Dessert 2: Mini Metro
In this second dessert episode, Sean teaches Elias to play Mini Metro.
In this second dessert episode, Sean teaches Elias to play Mini Metro.
Elias and Sean talk about Neuralink, being optimistic or pessimistic about future technology, the erosion of skills over time, and how we view our current world and culture in relation to the past.
Elias and Sean talk about the reasonable and the unreasonable person, ethical issues in the progress of society, and a lot about Uber.
Elias tells Sean about his weekend trip to Rome, and they discuss Ancient Rome, its influence, and some of its high and low points.
Elias and Sean set out to talk about the progress of the human race through history, and its good and bad effects. They end up going down tangents within tangents and talking a lot about privilege from the perspective of two white guys in the West.
Elias and Sean look at pictures of animals and then discuss the power of thoughts to affect disposition, covering the whole spectrum from the Favone™ to pet peeves to things that make them rage. In the aftershow, Elias reworks his time tracking workflows.
With Elias at Úll again, he and Sean discuss emoji, the difference between being interested in things and actually doing them, side projects as work, and looking to the future.
Less substantial than a normal episode, but maybe sweeter, this is the first "Dessert" episode of Breadcrumbs, in which Elias and Sean somehow turn Alto's Adventure into a competitive game.
Elias and Sean talk about capitalism, the necessity of trade, and placing a value on things and people. They also find the weird side of Amazon.
Elias and Sean discuss marketing—from what makes good or bad marketing to brand advertising and guerrilla marketing. Elias has some opinions.