Alexandros Marinos — Ivermectin & the Midwit Meme | Ideamarket Podcast

Alexandros Marinos is founder of the social epistemology experiment Better Skeptics, as well as his own Internet-of-Things startup Balena. A polarizing Twitter polemicist, Alexandros subjects COVID and Ivermectin narratives to a scrutiny that seems simultaneously childlike and ruthless, attracting both praise and ire from prominent voices. His insights on epistemology sparkle with practical value for layman and expert alike.

In this episode:

(00:00) — Episode begins

(00:32) — Alexandros Marinos crashcourse

(04:28) — Being a practical philosopher

(06:47) — Ivermectin, sensemaking and intellectual honesty

(15:17) — Authorities "have to be able to show receipts or go home"

(21:30) — Truth and keeping your identity small

(27:58) — Midwit meme

(42:46) — "People saying "oh, you know, I'm objective." That's a red flag"

(49:25) — "Their entire life has been socially constructed"

(57:00) — "There should be path to feedback for everybody"

(1:01:52) — Short: Antinatalism

(1:09:50) — Long: Commercial charities

(1:26:51) — Better Skeptics

(1:37:56) — "People have to get a lot better at filtering their own inputs"

(1:42:48) — Normality and perfection

EPISODE LINKS:

• Alexandros on Twitter
• Balena
• Scout Mindset book
• Paul Graham's Essay Keep Your Identity Small
• The Mom Test book
• Relativity's 3D-Printed Rocket To Disrupt Decades of Aerospace

IDEAMARKET LINKS:

• Ideamarket
• Twitter
• Apple Podcasts
• Spotify
• Discord

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