The Dark Side of Optimization | The Real Cost of Optimization and How to Reduce It

What if the one word everyone's obsessed with—"optimization"—is a lie? We're told it's the key to progress in quantum computing, software, and life itself, but what if this relentless pursuit of efficiency is a dangerous illusion?

We expose the shocking truth behind optimization. Drawing from the book "Optimal Illusion," we reveal how our obsession with being faster, cheaper, and more efficient is secretly creating brittle, fragile systems that are one unexpected disruption away from total collapse.

Prepare to have your mind blown as we uncover the hidden costs you've never been told about:

Traffic Jams & Urban Chaos: Your individual choice to save money on a commute is actually making everyone's life—including yours—miserable.

The Housing Crisis: Optimization for profit is building cities of luxury apartments while pushing out everyone else, creating social inequality and a lack of diversity.

Tech's Dirty Secret: The algorithms and AI we rely on are performance beasts, but they're also unmaintainable "black boxes" and massive energy hogs causing significant environmental damage.

But there's hope. We'll reveal the revolutionary solution: a hybrid, multi-dimensional approach to optimization that stops the madness and gives us back resilience, flexibility, and sustainability.

This isn't just about code or circuits—it's about how we build our world. Watch now to learn how to escape the "optimal illusion" and find a better, more balanced path forward!

Like and subscribe if you're ready to see the world differently!

Chapters:

00:00:00 - What is Optimization?

00:00:23 - The Cost of Optimization

00:00:48 - The "Optimal Illusion"

00:01:46 - Trading Resilience for Efficiency

00:02:13 - Optimization in Science

00:03:06 - Travel as an Example

00:05:13 - Individual vs. Collective

00:06:10 - Urban and Real Estate Costs

00:07:05 - Costs in Tech and AI

00:08:09 - Quantum Computing's Challenge

00:09:09 - The Hybrid Solution

00:09:40 - Hybrid AI Models

00:10:28 - Hybrid Transport and Cities

00:11:59 - Code and Housing Solutions

00:13:56 - Hybrid Quantum Computing

00:15:07 - The Final Conclusion