Trump Will Renegotiate the World - Eric Weinstein

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[@wade2bosh]

title is bullshit. eric is not pro trump

[@johnquiroz8279]

I am bot

[@yasyas618]

1:01:46 🫠 this is such classic elitist privilege the question was are you hopeful for America, or let alone the rest of humanity, and he just starts talking about random scientific jaggoffery Yo, triggernometry, I could have a more productive conversation with you about pragmatic ideas that actually based on authentically consistent and cohesive linear logic and beliefs; of course, that convo always includes utilizing technology, which of course is not a novel idea that we should hope tech benefits humanity 🙄 the elites are just a bunch of shell-gamers

[@aliceglado]

Gratz on having this utter fraud on. Gotta keep the right-wing grievance grifting up..

[@NONANTI]

H-O-T-T-O-G-O You can take Trump hot to go.

[@raevj]

We voted for Trump to BREAK THE STRANGLING BUREAUCRACY.

[@stopthephilosophicalzombie9017]

Which is in place to protect a strangling oligarchy.

[@aliceglado]

He is the stranglehold you clown..

[@bjkjoseph]

No, they voted for him because the Democrats are so bad, and they voted for the Democrats because Trump was so bad and now we’re just repeating the cycle

[@timg6176]

Lol "we voted". You didn't vote for anybody. Sheep. 🎉😅

[@Jack-M1113]

@@timg6176liberal gehboi. YOU LOST ITS ALL OVER FOR YOU ALL YOUR RIGHTS ARE GONE!!!! 🤣🤣🤣🤣😂😂😂😂😂🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@LLPOF]

Every Weinstein interview ever summed up as : "I don't know ... but I know more than you ... and I don't know what to do with that".

[@sticksman1979]

Good name for a podcast.

[@polysaturated]

Oh also: I never make a definitive statement on anything but I will shit on your predictions after the fact when you got it wrong. I choose not to participate but if I did I would be the clear winner.

[@DeeBoy779]

Hahaha

[@WideAwakeHuman]

@@reevesjkdPutin isn’t afraid of Trump, he respects him and believes when he makes a threat that he will back it up with action. Which is exactly the relationship you want. “Fear” isn’t the emotion we need Putin to have - it’s respect and belief we will do what’s needed to protect ourselves. Also - no one knows the future and no one is asking him to predict with 100% certainty. But he won’t even say something simple like “I’m fairly certain Trump winning is a better outcome than Harris having won” which is a true statement.

[@lindseyhubbell8065]

I don’t believe that this Epstein dude talking lol and over thinking things the way he does is conducive to actual progress and growth in our society.

[@larrysheret]

Pro-Trump do not excuse his foibles. We do not worship Trump. He is simply a realist.

[@Louipyaps]

Is that what you tell yourself?

[@tonyrmathis]

The same people who complain about how scripted politicians are also can't stand Trump and interpret his every word in the worst way possible. The price we pay for genuine talk from politicians is giving them the benefit of the doubt when they say things that aren't polished and vetted not to offend. We also need to stop tailoring foreign policy rhetoric for domestic consumption. It leaves our allies and enemies confused as to where we stand. Sending a signal of weakness when we are in fact ready and willing to engage.

[@jameskennedy3365]

Absolutely.. It’s as simple as I didn’t vote for Trump to be my pastor or baby sit my children… I voted for him because the beaucracy is destroying our Republic and is one big giant bully.. We just hired the biggest bully of them all to deal with it.. It’s now or never

[@fritzboonzaaier5192]

Mostly not a realist Id say. There are no illegal immigrants that gets in through border check points. All are processed. Then people are eating pets. Real? China will pay tarifs😂. Hes just pushing lies

[@thatguybrooke]

​@Louipyaps hmmm how deep🫠 **"More than she was!"*

[@TheodorePierce-d1b]

Once the generation who experienced the horror of war pass away, there is no one left to rein in those who have never been to war that want to start one.

[@pcdm43145]

I get where you're coming from with that sentiment, but that's never really been the case for any society. In the broadest possible sense, wars are started by people who have decided that organized violence is the only way to achieve their goal, usually to either take what someone else has, or protect what they have from someone trying to take it. True, the men who led the US into disastrous wars in Afghanistan & Iraq were cowards who skipped out on serving in the Vietnam War, as younger men. Maybe, if they had carried a rifle through the jungles and rice-paddies of Vietnam, they wouldn't have been so glib about sending soldiers out to die for a pointless cause. Then again, most Western people thought anyone who experienced the horrors of WW1 would never start another war. But WW2 was started by a maniacal WW1-vet. And the Vietnam War was started by men who served in WW2, and never questioned their own righteousness, despite the case of being the most advanced country in the world invading a very poor, backward country of rural peasants, to interfere in their minor civil war. Anyone who starts a war, does so because they believe they can win it; they can be a chicken-hawk, or a hardened veteran. Anyway, that's my two-cents-worth on the subject. All the best, my friend.

[@ebythebeach]

Don't worry the ones in power never went to war they sent the poor

[@sherrikinney6633]

That’s was the plan.

[@KariRazo-wb1cg]

With yr logic thank God you are not president, it wld almost as bad as Trump🤡 Here is what is real- Trump Renegotiate like he did Trump steaks, Trump ties, Trump University-the guy filed bankruptcy 6 times, he stole over $600+ million from the American people, by not paying his taxes-exactly why he’s threatening Panama, because they removex his name from buildings for tax evasion & not paying employees-same as here, in America-he’s not a negotiator he’s a conman, and your a fool for following him into the abyss Theil the billionaire that funded MAGA stole over $400 million from Americans bu not paying his taxes in a single transaction! And yet property tax continues to go up along with sales tax, and then we have the added tarrifs-we’re screwed thank for your vote! 🤡

[@FarmerShane-e7z]

@@ebythebeachFascinating. So George Washington, Andrew Jackson, Zachary Taylor, Eisenhower never went to war? Guess I need a whole new education.

[@samwaite757]

I like Eric but he has become so pretentious this last year or so, I hope he comes to realize this and becomes more humble in his interviews. His theory that we are now closer to nuclear war because of Trump seems silly to me, watch the recent interview with Kier Starmer, look at what Biden is doing, we are now closer to nuclear war because of their escalations.

[@FraserBailey-jm5yz]

Yes, he does seem to have astray over the last year or so.

[@asklfhjaw8o48934]

Totally agree. He's so brilliant and erudite that when he deviates from true North, his arguments become dangerous, misguided, sanctimonious, and downright annoying.

[@MagruderSpoots]

He has always been that way

[@michaelhauser6440]

Just the past year? When was he not this way?

[@aeonnortune]

I think he's interesting to listen to, some things I agree with him on totally, others not at all.

[@navigatingmadness180]

Eric the type of guy to call a shovel a hand operated manual earth removal device

[@26smike]

Well said

[@benp4877]

Yep

[@MatrixScience]

Troll

[@kateS72]

Looooooooooooove this comment

[@siphotheguy1870]

academics = professional overthinkers

[@CaliMitra]

This guy should be a politician. He’s very good at not answering questions

[@sticksman1979]

Trump should give him a job.

[@CaliMitra]

@ No, he belongs on the other team

[@mikemolaro4198]

Yeah. He wiggles.

[@StephenMarshall-c1k]

He's useless...he talks like a diplomatic stooge...not saying anything..​@@CaliMitra

[@BluePillNPC]

He answered but you didn't understand it.

[@ClipCritics]

Got it. This could go really good or really bad. Thanks Eric! 🙄

[@Pinkmorethananything]

That’s a classic EW answer. Precise and bi-directional.

[@drnoahjuvalhararihackableanima]

the blden reglme has trled to cause a masslve escalatlon to saboptage trum and they are not even glvlng a cra8p about people and the world that may go up ln smoke 'cos they have bunkers to retreat to...

[@jon-f4r]

So if everything goes normal then he would be wrong?

[@ConservativeSatanist666]

I'd rather trust the country with a businessman than a failed politician

[@plutoloco2378]

A failed businessman.

[@jody6851]

@@plutoloco2378 You'd be happy with 1% of his net worth -- even AFTER all the millions he had to spend fending off scam Democrat lawfare to try to break him and bankrupt him. Enjoy Kackling Kamala, her stupidity, her word salads, her inability to string two sentences together coherently, her obnoxious cackle, her phony non-answers and flip-flopping, and her perfect track record of stinking up everything she ever touched ... including now burning through a $billion campaign and still ending up $20 million in debt with her donors left holding their puds with nothing to show for it. Enjoy. And you'll forgive me if I don't consider you someone to take seriously.

