Modern Wisdom

#1012 - Alex O’Connor & Joe Folley - Is Being Smart Worth the Depression?

Alex O’Connor is a YouTuber, writer and a podcaster. Joe Folley is a philosopher, writer, and host of the Unsolicited Advice YouTube channel. Philosophy has spent thousands of years trying to teach us how to live well. But the deeper you go, the darker it gets. So what’s the point? What can we take from all that heaviness, and how do we find beauty in the darkness to make our own lives better? Expect to learn if philosophy always meant to be practically applicable, or if that is that a modern reinterpretation, which ancient schools have been most unfairly ignored, which branches of philosophy should be jettisoned entirely, why everyone hate philosophy of mind, the differences between academic and practical philosophy, the darkest philosophies you’ve probably never heard of, why modern discourse always feel ironic and why no one speaks earnestly any more and much more… Sponsors: See discounts for all the products I use and recommend: https://chriswillx.com/deals [https://chriswillx.com/deals] Get Free Travel Packs, Free Liquid Vitamin D, and more from AG1 at https://ag1.info/modernwisdom [https://ag1.info/modernwisdom] Get $100 off the best bloodwork analysis in America at https://functionhealth.com/modernwisdom [https://functionhealth.com/modernwisdom] Get 35% off your first subscription on the best supplements from Momentous at https://livemomentous.com/modernwisdom [https://livemomentous.com/modernwisdom] Get a Free Sample Pack of LMNT’s most popular flavours with your first purchase at https://drinklmnt.com/modernwisdom [https://drinklmnt.com/modernwisdom] Timestamps: (0:00) Can Philosophy Actually Help You Live Better? (6:04) Is Modern Philosophy Trying to Be Too Intellectual? (11:44) What Do Philosophers Often Overlook? (22:35) Why Philosophy Can Feel a Bit Depressing (33:41) Is Life Worth Living? (44:47) Why Context Matters in Understanding Philosophers (54:24) Why is There Growing Interest in Panpsychism? (01:08:40) Is Consciousness Unified? (01:23:59) Emotivism 101: The Morality of Emotion (01:29:03) Is Morality Just Vibes? (01:40:59) Emotivism and the Incest Question (01:49:05) Do Philosophy Influencers Have a Moral Duty? Extra Stuff: Get my free reading list of 100 books to read before you die: https://chriswillx.com/books [https://chriswillx.com/books] Try my productivity energy drink Neutonic: https://neutonic.com/modernwisdom [https://neutonic.com/modernwisdom] Episodes You Might Enjoy: #577 - David Goggins - This Is How To Master Your Life: https://tinyurl.com/43hv6y59 [https://tinyurl.com/43hv6y59] #712 - Dr Jordan Peterson - How To Destroy Your Negative Beliefs: https://tinyurl.com/2rtz7avf [https://tinyurl.com/2rtz7avf] #700 - Dr Andrew Huberman - The Secret Tools To Hack Your Brain: https://tinyurl.com/3ccn5vkp [https://tinyurl.com/3ccn5vkp] - Get In Touch: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/chriswillx [https://www.instagram.com/chriswillx] Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/chriswillx [https://www.twitter.com/chriswillx] YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/modernwisdompodcast [https://www.youtube.com/modernwisdompodcast] Email: https://chriswillx.com/contact [https://chriswillx.com/contact] - Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices [https://megaphone.fm/adchoices]

