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
