Moloch Game Theory – The Final Boss of Humanity (And How To Stop It)

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This week Magnum & Izzo discuss "Moloch Game Theory", an idea that explains why society is completely f***ed in many areas.

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⏰ Timestamps:

(0:00) Announcement

(1:33) Intro

(2:46) Welcome/Drinks

(5:34) Basics: How Moloch Destroys Society

(15:54) Moloch and The Prisoner’s Dilemma

(25:25) Moloch in Society: Environment

(27:55) Moloch in Society: Business

(34:02) Shoutouts

(34:56) Rabbit Hole: Conspiracy Theories

(35:29) Moloch in Society: Military

(43:05) Moloch in Society: AI

(49:25) Moloch in Society: Effective Accelerationism

(51:23) Moloch in Society: Science

(1:02:57) Moloch in Society: Government

(1:12:47) Moloch in Society: Out of Control Central Banks!

(1:19:17) Moloch in Society: Beauty Filters

(1:21:33) Moloch in Society: Jelking + Height

(1:24:29) Moloch in Society: Toilet Paper

(1:26:44) Slaying Moloch: Creating A Race To The Top

(1:29:03) Slaying Moloch: Low-Time Preference Thinking

(1:34:19) Slaying Moloch: Summon Win-Win

(1:40:36) Slaying Moloch: Coordinate Consensus

(1:41:56) Slaying Moloch: Doomer, Just Give Up?

(1:43:46) Slaying Moloch: Build An AI God??

(1:47:37) Producer Tier

(1:48:03) Final Thoughts

📘 References:

1. Scott Alexander’s, “Meditations on Moloch” (Essay Link)

2. The Prisoner’s Dilemma (Link)

3. Mutually Assured Destruction (Link)

4. General Info on Replication Crisis in Science (Link)

5. Reproducibility Project: Cancer Biology - Replication Crisis (Study Link 1 + Link 2)

6. Nature Survey on Reproducibility Crisis in Science (Study Link)

7. Princeton Study - Why Democracy is Fake (Study Link)

8. Daniel Schmachtenberger on Moloch (Podcast Link)

9. Daniel Schmachtenberger + Liv Boeree on Moloch (Podcast Link)

10. Liv Boeree on Moloch and Win-Win (Video Link)

11. Consensus Technology, Bitcoin (Link)

12. Slaying Moloch (Essay Link)