#1011 - Eliezer Yudkowsky - Why Superhuman AI Would Kill Us All

Eliezer Yudkowsky is an AI researcher, decision theorist, and founder of the Machine Intelligence Research Institute. Is AI our greatest hope or our final mistake? For all its promise to revolutionize human life, there’s a growing fear that artificial intelligence could end it altogether. How grounded are these fears, how close are we to losing control, and is there still time to change course before it’s too late Expect to learn the problem with building superhuman AI, why AI would have goals we haven’t programmed into it, if there is such a thing as Ai benevolence, what the actual goals of super-intelligent AI are and how far away it is, if LLMs are actually dangerous and their ability to become a super AI, how god we are at predicting the future of AI, if extinction if possible with the development of AI, and much more… Sponsors: See discounts for all the products I use and recommend: https://chriswillx.com/deals [https://chriswillx.com/deals] Get 15% off your first order of Intake’s magnetic nasal strips at https://intakebreathing.com/modernwisdom [https://intakebreathing.com/modernwisdom] Get 10% discount on all Gymshark’s products at https://gym.sh/modernwisdom [https://gym.sh/modernwisdom] (use code MODERNWISDOM10) Get 4 extra months of Surfshark VPN at https://surfshark.com/modernwisdom [https://surfshark.com/modernwisdom] Timestamps: (0:00) Superhuman AI Could Kill Us All (10:25) How AI is Quietly Destroying Marriages (15:22) AI is an Enemy, Not an Ally (26:11) The Terrifying Truth About AI Alignment (31:52) What Does Superintelligence Advancement Look Like? (45:04) Are LLMs the Architect for Superhuman AI? (52:18) How Close are We to the Point of No Return? (01:01:07) Experts Need to be More Concerned (01:15:01) How Can We Stop Superintelligence Killing Us? (01:23:53) The Bleak Future of Superhuman AI (01:31:55) Could Eliezer Be Wrong? Extra Stuff: Get my free reading list of 100 books to read before you die: https://chriswillx.com/books [https://chriswillx.com/books] Try my productivity energy drink Neutonic: https://neutonic.com/modernwisdom [https://neutonic.com/modernwisdom] Episodes You Might Enjoy: #577 - David Goggins - This Is How To Master Your Life: https://tinyurl.com/43hv6y59 [https://tinyurl.com/43hv6y59] #712 - Dr Jordan Peterson - How To Destroy Your Negative Beliefs: https://tinyurl.com/2rtz7avf [https://tinyurl.com/2rtz7avf] #700 - Dr Andrew Huberman - The Secret Tools To Hack Your Brain: https://tinyurl.com/3ccn5vkp [https://tinyurl.com/3ccn5vkp] - Get In Touch: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/chriswillx [https://www.instagram.com/chriswillx] Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/chriswillx [https://www.twitter.com/chriswillx] YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/modernwisdompodcast [https://www.youtube.com/modernwisdompodcast] Email: https://chriswillx.com/contact [https://chriswillx.com/contact] - Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices [https://megaphone.fm/adchoices]

#1010 - Bernie Sanders - Who Actually Runs the US Government?

Bernie Sanders is a US Senator, former presidential candidate, political activist and an author. What happened to the Democratic Party? After a brutal defeat to Trump in 2024, the Left looks lost, divided, leaderless, and unsure of its future. Bernie Sanders breaks down what went wrong, how Democrats are trying to recover, and whether they’ve learned from their mistakes or are doubling down on them, repeating the very ideas that cost them the election. Expect to learn what the future of the democratic party could look like, Bernie’s thoughts on Kamala’s presidential run in 2024, how much of an own goal identity politics was for the Democrats, why the Democratic party turned their back to the working class, how the Democrats can fix their messaging to men and young men after abandoning them completely, if ICE should be abolished, how worried Bernie and the Left is about the birth rate crisis and much more… Sponsors: See discounts for all the products I use and recommend: https://chriswillx.com/deals [https://chriswillx.com/deals] Get a Free Sample Pack of LMNT’s most popular flavours with your first purchase at https://drinklmnt.com/modernwisdom [https://drinklmnt.com/modernwisdom] Get 5 Free Travel Packs, Free Liquid Vitamin D, and more from AG1 at https://ag1.info/modernwisdom [https://ag1.info/modernwisdom] Get 35% off your first subscription on the best supplements from Momentous at https://livemomentous.com/modernwisdom [https://livemomentous.com/modernwisdom] Get $100 off the best bloodwork analysis in America at https://functionhealth.com/modernwisdom [https://functionhealth.com/modernwisdom] Extra Stuff: Fight Oligarchy by Senator Bernie Sanders out now: https://tinyurl.com/3vcu5s9h [https://tinyurl.com/3vcu5s9h] Get my free reading list of 100 books to read before you die: https://chriswillx.com/books [https://chriswillx.com/books] Try my productivity energy drink Neutonic: https://neutonic.com/modernwisdom [https://neutonic.com/modernwisdom] Episodes You Might Enjoy: #577 - David Goggins - This Is How To Master Your Life: https://tinyurl.com/43hv6y59 [https://tinyurl.com/43hv6y59] #712 - Dr Jordan Peterson - How To Destroy Your Negative Beliefs: https://tinyurl.com/2rtz7avf [https://tinyurl.com/2rtz7avf] #700 - Dr Andrew Huberman - The Secret Tools To Hack Your Brain: https://tinyurl.com/3ccn5vkp [https://tinyurl.com/3ccn5vkp] - Get In Touch: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/chriswillx [https://www.instagram.com/chriswillx] Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/chriswillx [https://www.twitter.com/chriswillx] YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/modernwisdompodcast [https://www.youtube.com/modernwisdompodcast] Email: https://chriswillx.com/contact [https://chriswillx.com/contact] - Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices [https://megaphone.fm/adchoices]

