Podcast - War On SenseMaking - Daniel Schmachtenberger
Episode 1
- human minds are awfully malleable
- Symmetry of power increase in
[[
Evolution
]] (except in humans)
- Cheetahs and deers get faster together. Slower ones die behind
- Nature stays in balance
- Humans power increases asymetrically from all other species
- Cheetahs and deers get faster together. Slower ones die behind
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[[
Propagative memes propagate more than true memes
]]
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[[
Protector memes help memes last longer
]]
- They make us defer thinking to others
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[[
Protector memes help memes last longer
]]
- [[ Malthus was wrong ]]
Episode 2 (War on Sense-Making 4)
- Pandemic Considerations
- Is it possible that the US slow response was simply incompetence?
- Or is it possible for some interests to have contributed to such a slow response?
- Hedge Funds selling stocks at a high in February and shorting stuff
- We don’t know but it’s something to think about
- Getting comfortable with uncertainty, but also seeking more and more certainty
- Some laws of physics we can be pretty certain of, until they are disproved.
Episode 3 (War on Sense-Making 5)
- Idea of [[ Information Commons ]]
- Markets uncontrolled will produce terrible consequences for long term, they’ll create a market for human trafficking etc…
- Government’s role is to watch the predatory aspects of the market.
- People’s role is to watch the government and make sure they do their job.
- Most people are certain about their beliefs.
- Certainty gives a sense of security. [[ Humans have a need for Certainty ]]
- I have to be comfortable with uncertainty otherwise I’ll jump to false certainties
Created on: 2020-10-10 Creator: Daniel Schmachtenberger Link: Topic (tags): sense-making
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