Garry Kasparov on "The Portal", Ep.

[@maunokoivisto2808]

The way you play chess reflects your personality. And as you can see. Garry was a very aggressive player.

[@af5044]

😆 🤣 😂

[@TheHG210]

He really just asked him at 1:20:21 "why are you still alive". Amazing

[@mattpiper266]

Hassan Garshasb why is that? Can u explain genuinely curious

[@mikhailmikhailov8781]

If you knew a bit about how modern Russia works, you wouldnt be surprised. When you learn about such curiosities as the russian government funding our local equivalent of hells angels and using them as a hit squad to dispose of political enemies and using them to fight in the ukranian war, you begin to understand. The next wave of understanding hits you when you see a scene such as a good friend from college you know being being beaten up and dragged away to a police van by riot policemen, because you happened to be drinking an espresso at a cafe in the center of moscow at the wrong time to do it. You see and hear so many such curious things that questions become normal.

[@Julie-rz4eh]

He's still alive because he's not a threat. What does that tell you about Putin?

[@rafb145]

Yes, sadly Gary is just a ♟

[@solidmood2855]

@@rafb145 how poetic

[@ruslan2635]

Even though at 0:14 "Я твой хозяин", which was supposed to mean "I am your host", literally means "I am your master" from Russian, I am impressed that Eric speaks such good Russian.

[@joshuamowdy9230]

Hello. Can it be that Brotha Weinstein can be enammered with the title grand master? Pinchoet' Good luck.

[@dj098]

I'm new to this podcast, but just wanted to say how much I enjoyed this conversation, and hope to tune in regularly from now on. I appreciate how, although coming from different intellectual perspectives, styles of thinking and even life-experiences, both parties were able to find a common ground rather quickly in their conversation. Kasparov with his analytical thinking, great memory, and the ability to process vast amounts of various data simultaneously; and Weinstein with his deep understanding and great awareness for those subtle complexities of thought, which he is able to convey in easily comprehensible and carefully formulated manner.

[@kieranflood9343]

Kasparov is a brilliant interviewee, so detailed and intense and objective. His analysis is sharp, and though a few times I wish Eric would let him continue without interruption, it's a great interview from Eric too...

[@michaelwinder5084]

Damn didn’t expect the show to start off with Russian. Not bad Eric not bad!!

[@margarita3885]

И его русский очень хороший!!!

[@MarioJPav]

The transition to English was smooth.

[@flowstategmng]

Eric's exasperated exhale at 1:07:28 defines the tone of this whole conversation.

[@eddyerle3338]

I have read your comment exactly at the moment he exhaled!:)))

[@kahwigulum]

Kasparov shows how dense and closeminded his line of thinking is. He doesn't understand Erics questions and instead just talks about something else. I was excited for this one but left it unfulfilled. Eric was 100 as usual and shows great patience. Edit: oh wow. Just watched the final 20 minutes. The stubborn denial of reality and inability to have a grown up conversation on display is staggering.

[@tunnelsloth5948]

slappadabass He’s too singularly focused. I agree with a lot of what he said, but as Eric repeatedly tried to point out, he was missing the larger point.

[@nikolayshchitov6311]

You are right. Life is not a chess game.

[@flowstategmng]

Eric: anything at all Gary: But,...

[@deschain1910]

I was surprised he'd been taken in by the narratives surrounding Gabbard...

[@user-eg6xu7cr8e]

I'm at 30:00 and I don't understand some Eric's questions too. And I see how much effort it costed Kasparov to understand and logically structure some of his concepts.

[@keepitzebra5307]

Eric Weinstein: " Isn't it weird how many of us are seeking drudgery... we had always thought we wanted to be liberated to do creativity, but there is something terrifying about creativity..." " Let me just tell you Garry, we have an amazing audience...they are sick of being in the matrix, they want out, that's why it's called The Portal, they are looking for an exit from the confusion." Amazing! Thank you, great episode... I'm hungry Eric, keep em' coming.

[@Xo1ot1]

As much respect as I have for Mr. Kasparov as a Chess prodigy and political activist, he's an interview partner who is hard to listen to.

[@af5044]

I can listen to him no stop, I love his style, he's so overarching with his thought, he doesn't seem to go back n forth, he's pretty consistent, I like that, but I respect ur reception of him, each to his own taste

[@td4yd154]

It’s because he keeps getting interrupted. He needs room to talk.

