Exceptional Institutions are rare-- they're quickly imitated by the other organizations in society. These imitations are low quality however. We shouldn't underestimate the rarity of a brilliant founders and the functional institutions they create.https://youtu.be/8fanjkT3pi0
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The Lycurgus Cup is an ancient Roman artifact that couldn't be replicated until the 20th century.https://youtu.be/x2mLfaozia8 – at San Francisco
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Full talk on the role of intellectual lineages and institutional renewal in civilization. In it I first introduced the term intellectual dark matter.https://youtu.be/ACdYmuFyjWM
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The idea of the internet first arose in hacker culture, it was going to be the decentralizing technology that changed the world. Instead, the internet has centralized power in our society more than ever.https://youtu.be/YtRfmao1vvs
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Really loved the first three videos, and subscribed, would you be uploading the complete lectures by any chance?
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Thank you! Yes, will upload the full lecture Monday.
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Thank you. I am looking forward to it. Loved the trailer.
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A very modern take on Burke or chestertons fence.
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this is adjacent to the
#lindy effect (expounded by Nassim Taleb)Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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