Book Discussion | Immoderate Greatness: Why Civilizations Fail

On this podcast, we discuss the book Immoderate Greatness by William Ophuls.

Immoderate Greatness explains how a civilization’s sheer magnitude conspires against it to cause downfall. Cultures are hard-wired for self-destruction. They travel from initial success to terminal decay and ultimate collapse due to intrinsic, inescapable biophysical limits combined with an inevitable trend toward moral decay and practical failure.

SocietyErich WenzelOctober 5, 2022Immoderate Greatness, William Ophuls, Hardcore HistoryComment

Creative Risk Taking, Information Overload, Meaning, and Find Your Frontier

I'm joined by returning guests and friend Joe Jackowski in today's episode. We go deep on all of the psychological and philosophical ideas Joe has explored. We discuss the role consciousness and identity play in forming society, where society may be heading, and what we can do to steer this society in the right direction.

SocietyErich WenzelFebruary 7, 2022Creativity, Neurallink, Nerdstalgic, The Paradox of Choice, John Vervaele, Consciousness, Sam Harris, Free Will, The Fall of the Roman Empire, Hardcore History, Man-Computer Symbiosis, J.C.R Licklider, The Dream Machine By M. Mitchell Waldrop, Iain McGilchristComment