In this conversation, we chat with Robin Hanson about his thesis on cultural drift, exploring the implications of the global monoculture and reduced selection pressures on the long-term future of humanity. We think through the mechanisms for and potential solutions to cultural drift, such as deep multiculturalism, human-level AI, adaptive transcendent narratives, prediction markets (futarchy) and more.
Links to Hanson's posts on Cultural Drift:
Culture Drift Predicts Decadence
Links to other work by Hanson's that you might find interesting:
Hanson's Book on Signaling Theory - Elephant in the Brain (we highly recommend this book!)
Hanson's Book on Brain Emulation - The Age of Em
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