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Peter Thiel on "The Portal", Episode #001: "An Era of Stagnation & Universal Institutional Failure."

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What it is

Peter Thiel is the first guest on Eric Weinstein's The Portal, in a nearly three-hour conversation about technological stagnation, institutional failure and the link between growth and violence. They discuss universities, the economy and the search for a more ambitious future.

Why Hacker News recommends it

HN people recommend it as a thought-provoking, wide-ranging case for the stagnation thesis, worth hearing even if you disagree with Thiel.

  • 8 people recommended it
  • 7 different months
  • 1 strong recommendations
  • first 2019, last 2024

What HN commenters said

  1. “I recommend that people listen to that episode even if it's not interesting to you.”

    Thought-provoking Thiel discussion worth hearing.

    scop, 2020-07 · Strong recommendation · in “Peter Thiel on Progress and Stagnation”

  2. “Lots of relevant conversation within.”

    Relevant conversation on slow technological change.

    lunias, 2019-08 · Recommendation · in “Major Technological Changes Are Coming More Slowly Than They Once Did”

  3. “The first episode of "the portal" was great.”

    Wide-ranging Thiel and Weinstein discussion.

    ned7, 2020-01 · Recommendation · in “Ask HN: What were your most impactful podcast episodes from 2019?”

  4. “I found it to be an interesting discussion and an unusual viewpoint.”

    Interesting discussion with an unusual viewpoint on stagnation.

    cinntaile, 2020-07 · Recommendation · in “Peter Thiel on Progress and Stagnation”

  5. “I enjoyed this podcast[0] with Peter Thiel and Eric Weinstein”

    Discusses stagnation of innovation since the 1970s outside software.

    crmd, 2021-10 · Recommendation · in “Too many new papers may mean novel ideas rarely rack up citations”

  6. “I think one can learn quite a bit from Thiel even if one is not ideologically aligned with him.”

    Lengthy Thiel discussion worth learning from.

    petermcneeley, 2021-11 · Recommendation · in “David Graeber’s Possible Worlds”

  7. “If you want to listen to him with good faith, I enjoyed this interview”

    Good-faith interview showing Thiel's views.

    systemvoltage, 2022-08 · Recommendation · in “Welcome Home, Garry Tan”

  8. “It's interesting and worth watching”

    Lengthy Thiel interview, with caveat that he is a financier.

    HarryHirsch, 2024-08 · Recommendation · in “Mourning and moving on: rituals for leaving a career (2014)”

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Topics: peter thiel, eric weinstein, stagnation, institutions, innovation

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