[@mattschrader5047]

@@plutoloco2378 blah blah blah. That's simply untrue. Like every business he has had failures. Nobody wins every time. Get over it

[@jody6851]

@@plutoloco2378 You'd be happy with 1% of his net worth. And I'm happy that your worthless word salad candidate Kamala Harris lost, who can't point to a single thing she was ever in charge of that didn't finish worthless ... including the $billion her campaign burned through, overspending overcharged on everything, finishing $20 million in debt, and a lot of donors who feel ripped off. As the majority of Americans feel ripped off by the Democrat Party which is why Trump won, even the popular vote.

[@jaykay0401]

​@@mattschrader5047 LOL which included numerous casinos and hotel bankruptcies, the folding of his New Jersey Generals football team, and the now-defunct Trump University. He and his businesses have been involved in more than 4,000 legal actions, including six business bankruptcies.Yeah really good record of business there.

[@johndavis9776]

If there’s one thing Eric likes it’s listening to Eric talk about Eric

[@IronMic-ee4kt]

The guy just spouts illustrious nonsense.

[@byYouTube94]

@@IronMic-ee4kt I agree with the OP, Eric does enjoy hearing himself. Nowhere near the level of Neil Degrasse Tyson though. However, I don’t agree that it’s “illustrious nonsense” by any stretch of the imagination. Eric is extremely intelligent and does stammer a bit, but only when he’s trying to “dumb it down” for the broader audience. That doesn’t make what he’s saying nonsensical.

[@dougarchbold1489]

You got it! This clown considers everyone beneath him intellectually. Including Musk! But what business has he built? Nothing! He gets hired and then is quietly replaced. It’s always “I worked for”. It was cute watching him make a move on the one with the glasses. He just talks in circles.

[@fredriks5090]

​@@byKZbin94he's "dumbing down" things because he doesn't want to admit his real stances on things. it is not that his ideas are impossible to understand, but that he'd be casting aside all the idiots who thought they were on his side.

[@rockyk1950]

Who is Sam Harris? Ask Dave Chappelle.

[@MurdockSmith]

Just as a sidenote, the election was 22 days ago in California still counting votes. Let me put quotes around “counting”.

[@williambranch4283]

Kamala will still be inaugurated on 1/20 ;-)

[@MADDcartman]

Yeah, California is gonna steal the election by turning Bluer? If pointing the finger helps you deal with the fake elector scheme and J6 then god bless you “patriot”.

[@PonyboyGarfunkel]

Do you know the reason claimed?

[@chrisr..6406]

I think there were two reasons for all the late "votes", they need to pump up the numbers so 2020 doesn't look so obvious, and it takes away the popular vote mandate from Trump so they can justify the incoming attacks.

[@armstrong2052]

​@PonyboyGarfunkel I think they said ballot machine failure, and they're hand counting. Not 100 on that. So don't hold me to it. Been a lot of shit going on in different states.

[@JM-ps8cb]

I know Eric Weinstein has an academic background… Could you imagine taking his class if he was your professor? He’d purposely make learning anything harder than it needed to be. And forget it if he’s grading some sort of paper or open-ended or essay questions… you probably could nail an open-ended question dead on, get it 100% right, and he’d just tell you your answer is wrong and tear it to shreds with snarky notes. It’d just be anti-learning.

[@timothymchugh6232]

@@JM-ps8cb yeah he’s got that arrogant professor attitude combined with someone disillusioned with established academia

[@knucklehead99-z1w]

You put it into words very well.

[@MrLathor]

The way this guy garners attention by pretentiously walking an intellectual tight rope is tiring. Not everything in world events mysterious and requires a PHD thesis to discern meaning from. In fact, Trump winning is not difficult to understand or all that surprising if you have been paying attention.

[@josephbrown9685]

It’s the way he maintains his mystique. He wants to make everything seem this way and then uses that to confuse people into being in awe of his insight. Basically, he’s a bullshit artist.

[@michaelmccray8610]

These are the folks who are a part of the establishment in some form or another. They don’t want change. They are fine with the world as is and us poor, working folks are not. That is the difference! Once the left realizes this then they may be able to regroup but in no way moving forward will we vote for the “typical” politician who is working for super elite rich mfers 🤷‍♂️ it has always been a class war and the ruling class is absolutely devastated they lost control

[@marioarguello6989]

I agree with your hypothesis, but let's test to see whether or not YOU fulllfill the condition you mention ("paying attention") and another critical requirement you didn't mention (having the brains to put the pieces together): Why do you think he "won", unlike the last time in which he was not allowed to win?

[@manfrombritain6816]

Eric has some good insights but he absolutely plays it up to make himself seem impressive. he unnecessarily obscures his message with technical terms that force people to ask for clarity... allowing him to look all self satisfied and play the wise old owl as he reveals the knowledge

[@fugelkusch3722]

This. And people need to watch out that they're not being caught in some billionaires agenda...

[@marshall517]

We voted for Trump to break the ankles of the boots on our necks.

[@sonjaseverson7375]

Poetically and well said!! Who the hell are you? An author?

[@dominicklicciardi]

Horrifically beautiful description

[@bryankinney1]

Oh Lord, you're saved! /S 🙄🤦

[@allowit328]

@@bryankinney1 ... by appointing more Neo-cons and billionaires to his cabinet? Isn't that what you guys were moaning about the first time round?

[@davemi00]

@@allowit328not all billionaires are equal. Labels are too easy. Doubt is understandably. Getting appointments from the Rino Senate is a battle.

[@sarcasmothethird3843]

Eric, would you like a cup of tea? "While I do enjoy a hot and tasty, herb infused beverage, I am currently well hydrated. Did you know tea in its original form is wrong in my opinion, let me explain why without going into details that can be verified." - for the next 10 minutes without answering the question.

[@JamesWestbury-rc9my]

❤😂This!

[@rolandconnor575]

Good one

[@wadewishloff870]

😂

[@Mr.SethSquatch]

that shit made me laugh so hard! 🤣🤣🥲

[@treeorwh2]

Got him

[@LG-tw5vm]

I am less than 1% worried about Trump and 99% worried about the drone activity right now.

[@DJLevitz]

American People are fed up with DC corruption. Period. End of Story. We want an outside (Trump) to correct the obvious issues.

[@thomasandersen1784]

I´m totally with u, and me and many others over here, are pleased that Trump got elected. Cheers and love from Denmark. Thomas, 54

[@felixmidas2020]

So you a Marvel fan then, right?

[@mdav30]

Unfortunately Trump couldn't plan his way out of a paper bag. He didn't 1st term, he won't second term. He's not your savior. Maybe someone else will be, but we're headed for chaos.

[@DJLevitz]

@@felixmidas2020 obviously

[@steveb796]

Trump is corrupt.

[@anuragsinha2013]

I have seen Ann Coulter (Right) and Batya Ungar Sargon (Left) use the phrase "White Working Class".... I have never seen Donald Trump say that instead he uses the phrase "Normal Hardworking American People".

[@aprylvanryn5898]

A lot of his racist rhetoric is dog whistled. He started doing that when he said Obama wasn't American. His only evidence was that Obama was black and his middle name was Hussain. You can see it today when he talks about the border.

[@trumanhw]

Who was he talking about needing to be "real men" ..? Who was he admonishing for "fake masculinity" ..? US? Or the people demanding fake ladies be seen as real women?? The people (D) who release violent criminals after 30x - 40x? Or those (R) prosecuted for defense of self and others ..?

[@kham6006]

Batya voted for trump

[@PhillipMelanchthon]

Batya sleeps in Trump footie pyjamas.

[@attyjay8040]

a brilliant man without conviction is nothing.

[@TheDNAGroup]

🎯🎯🎯🎯🎯 #SoggyToast

[@kimberleywarren8679]

Wisdom without courage is a wasted gift.

[@toffeecrisp2146]

Whelp, Trump now has several convictions, so he should be good to go 👍

[@welcometototalitarianism812]

I love my Triggernometry guys. Good job sticking in there, trying to interview him. He seems so contemptuous of everyone that isn't him.

[@knucklehead99-z1w]

Hates himself, actually.

[@lilbabybeard]

he’s too pretentious for me i don’t disagree that he’s smart, he’s just too convinced his ideas are the best all the time very annoying

[@thrithgolden2748]

Eric Weinstein, Jordan PETERSON, and that one other guy...just come across hiding something..

[@christheother9088]

He SOUNDS smart.