[@JamesNeilMeece]

In your discussion about going to a higher closed system, I couldn't help but think of DNA. DNA replication sometimes makes mistakes, and sometimes those mistakes turn out to be useful mutations. So perhaps the key, is to code a system that can make mistakes and still work. This idea really came from David Deutsch. please upvote so Eric sees this!

[@albrtl]

You're imposing your binary processing. Instead, think of a system where there's no mistakes. We require binary explanations. The universe doesn't operate this way; We do. This is where quantum computing can operate without the imposed requirement of 1's and 0's. Does that make any sense? I find this hard to articulate because it's really fundamentally simple.

[@JamesNeilMeece]

@@albrtl I get what you are saying. Not sure it is correct, but it might be! Still not sure how that would help to move a system to a higher order? That is something that is very challenging in the current programming/AI world.

[@albrtl]

@@JamesNeilMeece I spend excessive time thinking about "this" and I'm drawn to your question specifically. May I ask you some questions through e-mail or chat? I'm ignorant of rules which may inhibit communication. Perhaps you may search for me in the digital Book of Faces, by e-mail? Is there an easier way for us lemmings? Or you may e-mail: Lastname Dot Firstname Cinnamonbun Gmail dotcom.

[@JamesNeilMeece]

@@albrtl the email did not work, I think you can just type your full email here. I tried: [e-mail] and [e-mail]

[@penguinymous6570]

@@albrtl Lawrence Krauss still calls them ones and zeroes in the qubit. See: kzbin.info/www/bejne/aYCnYmx8d7-pfLM at about 15 minutes in.

[@john1425]

I wonder if Gary can hear any statement without reacting like its stupid.

[@BrownOpsLeak]

Hahahhaha

[@planeshaperman]

Eric has thick skin, he's the man to talk to Gary

[@MrKritik77]

I just love, how much Kasparov respects Fischer. Paraphrasing his words: "Fischer today would for sure have an ELO rating over 2900. I might also."

[@Quency33]

Im not feeling all the negative comments... The man was a bit rigid sometimes and cut eric off a bit too much but I think this was a great talk

[@trequor]

Yeah I'm not sure if Eric's regular audience is all that aware of what high-level chess players are actually like. They tend to be very "autistic", in the loose and offensive sense of the word. Meaning that they are creatures of routine.

[@myggggeneration]

He might be too European (straight forward) for Americans to stomach....

[@onetwothree4148]

Honestly I didn't even notice anything aggressive about him until I read the comments lol. I guess that's a reflection on me haha

[@user-pl9yq3fc8u]

​@onetwothree4148 same If you read the comments and continue to anticipate these moments then you're going to be annoyed I didn't read the comments so I didn't think anything of it

[@emilm8603]

This was very interesting until Kasparov started calling Gabbard an «Assad supporter». Not only is she not a supporter, but the entire Syrian situation is Iraq all over again. Intelligence lies, media lies, OPCW reports are supressed and unpropagandized truth is close to non-existant. Hearing Kasparov repeat the media takling points was very sad. Maybe there is some truth to him being an intelligence operative after all.

[@DrStench13]

It still amazes me that 'intelligent' people believe the chemical attack false flag.

[@danthebookhunter]

It just it indicates how strongly the mainstream media propaganda narrative has taken hold in the public consciousness.

[@publius5128]

Yeah he lost me pretty badly with the nonsense about Tulsi. That plus him saying Klobuchar was the best candidate to defeat Trump was just laughable. Even 180+ IQ people can say stupid shit sometimes.

[@David-uk3nv]

Yeah, I think a lot of people are sick of creating power vacuums that get filled with even worse situations like in Iraq and Libya because of short sighted, badly planned and probably also corruption involved "muh evil dictator" removals.

[@YawnGod]

Same.

[@oudguitar]

Sorry I made it 54 minutes, Eric had some brilliant questions, unfortunately none of them led to a conversation that I hoped would ensue, looking over the comments it appears I am not the only one who isn't finishing this interview.

[@j0hannes5]

it gets exciting towards the end

[@onetwothree4148]

Slow start, but gets good when they shift to geopolitics

[@alfredfi8833]

First visit to the portal excellent dialogue Looking forward to next meeting fantastic range of topics I do think the interviewer should have let Mr Kasparov complete his sentences before rushing in with another question

[@bobwilkinsonguitar6142]

Amazing As a long time chess player, and a long time Eric Weinstein fan, it's amazing to hear these two minds clash in the Podcast space. Bryan Callen, Joe Rogan, and Sam Harris were all brilliantly correct when they said your voice would be a unique one, bringing a class, and a depth of knowledge heretofore unseen in the space. Thank you, Eric

[@immanuelkant7895]

Great podcast, would love it if you could get Chris Langan on the Portal and talk with him about his Theory of Everything. With Erics knowledge in maths he would be the man to do it. Please like so Eric can see!