#1009 - Bugzy Malone - Harsh Lessons in Unorthodox Strategy

Bugzy Malone is a British rapper, actor, and entrepreneur from Manchester, England. From gang life to greatness, Bugzy Malone’s rise is a story of struggle, survival, and self-belief. As one of the most defining voices in UK rap, his journey is equal parts pain and power. Expect to learn why being a role model takes it’s toll on some people, the life altering accident that changed Bugzy forever, how Bugzy deals with pressure, fame and his recent tussle with his ego, how to stay hungry even after you achieved your goals, the story of Bugzy’s upbringing and how it shaped him as a person and an artist, what it was like for Bugzy to work with Guy Ritchie, how Bugzy survived an armed robbery and lived to tell about it, and much more… Sponsors: See discounts for all the products I use and recommend: https://chriswillx.com/deals [https://chriswillx.com/deals] Get $100 off the best bloodwork analysis in America at https://functionhealth.com/modernwisdom [https://functionhealth.com/modernwisdom] Get a Free Sample Pack of LMNT’s most popular flavours with your first purchase at https://drinklmnt.com/modernwisdom [https://drinklmnt.com/modernwisdom] Get 5 Free Travel Packs, Free Liquid Vitamin D, and more from AG1 at https://ag1.info/modernwisdom [https://ag1.info/modernwisdom] Get 35% off your first subscription on the best supplements from Momentous at https://livemomentous.com/modernwisdom [https://livemomentous.com/modernwisdom] Timestamps: (0:00) Pressure is the Secret to Unlocking Your Potential (6:48) Bugzy's Key to Staying Grounded (14:38) Why You're Never Truly Alone (19:28) The Accident That Changed Everything (31:07) Rebuilding Yourself from the Ground Up (37:03) What Actually Keeps You Going (49:01) Why Resilience is Power (58:23) Life Lessons from Guy Ritchie (01:01:24) Does Money Equal Success? (01:13:54) Is Fame a Cage? (01:25:04) What Really Matters in Life (01:29:57) How Fame Warps Reality (01:37:10) Inside the Robbery That Nearly Destroyed Everything (01:50:28) How to Push Through When Life Keeps Throwing Punches (01:55:21) Where Bugzy Finds Inspiration (02:01:32) The Turning Point That Changed Everything (02:14:55) Is Rap Beef Genuine? (02:19:21) Everything Starts with Self-Belief Extra Stuff: Get my free reading list of 100 books to read before you die: https://chriswillx.com/books [https://chriswillx.com/books] Try my productivity energy drink Neutonic: https://neutonic.com/modernwisdom [https://neutonic.com/modernwisdom] Episodes You Might Enjoy: #577 - David Goggins - This Is How To Master Your Life: https://tinyurl.com/43hv6y59 [https://tinyurl.com/43hv6y59] #712 - Dr Jordan Peterson - How To Destroy Your Negative Beliefs: https://tinyurl.com/2rtz7avf [https://tinyurl.com/2rtz7avf] #700 - Dr Andrew Huberman - The Secret Tools To Hack Your Brain: https://tinyurl.com/3ccn5vkp [https://tinyurl.com/3ccn5vkp] - Get In Touch: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/chriswillx [https://www.instagram.com/chriswillx] Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/chriswillx [https://www.twitter.com/chriswillx] YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/modernwisdompodcast [https://www.youtube.com/modernwisdompodcast] Email: https://chriswillx.com/contact [https://chriswillx.com/contact] - Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices [https://megaphone.fm/adchoices]