[@steelcrown7130]

The interruption at 1:01 right off the bat was basically: "I'm not going to answer your question in this interview. This is what I want to talk about". Agreed.

[@cyberft]

@@steelcrown7130yep “let’s not discuss my own perceived cowardice.”

[@sterlingcooper3978]

Yup he's a very insighful guy just ask him he'll tell you

[@estern001]

The geeks that gave us the food pyramid? The geeks that got it ALL wrong with the Coof? Those geeks, Eric? Those are the geeks we can't replace?

[@johnowens5342]

No, I think it was the geeks that said Trump would cause a depression his first term and start WW3. Maybe it was the geeks that said he could not reduce illegal immigration in his first term or the geeks that said carbon emissions would skyrocket under his leadership. I don't have time to point out all the other geeks 😂

[@hoviksmail]

I remember the geeks who said the Vax was safe.

[@mariekirby1683]

That particular quote of his about the "geeks" and nutrition was so ridiculous, I wondered if he was being sarcastic, but no. He is clueless.

[@nopenottoday7283]

The coof 😂 I’m stealing that

[@rebeccaaldrich3396]

​@@mariekirby1683me too

[@Whiskey3169]

Why does Eric get to declare what questions should be asked? He was against Trump and now he wants to walk the fence so he can say I was for it (policies and presidency) if it succeeds or against it if it fails. He's gutless.

[@stevefitchett6193]

Because hes just that good at dealing with interviews

[@cannonloose3153]

He's gutless. His brother is more even keeled

[@Jack_Parsons-666]

Millions of people reluctantly voted Trump as the lesser of two evils, not to lick his boots. I'm one of those voters. Take the W and relax bro.

[@ellalanier1251]

Used to call that being a “mug wump”. I think he fits the ticket 😂

[@zoomq3video]

Completely

[@Toler_ance]

Wow everyone’s disliking Eric’s approach but I completely get where he’s coming from. He’s here to analyze not make a judgement call

[@aprilmurrell3317]

Omg

[@Etcher]

What did you think of the Emperor's new clothes? I thought they looked really nice.

[@connorcress6471]

Sure, but the point of a podcast is to have a conversation. His way of communicating is so non committal that he’s just monologuing about the nuances of everything while attempting to prove his own intelligence to others. He seems to be a terrible conversationalist in the sense that he doesn’t actually move any of the conversations forward.

[@jazz4asahel]

I see Eric that way as well.

[@infinitytoinfinitysquaredb7836]

Eric clutches his pearls over Trump while the current regime is firing US made and manned missiles into Russia: 😵‍💫

[@jesseerickson662]

Bingo. He's trying way too hard not to slip one way or another and sound smart while doing it.

[@heidiblake7957]

hello.

[@europa_bambaataa]

What did he say about Trump here

[@rlj7647]

He's an extreme moderate.

[@South-paww11]

@@rlj7647 "I'm a ball busting candy ass ...dammit"

[@AJ56]

The minute he said the FDA is full of experts on nutrition.. 💀

[@marioarguello6989]

He is not half as smart as he thinks he is; but it is not that simple, I am sure they have plenty of nutrition experts, but the question is, WHAT do they do with their expertise? Do they have the public's best interests at heart? The answers are "evil" and "f no".

[@Crymeariver227]

Having experts and allowing experts to make the decisions that are in the best interests of the citizens consuming that food, are two very different things.

[@Darthdoodoo]

The fda has what kids crave, they have brawndo

[@projectzed5766]

@@Darthdoodoo Cos brawndo's got electrolytes

[@svtinker]

🤣🤣🤣

[@TheoriesofEverything]

Well, that was an unexpected but lovely shoutout at 1:02:12. Thank you. Recognition like this is rare and appreciated. - Curt

[@____uncompetative]

It was remarkable how you got Susskind to admit he ruined one of his own student's careers. I expect that happens more than these Professors would like to admit. As to Eric's ideas for colonising exoplanets, I don't think any of his strategies involving new physics are viable, and I believe UAPs are custodians of biodiversity which were sent across the Milky Way at sublight velocities millions of years ago, and the only reason dinosaurs don't roam the Earth is that they showed up too late to deflect the asteroid. I think that their behaviour is consistent with immortal AGI pilots that are programmed only to intervene in the event of a nuclear exchange. They will prevent a nuclear apocalypse, but not to save us, but to save biodiversity in general, as life itself is quite rare and their biological creators from a very far off star system valued life and nearly destroyed themselves with a nuclear war. This answers the Fermi Paradox and means we need not fear The Dark Forest. The downside is we will be stuck here in our solar system, and die out when the Sun becomes a red giant, unless we relocate to the outer planets and turn Jupiter into a second Sun. Humanity will never colonise exoplanets, but then their alien civilisations (which Eric is currently searching for evidence of with Harvard University's Galileo Project can't get to us either). There is no travel through Eric's Chimeric Fiber Bundle without Quantum Decoherence. There is no pinch to zoom whilst we are in the tablet (you would need to be outside of his Observerse to manipulate the geometry of spacetime and have the power of a demigod, so that isn't viable). Dark Matter as a source of energy is basically how the Planet Express ship from _Futurama_ is powered, but that is still stuck within sublight speeds. There is no FTL. No bypassing spacetime. No wormholes. No warp. No generational ships. Nothing I can think of to get us, humans out there. But we could send out immortal robots to build cities and spread our civilisation, but if they tried to colonised a planet which even had some microbes, then the UAPs would zap them for not respecting their Prime Directive to preserve biodiversity. So, therefore the UAPs would stop any invading alien robots seeking to colonise Earth. They are the space police / park rangers of designated habitats for rare life. This makes them benign, although I suspect they may be radioactive and bad to be in proximity to.

[@mrTR45H]

The Susskind interview was a masterclass. Also, that Penrose pic took me by surprise.

[@gammaraygem]

@@____uncompetative A lot of thoughts here. Can you tell me what a thought is ?

[@TessaTickle]

@@____uncompetative ok, let me see if i got this right ... we build our own UAPs ... send them out ... they bump into another civilisation's UAPs ... bot war ensues?

[@sarahedwards9994]

It was a great interview. To be fair though, LS was saying in that interview that string theory is a bust and he wants the younger generation of quantum physicists to come up with something that describes our actual universe, so EW is not presenting the full truth of it. I do find he cherry picks a lot to make his point, while omitting salient info. It was the very intelligent yet despairing autopsy of a scientific theory by an old man who realises he got it wrong. But I'm glad CJ got the recognition, it's a phenomenal channel and I've learned so so much by listening to his discussions.

[@codyyounger9377]

Hopefully Eric will actually read this comment, because the sincerity behind what he said about not feeling like he has inspired anyone...! I would like him to know that out of all the people I have seen in podcasts, Eric is the only one I have ever found so complete in how he speaks to the ideas and conversations he is involved with, that I absolutely have to watch the entire show for the sole purpose of learning how to communicate at a higher level than what I already know how to do! I cannot put to words the incredible difficulty that I have had in my attempts to convey the process in which my mind understands the positions of the people, places and circumstances of all sides of any topic of discussion. I have personally experienced so many situations that would, in my opinion, be so mentally destructive, that a full recovery of mental, emotional, financial and physical status would be near impossible. Although I don't consider myself to have recovered 100%, I would say that I have obtained enough potential for full recovery in part due to the inspiration I have received by watching Eric and the way he presents himself and the carefully structed words he uses during these conversations. Eric may often be misinterpreted, however for me I understand his complexity in his thought process completely. I just lack the skills in being able to convey that complexity in the same manner as he does. So, thank you Mr. Eric Weinstein for the many opportunities you have given me to watch how you conduct yourself in such a proper manner in front of the many different and difficult audiences you have placed yourself so consistently the same in front of!

[@anewfuture]

With Harris, we know it is going to be bad, because she promised more of Biden, which was bad. With Trump, it might be good or bad. I'd rather go for hope. With Harris, there was no hope.

[@VhectorDesignStudio]

With Trump it will be good. No question about it. We already had 4 very good years with him. He’s a known President now. Not sure why everybody try to ignore that he was already President.

[@atlehman69]

How exactly is it so bad under Biden?

[@sspbrazil]

It’s going to be worse than bad.

[@sspbrazil]

@@VhectorDesignStudiono we didn’t, you must have been living in a cave.

[@meb280]

The only bad that will come in the upcoming Trump administration are the roadblocks and behind the scenes undercutting that the Left is going to be doing in the next 4 years. They will come up with every trick in the book to make his presidency look bad. If it wasn't for that, things would be very nice.

