About this episode

Patrick Bet-David discusses geopolitics, safety concerns, and the importance of creating stakeholders in society.

» Produced by Hack You Media: pioneering a new category of content at the intersection of health performance, entrepreneurship & cognitive optimisation. Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/hackyoumedia/ Website: https://hackyou.media/ Patrick Bet-David built Valuetainment into a media empire, and this conversation reveals why nobody truly knows what's happening in geopolitics even on the inside, how creating stakeholders makes society safer, and why loving the game matters more than tolerating the grind. Learn why societies become safer when people have equity, families, and assets to protect, versus nothing to lose, and how Dubai's lack of military becomes concerning when cheap drones meet expensive defences. This covers why he interviews everyone from controversial figures to world leaders as long as they're respectful, how shutting down YouTube three times at 488K subscribers forced the decision to build a major media company or quit entirely, and why the Michael Jordan "love of the game" clause captures what separates passion from obligation. 00:00 Introduction 02:28 Discussing the situation in the Middle East 07:02 Concerns about safety living in Dubai 12:49…

People in this episode

Host: Mike Thurston

Guest: Patrick Bet-David

Topics covered

• geopolitics
• safety
• media empire
• social media
• stakeholders
• long-term thinking

Keywords

• geopolitics
• Dubai
• Valuetainment
• social media
• stakeholders
• long-term thinking
• Michael Jordan
• Manosphere

Sponsors

Hack You Media

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Valuetainment

Books & works: Louis Theroux's Manosphere documentary

Places: Dubai, Iran

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