#1008 - Angelo Somers - Why Life Feels So Pointless (and what to do)

Angelo Somers is a content creator, YouTuber, and author. Why does life sometimes feel like it’s lost its meaning? Everyone hits moments where optimism fades and the world starts to look a little darker. You’re not broken for feeling that way; it happens to the best of us. But why does this quiet pessimism seem to be growing, and how do we find our way back to meaning? Expect to learn what the state of modern world of self help advice on the internet is, where self-belief actually comes from, how to work though what to do when you feel lost in life and how lost people can find direction, why there is such a rhetoric of doubt and irony right now, how pain makes some men great, why more and more young people are having less sex and getting into relationships, why teachers didn’t like Angelo growing up and why Angelo wrote a book about happiness when he was 13, the secret to living a well and fulfilled life, and much more… Sponsors: See discounts for all the products I use and recommend: https://chriswillx.com/deals [https://chriswillx.com/deals] Get up to $50 off the RP Hypertrophy App at https://rpstrength.com/modernwisdom [https://rpstrength.com/modernwisdom] Sign up for a one-dollar-per-month trial period from Shopify at https://shopify.com/modernwisdom [https://shopify.com/modernwisdom] Get 35% off your first subscription on the best supplements from Momentous at https://livemomentous.com/modernwisdom [https://livemomentous.com/modernwisdom] Timestamps: (0:00) Where Does Self-Belief Stem From? (9:41) Does Dissatisfaction Come from Complacency? (14:45) Who We are is Constantly Changing (25:52) Why We Follow Internet Advice (41:55) Coming Face to Face with Self-Destruction (55:47) We Can Find Hope in Other’s Experiences (01:03:28) How Do We Identify Who We Really are? (01:11:26) The Pain of a Lack of Self-Belief (01:21:28) Why You Should Start Giving Yourself Credit (01:30:28) Why We Fear Inferiority (01:38:46) Does Anyone Know What They’re Doing? (01:42:02) Red Pill Culture Causes Struggles with Masculinity (01:53:56) Will We Always Feel Dissatisfied? (02:00:54) Why We Look for Modern Wisdom (02:08:42) Where to Find Angelo Extra Stuff: Get my free reading list of 100 books to read before you die: https://chriswillx.com/books [https://chriswillx.com/books] Try my productivity energy drink Neutonic: https://neutonic.com/modernwisdom [https://neutonic.com/modernwisdom] Episodes You Might Enjoy: #577 - David Goggins - This Is How To Master Your Life: https://tinyurl.com/43hv6y59 [https://tinyurl.com/43hv6y59] #712 - Dr Jordan Peterson - How To Destroy Your Negative Beliefs: https://tinyurl.com/2rtz7avf [https://tinyurl.com/2rtz7avf] #700 - Dr Andrew Huberman - The Secret Tools To Hack Your Brain: https://tinyurl.com/3ccn5vkp [https://tinyurl.com/3ccn5vkp] - Get In Touch: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/chriswillx [https://www.instagram.com/chriswillx] Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/chriswillx [https://www.twitter.com/chriswillx] YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/modernwisdompodcast [https://www.youtube.com/modernwisdompodcast] Email: https://chriswillx.com/contact [https://chriswillx.com/contact] - Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices [https://megaphone.fm/adchoices]