#136 – Dan Carlin: Hardcore History

Artificial Intelligence Podcast

Podcast Notes Key Takeaways What’s interesting is that Germany might have been stronger in WWII without anti-semitismAlbert Einstein, along with other scientists and other valuable people would have been fighting on Germany’s sideThe Holocaust might have prevented Germany from getting the nuclear bomb firstGermany used many resources in the Holocaust that could have been allocated to war effortsDefining evil is difficult
– “One man’s terrorist is another man’s freedom fighter” – Dan CarlinClimate Change is a clear example of the flaws of our collective decision making
– Too many things have to go right to prevent us from destroying the Planet
– People around the World have to get onboard together
– Nations would have to put aside their interests in favor of the collective ones
– For this reason, Dan sees this as the most likely way we’ll destroy ourselvesDespite the impressive progress, Elon made with SpaceX, Dan is most impressed with TeslaConsumers who don’t care about the environment still want TeslaElon has aligned the incentives of individuals with those of the Planet

Read the full notes @ podcastnotes.org

Dan Carlin is a historian, political thinker, and podcaster. Please support this podcast by checking out our sponsors: – Athletic Greens: https://athleticgreens.com/lex and use code LEX to get free vitamin D – SimpliSafe: https://simplisafe.com/lex and use code LEX to get a free security camera – Magic Spoon: https://magicspoon.com/lex and use code LEX to get free shipping – Cash App: https://cash.app/ and use code LexPodcast to get $10 EPISODE LINKS: Dan’s Twitter: https://twitter.com/hardcorehistory Dan’s Website: https://www.dancarlin.com/ Hardcore History podcast: https://apple.co/2HX7hAA Common Sense podcast: https://apple.co/3mM6WPZ PODCAST INFO: Podcast website: https://lexfridman.com/podcast Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/2lwqZIr Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2nEwCF8 RSS: https://lexfridman.com/feed/podcast/ YouTube Full Episodes: https://youtube.com/lexfridman YouTube