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The James Altucher Show

Should We Have a Random-ocracy? With AJ Jacobs

The James Altucher Show

James Altucher

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4.62.7K Ratings

🗓️ 20 October 2023

⏱️ 22 minutes

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Summary

Round two with A.J. Jacobs and it's a trip down the democracy lane, but with a twist! A.J. throws a quirky curveball - randomocracy. It's democracy's distant cousin, the one that shows up uninvited but makes the party unforgettable. We dissect it, play around with it, and wonder, could this be a real alternative?

Transcript

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0:00.0

Should we have a rand democracy instead of a democracy?

0:10.6

And if you don't know what a rand democracy is, it's actually fascinating.

0:13.9

I'm going to leave that as a cliffhanger.

0:16.0

I talk with AJ Jacobs again about his upcoming book where he spends a year basically

0:23.7

living the life of the Constitution and he's done a deep dive on what every amendment

0:28.6

and aspect of the Constitution means.

0:30.8

He'll describe again what it means to live the life of the Constitution.

0:36.1

But one thing he brought up which was fascinating and we discuss for quite a bit is the notion

0:41.7

of a rand democracy.

0:43.2

And I'll let AJ describe what that is.

0:45.3

At first I thought this was ridiculous, but then it sounded intriguing to me.

0:49.0

And I would love to know your opinion.

0:50.4

You can tweet out at me at Jay Altature.

0:53.2

Please share this episode.

0:54.9

And I'd love to hear as many opinions as possible.

0:57.2

And whether or not we should have a rand democracy, so enjoy the episode.

1:05.9

This isn't your average business podcast and he's not your average host.

1:10.8

This is the James Altature show.

1:15.7

Now let me ask you about, I'm curious about the Constitution and well, first of all,

1:26.0

one last thing on the puzzle thing.

1:27.0

I have a puzzle idea for you.

1:29.4

I love doing these on YouTube which is you play a sound like for one second and it's

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