Artificial intelligence, nuclear weapons, and climate change are all dire threats facing our generation, and yet it seems like nobody is doing anything to bring about true resolution to these existential questions. Levon and Andrey are joined by Alex – a rationalist and founder of The Guild of the Rose – to discuss this 'metacrisis', and break down the interconnected web of challenges faced by humanity. To learn more about the metacrisis, check out these resources: Scott Alexander's Meditations on Moloch https://slatestarcodex.com/2014/07/30/meditations-on-moloch/ A primer on the metacrisis from the Pleb Check https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NOie4GCI40I&ab_channel=ThePlebCheck Daniel Schmachtenberger discussions on the metacrisis https://youtu.be/4kBoLVvoqVY?si=UDy_yWQ0bWWYY_iK https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-6V0qmDZ2gg GUEST INFO: Alex Hedtke https://becomingstronger.substack.com/ https://guildoftherose.org/