00:00 - Intro1:00 - Unpacking the famous SBF quote4:00 - Introducing Joe Henrich’s “WEIRD”6:15 - Introducing Tom Holland’s “Dominion”7:10 - Nietzsche’s criticism of Christianity 8:45 - Christianity’s inversion of morality11:40 - Is Wokeness the logical conclusion of Christianity?15:00 - The Christ narrative as the central narrative16:20 - Are there any alternatives to WEIRD - Is WEIRD taking over the world?17:20 - Antonio’s circumcision20:30 - Why we can’t have Nietzschian morality in TV shows24:30 - Kanye, Trump, Elon26:30 - Introducing James Burnham and the rise of professional managerial class31:30 - How Elon is a threat to the PMC34:00 - Can other countries resist WEIRD?38:30 - What would Balaji say about the case for America?41:50 - Balaji’s Network State43:20 - is social media going to fragment?46:35 - America is consistent with the process of evolution48:20 - We need more cleaving of the elitesThanks to Secureframe for being our first sponsor. Sign up at secureframe.com and mention "Moment of Zen" for 20% off