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TikTok Ban, Media War & The Corruption Of College - Mike Solana - #797

Modern Wisdom

Chris Williamson

Health & Fitness, Society & Culture

4.65.9K Ratings

🗓️ 15 June 2024

⏱️ 80 minutes

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Summary

Mike Solana is a writer, Vice President at Founders Fund, Editor-in-Chief at Pirate Wires and a podcaster. To no one’s surprise, the future of American media and politics is upside down. A pervasive lack of trust leaves everyone uncertain about the rest of the year. So what does the future have in store, and what facts can we be certain about in a time of turmoil and confusion? Expect to learn why the new app Fly Me Out is a fantastic inditement of modern dating culture, why the tide is turning against independent and mainstream media, whether the left vs right debate is officially dead, what the future of news and media will look like, whether American colleges are really a lost cause, how taboo subjects affect science and censorship in academia, Mike’s prediction for the first Trump vs. Biden debate and much more... Sponsors: See discounts for all the products I use and recommend: https://chriswillx.com/deals Get up to 20% discount on the best supplements from Momentous at https://livemomentous.com/modernwisdom (automatically applied at checkout) Get a Free Sample Pack of all LMNT Flavours with your first box at https://www.drinklmnt.com/modernwisdom (automatically applied at checkout) Timestamps: (00:00) The New App for Young, Hot People (08:13) Evolution of Internet Mimetic Warfare (18:21) The Culture War Shiny Object Cycle (26:30) What Mike Learned From Jack Dorsey (33:50) The Future of Media Companies (37:00) Are American Colleges a Lost Cause? (41:22) The Top 10 Taboo Topics (45:21) Why Conspiracies Are So Seductive (53:09) Will TikTok Get Banned? (59:32) The Existential Risks of AI (01:02:04) Will Biden & Trump Debate? (01:14:55) Where to Find Mike Extra Stuff: Get my free reading list of 100 books to read before you die: https://chriswillx.com/books Try my productivity energy drink Neutonic: https://neutonic.com/modernwisdom Episodes You Might Enjoy: This Is How To Master Your Life - David Goggins - #577: ⁠⁠⁠lnkfi.re/SN-Goggins⁠⁠⁠ How To Destroy Your Negative Beliefs - Dr Jordan Peterson - #712: ⁠⁠⁠lnkfi.re/SN-Peterson⁠⁠⁠ The Secret Tools To Hack Your Brain - Dr Andrew Huberman - #700: ⁠⁠⁠lnkfi.re/SN-Huberman⁠⁠ - Get In Touch: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/chriswillx Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/chriswillx YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/modernwisdompodcast Email: https://chriswillx.com/contact - Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0

What's happening people? Welcome back to the show my guest today is Mike Salana.

0:04.4

He's a writer, vice president at Founders Fund, editor-in-chief at Pirate Wires, and a

0:09.8

podcaster. To no one's surprise, the future of American media and politics is upside down.

0:16.4

A pervasive lack of trust leaves everyone uncertain about the rest of the year.

0:20.4

So what does the future have in store and what facts can we be certain about in a time of turmoil and confusion?

0:27.0

Expect to learn why the new app Fly Me Out is a fantastic indictment of modern dating culture, why the tide is turning against

0:35.1

independent and mainstream media, whether the left versus right debate is

0:39.3

officially dead, what the future of news and media will look like, whether American colleges are really a lost cause,

0:46.0

how taboo subjects affect science and censorship in academia, Mike's prediction for the first

0:51.2

Trump versus Biden debate debate and much more.

0:55.0

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