[@Causingirritation]

Really starting to dislike Eric’s approach to conversations lately.

[@LisaBarker-s6q]

completely. really alienates people with his arrogance and condescension.

[@bluebird6300]

Indeed

[@iank3924]

give an example you bot.

[@jonathanprudencio2505]

He is having a hard time coming with straight answers.

[@iank3924]

​@jonathanprudencio2505 When in the podcast was he not clear about his thoughts?

[@144Donn]

To sum it up, we are wildly optimistic, while Bret is cautiously optimistic.

[@timg6176]

I'll sum it up better. You are moronic, while Bret is less moronic. 🎉

[@darrenmanser2847]

@@144Donn actually I don’t think Bret is that optimistic - it’s just that he doesn’t want to be just another clever nihilistic bore .

[@oreneiland]

Eric! Bret is little less cautiously and more optimistic.

[@daltondalton5501]

Renegotiating the world is a good thing. We want a change. A lot of people want things to remain the same.

[@AM-rs1nz]

The balls of this guy. He is a long winded coward. I dont care what he thinks of Trump now until he says I WAS WRONG

[@PKPTY]

About what? troll

[@AM-rs1nz]

@PKPTY about refusing to vote in the election. He couldn't choose a side, and write an extremely long winded post about it and said he would be available to solve all the problems if we just came and asked

[@AM-rs1nz]

I lost respect for.him after that post. It was such a look at me bitch thing to so

[@gps9715]

@@AM-rs1nz Eric always has been and always will be a pompous a hole. Most people are starting to realize this but it's been there forever. Check the comment section of any interview he's done. You'll find mine and your sentiment more and more. He has a massive ego problem.

[@jesseerickson662]

​@AM-rs1nz Yes, he's painful to listen to. He really thinks he's special.

[@elizabethmccarthy9885]

Eric needs to interview himself, because, clearly he has the best questions.

[@sticksman1979]

He could actually pull that off.

[@jeffpoehl9100]

He would still end up agreeing with himself

[@MaryMcDonaldLewis]

@@jeffpoehl9100 He would still end up avoiding answering himself, and he would think he was vastly superior to himself.

[@nopenottoday7283]

I don’t dislike Eric Weinstein, but every time I watch his interviews I can’t help but feel like the man is just a bag of hot air. Edited because I got my Weinsteins crossed.

[@Pneumanon]

He is a massive bag of hot air. The dude huffs his own farts and is high off his own supply.

[@theresefrazer]

I like Brett… he’s not as pompous… I hate pompous

[@JamesWestbury-rc9my]

Have literally just said this further up, his words are explanations of nothing..nothing he says is even relevantz

[@amythinks]

@@theresefrazer I was literally trying to figure out why I was never absolutely icked by him before. Then I realized...it's cause I was watching a different Weinstein. This guy is totally insufferable.

[@bobtaylor170]

He emits enough hot air to lift every balloon in Albuquerque.

[@shawnmugee]

Ck does a good job here of staying on Eric's case and getting him to commit. Good show

[@5unny5ide]

"I can't believe this isn't taught in civics." Civics isn't taught at all.

[@octaviaspencex]

does he mean classics? like classical civilisation in england? what does civics even mean? the us has so much word salad 😩

[@YadraVoat]

@@octaviaspencex Civics in the US would be things like the founding documents and form of government. But yeah I get the impression they're not taught in public schools (I've not participated in that system).

[@willjam465]

It is in Florida

[@5unny5ide]

@willjam465 lucky

[@jesseerickson662]

​@@willjam465 Is that why they have so many "Florida Man" incidents. 😂

[@brothercaptainxuul784]

Half the time, Eric is " Ericsplaining" simple concepts, that pretty much everyone with a high school education already knows, in increasingly cryptic ways, so as to imply that his brain is mastodonic.

[@darrenmanser2847]

@@brothercaptainxuul784 I wish someday I can be cool enough for someone to reference me with ‘Darrensplaining’ instead of the usual con plaining

[@hoonhwang4778]

And, I also found someone named Peter tripping all over his own intelligence just like this man.😊

[@RonAlfonse-t7y]

100% - Like that time on Rogan he threw out the idea that an entire universe could be the size of a marble. That was literally the ending of the movie Men in Black. He claimed to have the mind blowing idea ... it was from a god damn science fiction movie from 20 years ago. He is so pretentious and arrogant he has become unwatchable, and A LOT of people are getting wise to his bullsh$t.

[@gulanhem9495]

lmao "mastodonic", that's so funny. 😚☺

[@bluehannah8696]

@@RonAlfonse-t7yI know someone who said that in 1970 when high on LSD.

[@nintendobinks792]

This entire conversation is "things need to change but we are fearful of change so we need to come up with reasons why change is bad." Concern trolls are a waste of time and people like this would prefer for nothing to change because they are more comfortable with the status quo, even if it is ruining the western world.

[@kaceycruz3870]

Agree. It sounds like he’s going through a pointless mental exercise and conversation going around in circles. Also cowardice.

[@ellalanier1251]

Like a dog biting off his own tail.

[@RonAlfonse-t7y]

You want to know what change is coming. Google - Curtis Yarvin , Peter Thiel , JD Vance et al . The change is the end of democracy, and the new America will be governed by a Monarchal system President is CEO an the board of directors will be all the tech bros. No need for congress , they will tell you what is good for you. Eric works for Thiel.

[@OSYofRR]

@@kaceycruz3870 Cowardice is correct. Said this many times about Eric. Very smart man but he is a coward. So he hides behind these mental games and excercises, hides his cowardice while not really offending anyone. A good strategy for a talking head who relys on staying relevant.

[@LG-tw5vm]

Los Angeles HAS fallen. Things are WAY worse there now. I've NEVER seen Los Angeles as overrun with crime as it is now.

[@jpmzo]

We HAD to crank it up to 11 because gradually raising concerns fell on deaf ears. The establishment gave us no choice but to go this way by repeatedly ignoring The People.

[@brianmeen2158]

Question is, what will Trump get done? I’m afraid it won’t be Much

[@Goganzuela]

@@brianmeen2158it’s a good thing your fears don’t dictate reality, frankly we don’t give a fuck what anyone thinks anymore. Just make America great again

[@piper3032]

Very true 💯‼️

[@ClearGlassStudios281]

The people already lost. Were a joke. 😂

[@theomarcus]

Orange is the establishment. Always has been..

[@bradleyboyer9979]

Eric Weinstein occasionally has interesting ideas, but his constant need to prove how smart he is is offputting. I prefer his brother.

[@Emma-be6mo]

I agree 👍

[@114Riggs]

I'm not kidding, the same thought has just reached me

[@bilbobaggins4462]

Harvey??🤣

[@michaelpease2103]

Agreed

[@darlaf.seeley8292]

You said it! ❤

[@aces553]

Exhausting

[@MetaMM]

The word I was looking for 👍😄

[@connorcress6471]

Perfectly sums up how I feel rn. The least invigorating conversation I’ve ever witnessed. The only good point that was made was about how re negotiating the world could be very dangerous. Everything else was nuanced nonsense

[@planes3333]

LOL " Trump is a very unusual lifeform I would not trifle with him!"

[@room2growrose623]

Don’t forget the. Federal Communications Act of 1935 which was sunset in the early 2000s allowing singular corporations to own multiple forms of media across state lines!!! Bring that back and break up the media oligarchs

[@berntbishop5098]

Wasn't it Regan that allowed the media conglomerates to be merged?.

[@tfxchronotfx2488]

Or just don't watch their bullshit

[@khezden7750]

I have Eric Weinstein fatigue. As so many others here have pointed out, the DC geeks are the cause of most of the problems this country is facing. His hand wringing over Trump & team is just concern trolling at this point.

[@eterno2457]

No the D.C. geeks are not responsible for the problems in this country, that is such a bad misunderstanding of the people Eric was referring to. The federal appointments and politicians (not the geeks who work their entire careers in D.C. with almost no compensation) are the ones who cause the problems. Or you must have zero practical experience in D.C. or federal work if you think the geeks are steering the ship. The "permanent class" spends most of their time fighting the fires set by the appointed or the elected.

[@Impressive__]

I stoped caring what Eric had to say when he got drunk on Rogan's podcast and started slipping his jewish supremacy. "Jews are humans turned up to 11" "jews lead humanity" LOL ok Eric.

[@TheLanceFrazier]

@@Impressive__ Why are you here?🤨

[@TheDuckofDoom.]

