Marc Andreessen recommends his favorite book | Lex Fridman Podcast Clips 

Full podcast episode: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE--hxeDjAxvJ8.html Lex Fridman podcast channel: ru-vid.com Guest bio: Marc Andreessen is the co-creator of Mosaic, co-founder of Netscape, and co-founder of the venture capital firm Andreessen Horowitz.

I'm 40, but I'd like to be raised by this guy.

Sweet reading list. Can’t wait get through them!

I've been watching most of this podcast, I didn't know Marc Andreessen yet, I'm amazed how smart he seems to be!

I wonder if he's read Rene Guenon and what he thinks about it. I just started reading Guenon and it seems like Guenon had similar take-aways as Marc mentions in 5:30.

This is a fascinating analysis of the ancient city. I had no idea of their social structure like individuals had no rights, and they knew their absolute place in society and therefore knew their purpose. This is a gem of an idea.

Anyone have the link to this book list?

Can the reading list be uploaded?

Rabbit holes are great and you learn a lot. Best way to learn.

Thanks!

Fascinating

Surprised Paglia's Sexual Personae isn't on the list; maybe the single best book for understanding the psychocology of art as a facet of culture

where to get the list of the the books?

What painting is the thumbnail?

This rings so true.

has anybod got the link?

We dont know but books cities have a lot of learning

Abosolutely love this. I came to the same conclusion, but through studying esoteric religions and ancient pre-christian cults directly which had led to Christianity/Monotheism (I just had a phase where I had to know!). The key word of Culture is, after all, "cult". Haha. But I also agree that we now have fractured, weakened, less vitriolic forms of cultism now.

The way Marc laughs about killing neighboring tribes on-site at 4:35 is … endearing.

I like this guy

Thumbnail brings to mind The Human Centipede.

Marc Andreessen affirms the new Atlantis that we live in, I love when Tradition sneaks up on someone.

2:40 yeah Marc is clearly a moldbug fan

5:20

Seems what we all really want either consciously or subconsciously is a connection with G-D that connection is both physical and spiritual, since we are made from Earth and G-Ds spirit, but we must understand that there’s only one thing to worship and that’s the One who created Us.

Can someone recommend any authors who've written deeply about the phenomenon laid out here. That stark contrast of Strict Command & Control through Ideological Fanatisicm which engenders intense Purpose & Meaning, as opposed to Individualization & Liberal Freedom with increasing Alienation & Nihilism

I work at an elite (Ivy League) university and by virtue of my job (I'm not a faculty member) I talk and work with world-class scholars from across the disciplines, something more rare than you might imagine if you don't work in such environments. While trained as an experimentalist, I'm also interested in philosophy, especially philosophy or knowledge and of science and epistemology. I'm also interested in the sociology and anthropology of science. If you simultaneously delve into a variety of disciplines/disciplinary cultures and step back from any given one and consider the full range of scholarly disciplines without value judgement, it is impossible to accept such a list of books as anything but the very limited opinion of one person on a bread of topics it is impossible for any one person to be deeply knowledgeable about. Even if one is, one only knows the current state of scholarship outside one's field. Rarely, if ever, at its most fundamental will you find consensus in any academic domain (e.g. the status of "string theory" as even a viable theory). And, these fields are frequently undergoing paradigm shifts. What's the shelf life of this knowledge then? If there is no consensus at a deep level and fields are in constant flux, how can one outsider to such fields imagine they have it figured out? If they do, their are either ignorant or megalomaniacal. More fundamentally, why should we assume that humans are able to understand a universe that precedes the evolution of its cognitive apparatus by billions or years or the incredible complexity of even one context, culture or community? Making money in that world and having a true, accurate and comprehensive understanding of that world are utterly different things.

reading list

Is it just me or is this what a brain implant might look like on a human skull, both aesthetically and behavioral, or just a genius with a cranial ridge advancement....never the less on a more serious note...I’m thankful for all those who dive so deep into the complex history of civilization and ask those pertinent questions most of us assume we could never answer, so why ask...You gotta love the vast variety of human interest!

