Episode · The Realignment · 2021-01-14
Books mentioned on Ep. 90: Erik Torenberg on Realignments in Tech, Media, and Education
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Erik Torenberg discussed Where good ideas come from by Steven Johnson, The Sovereign Individual by James Dale Davidson and others, and Why Liberalism Failed by Patrick J. Deneen.
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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Where good ideas come from
Where Good Ideas Come From by Steven Johnson is an insightful non-fiction book that explores the historical and environmental patterns that foster innovation, such as the concept of the slow hunch and serendipitous collisions.
Discussed“when stephen johnson in his book where good ideas come from i mean the tldr of that book is it comes from a marketplace of ideas”
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The Sovereign Individual
The Sovereign Individual by James Dale Davidson and Lord William Rees-Mogg is a visionary late-twentieth-century book that anticipates the decline of the nation-state and the rise of decentralized digital economies, remote work, and cryptocurrencies.
Discussed“what biology is most influenced by is is the sovereign individual which is this sort of idea it's a book and the main thesis is that...”
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Why Liberalism Failed
Why Liberalism Failed by Patrick J.
Discussed“what i'm more sympathetic to is this idea that patrick dineen's argument of why liberalism fails which is basically that it becomes a victim of its own success”
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