The Selfish Meme of Productivity

The Selfish Meme of Productivity

listening to sapiens and the history of humankind thinking about if productivity is 0:15 really a curse it's perhaps our greatest strength and differentiator between us and 0:22 other species or things but it's also led to 0:29 us kind of hurting ourselves where we have more specialization, 0:37 we're almost too hyper focused on one thing, 0:42 all to just kind of grow our population and genes or memes. 0:48 And actually, maybe not even be really that happy or peaceful about it. 0:57 maybe then the learning is to figure out what is enough to do whatever you like and 1:08 you'll kind of find a way, 1:11 but maybe you won't take over society with your thoughts, 1:17 but that's okay. Get full access to Dijon Kitchen at www.dijonkitchen.org/subscribe [https://www.dijonkitchen.org/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_4]

Governance

Not even the perception of corruption, guilty until proven innocent for officials as a deterrent Paid well as an incentive to get best people and keep corruption away Small area of governance to have focus Long term rationality for compounding May not want two parties to focus on population rather than politics Breadth of theories and depth of practice for your specific circumstances Dijon Kitchen is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. Get full access to Dijon Kitchen at www.dijonkitchen.org/subscribe [https://www.dijonkitchen.org/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_4]

Death

You’re going to die in 1, 2, 5, 10, 20 years. What would you do? Are they different? It probably doesn’t matter what you predict after 10 or 20 years. That’s too far in the future to get right. Too much can change from now until then. Dijon Kitchen is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. Get full access to Dijon Kitchen at www.dijonkitchen.org/subscribe [https://www.dijonkitchen.org/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_4]

The Price of Productivity

Technology has led people to new heights. But not everyone uses it the same way. This creates a bigger and bigger gap between those that create and those that consume. As creators, consumers, and companies converge, it may be only a few big platforms that provide all the tools cheaply and take all the value. Existing laws haven't adapted well to this change in everything being "free." This may be why advertising has been one of the few long-term profitable ways to run a technology business. Which companies do you think benefit from this the most? Those that best know the most people? Get full access to Dijon Kitchen at www.dijonkitchen.org/subscribe [https://www.dijonkitchen.org/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_4]