Eric Weinstein
8 HN recommenders · recommended in 10 months, 2019–2024
2:52:07 · 1.2M views · Jul 19, 2019
Peter Thiel is the first guest on Eric Weinstein's The Portal, in a nearly three-hour conversation about technological stagnation, institutional failure and the link between growth and violence. They discuss universities, the economy and the search for a more ambitious future.
HN people recommend it as a thought-provoking, wide-ranging case for the stagnation thesis, worth hearing even if you disagree with Thiel.
11 comments from Hacker News
I recommend that people listen to that episode even if it's not interesting to you. Very good food for thought. Video: this video Audio: [LINK]
There was a lengthy interview with Peter Thiel a few years back: this video It's interesting and worth watching, but it becomes apparent that Thiel is a financier, and science takes place on a different timescale. Better seek advice from someone who was active when US science was still functional, let's say Roy Vagelos.
I've studied Thiel, he's just not mainstream left. If you want to listen to him with good faith, I enjoyed this interview: this video Doesn't come across evil to me unless by evil you mean just not mainstream left, which might be the correct in the valley.
I enjoyed this podcast[0] with Peter Thiel and Eric Weinstein, where one of their central discussion points is the current stagnation of technological innovation, beginning in the mid 1970s, with the sole exception of computer software. [0] this video
This is also discussed on the very first episode [0] of The Portal where Eric Weinstein talks with Peter Thiel. It's been a while since I listened to it but I remember I found it to be an interesting discussion and an unusual viewpoint. [0] this video