One Question with T.K. Coleman

The Customer Is Always Wrong

One Question with T.K. Coleman

Show Notes

Steve Patterson is the founder of the Natural Philosophy Institute and the host of Patterson in Pursuit.

Timestamps

00:00 Introduction, The Cards, and the Origins of Ventriloquism 08:30 The Central Card: "The Customer Is Always Right" 15:15 The Role of Social Paternalism 24:47 The Overton Window and Acceptable Discourse 29:12 The Taboo of Questioning Mathematics 34:24 The Power of Generalization: Chess and Jiu-Jitsu 41:48 Why Doctors are Often Wrong About Everything 52:02 Bitcoin: Why the Customer is Actually Right 57:32 The Superpower of Being Funny 01:03:05 The Devotion to Mystery vs. The Desire for Truth

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