Robert Wright's Nonzero (private feed for eveningglass@gmail.com)
Society & Culture:Philosophy
There’s nothing physically wrong with Mickey. Did the Washington Post Style section do Matt Yglesias any favors? What the Post left out: Journolist and incrementalist bullshit. Bob sees through Mickey’s claim that Ben Smith is just a frenemy. White Lotus has been spoiled for Mickey (who doesn’t like it anyway). Bob defends Jeff Beck against Mickey’s negativity. Bob remembers Blake Hounshell. Is everyone on the edge? Thomas Eagleton was ahead of his time. The speed freak hall of fame. Mickey’s Matt Gaetz conspiracy theory. You’ll never guess who wrote Something in the Way She Moves. Has AI already gone woke? What Bob’s looking for in an AI isn’t ChatGPT. Another prediction that Wokism is dying. Is the dam bursting on scientific breakthroughs?—a shot to make you younger, a machine that sucks carbon from the air. Is Tesla in trouble?—Bob’s case is getting stronger. Bob’s Mastodon flirtation begins. Biden’s two pivots. Mickey explains E-Verify. Bob’s epic phone number rant. Why are the gooey pods gooey? Is Xi Jinping collapsing? Is it enough to play defense on bioweapons? Commenter eerily anticipates John von Neumann podcast. Bob’s Tesla Roadster joy ride. Investors demand ESG whether it works or not. Wokeless in Hollywood. Mickey’s high flying social life.
This dialogue is (in part, at least) a continuation of a publicly available dialogue taped earlier in the day.
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