How covid accelerated the evolution of work meetings 6:47 - What is quantitative analysis? And how is it different from hedging bets? 13:36 - The world, especially after covid, has changed with respect to investing and decision-making, what do these changes look like? What will they result in? 19:08 - The crazy thing about Silicon Valley 21:24 - A rule of thumb for filtering who to have political discussions with 22:07 - How mainstream media in America is committing suicide 31:12 - How to deal with self-deception and how it is easier for intelligent people to fall prey to self-deception. 36:47 - How do you navigate the differences between eastern and western philosophy? 48:04 - The dangers of premature certainty 48:43 - The truth behind the law of attraction 54:01 - What is negative compounding and why should you be wary of it? 1:00:50 - Why free societies do better than unfree societies. 1:12:31 - Why you should see life as a “choose-your-own-adventure” game 1:20:44 - Why the atomization of society, the destruction of geographical boundaries by the internet, and addiction to social media outrage all work to serve a healthy purpose. 1:31:20 - Why marketing is the bedrock of all of humanity’s greatest institutions.