Cloud Streaks

Jan 06 2025 87 ep. 61 mins 47
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Chats between James and Duncan on anything we find interesting... hopefully you find it interesting as well :) Please note all statements are the individuals own and do not represent the organisations they work for.

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87. Helpful Support (Independence) vs Harmful Support (Dependence). Mentioning Jon Haidt, Kim Scott,

Jan 06 2025 56 mins  
Helpful Support = 1. Increased Trajectory + 2. Increase Resilience Harmful Support = 1. No Improvement In Trajectory + 2. Lowered Resilience Support in Different Contexts - Workplace: Managers should focus on developing employees' skills and independence - Parenting: The goal is to raise independent adults, not perpetually dependent children - Friendships: There's a delicate bala

86. Things we wish we knew before 18. Mentioning Naval, Alain de Botton, Esther Perel & More

Oct 19 2024 65 mins  
The main points talked about are: - Teaching kids about the business world. For example, they could learn by trading shares. - Understanding how to build healthy relationships with themselves and others. A way to do this is by exploring philosophy. - Learning how to create things. Instead of focusing on music, we could emphasize entrepreneurship and building projects. If you want

85. The Rightification Of The Left. Mentioning Elon, Marc Andressen, David Sacks, Tim Urban & more

Sep 16 2024 62 mins  
- A16Z on why they support Trump: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n_sNclEgQZQ - Tim Urban explaining social justice fundamentalist (wokeness): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ALdi_MX3bfQ - Nate Silver on election: https://www.natesilver.net/p/nate-silver-2024-president-election-polls-model If you want to contact us please do so at [email protected]

84. Should we ban social media for kids? Mentioning Jon Haidt, Seymour Skinner, Marc Andreessen...

Jul 06 2024 63 mins  
Jon Haidt's main points: - No smartphones before high school. Parents should delay children’s entry into round-the-clock internet access by giving only basic phones (phones with limited apps and no internet browser) before ninth grade (roughly age 14). - No social media before 16. Let kids get through the most vulnerable period of brain development before connecting them to a fi

83. Do humans need meaning? Are wokeness and Trumpism new age religions? Mentioning Yuval Harari...

May 24 2024 60 mins  
http://nymag.com/intelligencer/2018/12/andrew-sullivan-americas-new-religions.html “Religion is an attempt to find meaning in events, not a theory that tries to explain the universe.” It exists because we humans are the only species, so far as we can know, who have evolved to know explicitly that, one day in the future, we will die. And this existential fact requires some way

82. Is Free Speech Right? Mentioning Sam Harris, Ben Thompson, Yuval Harai & More.

Feb 03 2024 56 mins  
"Free speech is the master value as it's the value that updates all othe values." “I’m worried that as technology gets more powerful that it’ll be easier for the minorities who want to screw things up, to screw things up.” “Today it’s possible for one person to derange the lives of million, even billions of people.” Sam Harris. Who is worse for free speech? The hard

81. What Is Good Parenting? Eastern Vs Western Parenting. Mentioning Amy Chua, Dr Becky Kennedy.

Jan 04 2024 60 mins  
What is good parenting = 1. Like school + 2. Have good friends + 3. Good parent / child relationship + 4. Good academic outcomes (top 10%) + 5. Good extra curricula. Eastern and Western parenting. It's important to remember that parenting styles within any culture. 1. *Education Focus*: - Eastern: There's often a strong emphasis on academic achievement, discipline, and respect

80. Is A Colour Blind Society The Answer? Mentioning Jon Haidt, Yascha Mounk, Coleman Hughes & More

Nov 18 2023 55 mins  
- The Insidious Lie That We Can’t Understand Each Other: https://jonathanhaidt.substack.com/p/identity-trap - A Case for Color Blindness | Coleman Hughes | TED: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QxB3b7fxMEA - Compelling case for our colourblind Constitution https://www.theaustralian.com.au/commentary/letters/compelling-case-for-our-colourblind-constitution/news-story/27c30802cc4fc9

79. What Makes An Enrepreneur? Mentioning Marc Andreessen, Jay Z, Andrew HUberman & More.

Oct 07 2023 62 mins  
Podcast: - Marc Andreessen: How Risk Taking, Innovation & Artificial Intelligence Transform Human Experience - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yixIc1Ai6jM Big 5 personality traits: - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Big_Five_personality_traits - conscientiousness (efficient/organized vs. extravagant/careless) - agreeableness (friendly/compassionate vs. critical/rational) - neurotic

78. Vision Vs Delusion. Mentioning Paul Graham, Sam Altman, David Deutsch, Tim Urban & More.

Sep 16 2023 61 mins  
Trust = Consistency * Time. Ray Dalio. Bad news early is good news as you have time to do something about it. Anything that isn’t against the laws of physics can be invented. David Deutsch The job of a founder is to find solutions to impossible problems. Sam Altman. People like to talk about the importance of "vision," but ultimately running a startup is like doing science: you h