[@leoquesto9183]

Oh, Langan. The perpetual IQ (con)tester.

[@epistemologicaldespair68]

Langan won’t talk to anyone who is very astute in mathematics, physics, and mathematical physics. He is afraid to be scrutinized by someone who won’t be impressed by his jargon and eloquence, someone who will see what he is saying more clearly and dismantle it. He only talks to reporters who don’t understand the large leaps he makes and semantic gymnastics. He banks on the fact if you search “highest IQ” his name appears amongst a list. Everyone wants to be Einstein, a person who comes in from outside of the discipline and changes the way we view the world, it’s a lofty goal, and a worthy one, but not all of them can be right. And the fact that Langan runs from his ideas being dissected with a sharp knife, tells us all we need. What good is a theory if you simply claim it’s correct but live in a intellectual vacuum.

[@foxtales2894]

Kasparov had a very dominant persona - Eric navigated this masterfully.

[@insomniac9278]

"Every country has it's own mafia. In Russia, mafia has it's own country." Gary Kasparov

[@nccamsc]

This saying is popular in other countries as well

[@j3orbit761]

Whoa

[@The6Master6Mind6]

The price of peace is eternal vigilance... We can rest when we are no longer among the living.

[@royboyx2]

@J A If everything is a meme, then nothing is a meme.

[@theblackhundreds7124]

Gary Kasparov is nothing but a millionaire paid shill that gets paid by US government to fight against Russia. That's it. He is a warmongerer too.

[@jjuniper274]

I work is plastics compounding. The engineering team is brilliant. They really have that beautiful mathematical mind, but it takes that special person who can integrate humanity with technology and create a time-saving tool. Our formulation system was programmed by our senior engineer to automatically create a regulatory data sheet, based on inputs from the formulation. That took my job and made me twice as efficient, if not more. Prior to this I was analysing each CAS# for a regulatory restriction. My point, the creativity of people are necessary, to make the machines better.

[@pocket83squared]

For now.

[@Blazen1212]

This man is a LEGEND! Thank you Eric for the wonderful conversations.

[@Gnolomweb]

Why care about someone who selfishly hordes his earnings and doesnt maximize helping others?

[@Blazen1212]

@@Gnolomweb And your evidence for this claim is what?

[@Gnolomweb]

@@Blazen1212 his wikipedia & guidestar 990s

[@Blazen1212]

@@Gnolomweb 1.) Why would you look to Wikipedia as an authority on anything. 2,) Why would you assume Wikipedia would even mention the charitable contributions he has made over his entire life. 3.) I would love to measure his contribution to society against yours. 4.) You are a fucking idiot.

[@jacksingh5367]

As relevant as ever

[@clv9056]

Let's revisit the Girard mimetic stuff PLEASE.

[@kennethmurphy8122]

Eric you got the best podcast out there. You are the only reason I downloaded a different podcast app just to see what is coming up on KZbin. We have to leave this planet!😆

[@FeedBackLoop248]

Wishlist: Ray Dalio Nasim Taleb Naval Ravikant Jaron Lanier Yuval Harari Dan Ariely Nir Eyal Tristan Harris James Simons

[@TheAlibabatree]

I'd love to see him sit down with Norm Macdonald.

[@intlprofs1]

@Girard Perregaux RAY DALIO

[@MereMortalsBookReviews]

2nd viewing of Garry after hearing him on the Making Sense podcast with Sam Harris. Found his way of thinking and style of communicating very hard-headed and this podcast confirmed it. Worth the effort of going through to see it though.

[@ptb4049]

"I used to be a chess player" "I've heard that" Snicker

[@Luke-mb4rw]

Eric's humor was totally lost on Garry during the whole podcast. Unfortunate.

[@pzee33hundo40]

@phil b. “Snigger” But I’ll have a snickers if your offering! And that was very funny, I guess the chess player has little regard for Eric. He constantly mugged Eric off. He was like a lawnmower to Eric’s gay power points.

[@shanesweeney3583]

Where have I've been? Eric W KZbin channel!!!! Big fan of you on other's shows now you've got your own!!! I like to think of you as our generation's Douglass Hoffstadter. Rock on my friend.

