Episode #874
Scott Adams
Books mentioned
God's Debris
Mentioned by Joe Rogan (host) · at 02:28:02
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Brother Sam
Mentioned by Scott Adams · at 02:42:25
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Scott Adams, creator of the Dilbert comic strip and author of nonfiction satire and commentary, joins Joe Rogan to discuss election politics, Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton, media polarization, tribal behavior, free speech, and gender identity. They also explore simulation theory, online privacy and moderation, climate change, technology, sports fandom, and the influence of evidence, emotion, and selective presentation on public debate.
What they talked about
- Scott Adams' failed NewsRadio cameo
- Trump's persuasion skills and speaking style
- Trump's A-B testing approach to business
- Clinton's loss and the 'societal bomb'
- Slavery and war as historical atrocities
- Upspeak and tech dorks' speech patterns
- The 79-cent wage gap myth
- Periscope as a new form of collective intelligence
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