How Jealousy and Zeal Drive the Human Condition with Johnathan Bi (WiM477)

Johnathan Bi joins me for a conversation about the great books of the West, how literature shapes our moral and legal systems, mimetic desire and the physics of human nature, what Nietzsche would think about today’s victimhood culture, and how monogamy satisfies our innate competitive drive.

Johnathan Bi is the co-founder of Opto Investments and a philosopher focusing on the great books of the West, human nature, and Rene Girard’s mimetic theory.

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0:00 - WiM Show Intro
2:36 - Helping Lightning Startups with In Wolf's Clothing
3:23 - Introducing Johnathan Bi
3:52 - The Great Books of the West
12:20 - How Literature Shapes Moral and Legal Systems
17:49 - Fiction vs Untruth
22:56 - Mimetic Desire
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40:13 - The Morality of Mimetic Desire
47:52 - The Physics of Human Nature
52:59 - Achievement and Being an Asshole
01:04:07 - Nietzsche and Higher Men
01:09:22 - Bitcoin 2024: The Largest Bitcoin and Fintech Conference in the World
01:10:28 - Anthony DiClementi’s Biohacking Secrets
01:11:58 - Nietzsche and Victimhood Culture
01:22:11 - Adultery and Competitive Nature
01:34:36 - Where does Inequality Come From?
01:52:46 - Where to Find Johnathan Bi?

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