[@VladTissescu]

Interviewer does an amazing job assisting the interviewee to get his points across. Feeds him the right information and presents helpful metaphors/analogies. All the while having a humble attitude and not being overbearing. Exceptional job!! 5⭐️+

[@niconico2412]

I love Garry Kasparov. Great man..

[@dstein111]

Garry’s birthname is actually Weinstein. Interesting coincidence.

[@Sui_Generis0]

That's what was corrected at the beginning

[@southpaws6814]

So excited to see you again for the first time in the UK.

[@robbanks7394]

Jeffrey Weinstein didnt kill Jeffrey Epstein

[@mrloop1530]

@@robbanks7394 No, Albert Einstein did

[@patbullock6999]

At the beginning this sounded like an engaging intellectual conversation between two individuals, and by the end Garry sounded like my boomer parents talking about politics and Eric sounded like me 😭 I’m sorry Eric had to sit through that

[@patbullock6999]

OMG Puppies 😂

[@Alkalite]

As a Millennial, I'm with the boomer on this one.

[@solidmood2855]

@islanti ​ @Nicholas Johnson @Alkalite ok boomer

[@Flugs0]

you guys are weird

[@karlstevens7062]

Thank you Eric.

[@FelixxAlrick]

Thank you for doing this, Eric. I remember you saying that you didn't want to be a person in the public light. So, again, thank you.

[@andybaldman]

It's funny how you can see the sun set during the podcast.

[@TheRogueRockhound]

I was thinking neat but I believe we are enjoying the same thing

[@armara70]

@@TheRogueRockhound It's a simulation

[@TheRogueRockhound]

@@armara70 of a simulation.

[@Private.eye.007]

There's a great DP/30 interview of Willem Dafoe for "At Eternity's Gate" where, during the lengthy interview, you watch the day turn to night behind Dafoe.

[@shanemoore9231]

@@TheRogueRockhound you are now in my simulation 😛

[@glennwilkerson9571]

very patient and observant interviewer

[@nikmills]

I love watching the sun going down in the background.

[@PrincipledUncertainty]

What an astonishing conversation. I could happily listen to another five hours of this discussion.

[@hoptenon]

Rock solid intro with the music and Eric speaking Russian at the very beginning ... Does anyone else had goosebumps??

[@soviet86]

what is the song playing, anyone know ?

[@barrymiller99]

Enjoyed this so much more on KZbin after listening to the first half on audio only. It was only when the video component was added that I could grasp the kindred spirit of these to brilliant minds. Thank you.

[@wazzpqazzza]

Best talk yet, Eric. Love the vibrancy of the talk, the back and forth. Super excited to listen to your second podcast with him. Was very nice to hear you talk forward a lot more rather than maintain passivity. Love the disagreements everytime and educated conjecture about macro-politics in general. I'm listening closely.

[@FeedBackLoop248]

Epicccc

[@TheOskro]

"your buisness model is honey pot for russian bear" just cracked me up.

[@NobuhikuObayashi]

Wow! What a suprise. Thanks Eric

[@_fam1234]

Garry is great Chess Master, but he lacks judgement and temper; the way he characterizes the worlds matters it’s so superficial

[@StoicSwagger]

No. Garry is a Globalist member of the elite with a shadowy past. He doesn't lack judgment, he is deliberately disingenuous. He's a brilliant chess player (my fav), but an evil human being behind the curtains.

[@StoicSwagger]

@@ntwinedtech I've followed the guy's life for 21 years.

[@aadilharoon1807]

@@StoicSwagger I believe he is a high ranking member of the freemasons

[@sk8shred]

He's also really pedantic, which is quite annoying. Moreover, he also believes in a theory of history called New Chronology. So naturally, I'd take his opinions on world politics and other matters with a grain of salt.

[@stevelk1329]

Another thread that is a perfect example of what they were talking about. Lots of bombast misdirection no information

[@slados1]

I expected great things but I must say I'm astonished at how inflexible his way of thinking about politics is, especially when it comes to his dreary and repetitive NPC drivel about Trump. Towards the end there he was almost manic, seemingly unable to really listen or actually converse.

[@yellow01umrella]

@John Smith Partisan impeachments mean nothing. When democrats get voted out because of this they'll cry hard.

[@wasdwasdedsf]

huh???

[@landoishisname]

You have to understand the very different political perspective of russians who had to go through communism and the horrors it produced

[@DrStench13]

@John Smith Impeachment just implies an accusation. It doesn't mean that he is actually guilty.

