Moloch Game Theory – The Final Boss of Humanity (And How To Stop It)

The Swerve Podcast: Deep Dive On Strange Stories, Science, and Conspiracy Theories

This week Magnum & Izzo discuss "Moloch Game Theory", an idea that explains why society is completely f***ed in many areas. How do we stop Moloch? Listen and find out. EPISODE 122 OF THE SWERVE PODCAST ↩️

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⏰ Timestamps: (0:00) Announcement (1:33) Intro (2:46) Welcome/Drinks (5:34) Basics: How Moloch Destroys Society (15:54) Moloch and The Prisoner’s Dilemma (25:25) Moloch in Society: Environment (27:55) Moloch in Society: Business (34:02) Shoutouts (34:56) Rabbit Hole: Conspiracy Theories (35:29) Moloch in Society: Military (43:05) Moloch in Society: AI (49:25) Moloch in Society: Effective Accelerationism (51:23) Moloch in Society: Science (1:02:57) Moloch in Society: Government (1:12:47) Moloch in Society: Out of Control Central Banks! (1:19:17) Moloch in Society: Beauty Filters (1:21:33) Moloch in Society: Jelking + Height (1:24:29) Moloch in Society: Toilet Paper (1:26:44) Slaying Moloch: Creating A Race To The Top (1:29:03) Slaying Moloch: Low-Time Preference Thinking (1:34:19) Slaying Moloch: Summon Win-Win (1:40:36) Slaying Moloch: Coordinate Consensus (1:41:56) Slaying Moloch: Doomer, Just Give Up? (1:43:46) Slaying Moloch: Build An AI God?? (1:47:37) Producer Tier (1:48:03) Final Thoughts

📘 References: 1. Scott Alexander’s, “Meditations on Moloch” (Essay Link) 2. The Prisoner’s Dilemma (Link) 3. Mutually Assured Destruction (Link) 4. General Info on Replication Crisis in Science (Link) 5. Reproducibility Project: Cancer Biology - Replication Crisis (Study Link 1 + Link 2) 6. Nature Survey on Reproducibility Crisis in Science (Study Link) 7. Princeton Study - Why Democracy is Fake (Study Link) 8. Daniel Schmachtenberger on Moloch (Podcast Link) 9. Daniel Schmachtenberger + Liv Boeree on Moloch (Podcast Link) 10. Liv Boeree on Moloch and Win-Win (Video Link) 11. Consensus Technology, Bitcoin (Link) 12. Slaying Moloch (Essay Link)

🎙️ Past Episodes Mentioned: 1. Artificial Intelligence – The Verge of Superintelligence (Episode 101) 2. The Federal Reserve (Episode 81)