Chapter
The Power of Systems and the Neutering of Smart People
1:53:34 - 1:58:35 (05:01)
The tobacco industry had to put its archives on the web as part of the tobacco settlement, shedding light on their strategies and tactics of destruction. In the same way, every person is signed up to be ruined by the system, no matter who you are, and every smart person has blind spots that can quickly diminish their influence.
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Eric Weinstein talks about how the battle against the system is all in your mind and how people let outside influences control their thoughts and opinions.
1:53:34 - 1:55:39 (02:05)
Summary
Eric Weinstein talks about how the battle against the system is all in your mind and how people let outside influences control their thoughts and opinions. He discusses the power of the media over people's perceptions.
ChapterThe Power of Systems and the Neutering of Smart People
Episode#134 – Eric Weinstein: On the Nature of Good and Evil, Genius and Madness
PodcastLex Fridman Podcast
The Tobacco Institute's archives were made public as part of the American tobacco settlement, revealing the industry's destructive tactics and its ability to neutralize anyone despite their virtue or ruthless nature.
1:55:39 - 1:58:35 (02:56)
Summary
The Tobacco Institute's archives were made public as part of the American tobacco settlement, revealing the industry's destructive tactics and its ability to neutralize anyone despite their virtue or ruthless nature.