[@andybaldman]

Everyone in this thread needs to start thinking for themselves, and stop repeating shit they are fed on tv.

[@JamesStevensTEXALTA]

Tulsi needs to get on this show. Maybe Eric should talk to Joe. Great conversation but let's be honest, the worst part was the politics.

[@abzeromusic]

What is this guy talking about. Tulsi gabbard never supported Assad. She just met with him. Also those gas attacks were super suspect. The CIA has a history of constructing false flag operations to engaged the American public in war. Why would we not at least be suspicious of the stories that they tell us are the pretense for war.

[@DrStench13]

@@abzeromusic Even if she was supporting Assad. This ' chemical weapon attack' argument starts to get on my nerve. There is a lot of evidence for that not being done by Assad at all.

[@JamesStevensTEXALTA]

@DrStench13 Exactly. Obviously I'm not saying Assad didn't use chemical wepaons, but the lack of public evidence for that regime being the culprit is very sketchy. MIT in particular did a report suggesting it was more likely that terrorists were responsible.

[@roodborstkalf9664]

@@DrStench13 : It's almost certain that the White Helmets were behind the chemical attacks. They are widely regarded as a part of British intelligence.

[@stevelk1329]

This Thread is a perfect example of what they were talking about. Good Lord

[@Pocketsnakes]

Garry sees much differently in chess but like many chess players they see opportunities differently. Chess is chaos, a deadly dance where you get to make half the decisions and your opponent chooses the other half as you both struggle to kill each other. The key to the game is to play where your opponent doesn't see or understand as deeply as you do. Tactics present themselves when your pieces are in harmony. As tension thickens the air the drama that forms comes to a resolution only when advantage is to be gained. Chess intuition is a skill that can be nurtured but a large part of the game is the beautiful differences inn reality we all see differently. I for one sees the world vastly differently than most and choose to pursue what shines forth.

[@kilikia007]

I have known Kasparov since i was i little child in USSR and he is a brilliant chess master. But this man has no idea about geo politics and how everything works. He lost me as soon as he started to bad mouth about Tulsi Gabbard. This is where his true Neo Liberal views started to shine. Mr. Weinstein if you are really unsure of Tulsi's politics, i suggest watching the podcasts she has with Rogan, especially the last one with your friend Jocko Willink. Overall excellent conservation, thank you.

[@vaultsjan]

I think its on Tulsi to sell more sensible side of her foreign policy take. For majority she is the strawwoman she maybe is maybe is not.

[@roodborstkalf9664]

Kasparov makes a lot of sense on a lot of things, but he seems to have a blind hatred of Putin.

[@vaultsjan]

@@roodborstkalf9664 I'd say one would need to be blind to not hate Putin

[@goes2112]

My comment about their Tulsi take was deleted. It appears that observing they are Israel first jews is against some rule.

[@vaultsjan]

@@Cuplex1 Lost me at "working country again", watch less RT is what i suggest.

[@SlowrThanThe2ndComin]

Kasparov is a bright guy but man is he difficult to listen to. It's a breath of fresh air when Eric gets the floor for .6 seconds. Also, Eric, you really need to challenge Garry when he constantly says "Trump is destroying America" and "Trump is an asset making money".

[@tomc4132]

I couldn't disagree more. If only eric would have stopped interrupting every 3 mins I would have really enjoyed this conversation.

[@pasijutaulietuviuesas9174]

@@tomc4132 FINALLY! I thought I'm going crazy while reading the comments. I wanted to listen to Garry's thoughts but they kept being destroyed by Eric's interruptions. Most people are complaining about Garry's adamant positions on politics and Trump, but it's not just politics, it's entire conversations about AI, intelligence, chess, etc. So many times Kasparov's interesting points were forgotten because Eric kept asking a new question, interruption with his own interpretations or outright butting in without letting Garry finish.

[@lolcano2346]

@@pasijutaulietuviuesas9174 Eric does this to most of his guests, it's just that most guests just roll with it despite their frustrations. Garry how ever is a "full speed ahead" kind of thinker/talker and of course this isn't going to mesh well with Eric's tendency of interjecting mid sentence/train of thought, everywhere the conversation goes Gary is also blunt and straight forward where as Eric always slows the pace of things down to sum up things "poetically" or in metaphor I love both guys intellectually speaking and I even enjoyed this conversation but their styles just clashed and I understand why people were frustrated.. like you, I was just surprised to see everyone in the comments hanging it all on Gary when I think Eric was equally if not increasingly responsible for it

[@DavidLoboy]

If a chess grandmaster can have a head stuffed this full of war propaganda, what hope is there for the non-chess, non-grandmasters out there?

