How To Win The War Of The Future - Joe Lonsdale - #934
Modern Wisdom
04/28/25
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Joe Lonsdale is an entrepreneur, investor, and co-founder of Palantir Technologies.
What is Palantir really about? You’ve probably heard the name, but what do they actually do, and who’s the brains behind it? Today, Palantir co-founder Joe Lonsdale joins to break down the company's origins, his story, and where the future of the world is headed.
Expect to learn how Joe got Peter Thiel to mentor him, how Joe thinks about ambition and drive, how to avoid cynicism, the advice Joe has for people who want to become best at what they do, if Trump is a mastermind with these tariffs, the biggest problems Joe see’s with higher education at the moment, how to judge a good founder, what the future of warfare looks like, and much more...
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(00:00) How Joe Identifies Talent In Others (04:48) Lessons Joe Learned From His Mentor (09:39) Having The Skillset To Let Go (12:49) Avoiding Cynicism In A Modern World (16:38) Most Common Challenges Fellow Work Leaders Suffer From (19:10) What Motivated Joe To Co-Found University of Austin (26:42) Biggest Problems To Be Fixed In Higher Education (36:02) Should We Use AI In Education? (43:14) The US Tariff Breakdown (49:37) Concerns Over Global Stability (53:18) What Does The Future Of Warfare Look Like? (01:02:13) Will Human Personnel Remain Important? (01:14:30) Are The Great Men Of History Still Significant In The Modern World? (01:22:28) Research Into Astropolitics (01:27:09) Joe's Future Plans (01:35:04) Where To Find Joe
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Why Are Liberal Women Becoming Unhappy? - Brad Wilcox - #933
April 26, 2025
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Brad Wilcox is a Professor of Sociology at the University of Virginia and Director of the National Marriage Project.
Why are some people naturally happier than others? Whether it's genetics, upbringing, or life circumstances, how can you finally rediscover joy and feel like your true self again?
Expect to learn why young liberal women are so unhappy and why in contrasts conservative women are happier, if finding your one true soulmate is actually a myth, if people should be pursuing happiness instead of marriage, the factors that predict social mobility and how people can rise up out of poverty, what you can learn about the heritability of family desire and family stability, the current state of American politics based on the demographic results of the last election, and much more...
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(00:00) What Message Is The Book Eat, Pray, Love Promoting? (03:02) Building A Foundation For A Happy Marriage (08:37) Happiness Studies On Conservative And Liberal Women (14:26) Solutions For Optimising Happiness (18:40) Will Birth Rates Fall Again Under Trump's Presidency? (21:04) Challenges AI Bring That Will Impact Our Future (22:56) Why Marriage And Family Life Is Mimetic (25:06) How To Get Social Mobility Going (31:54) The Impact Family Structure Has On Our Life (40:29) Education Dynamics Between Young Men And Young Women (47:59) What Does The Medium Term Future Look Like For Dating? (59:47) Is A Stay-At-Home Dad A Workable Solution? (01:04:24) Statistics On The Recent Election (01:10:13) Research Brad Is Focussing On Next (01:11:30) Where To Find Brad
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Anna Runkle, also known as the Crappy Childhood Fairy, is a trauma educator, Youtuber and an author.
Why do some people fall so hard, so fast? It might not be love, but it could be limerence. So what exactly is limerence, what triggers it, and how do you handle it, whether you're experiencing it or the one receiving it?
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