The whole system that employs the geeks is the problem, including the geeks to some extent. Those within the group often have absolute tunnel vision for their pet project or subject matter such that they don't care how it is getting paid for or what was deprived by that diversion of of resources. It is the fundamental economic flaw in socialism, there is no valid way to account for real costs and benefits due to the centralized control of resources and the disconnect from the consequences of poor management. A business that never goes bankrupt no matter how poorly it performs, because its revenue comes from direct theft rather than anything connected to efficient results.

[@Impressive__]

@@TheLanceFrazier to read comments and laugh

[@WalmartJedi]

they are not geeks at FDA they are lobbyists for the food and drug companies.

[@mikemolaro4198]

Dude. I know. This guy can be such a smug know it all. He has some stupid witticism for everything. Whether or not he's given it thought he'll just create a witticism to sound smart.

[@Stephen_Tyrone]

Right. Assuming these “geeks” know their topic is highly debatable.

[@2011hwalker]

you think Trump has the common mans best interests at heart. He is the ORIGINAL capitalist. He has been ripping people off since the early 80s. Why on earth do people put so much faith in the guy??

[@piper3032]

Exactly‼️

[@golanheights9000]

I disagree. They are wicked smart. Just because they don't share our values doesn't make them stupid. Did you not just live through the 2024 election? Did you observe and reflect at all?

[@sherrikinney6633]

I like Eric, I’ve seen him on Joe Rogan and Chris Williamson and just love his deliverance of information. Some people force shit down your throat, some people just vomit it on your lap and some people…Eric, are vague. It’s the way he is. He does NO fear mongering. People don’t need to be spoon fed, so I always suggest…go do a deep dive on some of his info. Come up with your own answers. I really liked his interview with Tucker too. I prefer to watch people like Eric. * Edit. In a world of extremes, and people wanting answers from others…Eric is a breath of fresh air. No one has the answers and that’s what he is trying to convey.

[@liberty-matrix]

"Our movement is about replacing a failed and corrupt political establishment with a new government controlled by you the American people." ~Donald Trump, 2016

[@jeffnelson57]

@@liberty-matrix and it starts with lies to his voters- No wall. No lock up Hillary. No ACA replacement. No infrastructure bill. All 2016 lies. What did you get? National divisiveness & a record tax cut for the elite. Nice work GOP. YOU DUPED 78 MILLION FOOLS.

[@TheRusselmuscle]

True. But this kosher saying that moving the US embassy to Jerusalem was Trump's idea is Ludacris. Sheldon Adeldon and the Kosher mafia financed much of Trumps campaign, so it was just payback to do that and nothing more. Figures this kosher would lie about that fact.

[@Kedeman]

You should have opened the show with "First of all, you are not as half as smart as you think you are and everyone knows that, please procceed accordingly"

[@eman2700]

😂😂😂Well said!!

[@stephentumlin8613]

Indeed. He talked about how anonymous speech was causing great harm to people and never said how. I think it’s a low level problem at best. How about we lock up all the criminals actually doing harm first. It’s almost like he’s pandering to the UK and their censorship hard on. Grapes all over the place and no convictions while they lock up people who use speech they don’t like it.

[@TheDuckofDoom.]

Be a good generic opening for every show.

[@aporiac1960]

Eric is concerned that Trump is going to break things, but seems to have missed the obvious point that the reason Trump is President is that things are already broken. All the conventional solutions have been tried and have been proven to be stupid and ineffective.. All of the safe options have been tried and have been proven to be unsafe. Trump is an unknown, which is a dramatic improvement on the known. Trump may fail, but the alternatives have already done so. Given this choice, Trump is the better option.

[@rosswatkins2277]

Yes things have been broken for at least 30yrs

[@PromotingLife1]

@@aporiac1960 Stunned by the weightlessness of his words

[@dandybufo9664]

Trump supporters have a poor imagination for how much more breakage is possible. They think a wrecking ball is the best tool for brain surgery.

[@dandybufo9664]

Many seem to have a lack of imagination for how much more broken our politics and society can be with predictable increases in suffering .

[@POPQC]

well said!

[@hellraiser4613]

“Welcome to the show, we’d like to start with how are you?” “Na, we’ll get to that but here’s the questions you should be asking” Pretty slick

[@VincentPaulS]

Eric is so desperate to be accepted by academicians that he refuses to acknowledge how corrupt and corrosive these people have been in every facet of our society.

[@joeyonikas5366]

I think he did on this episode!?

[@heidiblake7957]

I just started watching this one, but the last two times he was on with anyone he acts like Trump is stupid, it is really insulting to me. Trump has a great team and what might be really needed right now is courage! I don't know of any man other than Trump that would still be standing. I think Eric is wanting the one world order. And I can guarantee most Americans don't want that. Maybe Eric should check out the art of the deal.

[@powerandpresence5290]

Eric literally said Trump is not stupid. And he has little interest in being accepted by academia. He spends much of his time heavily criticising it. Indeed, he left it.

[@powerandpresence5290]

@@heidiblake7957

[@tubester4567]

Not a good way to start an interview, by telling the hosts not to ask that question first because of "trolls". I've never been impressed with this guy. He avoids answering questions, and talks like a politician. He's always trying to appear the smartest person in the room. The way he spoke down to Sam Harris was cringeworthy.

[@islandonlinenews]

Eric has actually embraced “double think” and doesn’t even care.

[@bn_mediorcty]

💯

[@furrycannon]

Yes, that's why I like him.

[@damianwomack4668]

​@@furrycannonAre you a troll or just worse than Eric?

[@WideAwakeHuman]

He also admitted he thinks he’s the only smart person on earth and narcissistic. Which are both true.

[@wolfensden]

Duality of the human mind 😂

[@ComradeMarx1017]

(Edit: see this reply section for pretentious butthurt people defending pretentiousness) I get Eric is intelligent, but his "I'm more enlightened than the entire population" attitude is incredibly cringe. It just proves that intelligent people aren't intelligent enough to be self aware in every instance. The pretentiousness is very skin crawling to me.

[@juanvaldez5422]

Intelligence and wisdom don’t necessarily go hand in hand

[@danielcillie1856]

If you listen more carefully to what he says, he always leaves open the option of him being wrong. Meaning he gives the viewer the option of disagreeing with him. He is not forcing anyone to take his word as the truth.

[@nickdial8528]

​@@danielcillie1856 Irrelevant to the OPs point, though.

[@6ftmouse349]

In many ways he is more enlightened than 99.9% of the population

[@edjones2199]

Couldn’t have said it better myself. This guy is a 100% douche bag.

[@ralphwhitney7874]

Another great discussion. Concise and erudite. Keep up the good work guys.

[@Thesappysongwriter]

After listening to Eric Weinstein for years. It seems at this point he likes the sound of his own voice. Bret Weinstein and Heather Heying are much humbler human beings. Eric, I hope you can learn something from your younger brother.

[@MetaMM]

Just like Meghan Markel and Kamala Harris . The style of psy-op talking dragging you into a rabbit hole where there’s nothing there and you get confused.

[@denroy3]

Frankly, I have no use for this blob...he's a talker, not a doer. Turned this off early in...Gag reflex.

[@vicp7124]

I would say everyone has a right to be heard. He is insightful, but he should not be the only one you listen to.

[@____uncompetative]

You obviously don't understand the concept of an interview. You see what typically happens is that the host or hosts have on one or more guests who they think will say interesting things for some sector of their audience. It is down to the host(s) to select what will be interesting guest(s), but more importantly than that, to have their channel only be an interview channel (not also how to unblock sinks, or make a bird feeder). If they do that then they will confuse their audience who have come for these interviews. As to the content of the interview they can't really control that. I would not want them to edit out what they don't think will appeal to their notion of their audience. It is better to present the whole conversation that took place. Now, the key thing is your role in all of this as a member of their audience. You don't have to be. Complaining about the guest has about a 0.0000000003% chance of changing their behaviour. Try it out with a friend when you are down the pub with them. When someone asks them about "Where are you planning to go on holiday?" or "Do you have any pictures of your new baby?" you really need to interrupt and say "What about the war in Ukraine! We could all be vaporised next week! Who cares about holidays we won't live to see and babies that won't grow up? We need to put our heads together and decide what we can do to stop Global Thermonuclear War!!!" See how that goes.

[@personofinterest8731]

You don't wear a MAGA hat outside a Trump rally because one crazy person from the other side might be packing. Wear a I Do Not Comply shirt!

[@lawrenceweymouth1588]

Eric is becoming increasingly arrogant and damn near impossible to listen to. The way he started this podcast was a good indication of where the whole conversation went.