[@kreek22]

He seems to think that the Cold war never ended. He's wrong. Russia is a pitiful excuse to replace the USSR.

[@MarkGrandlouis]

I love finding The Portal.

[@JorgeLetria]

Garry is treated like a genius by everyone, when he's really just a great chess player.

[@j3orbit761]

I dont know if one can be a great chess player without being very intelligent.

[@swedishguy83]

@@Cuplex1 The IQ threshold for what is considered genius is actually 140 not 160. Having an IQ of 140 or above puts you in the .25% of the population. Disclaimer though, IQ isn't really a good measure on general intelligence so take of it what you will.

[@1pointt21gW]

hmm. "just"? wherefore 'just'?

[@Brian-vk1hm]

Ignorant comment. He is a genius by any standard.

[@DeutscherBadBoy1981]

Garry is treated like he's just a great chess player by everyone, when he's really a genius.

[@pratysinha]

The world cannot thank you enough for introducing us to the portal Eric!

[@garlicandsapphire]

what if you were scrolling through photos of AI generated faces of people who don’t exist and you came upon your own face

[@john1425]

Your question contradicts itself.

[@petervanmeerem3835]

If you generate enough faces, eventually it MUST happen!

[@franciscos.2301]

That doesn't make sense - how does it know which faces exist without having you in it?

[@Btal821]

The political thinking and insights here are very thought provoking. I hope Gary might return soon to assist with providing wisdom to accurately describe where we are.

[@MikkelGrumBovin]

Im on a bingewatch , i simply cant stop, or wont , this is EXELLENT work, mr.Eric W. - Greetings from Copenhagen :-)

[@friiq0]

This was a good conversation, but I feel it could have been much improved if Garry wasn’t in this mode of frantic interruption. He seldom lets Eric reach the natural end of a sentence without butting in. It comes across as quite rude and impatient. Perhaps his chess-oriented mind has a habit of anticipating so many future outcomes that it is tedious and distressing for him to engage in a relatively more straightforward exchange of information. Whatever the cause, it seems like a habit that he should try to break, or at least improve upon. It will really help him communicate better in public.

[@JuliaHelen777]

Man can 'only' play the card of enthousiastic anticipation but "at the end of the day" 😉 (& with calm awaitings), it can 'only' help to see & hear more clearly (as far as "clear" still has a comprehensive definition)? 🤔

[@Oblivion077]

The portal by Garry Kasparov and Er.. Wei...

[@karagi101]

I found Eric interjecting more than Gary. After all, Gary is the guest.

[@Chaosdude341]

Agreed.

[@YuriPetrovich]

Garry's high af all day, every day... High on chess, bro

[@poprockssuck87]

Essentially, what Kasparov is saying at 28:00 is, if humans can precisely understand the rules, machines can "understand" them better. It's only when the rules of a "game" are too ethereal, that we can outperform machines that depend on them.

[@roodborstkalf9664]

For the coming few decades.

[@theguy9067]

Gary seems to disagree when he doesn't understand Weinstein. He interrupts constantly with things completely unrelated to what is being asked and said. Talks AT the interviewer and only VAGUELY answers questions. Generally impatient, angry and thinks he knows more than any given person he's talking to

[@TheReferrer72]

Which he probably does.

[@charlesfrey660]

Eric, love your channel. You are making waves with your talents. What if ? You stated, who You would like to interview ? Those people will gravitate to You . Why ? Integrity/Intellect/Empathy/Conviction/Honesty/Scincerity etc. These people want their story told. Everybody wants to Talk. You are made for this. Rogan cant touch this. I see it happening. New level

[@pavelsokov]

Hahaha, Hozain, that means " I am your Master." Love it haha.

[@jackbailey7037]

Great interview. You both touched on an important point that was lost, namely that today the vast majority of people don't know and are not interested in history. To be always in the present moment is to be infantilized; I think that's an important component in the politics of this moment in time.

[@johnalley8397]

The moment when you asked him why he was still alive: Chilling.

[@WarOnHorror]

More like comical.

[@nickt.7096]

Its funny to see him dance around the answer. Which is "Because I'm a useful destabilizing element".

[@putinsays]

Garry's answers remind me conversations with random taxi driver in New York.

