Black Holes, Denny’s Fist Fights & Japanese Handjob Culture - Rabbit Hole #4 - #1118
7/2/20262 hr 34 min
In the fourth installment of this new experimental format, we explore: - South Korea's government-funded looksmaxxing initiative. - Why everything you learned in school was probably false. - How to unlock an infinite handjob glitch in real life. - and much more… Guests: - Tim Ferriss is an entrepreneur, author, and podcaster. - Tim Urban is a writer, blogger, illustrator, and author. - George Mack is a writer, marketer, and entrepreneur.
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First 90 secondsChris Williamson· Host0:00
Speaking of shiny heads.
Tim Ferriss· Guest0:01
Yeah.
Chris Williamson· Host0:01
Tim, have you ever been to South Korea?
Tim Ferriss· Guest0:03
Yes, I have.
Chris Williamson· Host0:04
Okay. Uh, would you like to go back?
Tim Ferriss· Guest0:05
I would, yeah.
Chris Williamson· Host0:06
Uh, well, South Korean president calls for hair loss treatment to be covered by insurance, suggesting that government-funded lux maxing may increase the birth rate.
Tim Ferriss· Guest0:14
They've tried- His interesting proposal characterizes hair loss as, quote, "A matter of survival." Hmm.
Chris Williamson· Host0:21
How do you feel about that, Tim?
Tim Ferriss· Guest0:22
I think that is not the right solution to the problem.
Chris Williamson· Host0:26
Mm-hmm.
Tim Ferriss· Guest0:26
They have, they have tried a lot in South Korea, so I, I have spent time there. I would love to go back.
Chris Williamson· Host0:32
Mm-hmm.
Tim Ferriss· Guest0:32
It is- A topic that is often very distressful to people living with it. There you go.
Chris Williamson· Host0:35
How do you feel?
Tim Ferriss· Guest0:35
I, I am not distressed 'cause I shaved my head starting with wrestling at, like, age 12, so I got used to it thankfully.
Chris Williamson· Host0:41
Oh, you opted in?
Tim Ferriss· Guest0:42
As soon as I saw the option to white knuckle or shave my head, I decided to shave my head. But the... I think the stickier part here is actually some systemic issues related to things like rent in South Korea, because they tried a stimulus of something like $2 billion to encourage procreation. Didn't work. And when you look at some of the issues in South Korea that are not obvious originally, because people point to idiocracy like comps where they're like, "Well, everybody's waiting later, they're getting more educated," da, da, da. But in South Korea, for instance, if you want to build a family, meaning you're gonna need a larger apartment, there are very straightforward things that are a problem, like your safety deposit for,