The second in a three-part series on Eric Weinstein’s ideas about growth, stagnation, and political fakery.
WATCH PART 1 HERE
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SOURCES:
Kayfabe: https://www.edge.org/response-detail/…
Anthropic Capitalism and the New Gimmick Economy: https://www.edge.org/response-detail/…
Economic Nationalism as Driving Force of Populism in the US: https://fsi-live.s3.us-west-1.amazona…
Wealth Transfer: https://theportal.group/33-wealth-tra…
The Great Stagnation: https://www.amazon.com/Great-Stagnati…
Science Since Babylon: https://www.amazon.com/Science-Since-…
The Image: A Guide to Pseudo-Events in America: https://www.amazon.com/Image-Guide-Ps…
Fantasyland: How America Went Haywire: https://www.amazon.com/Fantasyland-Am…
On WTF Happened in 1971:
https://wtfhappenedin1971.com/
https://slatestarcodex.com/2019/02/25…
https://slatestarcodex.com/2018/11/26…
https://astralcodexten.substack.com/p…
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wCM5b…
TIMESTAMPS:
00:00 Cold Open: MSG Riot
01:31 The Upgraded Secret History of Modern America
03:04 Extravagant Expectations
04:01 WTF Happened in 1971?
04:59 The Original Singularity
06:46 Embedded Growth Obligations
08:59 The New Gimmick Economy
10:34 The Idealism of Competitiveness
12:19 The Idealism of Globalization
14:11 Growth, Violence, and Fantasy
15:26 Part 3 Preview