[@dianejohnston9256]

I almost chose something else to watch after that first comment and then he disparaged podcasts and said his good friend Sam Harris...and I did have to move on. He just doesn't interest me anymore

[@trumanhw]

He didn't annoy me. I just fundamentally dispute some of his claims: He implied that it's _conservatives_ who needed to be "real men." Admonishing our "fake masculinity" (amidst an epidemic of (D) embrace of ladies-boys) (D) release violent criminals 30-40x felony arrests... Only to prosecute "us" for self-defense or of others from those very people. Why wasn't Daniel Penny allowed 29 more felony charges before he was prosecuted? He mentioned the knockout game (happy slapping!??) without blaming the "culture" who be doin it.

[@Sarah-b4p3p]

That's why after reading the comments with the sound off, I'm leaving to go watch something fun....

[@Sarah-b4p3p]

@@X1348-n3n sounds like a bot wrote that

[@AvaMann-q5u]

He's becoming insufferable.

[@Rawdiswar]

He's never seen anyone wearing a MAGA hat in public?

[@dependablepaul]

Yeah well, pretty sure wherever he goes, he's in a bubble.

[@mrsvle]

I see both people with blue hair and people with MAGA hats on a weekly basis at grocery store, gas station, restaurants and bars, around town.

[@CaliMitra]

The only MAGA hat I’ve ever seen was on a Radziwill at Pebble Beach during car week. I live on the coast in CA

[@user-bt2od3yw1b]

He's in a bubble, just like with his views on Freedom Of Speech. Completely disagree with Eric Weinstein on Freedom of Speech. Controlling peoples speech is a bad path. He literally has said himself there is a purpose to "sticks and stones will break my bones but words will never hurt". Grow up. Take a look at Scotland and it's hate speech laws Eric, that's the terrible path it leads down. Anonymity is very important and Eric isnt taking it into account that you want people to talk (which Eric has also said himself), get rid of anonymity and a lot of people won't talk at all. "We must return cost to bad speech" - Eric Weinstein. That is literally a social credit system. I think he needs to spend more time around regular people and in reality.

[@user-bt2od3yw1b]

I've seen people with MAGA hats in Australia and the UK in public.... clearly doesn't hang around regular people enough.

[@RobertMadden-sy2pd]

For such a smart guy, his reasoning is flawed, The people that he has lined up for these key positions are actually going to work , and very capable They have also had there legs cut out from democratic establishment,

[@jackasswhiskyandpintobeans9344]

9:28 The problem I have with NATO as a US citizen, who has been in Combat (I was a medic in the 3ID and have the CMB) is the US bears the brunt of all horrors of war. The US spends our blood and treasure while most NATO countries grow fat. I'm sick of it.

[@manfrombritain6816]

America was happy to do the same to Britain in ww2... bleeding us dry for our empire while remaining uninvolved in possibly the least morally ambiguous war ever

[@unitysprings3631]

Do you think that's the DC, City of London and Vatican thing at play? War, finances and religion?

[@henrytep8884]

The U.S. bears the brunt of all horrors of war? Where? When? In ww1? Ww2? This is delusional. The U.S. is the super imperial and the hegemonic power of the world. We accepted the role with the responsibility and greatly profited from the system.

[@114Riggs]

as someone from a Nato country with a horribly undersupplied defence force, I agree.

[@1320crusier]

Libya and Kosovo shouldve been up to Europe, not us. You are right, Europe builds their welfare systems with the kkowledge that the US will take the hit for their defense and then theres the Germans. The Germans simply DO NOT believe in defending themselves.

[@devinmillican2873]

It's so much like Eric Wienstein to be like, "I'm the smartest person in the room, so we're gonna start this interview the way I want to start it. This is MY show now."

[@____uncompetative]

The hosts criticised their guest. They made the mistake. He rejected the frame of every question they posed which was superficial and would not yield an original reponse on the matter.

[@UnknownUnknown-xf6lo]

Glazer

[@jasminbrown1187]

He is acting like Marc Cuban. I used to like Weinstein!!

[@LawrenceAugust_]

@@____uncompetativeSo you’re a pretentious dickhead too, cool

[@keeperofknowledge4120]

Eric is smart and knows how to make complex topics easy for the layman to understand. You don't create a whole system of math by faking being smart.

[@richkoehler6237]

50 minutes in and Eric is still desperately avoiding making a point.

[@dectseven]

I'm just at 50 now and I haven't heard him make a single point... its just talking for the sake of talking

[@MrKarolWlodarczyk]

@@dectseven yeah, I give up on him, this is too boring

[@ronmoore6598]

Ok, after reading this I'm not bothering to watch it.

[@askewbowl]

Gave up 46 mins in

[@drockopotamus1]

He makes plenty of points, he just speaks in allegory. Take his thoughts on needing a culture of "mustn't". He's literally just saying we need to remove anonymity from the internet so we care about the words that come out of our mouths. So that we think before we act. The point is there. He's purposely being vague to save time, assuming that you, the listener, would fill in the blanks.

[@ArundoTrad]

At 1:01:50 and after you really understand the the depth of Eric's knowledge. Up to that, it was a little flat. But after that, the conversation really becomes something worth listening to in my opinion.

[@DuongLe-do3en]

Agreed. Especially the last part. I’ve been reading about the CPI how they deflate it and finally Eric mentioned it.

[@archaicanarch5567]

You should get out more, Eric. I am in Austin and frequently see both blue hairs and MAGA hats out in the wild. My Attenborough moment shall arrive when I spot a MAGA hat on a blue haired head.

[@steveo2226]

Well said.

[@embracedmadness]

Austin is not a good example.

[@floridaman5000]

Austin is a place of extremes (which is part of why I love to visit). But it's not a good microcosm of the US as a whole

[@tdmallet]

Plenty of nose ring wearing MAGAs.

[@billliney1701]

Dude didn't even have the balls to vote for Trump. Seriously just ridiculous.

[@TheDNAGroup]

🎯 #SunkSoDeepBeneathTheBlueOceanYetWithSightOfTheSurface #Anchored

[@IronMic-ee4kt]

A weak man hiding behind his priviledge. Not sure why anyone listens to this guy. He has sat on the fence so long its lodged up his dirt pipe.

[@MsTironce]

Maybe cause he didn’t want to. Duh!

[@billliney1701]

​@@MsTironce well genius he has been predicting doom for the last 4 years if the current Democratic policies continue but doesn't have the balls to vote against it. Probably didn't vote or did some lame "write in" candidate. Understand now?

[@WW11110]

I'm in Australia, Melbourne, high on mushrooms with a flat tire waiting for my wife to pick me up 20 km from home. You, Eric have inspired me lol

[@Beegeezy144]

How'd it go?

[@IngeborgvonAgassiz]

I believe it’s illegal to pass by a stranded motorist in AU😂

[@handlesareweird]

Finally, a comment I can appreciate!

From 6 days ago....u still out n about?

[@RatherBeRanching]

😂

[@mikegriffin104]

How can you 'SHUT DOWN MY SPEECh" and I still have "FREE SPEECH" ?

[@Swede2of3]

Thank you 3 for an enlightening conversation. All adult. No screaming, no demonizing. Well done.

[@boxerspause]

Disruption is exactly what we voted for!

[@hamster4618]

I would say “be careful what you wish for”, but now it’s more “every people get what they deserve”. Unfortunately the mess isn’t gonna end at your borders.

[@hotrox2112]

Yep,.. the old put the stick in the spokes play...

[@piper3032]

💯🎯‼️

[@connorcress6471]

@@hotrox2112sure man. If only it were true that corrupt institutions are comparable to a bicycle wheel that supports the rest of the structure. Nonsense

[@creatorsremose]

I always admired Weinstein. But it is true that in the recent couple of years he tends to talk a lot but say little. He's becoming the Jewish Neil DeGrasse Tyson and that is by no stretch a compliment.

[@mwhite1474]

Great analogy.

[@MichealPacitto]

He doesnt say as much because he doesnt know. Smart people dont have better answers, they have better questions.

[@anthonyml7]

His idea of licensing jobs / professions seems like it would never happen, I feel all it would do is give all the power and control to those who would issue the licenses creating a monopoly. Not to mention this doesn't factor in unions which would be a whole other mess.

[@ChiefCrewin]

​@@MichealPacitto...no, that's not true at all. He doesn't say he doesn't know, he galavants around the question for 3 minutes then says something completely unrelated.

