Eigenrobot - After Rationalism

You can support this podcast and get early releases at https://www.patreon.com/aksubversive Or check out my writing on Substack at https://www.alexkaschuta.substack.com​ This week I chat to Eigenrobot, prolific poster, podcaster, and unofficial king of post-rationalism (whatever we finally decided that is). We chat about: - Having babies, making families and community work - What leads to low trust societies and the drifting away from high trust in the west - "The conservation of suffering" - What is post-rationalism? - The American Cultural Empire and its consequences - Preference Cascades and how everything can change overnight - Echo chambers and internet hyperreality - The Scott Alexander witch hunt - Is there a real marketplace of ideas? - Wokeness as an ethical-managerial superstructure that will be hard to dismantle - Podcasting with friends Eigen's recommended subversive thinker is medieval philosopher and theologian Peter (Pierre) Abelard and his book "Sic et Non" You can find his work on Twitter, at @eigenrobot