Eric Weinstein: On the Nature of Good and Evil, Genius and Madness | Lex Fridman Podcast #134

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Lex, I know you're somewhere lurking in the comments here, so let me just take a moment to express gratitude for bringing us conversations like these - they're a pleasure to listen to in addition to being immensely important. This one in particular perfectly captures the need to be both ingenious and ingenuous as we move forward. Again Lex, thank you and keep it up.

I am a sixty eight year old horsewoman, mother , grandmother, expert skier and divorcee. I am so grateful to have discovered your podcasts. I listen to them day and night on my iPad. I have learned so much. Subjects I never even realized I had an interest in. I am a political junky. I am so grateful for your intellect . You are a great man!

I think that what makes both of you so successful is that the both of you are real people. Genuine and humble. Open and honest.

I never really listened to Eric before yesterday when I watched him on Chris Williamson's podcast. Now, after having listened to both podcasts, I can't believe that content like this is available for free! Incredible! Thank you Lex

I almost fucking cried listening to this one. These conversations give me hope and help me realize that me and many other are not alone. I’m not American and I don’t live in the US, I point this out just because I want to acknowledge how far this reaches. Beyond culture, beyond nationalism, beyond age. These ideas and your sincerity is far more revolutionary than you guys realize. I know you see this, I know you see your audience and the power of your platforms but you do not feel what it is to be someone like me listening to you. You WILL spark the minds that will free us all. Thank you.

I am one hour deep into this conversation and the overarching feeling is that I don't want this thing to ever end.

These convos are literally all I have in my life right now. Thanks

I fell asleep and Youtube had jumped to this from an earlier Lex video and it really floated around my dream state and the quickness of the conversation and the vocabulary of interchange was perfect for me.

I think you guys should do a continuous joint podcast with guests and stuff. You are yin and yang. You two play off each other well and inspire and provoke deep thought

I wish there were a love button. The like doesn’t quite do it for these ones

Absolutely marvelous interview. There's a neat chemistry between these two. I like Lex's eloquent and thoughtful challenging of EW, and the subtle humour in EW's responses.

I absolutely love music and played guitar for a very long time, drums I can play also...but I never learned too much music theory and never knew we could get so much from it. Incredible Eric, you impress me more each time I hear you speak.

Each time I see Eric pop up on this podcast in my timeline (especially before a nice 3 hour road trip) I feel like a kid on Christmas Eve.

An AI guy talking to a physicist about music is one of the best conversations I’ve listened to!

Lex you’re a great friend dude. Noticed so many times how you’ve subtlety tell him to laugh. To loosen up, have fun, etc. that’s valuable.

Lex, I use to work at Fender guitars and Ed’s guitar line (Wolfgang) was manufactured there. I was a tester and had the opportunity to meet Ed once. My hero. We talked and talk about the moments of life and being a musician. I didn’t get a picture because they told us not to ask. I should’ve. The day he died, he is one of the two I wept over (Randy Rhoads is the other) because of how much he inspired me as a guitarist. One of the nicest down to earth rockstars I have ever met. Thank you for this episode! Eric is incredible.

You can just tell Lex is a good dude

I've only recently discovered Weinstein. His bluntness put me off a little the first time I saw him, but when I started actually paying attention I realized that there's no malice in it. That makes all the difference. I really like him now, and Fridman as well, obviously. Both of them I discovered on Rogan. Say what you want about Rogan, but he has led many of us to brilliant minds like these two guys.

Such a great episode. Thanks Lex and Eric. I spend a lot of my time on my own bored, you guys keep me stimulated with a smile on my face.