Subversive w/Alex Kaschuta Samo Burja - The Power & Limits Of The Regime
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Apr 7, 2021 
Samo Burja, founder of Bismarck Analytics and Long Now fellow, is a systems-level thinker on institutions and elites. He explores the great founder theory and what separates lasting institution-builders from impostors. He discusses Eastern European transitions, elite formation, legitimacy and prestige, anonymity in intellectual life, and the long-term implications of fertility decline.
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Secure Patrons And Political Tact
- Learn to navigate power and secure patrons if you want ideas to scale into institutions.
- Cultivate interpersonal tact and access to sponsors to avoid being brilliant but politically irrelevant.
Silicon Valley As A Modern Foundry
- Silicon Valley tolerates eccentricity and thus houses intense experimentation in technology and social ideas.
- Digital platforms may become civilization-shaping institutions influencing mass social orientation.
Why Eastern Europe Lagged Behind
- Eastern Europe's lag stems from late industrialization, wartime devastation, and prolonged communist rule.
- Variation across countries reflects differing continuity of elites and historical integration with Western Europe.
