A Conversation with Chris Williamson

A recent podcast appearance

Recently I had an engaging discussion with Chris Williamson about various human delusions and psychological concepts. I rarely accept podcast invitations, but this is the 4th time I’ve accepted Chris’s, because his awesomeness cannot be overcome.

I hadn’t slept for 48 hours before this episode (insomnia), and was relying on the power of espressos for focus, so I’m a little goofier and more absent-minded than usual. But between Chris’s thoughts and mine I think we made the chat worthwhile.

Here’s the episode:

Topics discussed:

00:00 Intro

00:57 Social Media is Making People Less Sincere

08:18 Instead of Trying to Be Right, Be Less Wrong

13:18 People are More Interested in Criticising than Helping

17:15 Never Take Information at Face Value

20:29 Becoming Trapped in a Purity Spiral

30:47 It Isn’t Coordination, It’s Cowardice

45:53 Media is Now ‘Post-Journalism’

52:51 The Majority of Evil People Had Good Intentions

59:34 Why It’s Easier to Debate Geniuses than Idiots

1:09:16 Don’t Take Social Media Attacks Seriously

1:25:28 Are People Really Judging Us?

1:32:30 The Configuration of Dominant Ideologies

1:47:50 Where to Find Gurwinder

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My other three conversations with Chris can be found here, here, and here.

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I also want to mention that I’m now booking one-on-one conversations with paid Substack subscribers. If you want to discuss something I’ve written, or know my opinion on some other topic, or receive some tips on thinking, writing, or growing your social media following, you can do so in a chilled video chat with me.

If that’s of interest to you, send me an email at gurwinderbhogal@gmail.com with your preferred times/dates in April, May, or June. Please schedule one hour (unless you’re a founding member, in which case we can chat for as long as you wish.)

All the best,

G.

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