violence and chaos. And then there's Rousseau who says that in a state of nature, man is naturally equal. He's willing to cooperate and more tranquil. I think Bustamante's opinion here is more on the Hobbesian side of things where we're

And that's constrained in his book Leviathan by the Leviathan. So we're giving up those freedoms in order to constrain our natural inclination towards violence and chaos. And then there's Rousseau who says that in a state of nature, man is naturally equal. He's willing to cooperate and more tranquil. I think Bustamante's opinion here is more on the Hobbesian side of things where we're

we need to use societal controls to constrain the individual because if left unchecked, they're going to make decisions that are not only bad for themselves, but bad for society writ large. This is your sort of like parent-child thing. I tend to trust individuals more, and I think that people really are reasonable actors when they're given proper information. I think that we've...

we need to use societal controls to constrain the individual because if left unchecked, they're going to make decisions that are not only bad for themselves, but bad for society writ large. This is your sort of like parent-child thing. I tend to trust individuals more, and I think that people really are reasonable actors when they're given proper information. I think that we've...

we need to use societal controls to constrain the individual because if left unchecked, they're going to make decisions that are not only bad for themselves, but bad for society writ large. This is your sort of like parent-child thing. I tend to trust individuals more, and I think that people really are reasonable actors when they're given proper information. I think that we've...

We've developed an information space right now where we're all sort of invested in these zero-sum politics where it's not enough that my side wins, but the other side has to lose at the same time. I don't think that's a fair broker of an information space. I don't know how to get that information space where people are treated like adults and – Transparency is the letter of the day.