[@rafb145]

He’s alive because to Putin he’s a joke, comic relief, conspiracy theorist, national laughing stock. Sadly, no one in russia takes this guy seriously

[@TheReferrer72]

@@rafb145 That's only because the smart ones leave.

[@shamsam4]

That was dense, I appreciate it. Keep it up, Eric!

[@pasijutaulietuviuesas9174]

Either I'm insane or the comments are. Throughout the entire episode, I've kept getting frustrated at Eric for interrupting Garry and not letting him finish his points. Kind of like Joe Rogan does to many of his guests unintentionally. But everyone in the comments seems to be angry on Garry for "not budging" and being "one-sided". Okay, maybe that can be applied to the political part of the episode but look at the chess/AI/intelligence part of the episode. Eric kept interrupting Garry at almost every single point and so many points were lost due to Eric interrupting, whether to ask a new question, make some sort of an analogy or whatever else. I wanna hear the man's interesting points. And even in the political side of the episode, fine - you people may know your stuff better than others, but I, as a non-expert in politics, want to hear the perspective Garry Kasparov has, his reasoning, what he knows or believes, the stories he's telling, etc., to the full extent, but I couldn't because Eric kept interrupting again. Like the mechanism of Putin's activity that Garry was talking about and Eric wanting to make a parallel with the US, alt-right remarks, media and whatever else we've heard a million times before. I wanted to hear more so that I could understand the points better, before Weinstein forced his point of view on top.

[@intlprofs1]

Each is a serial interrupter, especially Gary

[@JoshFlorii]

I personally felt like garry spent a lot of words to say not quite so much, and eric had limited amount of time. I don't know if garry is one of those people, but some people will never stop talking if you let them and completely waste your time on pointless matters

[@kingrooster5383]

I thought the complete opposite. Eric could barely navigate his own podcast because Garry just kept cutting him off and going on tangents as soon as it started.

[@hypersonicmonkeybrains3418]

Absolutely captivating and unnerving podcast.

[@gw4416]

I love Garry’s accent when he says his U’s and his R’s

[@GnuReligion]

Sound a little like an English inflection.

[@josefk5659]

Which Gary? Gary Glitter or Gary the chess guy?

[@pariah_carey]

I like the way he says “if”

[@mauricesmashley1360]

@@GnuReligion it is he went to university there..

[@thewholesomegrail6722]

Keep 'em coming brother! Love your podcast, your point of view and your choice in guests. I wish I had a business of my own that I could riskvertise on your show. Thanks for all of your hard work and for sharing with us. God bless.

[@andybaldman]

I love how Eric is always dropping references to beautiful women. He's such a dawg.

[@mooseclamps]

@Ken Clarke charlotte kemp muhl schwing

[@DMWayne-ke7fl]

48:34 The chosenite says the quite part out loud.

[@OlympicPlatinum]

This guy may be pretty good at Chess, but I could wipe the floor with him in Wii Sports Bowling

[@yourlifeisyourfault.4212]

What! You're still playing Wii?

[@SJRich1975]

That's what he wants you to believe.

[@Fluffydoom]

Bro save some chicks for the rest of us

[@MochtarSaadat]

One of the most insightful podcasts I've listened to. Great conversation between two brilliant minds. Gary is a legend.

[@joshuamowdy9230]

Hello. A specifically insightful podcast when curbed to taste. Intriguing to watch such a masterful intelkigence move the board in a one on one coupling. Brotha Weinstein is a legend. Good luck.

[@DrStench13]

Totally disagree with his points about Tulsi Gabbard.

[@kreek22]

She's the Dem version of Sarah Palin. People of such limited intellect ought to be kept out, but the powers find them to be useful puppets, easy to manipulate.

[@j3orbit761]

The only anti-establishment candidate I see is Bernie.

[@schweizerborje6847]

It would be great if you could get Douglas Hofstadter on the show. As far as I know he is only active in academia at this point but maybe he'd make an exception for you, Eric.

[@kurtpeterson9881]

I very much enjoyed this episode. I though Eric did the best job he could with Kasparov's personality. It's not about trying to regain control of the conversation, but about redirecting that energy to something else and letting it run. I also appreciate Kasparov's take on AI. For those interested in the short comings of AI, I recommend Hubert Dreyfus's What Computers Can't Do. The focus of artificial intelligence has shifted from expert systems (i.e., assert fact, logic, outcome) to Machine Learning and Deep learning, but I still think all of Dreyfus's concerns haven't been addressed. Garry gets at some of those.

