 All right, the risk of those people have a malevolent universe premise from my experience they envy and spite you once they know You dream big our culture doesn't root for risk-takers anymore. They want to undercut us and tell us how our dreams will fail Yes, I mean that's absolutely right, and I think that's part of the difference between American culture and European culture and other cultures Is that traditionally in America? We have rooted for the risk-takers traditionally in America. We have supported the risk-takers traditionally in America You know we embraced risk-taking we embraced dreaming big we embraced laying it all out on the ground if the value Was a positive value if a value was Worth it and of course the only person as we've talked about to determine what's worth it is you In the context of life in the context of economic growth and technological advancement in the context of living we've always embraced risk and the culture has changed and Part of that is a malevolent universe part premise part and and you know It's it's a it's a real issue of what comes before what but I think risk aversion as a consequence of malevolent universe premise which is directly related to and maybe causally related to a distrust of reason distress of science distress of rational thinking and Embracing of emotion and Embracing of fear people who live in fear don't take risks. They're ready. They're ready afraid if you take on risk They're gonna be more afraid people who live in fear tend to be tribalistic tribalistic people don't take risk They follow They follow the tribe So the malevolent universe premise this idea that reality will be against you is set against you They're only bad things would happen that risk is never worth taking is Suddenly part of a metaphysical part of the views of certain cultures and it's you know, it's it's even part of of religion because Religion it's out of your hands. There's somebody else that determines what's gonna be successful and what is not Religion is about praying for success not acting on it Religion is about well, I mean the odds are what they are God has set them. It's more like gambling so the malevolent universe premise this idea that Bad things will happen the fact that people envy the path the fact that people resent success I mean a lot of that is linked to altruism Which is a lack of confidence Right a lack of confidence in yourself because you're pursuing your values. Remember, what is this is good What is risk-taking take? What does it take to have a risk-taking mentality? It takes self-esteem and self-esteem comes from Success and recognition of that success and understanding where that success comes from It takes, you know, I feel associated with self-esteem self-confidence It takes knowledge To take on risk you have to know what you're doing it takes a Profound respect for your own mind your own thinking your own knowledge So what you need to be successful of the two To be a risk-taker and to be a successful risk-taker Are the two primary values and objectivism you need self-esteem and you need reason you need those to be your values You need those you have to have gained those and of course you need a purpose because there's a Purpose to you risk-taking you don't take risk for the sake of taking risk And this is an important distinction some people take risk for the sake of taking risks. They thrive on living on the edge That's what gets them going not the production of values not the creation of something but just living on the edge of death So somebody asked what do you make of alex hanel's risk-taking of climbing dozens of mountain without a rope? I mean There's something in me that says wow I mean that's amazing that he has that confidence that he has that ability that he's so well trained that he's invested so much In doing that but one slip. He's dead one slip. He's dead and is this the only way he can express his Love of life There's something perverse I think by only being able to experience life on The edge of death. I mean if you think about the movie Thelma and Louise Thelma and Louise's messages you can only truly appreciate life on the verge of Death on the verge of catastrophe on the verge of annihilation That is what it's about And I so I wonder whether somebody like Alexander has rational values When he thinks of it in that sense, I mean I admire his courage. I admire his skill Has he really thought it through? Yeah, Jonathan honing has a quote from man on a wire the guy who walks across Jews chasms on a wire. He says life is lived on a wire. No, it's not life Cannot be fully lived in my view like cannot be fully lived on a wire Cannot be fully lived with a fear of death Or the knowledge the death is one little slip away I think it's I think these people who do this. I mean in one respect I admire them and respect them on the other hand There's something wrong There's something wrong Justin, I don't know. What was the Justin Yeah, I've got I've got your super chat. I haven't answered it yet. I've got it. It's on my list. Sorry. I See it right now So The idea that risk-taking is an Indian itself Which is what Thelma and Louise come to believe it's what man on a wire has it's what I'm not talking about every mountain climber But the mountain climber that really push it That is an irrational belief and it leads to I think Taking on irrational risk where the where the where the reward does not justify Remember risk has two components the probability of it happening and the severity And if the severity is death Then the probability of it happening better be low And the rewards should be very very high Very very high and I'm skeptical about both of those in the sense of walking a tightrope between two buildings and and Climbing on shoe rocks without a rope right without a rope. It's just something So they are risk-averse people and I think we live in a culture that encourages risk aversion and Then there are people who take on unnecessary risk and I think our society encourages that as well because we're much more enamored with the Guy who walks on a rope. We're much more enamored with The guy who climbs on a sheer cliff than we are with the entrepreneur who gives up everything to try something new Or there are the young person who Decides not to save for retirement because he's in you can invest all his money in his business and make something of itself We don't allow him to do that notice. We don't allow him to do that We insist we insist That he put 12% of his money into Social Security every month He has no choice To start a business with that money to take on risk with that money. 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