Part 2 of our extended conversation with Marc Andreessen, where we discuss Elon, Nietsche, and America's 1000-year empire. If you’re looking for an ERP platform, check out our sponsor, NetSuite: http://netsuite.com/zen

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TIMESTAMPS:

(00:00) - Intro

(2:00) - Unpacking the famous SBF quote

(5:00) - Introducing Joe Henrich’s “WEIRD”

(7:15) - Introducing Tom Holland’s “Dominion”

(8:10) - Nietzsche’s criticism of Christianity

(9:45) - Christianity’s inversion of morality

(12:40) - Is Wokeness the logical conclusion of Christianity?

(16:00) - The Christ narrative as the central narrative

(17:20) - Are there any alternatives to WEIRD - Is WEIRD taking over the world?

(18:20) - Antonio’s circumcision

(21:30) - Why we can’t have Nietzschian morality in TV shows

(25:30) - Kanye, Trump, Elon

(27:30) - Introducing James Burnham and the rise of professional managerial class

(32:30) - How Elon is a threat to the PMC

(35:00) - Can other countries resist WEIRD?

(39:30) - What would Balaji say about the case for America?

(42:50) - Balaji’s Network State

(44:20) - is social media going to fragment?

(47:35) - America is consistent with the process of evolution

(49:20) - We need more cleaving of the elites

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E2 w/ Marc Andreessen on Elon, Nietzsche, and America's Thousand Year Empire