The AI Paradox: More Information, Less Shared Reality
About this episode
The episode features Lyn Alden discussing the paradox of increased information and connectivity alongside declining trust in institutions.
Today's guest is Lyn Alden, one of the world's leading macroeconomic analysts and the author of Broken Money and The Stillguard Incident.We explore one of the defining questions of the modern era: humanity has more information, more connectivity, and more problem-solving capability than ever before, yet trust in institutions is falling and agreement on basic facts appears increasingly difficult.Topics include:• AI generated content and the future of truth• Social media algorithms and attention economics• Bitcoin, cryptographic verification, and digital authenticity• The historical relationship between technology and progress• Energy, hydrocarbons, and human prosperity• Fiscal dominance, inflation, and rising asset prices• Demographics, debt, and the long term economic outlook• Portfolio construction in an era of persistent deficits• Lyn's new investment venture, Orange JuiceIf you enjoy thoughtful conversations about economics, technology, investing, Bitcoin, and long-term human progress, please subscribe.Subscribe to my Substack for more in depth analyses of these topics: Thank you very much to our sponsors: Foundation: Protect your Bitcoin using the latest off-line technology…
People in this episode
Host: Bob Dewey
Guest: Lyn Alden
Topics covered
- AI generated content
- trust in institutions
- social media algorithms
- Bitcoin
- economic outlook
- portfolio construction
- human prosperity
Keywords
- AI
- trust
- Bitcoin
- social media
- economic analysis
- investing
- technology
- inflation
- portfolio management
Sponsors
Foundation, River Financial
Mentioned in this episode
Books & works: Broken Money, The Stillguard Incident
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