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00:00 Intro 1:00 Unpacking the SBF quote 4:00 Introducing Joe Henrich’s “WEIRD” 6:15 Introducing Tom Holland’s “Dominion” 7:10 Nietzsche’s criticism of Christianity 8:45 Christianity’s inversion of morality 11:40 Is Wokeness the logical conclusion of Christianity? 15:00 The Christ narrative as the central narrative 16:20 Is WEIRD taking over the world? 17:20 Antonio’s upcoming circumcision 20:30 Why we can’t have Nietzschian morality in TV shows 24:30 Kanye, Trump, Elon 26:30 Introducing James Burnham and the rise of professional managerial class 31:30 How Elon is a threat to the PMC 34:00 Can other countries resist WEIRD? 38:30 What would Balaji say about the case for America? 41:50 Balaji’s Network State 43:20 Is social media going to fragment? 46:35 America is consistent with the process of evolution 48:20 We need more cleaving of the elites
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00:00 Intro
1:00 Unpacking the SBF quote
4:00 Introducing Joe Henrich’s “WEIRD”
6:15 Introducing Tom Holland’s “Dominion”
7:10 Nietzsche’s criticism of Christianity
8:45 Christianity’s inversion of morality
11:40 Is Wokeness the logical conclusion of Christianity?
15:00 The Christ narrative as the central narrative
16:20 Is WEIRD taking over the world?
17:20 Antonio’s upcoming circumcision
20:30 Why we can’t have Nietzschian morality in TV shows
24:30 Kanye, Trump, Elon
26:30 Introducing James Burnham and the rise of professional managerial class
31:30 How Elon is a threat to the PMC
34:00 Can other countries resist WEIRD?
38:30 What would Balaji say about the case for America?
41:50 Balaji’s Network State
43:20 Is social media going to fragment?
46:35 America is consistent with the process of evolution
48:20 We need more cleaving of the elites