#465 — More From Sam: Iran, Jihadism, Conspiracism, AI Disruption, the Manosphere, and More
3/18/202636 min
In this latest episode of the More From Sam series, Sam and Jaron talk about current events. They discuss the Iran war and the Trump administration's shambolic messaging, antisemitism and moral confusion on the left and right, the spread of conspiracism, finding contentment in uncertain times, AI's looming disruption of white-collar work, wealth inequality and the ultra-rich's failures of philanthropy, Louis Theroux's documentary on the manosphere, and other topics.
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First 90 secondsSam Harris· Host0:00
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Jaron· Host0:34
Welcome back to another episode of More From Sam. Just wanna remind everybody, we are taping this live in front of subscribers, and we've had them submit questions in advance of the show, and then we've asked them to provide any follow-ups using the chat feature so that we can try to have Sam, you, address their feedback in real time. All right, let's get onto our first topic. I wanna start with Iran again. Last time we discussed holding two thoughts in our heads at the same time, one, you thinking it was right to get rid of the Iranian regime, and two, that you were worried that we were being led by an incompetent administration.
Sam Harris· Host1:06
Hmm.
Jaron· Host1:06
How are you feeling at this moment?
Sam Harris· Host1:07
Uh, well, I think that sort of two-fold impression has only solidified. I mean, certainly the incompetence has been on display, and the consequences of the initial incompetence. Let me say, the initial incompetence was to have done absolutely nothing to prepare the American people or Congress for this war, to have lurched into it in an authoritarian way, to have given fuel and even seeming evidence to