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Peter Thiel challenges Alex Epstein on Fossil Future
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June 14, 2023
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1:24:32Now PlayingFrom Alex Epstein: "Recently I was having dinner with Peter Thiel (the billionaire investor/entrepreneur who founded PayPal and Palantir) and he raised some interesting challenges to my book Fossil Future (which he has enthusiastically endorsed). I suggested, 'Let’s record a discussion where you give me all your challenges to Fossil Future and I try to answer them.' Peter loved the idea, so we made it happen—recording a 90-minute discussion at his office in West Hollywood.
"We also ended up covering many other issues (sometimes agreeing, sometimes disagreeing) including:
* Ayn Rand
* Nuclear energy
* Why we both oppose the "Effective Altruism" movement
* What we can learn from Elon Musk about how to create a vision
* My strategy for Energy Talking Points
* How to create political change"
"I hope people enjoy this unique discussion. It isn't an interview or a debate or a panel, it's a genuine discussion, including some spirited arguments—that almost exactly resembles how Peter and I discuss and argue when there is no camera."
Special thanks to Rian Doris, founder of Flow Research Collective and owner of Consulting.com, for filming, producing, and editing this video. Learn more about Rian's work here
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