This week Adam Haman and economist Bob Murphy are breaking down an appearance by Peter Thiel on the show Interesting Times with Ross Douthat. Peter Thiel is a famous "libertarian" investor and tech guru, known for co-founding PayPal and Palantir.

00:00 — Intro. What should we libertarians think about Peter Thiel, seastead promoter and Gawker slayer? What about Palantir CEO Alex Karp?

07:35 — Clip 1: What's wrong with Silicon Valley and tech in the US? Are we stagnating? If so, what could the possible reasons be?

22:02 — Introducing our new sponsor: "https://TheSwanBrothers.com/cross"

24:39 — Clip 2: What is the future of AI? What about "transcendentalism"? Also, Thiel has a very uncomfortable pause when asked a simple question!

38:24 — Clip 3: Elon Musk predicts a billion humanoid robots working in the US, and yet he's still worried about the deficit? What gives? How big an impact will AI/robotics give to the economy?

47:42 — Clip 4: Is Peter Thiel the anti-Christ? Or is he just building the infrastructure needed by the anti-Christ to enslave the world? Also: "One world or none", or "Anti-Christ or Armageddon"?

57:51 — Is there any sense in which AGI could "solve" any aspect of the "knowledge problem" that makes a socialist economy unworkable?

1:03:12 — Outro. Thanks for watching Haman Nature! Interview mentioned - Peter

Thiel on Interesting Times with Ross Douthat:

Haman Nature episode mentioned (about Alex Karp):

Sponsor mentioned: https://theswanbrothers.com/cross

Adam on X: @Rerazer

Bob on X: @BobMurphyEcon

The Bob Murphy Show:

Adam's other podcast: Natural Order Podcast

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