Dwarkesh PodcastJul 10, 2020

Tyler Cowen - The Great Reset

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Guest: Tyler Cowen

Notable books mentioned: The Complacent Class, Stubborn Attachments

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Guest: Tyler Cowen

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Tyler Cowen is Holbert L. Harris Professor of Economics at George Mason University and also Director of the Mercatus Center. Watch on YouTube . Listen on Apple Podcasts , Spotify , or any other podcast platform. Transcript + Podcast website here. Follow Tyler Cowen on Twitter . Follow me on Twitter for updates on future episodes. Timestamps (0:00) - The Great Reset (2:58) - Growth and the cyclical view of history (4:00) - Time horizons, growth, and sustainability (5:30) - Space travel (8:11) - WMDs and end of humanity (10:57) - Common sense morality (12:20) - China and authoritarianism (13:45) - Are big businesses complacent? (17:15) - Online education vs university (20:45) - Aesthetic decline in West Virginia (23:20) - Advice for young people (25:18) - Mentors (27:15) - Identifying talent (29:50) - Can adults change? (31:45) - Capacity to change men vs women (33:10 ) - Are effeminate societies better? (35:15) - Conservatives and progress (36:50) - Biggest mistake in history (39:05) - Nuke in my lifetime (40:35) - Age and learning (42:45) - Pessimistic future (43:50) - Optimistic future (46:28) - Closing Get full access to Dwarkesh Podcast at www.dwarkesh.com/subscribe

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The Complacent Class

Best for Readers interested in societal resilience, public policy, and how institutions respond to crisesOften cited around great reset

“Referenced as a book written in 2017 that predicted a 'great reset'.”

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Trigger: great reset

For: Readers interested in societal resilience, public policy, and how institutions respond to crises

Key quote: “You wrote quote at some point our country will face an immediate crisis and there won't be the resources or more fundamentally the flexibility to handle it.”

The host brings up The Complacent Class to ask how its 2017 prediction of a 'great reset' relates to current crises and the apparent lack of societal flexibility. The guest reflects that the reset arrived sooner than expected and ties the book's themes to failures in public health response and governance institutions.

ASIN: 1250108691

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Stubborn Attachments

Best for Readers interested in long-term economic philosophy, growth ethics, and debates about progress vs. cyclical declineOften cited around Great Reset surprises

“Speaker says they were reading 'Stubborn Attachments' and describes its advocacy for economic growth due to long-term returns.”

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Trigger: Great Reset surprises

For: Readers interested in long-term economic philosophy, growth ethics, and debates about progress vs. cyclical decline

Key quote: “Stubborn Attachments advocates for economic growth because of the stupendous returns it has over the long term as long as it's continuous.”

The host mentions Stubborn Attachments while comparing its pro-growth argument to the cyclical, pessimistic view presented in The Complacent Class. They raise a tension about whether the long-term case for continuous economic growth holds if history is cyclical and progress is intermittent.

ASIN: 1732265135

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On the Beach

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“Referenced as 'that old movie... on the beach' about a few people left on Stewart Island of New Zealand after a nuclear event.”

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