John and Vivica talk to Rory of Get Smart with Rory about science, technology and futurism and building his YouTube channel.

Get Smart with Rory

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCEl9B-8SRviJQf5s6p4zurw

Timestamps

08:52 - UBI

12:07 - Transitioning between trucking and coding

14:08 - Unleashing human creativity via UBI 

16:29:28 - Ethical consumption 

18:56:00 - CEO's influence over conglomerates 

19:45:15 - Noam Chomsky and manufactured choice

20:09:08 - independent online news media 

21:11:19 - favorite independent news outlets

22:35:21 - echo chambers on fb 

23:13:00 - forming political 

23:32:02 - Political identity formation 

24:55:00 - electoral college

25:32:00 - The political disconnect between urban and rural areas

28:21:26 - 1 thing Rory could change with the US Governance if he could

30:31:08 - Election talk

36:23:13 - ranked choice voting

41:17:01 - how social media contributes to the facade of democracy 

44:31:23 - the singularity 

47:35:07 - whole brain emulation 

51:59:23 - Neuralink

58:34:06 - Debate on living forever 

1:04:49:07 - Amazonian Tribe that doesn't know "left" or "right"

1:10:59:24 - Invisible Gorilla

1:14:25:29 - Losing your curiosity 

1:15:20:18 - What is Rory's "media diet?"

1:17:58:22 - science fiction 

1:20:35:00 - Harry Potter and the Methods of Rationality 

1:29:29:00 - Managing viewership on YouTube 

1:31:49:21 - John comments on YouTube content creation 

1:35:21:26 - Handling commenters

1:39:31:14 - The Algorithm of YouTube 

1:40:17:05 - The Problems with Algorithms 

1:45:16:19 - The Way Computers influence our lives 

1:51:43:08 - Reality perceptions being affected by technology