Peter Thiel on "The Portal", Episode #001: "An Era of Stagnation & Universal Institutional Failure."
Eric Weinstein · 8 HN recommendations
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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.
Why HN recommends it: HN people recommend it as a thought-provoking, wide-ranging case for the stagnation thesis, worth hearing even if you disagree with Thiel.
“I recommend that people listen to that episode even if it's not interesting to you.” Read on HN ↗