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One Question with T.K. Coleman · Tuesday · 1 hr 18 min

The Customer Is Always Wrong

Steve Patterson is the founder of the Natural Philosophy Institute and the host of Patterson in Pursuit. Timestamps 00:00 Introduction, The Cards, and the Origins of Ventriloquism 08:30 The Central Card: "The Customer Is Always Right" 15:15 The Role of Social Paternalism 24:47 The Overton Window and Acceptable Discourse 29:12 The Taboo of Questioning Mathematics 34:24 The Power of Generalization: Chess and Jiu-Jitsu 41:48 Why Doctors are Often Wrong About Everything 52:02 Bitcoin: Why the Customer is Actually Right 57:32 The Superpower of Being Funny 01:03:05 The Devotion to Mystery vs. The Desire for Truth One Question on Social Media ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠TikTok⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠X⁠⁠

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Steve Patterson is the founder of the Natural Philosophy Institute and the host of Patterson in Pursuit.


Timestamps


00:00 Introduction, The Cards, and the Origins of Ventriloquism

08:30 The Central Card: "The Customer Is Always Right"

15:15 The Role of Social Paternalism

24:47 The Overton Window and Acceptable Discourse

29:12 The Taboo of Questioning Mathematics

34:24 The Power of Generalization: Chess and Jiu-Jitsu

41:48 Why Doctors are Often Wrong About Everything

52:02 Bitcoin: Why the Customer is Actually Right

57:32 The Superpower of Being Funny

01:03:05 The Devotion to Mystery vs. The Desire for Truth


One Question on Social Media

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⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

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