
Building Is Not Geopolitics: The Jagged Intelligence of GeniusApr 1
technologists are replaying the debates of the nuclear age, confusing technical brilliance for political judgement and gambling with our country’s future
Sep 4, 2024

Palmer Luckey is easily my favorite living inventor, and probably — full disclosure — this has something to do with the fact that separate from my awe of what he’s built throughout his life, he’s a fundamentally good person, and a friend. Today, I have the great honor of presenting you all with our ninety minute conversation.
Topics including: our astronauts are stuck in space, how do we save them, how the hell did this happen, and why has the Blob State dragged its feet on tapping Elon? Then: Anduril's Arsenal-1, the state of U.S. manufacturing, a conversation on tariffs, the evolution of Trump’s appeal in Silicon Valley, Google’s latest activist hysteria, the state of media (and Palmer’s Christ-like forgiveness of the haters and the losers), our vanishing internet, Palmer's most heretical thoughts, making babies, and a hopeful vision for the future.