Look how hard these venture capitalists get when talking about the idea that us common people need to be rallied under their leadership

Isn't the Law of Hammurabi specific purpose to define the consequences the state imposes on individuals violating others' rights? I don't think rights are truly the invention of Greeks/Romans

A long time ago someone was asking me if I'd read this or that fantasy novel. When I said no and no, he got pissy, asked sarcastically if I preferred pop-up books and stormed out. Since then, I've read many, many pop-up books and am all the better and wiser for it. Thanks, dude.

Maybe going and talking to normal people in the world could of helped as well

i just see that as part of the evolutionary process. It was the beginning of collectivization. As a collective we've evolved over time. Improved upon it. Have come to understand people should have rights, that we should pursue progress, that we should organize as a society to take care of ourselves. one thing with a right leaning disposition fail to understand is collective action, that we can mentally and emotionally organize to carry out large scale objectives, that through a diplomatic process we can will ourselves towards ends, that there can be more than individualized civilization, we can exist in collectivized civilization. for important things it's beneficial to exist in collective. things like climate, safety, health, I don't think covid scientists or climate scientists are claiming to have all the perfect answers, they're just saying observations to support the collective call to our collective wellbeing. When people don't recognize collective there can be a tendency to break down into irrational views. Behave in irrational ways. Collective existence, collectivism, adhering to the collective, keeps up sane, and functioning towards a healthy lifestyle, towards our well being, by caring about the well being of others we're receiving care about our well being. supporting each other, and creating a more emotionally whole existence.

hm i wonder just because you dont know you are in the materialist money cult it is less intense and diluted? or we are just numb and a sleep…

Waoh

After watching this clip where they bring up the book "The Ancient City". It compelled me to read it myself. It's a fascinating book, presenting perspectives that feel quite foreign to someone like me, who was raised in a predominantly secular culture and society in Sweden. One aspect that particularly interests me when delving into books like "The Ancient City" is their typical neglect of the 'why' behind the use of religion. I have always perceived religion as a construct intentionally created and orchestrated by a small group of individuals. These people, in my view, weren't themselves 'religious' per se, but they recognized the utility of crafting religion as a tool to guide societies, enforce social norms, and promote cohesion. Interestingly, despite having a wealth of direct sources for his book, the author, Numa, does not seem to consider this perspective. “Cult” in the book's perspective is more connected to culture than the negative connotations often associated with it in contemporary language.

Believe it's called community

Didnt Cyrus give human rights to his subjects?

I majored in Rhetoric, and read fairly voraciously. I've read exactly one book on his list, and that's Intellectuals and Society. Not that great of a book. Read Proust. Read Melville. Read McCarthy. Read Marquez. Read Beckett. These people that Lex has on are entangled in politics. Read books that make you more human.

Vladimir Lenin wrote an incredible amount on politics and philosophy. Read his collected works if you want to get to know what he was about.

When you have a favorite book it means you have only read one book.

What if that guy writing the book was lying or had a bad take? Like imagine all the authors today- all telling the truth? Never base your worldview off one dude

Super interesting but I'm suspicious of that Ancient City book. There were plenty of civilisations, small and larger scale that weren't run as the cults he depicts here, or at least they did have concepts of individual rights. However if he believes we're still running around in cults now then perhaps he also views them as cults. I'm talking civilisations in Asia, SE Asia, Australia, the Americas, Africa

Why does Marc do a deep inhale everything he makes a statement?

When reason goes on holiday? Please tell me he's un v a cc ed

Why do humans even care to ask all those questions when chimps don't care about philosophy ? Are we not all just creatures of circumstances? Or maybe there is a reason why the human race is different? ...

this just exposes how out of touch he is with the history of thought - he feels like a real tryhard outsider

So..basically allah hu akbar 😆

Andreessen is a techno-fascist.

This guy speaks only for himself.