?E! #22 - Rapid Riffs—Friending, AI Schools, Zero-Sum Labor, & the Reverse Flynn Effect

10/09/2025 40 min Episodio 22

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Welcome to Rapid Riffs, a recurring mini-series of Question Everything (Except This Podcast!) where Sunay and Chirag swap links, pick the juiciest ones, and riff.This week Sunay and Chirag riff on four hits from their link-exchange: Scott Galloway’s take on friendship and the loneliness crisis among men; the Alpha School in Austin and whether AI can compress learning into two-hour days; Kyla Scanlon’s argument about zero-sum thinking in today’s labor market; and Cal Newport’s riff on the “reverse Flynn effect” and why reading and deep work still matter. Expect empathy, skepticism, and a few practical takeaways.