Chapter
The Importance of Likeability and Institutional Credibility in Politics
1:30:20 - 1:39:03 (08:42)
The ability to be likeable and have institutional credibility is important in politics, especially when it comes to presidential candidates. Deterministic statements regarding the COVID-19 vaccine have damaged the reputations of both sides, and the populist diatribe heard from both sides comes from the allocation of resources, capital, and power to a select few people.
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The podcast discusses the concept of mimesis theory which is the idea that people imitate and copy each other causing conflicts.
1:30:20 - 1:33:58 (03:37)
Summary
The podcast discusses the concept of mimesis theory which is the idea that people imitate and copy each other causing conflicts. This concept was introduced by Rene Girard, a twentieth-century philosopher, and is widely studied by people like Peter Thiel.
ChapterThe Importance of Likeability and Institutional Credibility in Politics
EpisodeE60: The 2021 Bestie Awards PLUS Jack Dorsey starts the Web3 Wars
PodcastAll-In with Chamath, Jason, Sacks & Friedberg
Politicians who made deterministic statements regarding the effectiveness of vaccines and those who said that COVID wasn't worth worrying about, are now catching the virus themselves.
1:33:58 - 1:36:17 (02:19)
Summary
Politicians who made deterministic statements regarding the effectiveness of vaccines and those who said that COVID wasn't worth worrying about, are now catching the virus themselves. These statements have damaged their reputations and shown that COVID doesn't discriminate.
ChapterThe Importance of Likeability and Institutional Credibility in Politics
EpisodeE60: The 2021 Bestie Awards PLUS Jack Dorsey starts the Web3 Wars
PodcastAll-In with Chamath, Jason, Sacks & Friedberg
The Importance of the "Who Would You Want to Have a Beer with?" Question for Presidential Candidates
The question of who a person would want to have a beer with is important because people don't want to be scolded by moral absolutists.
1:36:17 - 1:39:03 (02:45)
Summary
The question of who a person would want to have a beer with is important because people don't want to be scolded by moral absolutists. Populist diatribes from both sides are driven by the allocation of resources, capital, and power to a small number of people.