(0:00) intro and sponsor (1:20) introductions (who the f are we?) (3:00) Antonio introduction (5:12) Dan introduction (6:50) Farcaster (10:10) Erik introduction (12:30) the life of the mind vs the life of the founder (16:00) Being in the arena as a requisite to comment (18:30) Why is the podcast named “Moment of Zen”? (20:20) Erik is the Johnny Appleseed of group chats (23:30) Group chat culture (26:55) Reforming institutions vs building new ones (29:30) Antonio’s intellectual evolution (30:40) Europe is behind, but Antonio prefers it (31:40) Antonio feels like a teetotaler who runs a bar (32:50) LARPs (34:00) Explaining Fukuyama (37:50) What’s the best functioning institution today? (39:10) Richard Hanania (42:30) We don’t have a grand unifying projects anymore (45:00) Should the China threat be the unifying narrative? (48:05) Taiwan (49:56) Explaining Zeihan (1:00:20) When shit hits the fan, what country do you flee to? (1:02:40) Why doesn’t Prince Harry get a paternity test? (1:04:00) Europe vs America (1:08:20) Dan is bullish on Europeans, bearish on Europe (1:11:20) “Everything except the startup scene is better in Europe” (1:15:19) Why is the US public sector so much worse? (1:21:35) Why are we doing this show? (1:22:32) “How about we just don’t get canceled?” (1:23:55) Teasing upcoming guests (1:24:34) Erik’s favorite ex-convict?
(0:00) intro and sponsor
(1:20) introductions (who the f are we?)
(3:00) Antonio introduction
(5:12) Dan introduction
(6:50) Farcaster
(10:10) Erik introduction
(12:30) the life of the mind vs the life of the founder
(16:00) Being in the arena as a requisite to comment
(18:30) Why is the podcast named “Moment of Zen”?
(20:20) Erik is the Johnny Appleseed of group chats
(23:30) Group chat culture
(26:55) Reforming institutions vs building new ones
(29:30) Antonio’s intellectual evolution
(30:40) Europe is behind, but Antonio prefers it
(31:40) Antonio feels like a teetotaler who runs a bar
(32:50) LARPs
(34:00) Explaining Fukuyama
(37:50) What’s the best functioning institution today?
(39:10) Richard Hanania
(42:30) We don’t have a grand unifying projects anymore
(45:00) Should the China threat be the unifying narrative?
(48:05) Taiwan
(49:56) Explaining Zeihan
(1:00:20) When shit hits the fan, what country do you flee to?
(1:02:40) Why doesn’t Prince Harry get a paternity test?
(1:04:00) Europe vs America
(1:08:20) Dan is bullish on Europeans, bearish on Europe
(1:11:20) “Everything except the startup scene is better in Europe”
(1:15:19) Why is the US public sector so much worse?
(1:21:35) Why are we doing this show?
(1:22:32) “How about we just don’t get canceled?”
(1:23:55) Teasing upcoming guests
(1:24:34) Erik’s favorite ex-convict?