[@AlejandroCastillo-wf1dt]

Garry Kasparov is an intelligence asset for Somebody

[@Sol_Invictus77]

Gary "you know" Kasparov

[@dragoraan7247]

Very cool, love this podcast, excited for the next episode.

[@natemendsen1629]

Walter: "Klobuchar dude..."

[@stevp715]

Great questions from Eric and a great episode overall considering how 'bad' the actual interview was. There seemed to be a lot depth and interesting conversation to be had under distracted answers that were given. Less interruptions and tangents from Gary will go a long way in the next interview, which I'm definitely looking forward to, Gary has interesting things to say.

[@oninoyakamo]

For a moment, I thought the whole podcast was going to be in Russian. Amusing, but not speaking Russian, I felt like I was going to miss out.

[@DUNREAL1]

In many ways his personality is perfect for chess very aggressive in nature but reasoned and Clear in action and practise.

[@cmw3737]

I wish all interviewers made an effort to avoid the usual questions and try to get at what they "might have crowded out".

[@curtiso779]

Best part of the interview: 1:30:43 - 1:30:49. That smirk was priceless Eric. This conversation was like a chess match in some ways. Great talk.

[@mbuonaguro102]

I trust Eric's ideas more than Garry's

[@lolcano2346]

Then you are overlooking Garry. He is a powerhouse

[@TRayTV]

@Eric you asked, "Gary, why are you still alive?" This was just a few minutes after discussing the needle in the haystack concept of disinformation. The claims of Putin's detractors are irrelevant in the chaos of competing narratives.

[@909sickle]

Those were the best questions to ask Garry. Skillfully executed interview! I wish someone would explain why everyone is so emotional about Trump. How can you be an asset and not even know? Everything that helps Putin in your mind is a Russian asset? I'm not a Republican / Democrat. I'm just for freedom (something everyone has forgotten) and wish to understand this Trump hysteria. There are far greater threats to freedom right now.

[@vaultsjan]

Scott Adams can explain the emotions question.

[@ferniek5000]

An asset is useful and able to be played into the desired direction weather or not he knows is beside the fact.

[@nwoslothbite3077]

Boomer here '82 :-) Love the chats Eric THANK YOU!

[@katewerk]

I get the sense that Weinstein was a somewhat distressed at meeting Kasparov's inner loon.

[@GrantLenaarts]

My favorite episode by far

[@williambowden4192]

Brilliant interview. I'm hoping somehow we're lurching towards forming a sensible Alt Centre

[@docar1523]

Eric, you asked why Kasparov is still alive? For this very same reason he is on your show. As great Cus D’Amato said, it’s the punch you do not see that knocks you out. Kasparov out in the open and public is much less of threat vs Kasparov in the shadows. Unfortunately just like king can not jump over other figures, Gary thinks In black and white and his board is flat. Genius, but, two dimensional only. Elite talent, special sport schools, public figure for an early age. He never had to fight anybody for his lunch money. There is always a bigger bear, unfortunately. Огромное спасибо за урок !!!

[@takkiejakkie5458]

Garry is so insightful he changed his surname to prevent being associated with filthy Harvy's 45 years in advance.

[@roodborstkalf9664]

Nice try but it was Harvey

[@takkiejakkie5458]

@@roodborstkalf9664 Damn it. Well, changed it.

[@SK-gj3wb]

Love the podcast man! Hope you upload some more video content of your casts. Whenever im trying to tease friends of mine into listening or start them to listenen to podcast, video content shared on social media seems to do the trick. So upload that snoot of yours to yt. so more people can get into these intriguing topics.

[@johnalley8397]

Eric: Gary is very pent up. He has said a lot of things (In books, mostly) and does not feel that his insights, predictions and ideas have been adequately acknowledged by his peer group. This is because they largely have not been. If you will allow me to grotesquely overstep my bounds and tell you what the next interview should be, it is this. Invite him and his wife to spend a weekend with you and your wife. The first day is whatever it turns out to be. Day 2 is a salon where you choose the right 1 to 4 other people to join you (probably at your home, probably with no cameras at all). Your next portal interview with him should be a loosely structured reprise of what the two of you conclude to have been your greatest collaborative hits from the weekend.

[@ferce889]

You are a genius! -What you said would allow them to have a MUCH better conversation!

[@georgewatts6221]

That was intense. Wonderful conversation.

[@accumulateandanalyze8736]

Note: "Why are you still alive?" 1:20:13