Michael Shellenberger

They were hardcore in their demand for democracy and free speech. Our establishment forgot it. They turned on their own people. They became swept up in their power, their narcissism, their elitism, their nihilism. And I mean, I love this. I mean, I'm in a great mood. I mean, I mean, this is, by the way, I also want to say we're headed to ARC. We have seen the complete collapse.

destruction of the World Economic Forum. It has no legitimacy. It's embarrassing for world leaders to go there. It's run by a cartoon character villain, a character who's literally in Joe Rogan's toilet. Like you go to do a Joe Rogan podcast, he's in the toilet. That's how seriously In the pop culture, he is a ridiculous villain.

destruction of the World Economic Forum. It has no legitimacy. It's embarrassing for world leaders to go there. It's run by a cartoon character villain, a character who's literally in Joe Rogan's toilet. Like you go to do a Joe Rogan podcast, he's in the toilet. That's how seriously In the pop culture, he is a ridiculous villain.

destruction of the World Economic Forum. It has no legitimacy. It's embarrassing for world leaders to go there. It's run by a cartoon character villain, a character who's literally in Joe Rogan's toilet. Like you go to do a Joe Rogan podcast, he's in the toilet. That's how seriously In the pop culture, he is a ridiculous villain.

World Economic Forum, because I know you founded ARC in part, I'm sure you had a lot of motivations, but certainly in part as a counterweight to world. You're not the counterweight. ARC is not the counterweight anymore.

World Economic Forum, because I know you founded ARC in part, I'm sure you had a lot of motivations, but certainly in part as a counterweight to world. You're not the counterweight. ARC is not the counterweight anymore.

World Economic Forum, because I know you founded ARC in part, I'm sure you had a lot of motivations, but certainly in part as a counterweight to world. You're not the counterweight. ARC is not the counterweight anymore.

ARC is the main event for intellectual life in the West oriented around a continuation and, first of all, a celebration of human specialness, a continuation of Western civilization as the best and only way to to help all humans achieve their internal potential. It's this, I mean, so for me, what a year for ARK.

ARC is the main event for intellectual life in the West oriented around a continuation and, first of all, a celebration of human specialness, a continuation of Western civilization as the best and only way to to help all humans achieve their internal potential. It's this, I mean, so for me, what a year for ARK.

ARC is the main event for intellectual life in the West oriented around a continuation and, first of all, a celebration of human specialness, a continuation of Western civilization as the best and only way to to help all humans achieve their internal potential. It's this, I mean, so for me, what a year for ARK.

I mean, and it's a moment to kind of, I think you look back and it's not January, but you knew the Janus phase. You look back, you look forward, we're clearly entering a new era, you know, and it's not totally clear what it is at all. And look at what we've got on our table. We're coming to a new era. It's a new media ecosystem. You get elected in different ways. It's social media and podcasting.

I mean, and it's a moment to kind of, I think you look back and it's not January, but you knew the Janus phase. You look back, you look forward, we're clearly entering a new era, you know, and it's not totally clear what it is at all. And look at what we've got on our table. We're coming to a new era. It's a new media ecosystem. You get elected in different ways. It's social media and podcasting.

I mean, and it's a moment to kind of, I think you look back and it's not January, but you knew the Janus phase. You look back, you look forward, we're clearly entering a new era, you know, and it's not totally clear what it is at all. And look at what we've got on our table. We're coming to a new era. It's a new media ecosystem. You get elected in different ways. It's social media and podcasting.

You have to be able to sit. In 1960, you had to be able to be handsome on television. That's what the television revolution was about. The podcasting revolution is you must be able to sit for three hours with Joe Rogan and answer questions. And if you are unable to do that, as Kamala Harris was, you can't be president. OK, so you've got to have some intellectual fortitude and stamina.

You have to be able to sit. In 1960, you had to be able to be handsome on television. That's what the television revolution was about. The podcasting revolution is you must be able to sit for three hours with Joe Rogan and answer questions. And if you are unable to do that, as Kamala Harris was, you can't be president. OK, so you've got to have some intellectual fortitude and stamina.

You have to be able to sit. In 1960, you had to be able to be handsome on television. That's what the television revolution was about. The podcasting revolution is you must be able to sit for three hours with Joe Rogan and answer questions. And if you are unable to do that, as Kamala Harris was, you can't be president. OK, so you've got to have some intellectual fortitude and stamina.

And then we've got this massive technological question in front of us in terms of AI. We have two wars that are about to be wound down, need to be wound down. Big questions around NATO. Existential questions around our commitment to NATO. So I can't think of a kind of, you know, more important—I mean, I think it was prescient to set up ARC— I think Ark has so much gravity as a center for this.

And then we've got this massive technological question in front of us in terms of AI. We have two wars that are about to be wound down, need to be wound down. Big questions around NATO. Existential questions around our commitment to NATO. So I can't think of a kind of, you know, more important—I mean, I think it was prescient to set up ARC— I think Ark has so much gravity as a center for this.

And then we've got this massive technological question in front of us in terms of AI. We have two wars that are about to be wound down, need to be wound down. Big questions around NATO. Existential questions around our commitment to NATO. So I can't think of a kind of, you know, more important—I mean, I think it was prescient to set up ARC— I think Ark has so much gravity as a center for this.

It is the twilight. It's not even the twilight of the idols. We are zero dark 30 of the idols, and I think we're coming to daybreak. A new dawn is coming, but it's still very dark.