[@continentalgin]

He changes the subject every 40 seconds. I give up! It's a mess of an interview.

[@mr.blonde5344]

To the rich, this is exciting. To most Americans who are devastated by one medical bill, this is horrifying. I'm concerned that you people don't see the hardships most of us go through on a daily basis. How will we reach this understanding? I fear that direct action is the only choice we are left with.

[@AdamB5000]

I told my brother that I have a love/hate relationship with Eric. He seems to often have unclear or indecisive answers. It's like he wants to give you all the possibilities and leaves you hanging. My brother replied, "He will lead you to water, but you have to drink." That made me feel better about him. Fascinating man.

[@liarwithagun]

Like he said, we have an epidemic of certainty. People feeling certain when they shouldn't, or faking certainty, or trying to force certainty when they should accept that something is uncertain. I don't remember who, but there is a quote that does something like: "There is nothing people hate more than uncertainty." Most people just can't stand accepting "I don't know" for themselves. So we have a bunch of ignorant people stating things with certainty when they know that they know little because it is what we have been socially trained and instinctively want to do. Normally, not really a problem. But with geopolitics, the stakes are nukes, not getting a bit of trivia wrong.

[@just_browsin]

​@@liarwithagunthis feels like it may be the only reasonable comment thread. Most of the comments are trashing him because he doesn't give a full throated endorsement of Trump. The first half of the video is Eric explaining that while change is definitely necessary there's a worry that things are pushed too far and there's a fear the upcoming administration breaks something that they didn't intend to break. Sounds reasonable to me. But the comments on this video make me feel like I'm in the minority. Endemic of certainty is a good way to put it. It feels like a lot of people have become sycophants and don't accept the slightest pushback on their views....either that or the comments are just bots astroturfing...what a time to be alive.

[@WideAwakeHuman]

It’s CERTAIN that Trump winning was preferential to Harris winning and he can’t even say that. People give their opinions all the time and it’s very easy to quantify ur level of confidence in an opinion so I’m not sure why he’s so worried about seeming confident about things he’s not confident in.

[@MommaLousKitchen]

Exactly.

[@sherrikinney6633]

I agree with your brother. I don’t think he wants to be on the DS radar so he gives just enough for you to go looking. People need to learn how to get their own information instead of being spoon fed.

[@evancampbell7048]

JD Vance in the WH for 12 years is music to my ears, especially as I've watched him more and more these past few months

[@brianmeen2158]

Vance is great and I’d rather have him as president than Trump . Trump simply breaks too many peoples minds

[@marianlynch4829]

​@@brianmeen2158Vance wouldn't be anywhere near the white house if it wasn't for Trump...

[@Deealliswell]

@@marianlynch4829yes but only because people wouldn’t give him the chance. Trump has allowed him to shine which now makes it easy for him to make a run for it, if he wants.

[@Phaeron123]

He wants to beat the woke stranglehold on speech... But then he wants to implement authoritarian measures to ban people who misbehave according to some unknown organization or figure? What the hell?

[@clairehann2681]

He is just faking it till he makes it at this point

[@liarwithagun]

He thinks the establishment is much more critical than most people do, and that keep the international status quo is worth sacrificing a lot for. I disagree with him, but I see where he is coming from. In other words, we should let the FBI control social media, the internet, the news, and elections because whistleblowers and "trouble makers" (like Trump) could use it to destroy the Rules-Based-Internation-Order that the world has run on for the last 80 years. And that has a chance of causing nuclear war that drops us back into the stone ages, but this time everyone has cancer now. And it does look like Trump is trying to change the order that has been in place for the last 80 years. It's why I voted for him. Basically, he doesn't like the current system either, but he has a slight favor towards it over extreme radicals like Trump. But he isn't upset over Trump either, he'd just rather the status quo, or in the perfect world a less radical person who wants to restructure the government. The problem is that a less radical person is just not effective or able to actually do anything in such an ossified system (think RFK, Tulsi, etc. and how effective they were). That is just how things work. Slavery didn't slow or stop until the most radical stance was taken (Not allowed at all) as an easy example. The real dream is that Trump comes in, rips and tears, breaking down enough of the ossification of our government so that more moderate people can actually effect change that isn't just further cementing the ossified government.

[@WideAwakeHuman]

It’s the elitist mentality - they all think things will only work if they have some control of it because everyone else is too stupid. Same thing he said about Trump’s new team- they’re just “not experts” and so can’t really solve these complex problems.

[@connorcress6471]

He’s just trying to check every conceivable box so as to not be in opposition to any group. He just spits nonsense

[@WideAwakeHuman]

@ I love how people say she’s “too emotional” lol What on earth does that even mean? Maybe it was impossible for her to make it there and to her next engagement without having the flexibility of a private jet? That’s how busy people operate. Just tell me what she’s said that didn’t turn out to be true and compare it to anyone else in the space.

[@thecryptobeard]

Associating Elon with choas is hilarious. Dude manages thousands upon thousands to accomplish tasks seemingly impossible. So that position is insane.

[@alexphcy]

We seem to forget that Trump in the WH is not an unknown. He's been there before and the country didn't implode. It actually thrived. The difference now is he's going in with knowledge of the inner workings and, this time, he's not going to play nice with the machine. I'm here for that.

[@lisamangles4878]

I want what you very smokin

[@makesumwake]

The machine needs broken

[@aprylvanryn5898]

You seem to forget that last time, he had people in his cabinet that were smarter than him. This time, it's cronies all the way down. Good luck with project 2025. I hope you're a rich, straight, white, male Christian. If ur not, it could be rough this time around.

[@iantercero5380]

You apparently ignore the malignant narcissism part that will surround himself with yes people and be chosen to reinforce all his worst tendencies. Your logic is "it wasn't so bad last time so it'll be fine attitude" is just so precious. Oh bless your heart.

[@leerussell5162]

​@@iantercero5380 looks like he is surrounding himself with capable professionals. You're point is invalid

[@josephbrown9685]

The main thing these intellectuals need to understand is that most people are sick and tired of politicians as a whole. We like that Trump isn’t predictable because predictable means typical corrupt politicians.

[@sup1e]

trump is insanely corrupt though lol

[@MsTironce]

I’d agree with this comment if it was any other politician. This long time businessman has been convicted and has failed in business. What makes you think he’ll be successful at something he has no experience in? This is deranged thinking and I’m really sad of the state we’re in as Americans.

[@josephbrown9685]

@@MsTironce He’s had plenty of success in business. Every large scale business person has failures because they attempt so many things. Something he has no experience in? Did you forget he was President before and things were mostly fine?

[@mylocus1013]

@@josephbrown9685 most people are sick of intellectuals too.... especially those with no conviction.

[@josephbrown9685]

@mylocus1013 I’ve also noticed that. Sam Harris and Neil Tyson, for examples, are essentially punchlines now. I’ve been seeing videos mocking them. It’s refreshing.

[@bobr9127]

Oh, this guy wants to preserve free speech by regulating free speech.Wonder where we've heard that before

[@WideAwakeHuman]

Haha… regulate it to save it… works every time

[@MommaLousKitchen]

Boy, the whole interview went over your head. The goal is for humans to not hide behind fake names and be as disgusting as possible.

[@MommaLousKitchen]

Personal responserbility.

[@WideAwakeHuman]

@ that’s as impossible as the goal of just wanting to know where everyone is at all times because then you could always know who commits crimes…. People have a right to staying anonymous just like people have the right to stay off social media and not read the ridiculous things that people say from behind a keyboard with a pseudonym.

[@james20603]

@@WideAwakeHuman People seem to forget that many of the founding fathers wrote with pseudonyms. Anonymity didn't start with the internet.

[@williampowell3378]

11:30 "A very skilled life form." Spot On

[@stacyjones4789]

Taking a Risk is a Million times better than continuing down an Obviously Disastrous Road! RFK’s Integrity put him over the top!

[@piper3032]

🙌

[@piper3032]

Yes!

[@Adamfandango]

What made you think RFK has integrity?

[@jasonthurston799]

That's my issue with most Trump supporters, they lack logic and are ruled by emotion.

[@TJ28628]

​@@AdamfandangoYou joking? Or do you only watch CNN?

[@cyberft]

Opens the conversation “I don’t want to discuss my perceived cowardice.”

[@lisafeck1537]

Right ! He comes across to me as bitter, resentful, envious. His hope of getting a position in a presidential cabinet is demolished, now bitter, disillusioned. I heard it, I saw it in him in some other interview.

