Erik is joined on this episode by Paul Bohm (@paulsbohm), investor and entrepreneur.

They tackle a variety of topics on this wide-ranging episode, including:

- How Paul became fascinated with self-perpetuating systems.

- Why the European startup scene is problematic, why he is short Silicon Valley, and the idea of importing law from one jurisdiction to another (as companies do with Delaware C Corp designation).

- The idea of narrative bias, what a “zombie field” is, and the rule of “Occam’s Bikini.”

- Why he thinks that the prospects for AI and its impact on the world are overrated, despite the increasing hype cycle around the field.

- His thoughts on collective sense-making and why, if we can’t escape echo chambers, we need a diversity of echo chambers.

- Why he looks to youth as harbingers for how society will evolve in the future.

- Influencer culture and why he says the impact of it is actually underrated.

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