I've had all the various parts of this episode swirling in my head for months—from The Paperclip Maximizer to The Great Feminization to Meta's Masculine Energy to mind-body dualism to the AI industry's role in what I propose is The Great Re-Masculinization. It is absolutely about both the present and the future of work, and whether we accept the inevitability of regressing to an imagined past or forge into a more dynamic, multi-dimensional workplace that values the contribution of all sorts of intelligence.Footnotes:Read the essay version of this episode"The Great Feminization" by Helen Andrews in Compact Magazine"Did Liberal Feminism Ruin the Workplace?" on Interesting Times with Ross Douthat (gift link)"Why does Mark Zuckerberg want more masculine energy in the corporate world? Patriarchy is still in charge" by Ashley Morgan on The ConversationArtificial Knowing by Alison AdamMark Zuckerberg's comments on free expression"GPT-5 has lost what makes GPT-4 so special... Its ability to feel emotional nuance with users" post by alan1cooldude"Did Women Ruin Everything?" on In Bed With The Right
(00:00) - Rage Bait Strikes Again
(02:24) - The Great Feminization
(05:44) - Exploring the Great Feminization
(08:49) - Mark Zuckerberg and Masculine Energy
(11:36) - AI & The Great Re-Masculinization
(17:02) - Mind-Body Dualism
(20:37) - The Backlash
(26:17) - Conclusion: Embracing a Balanced Intelligence


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