[@jasminbrown1187]

@lisafeck1537 I do think his brother might be. I know for a fact Brett was invited to political cocktail parties in Florida, with very big MAGA names there after the election.

[@tarahunter7524]

I know Eric is intelligent but Christ he uses a lot of words to say almost nothing Thankyou for keeping at him to be on point and keeping him on track.

[@bobtaylor170]

He's a high end word salad chef.

[@juliamihasastrology4427]

He's an academic. His brother is too but far more articulate and profound.

[@zoomq3video]

...even if it didn't work

[@gregoryjarvis000]

Eric is a fascinating intellectual. Good show.

[@brettconv83]

How is this guy still relevant? All he did was slam Trump and touted he couldn’t win again. I believe he’s a legend in his own kind, not as smart as he portrays.

[@Anglo_kate]

He isn’t relevant but it’s fun to watch him coping.

[@MikeJones-mf2fw]

It's funny watching smart people not be able to cope with the status change.

[@lightestline]

Have you actually listened to him speak about Trump before? It sounds as though you haven’t

[@brettconv83]

@ Many times.

[@RussTeeTrombone]

He did the pathetic fence sitting sneeding before the election too

[@pvorster8042]

So, this is the man who called Kamala highly intelligent? And now defensive ? Zero credibility.

[@TheBanderson22]

She's obviously smart. The mystery is why she suddenly sounded like an idiot. To me it was trying to grapple with the reality of what she thinks a politician is with who she really wants to be. She can't solve the puzzle, and as result, she sounded absolutely incoherent.

[@ellalanier1251]

Did he really say that? If so, every word out his mouth is a grifting con job. Wow!

[@ellalanier1251]

He does not have a place in this Trump administration.

[@buddyrevell511]

​@@TheBanderson22 obviously smart? give an example. Having passed through law school and become and attorney general and u.s. senator are not good examples in this age of affirmative action, not least of all because she blew Willie Brown.

[@buddyrevell511]

If you wrote "obviously audacious" instead, you might be onto something. There is absolutely nothing obviously smart about kamalala.

[@2gloryglory2]

The load bearing walls is the constitution. We are a republic.

[@piper3032]

💯‼️

[@Mark-ew8lq]

On Disney. Not at all in defacto

[@MommaLousKitchen]

Representative democracy.

[@roblangsdorf8758]

When America was started, there was some fear of God in the people. But our education system has convinced most people that God doesn't exist. So that constraint is gone. It is time to recognize that humans couldn't have been produced by Darwinian evolution. A Creator was required.

[@kimihuff7645]

The load-bearing wall has little to do with the foundation. We are happy Trump is not actually a politician.

[@andreamiller6570]

The comments here seem pretty unanimous. Eric comes off as unlikeable and condescending. We’re all excited that the world has the opportunity for change and Eric seems to be defending the institutions that have been mistreating We The People. Disappointing.

[@dennisfuhrmann1750]

Comment section 8.6k Likes 29k Views 1,2m I think the comment section are a bunch of naggers

[@aprilmurrell3317]

As a hairdresser who sees A lot of people in one week on polar opposite sides of the political spectrum I would have to agree. There's been like a polar shift.. very interesting.

[@KariRazo-wb1cg]

Here is what is real- Renegotiate like he did Trump steaks, Trump ties, Trump University-the guy filed bankruptcy 6 times, he stole over $600+ million from the American people, by not paying his taxes-exactly why he’s threatening Panama, because they removex his name from buildings for tax evasion & not paying employees-same as here, in America-he’s not a negotiator he’s a conman, and your a fool for following him into the abyss Theil the billionaire that funded MAGA stole over $400 million from Americans bu not paying his taxes in a single transaction! And yet property tax continues to go up along with sales tax, and then we have the added tarrifs-we’re screwed thank for your vote! 🤡

[@michaelsilveradventure5712]

I’m done with people complaining “things won’t be the same and it’s all very dangerous and scary and we’ve never seen this kind of anomaly before and Trump wining means everything is now even more scary and dangerous and we can’t control him so that’s even more scary and dangerous.”

[@carolef5281]

He double speaks, he should run with Kamala (2 peas in a pod).

[@American_ZeR0]

BE AFRAID! BE AFRAID! IM A COWARD AND YOU SHOULD DO WHAT I DO! Same old leftist ideas. Sniffing their own farts and trying to convince everyone else how great it is and you should join in. Me me me. My way. Everyone else would be happy if they just listened to MEEEE

[@vestaxwax]

He’s scared of change. Like most. They’d rather complain about everything wrong than see it made right.

[@VhectorDesignStudio]

Exactly right… these people don’t understand that change is PRECISELY what American voted for three weeks ago.

[@2009RayMD]

Trump looks to be doing all the things he says, and this time he seems less easily deterred and a lot more experienced. The actual unpredictable danger is coming from the Biden administration until January 20.

[@RickMacDonald19]

Eric is awesome!! So are Konstantin and Francis. A little awkward but excellent discussion!!

[@brentwaits954]

Trump X Elon = LIT 🤣🤣🤣

[@byronbaker3330]

Musk and RFK were good democrats only two years ago. They didnt change,its the Party that left them. For that matter Trump was a democrat a few years ago too!

[@dreamingmusic3299]

To understand Trump clearly, you would have to be a Boomer that was an adult during the 1980s to know what the Republicans were and what the Democrats were and to understand that Trump was a Democrat in the 1980s. Because that's what Trump is; he's a 1980s Democrat. Which is nearly what a Republican is today.

[@shopoutfitters61]

JFK style Democrats, Add Gabbard. Welcome home.

[@onionhammer]

It’s called mental illness dog

[@MRsolidcolor]

Trump was as well

[@brentdicks5592]

I think they have changed. It might only be because their previous party (which was comfortable if they toed the line) attacked them personally, professionally, financially and every other way from Sunday when they spoke some truth, but the red pill is especially effective when delivered forcefully by the system. Pray they will resist the intoxicating power they have been granted. I still don't trust them because they are politicians, but I am hopeful that they might affect change that will be better for us.

[@douglaswilliams4285]

yes. this is the guy who a couple of months ago was telling us all how intelligent Kamala is. sad

[@CoryBleichner]

Where do you get your information from?

[@samgomu]

@@CoryBleichner he got it from nowhere.. because he did not say it. he was not voting or supporting either of them.. check his interviews

[@DeeBoy779]

You’re both wrong. He did say that, I’m not exactly sure who interviewed him but he 💯 said she was intelligent

[@Genericname768]

@@douglaswilliams4285 I don't know how smart you are, but she's obviously very smart compared to the average person. Sure, there are still a lot of people who are smarter. Trump is not one of them though.

[@theoriginaltommysteward]

​@@Genericname768I could literally choose anyone off the street and they would give a more coherent off-the-cuff speech than Kamala Harris. You are completely wrong about her being intelligent.

[@macmachine]

Love Eric's wordplay. Always dazzling.

[@tadmeyerburlingtonenglish6233]

Eric Weinstein is the kind of dude that provides running commentary and critical analysis when reading a Dr. Seuss book to his kid.

[@TheEinstein187]

trouble is, the kids see more than adults in those situations, thus its actually a good thing to keep analysis in perspective. Weinstein does a really good job of bridging high academic and common place recognition of that which requires description to transfer multilevel meaning... thus he bring up, brings down and levels a conversation in an honest way to lay forward a consistent census to actually have a conversation.

[@Sojiira]

It doesn't matter how many fishes there are, we don't know what the meaning of saying the color signifies. It's all the wrong statements, im very concerned for all the structure that used to be.

[@EddieAndrews-s5u]

I literally lol’d to your comment bc it’s probably true. I could also see him explaining to his kid that Dr. Seuss was not a real doctor with a phd from Harvard like he is

[@omimaatje5630]

My opinion (and it’s just that) he has no feeling with the life experience of common people. The same as politicians. For them there is really nothing wrong with the world. In Europe many of us have to choose eating or being warm now. It’s mind boggling they are not aware how desperate things have become 😞

[@SteveWilkins-i2c]

I am so grateful that these types of long form conversations are taking place and at an increasing rate are replacing the legacy media status quo of “news”. Well done.

[@FillyNilly]

Apples 'n oranges...this is opinion, not news.

[@keananmccarthy6984]

​@FillyNilly still better then another reporter reading words from a teleprompter or another obviously politically biased journalist. He states his opinion and it can all be questioned. I'll take my world perspectives from economists, biologists, historians and veterans over the current "news" bub.

[@suedemays9046]

You guys have been knocking it out of the park with your guests. Keep on truckin brother (s)