David Friedberg on the Fractal Frontier

David Friedberg, co-host of the All-In podcast, visits Network School. We discuss the rise of the Internet over the state in the West, China's increasing dominance in the physical world, the long-term impact of the New Deal, the economic realities driving social division, the need for deregulation, and the drive for new American Freedom Cities. If these ideas interest you, we're building startup societies at Network School. You can apply online at https://ns.com. OUTLINE 4:14 - The fractal frontier 7:45 - Network vs state 12:16 - The state as a meta-organism 19:50 - They always want more 29:40 - America was built on rugged individualism 34:50 - FDR was the least-bad communist dictator 40:47 - In the West, the network triumphs over the state 48:10 - Consensual moderation 53:12 - Saving the American empire? 59:34 - No reindustrialization without deregulation 1:16:24 - How China sees things 1:28:21 - Ascending and descending world 1:37:37 - Getting ready for the reboot REFERENCES I. Books The Anxious Generation: https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/bo... The Happiness Hypothesis: https://www.hachettebookgroup.com/tit... Three New Deals: https://books.google.de/books?id=A0w_... II. Studies, Articles and Links Open Zone Map: https://www.openzonemap.com/map San Francisco managed alcohol program: https://www.newsweek.com/san-francisc... SF program isn't just free beer for unhoused: https://www.kqed.org/news/11985941/sf... Munchausen syndrome: https://www.nhs.uk/mental-health/cond... History of the New Deal: https://livingnewdeal.org/history-of-... California one-time wealth tax initiative: https://archive.is/kFQfP China 10-year yield below 2%: https://www.reuters.com/markets/rates... China's nuclear strategy holds key to lower costs: https://www.gc.cuny.edu/news/chinas-n... Chinese MSR achieves conversion of thorium-uranium fuel: https://www.world-nuclear-news.org/ar... Gang of Four: https://grokipedia.com/page/Gang_of_Four Han Feizi: https://asiatimes.com/author/han-feizi/ China dominates shipbuilding industry: https://www.csis.org/analysis/china-d... China could sink all US carriers: https://interestingengineering.com/mi... NYT word usage frequency: https://davidrozado.substack.com/p/ne... Campbell's Tomato Soup price history: https://politicalcalculations.blogspo... Chart of the day/century: https://www.aei.org/carpe-diem/chart-... High income improves evaluation of life: https://www.princeton.edu/~deaton/dow... China 3-Month Treasury Bill Rate: https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/IR... SOCIALS https://x.com/friedberg https://x.com/ns https://ns.com