#1084 - David Friedberg - Everything You Know is About to Collapse

Key Takeaways

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  Technology consistently overcomes historical existential threats

  “Every generation has these existential threats, climate change, COVID. There's always and and now it's AI. Then there was this invention called the Haber Bosch process where they figured out how to take nitrogen from the atmosphere, compress it, and make fertilizer. Boom. Suddenly, population skyrocketed.”

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  AI technology is rapidly diffusing to local devices

  “We've already seen in just the last couple of weeks this insane shift in AI where people don't have to run models in the cloud anymore. They can run models on their desktop at home. So there's no longer, like, a dependency on Google or dependency on, you know, pick your favorite hosted model provider. I can download an open source model, and there's plenty of great models. I can run it on a Mac computer in my house.”

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  The West prioritizes preservation over technological growth

  “In the West, we have so much more to lose than there is to gain. In China, GDP per capita skyrocketed from 3,000 to 30,000 in just a couple of years. I mean, imagine seeing the average person's income in a country go up by 10x, and everyone's moving from farms to villages to cities. And the cities are like the future. Like, it's been an extraordinary trajectory.”

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  Commoditization ensures technology eventually benefits everyone

  “All technology shifts go through a phase of diffusion. Meaning, they have to start somewhere. It's not like we turn on a switch, and suddenly everyone can build an Etsy store or a Shopify store. But, like, eventually, every technology commoditizes. That's what's so amazing about technology is it, like, it's always diffusing. Like, this new innovation finds its way out.”

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  Engineering biology will drive the next longevity curve

  “And now, CAR T therapy is making its way into more and more cancer treatments. And it is like almost a hundred percent, like, success rate in blood cancers when it works. And so it's becoming this thing that goes from millions of dollars to 1,000,000 to 500 and pretty soon to 50k, 20k, and eventually 5k. And that ends that disease.”

Episode Description

David Friedberg is an entrepreneur, investor, and podcaster. What will the future actually look like? With AI dominating the conversation, cutting through the noise matters more than ever. So what’s really coming, and what will it cost us? Expect to learn why the future if going to be epic even if the cost is high, why the future of tech and AI might be overblown, why we should care about the moon, what AI will actually do to jobs despite Anthropic’s new report, what the future of longevity will look like, why California has turned into a failed state and if David is concerned about the rise of socialism, what David is most excited about right now and much more… Sponsors: See discounts for all the products I use and recommend: ⁠⁠https://chriswillx.com/deals⁠⁠ Get 35% off your first subscription on the best supplements from Momentous at https://livemomentous.com/modernwisdom Get up to 20% off Timeline powered by Mitopure (now at a lower price) at https://timeline.com/modernwisdom Get up to $350 off the Eight Sleep Pod 5 at https://eightsleep.com/modernwisdom Get 160+ biomarkers tested for just $1/day and save an extra $25 at https://functionhealth.com/modernwisdom Extra Stuff: Get my free reading list of 100 books to read before you die: ⁠⁠https://chriswillx.com/books⁠⁠ Try my productivity energy drink Neutonic: ⁠⁠https://neutonic.com/modernwisdom⁠⁠ Episodes You Might Enjoy: #577 - David Goggins - This Is How To Master Your Life: ⁠⁠lnkfi.re/SN-Goggins⁠⁠ #712 - Dr Jordan Peterson - How To Destroy Your Negative Beliefs: ⁠⁠lnkfi.re/SN-Peterson⁠⁠ #700 - Dr Andrew Huberman - The Secret Tools To Hack Your Brain: ⁠⁠lnkfi.re/SN-Huberman⁠⁠ - Get In Touch: Instagram: ⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/chriswillx⁠⁠ Twitter: ⁠⁠https://www.twitter.com/chriswillx⁠⁠ YouTube: ⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/modernwisdompodcast⁠⁠ Email: ⁠⁠https://chriswillx.com/contact⁠⁠ - Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices