Fan Favorite: Ending Cancel Culture, Avoiding Civil War and How We Can Unify | Bret Weinstein

On this episode of Conversations with Tom Bilyeu, Bret Weinstein advocates learning to see both individual responsibility and collective responsibility simultaneously. He discusses the Unity 2020 platform, shares some insight on Andrew Yang’s presidency, and talks about what we need to do now to avoid civil war, environmental destruction, and general moral failure. ORIGINAL AIR DATE: 8-6-20 SHOW NOTES: You are living in your own simulation, which is your biggest asset and your biggest liability [2:11] Fights, whether marital or societal, are rarely only about the explicit content [3:18] Those who see the hazard clearly don’t understand where the energy is coming from [7:26] Bret describes rent-seeking behavior and how it is impossible to eliminate it entirely [13:25] Bret and Tom discuss learned helplessness and why it’s such a bad idea [18:31] Bret describes the collective responsibility we have as human beings [25:03] Tom compares liberals and conservatives to visionaries and integrationists [28:35] Radical change sucks, but may be necessary, and personal responsibility is paramount [33:10] Tom and Bret discuss the severe divisions in current American society [36:28] Bret describes the Unity 2020 plan and why we need to remove influence peddling [44:22] Tom explains why he was so interested in Andrew Yang [45:54] Bret talks about what you can learn from Andrew Yang’s presidency [49:41] A groundswell of support is more important than naming a ticket for Unity 2020 [54:04] Tom talks about the intoxication of rage and cognitive bias [1:00:06] We are the ones we have been waiting for [1:04:25] Tom and Bret discuss the leaders we need to have and how to find them [1:06:21] Bret talks about the desire to remain unenlightened [1:14:18] The US tries to step out of the normal evolutionary current and do something different [1:20:01] Tom and Bret discuss the problem with attacking the scientific method itself [1:22:49] Our education system has screwed people up so badly that they don’t want to learn [1:29:53] Natural selection has turned sex for humans into a bonding mechanism [1:36:05] Tom discusses Thomas Sowell and the Black Lives Matter movement [1:46:26] Bret discusses the likelihood of Donald Trump being reelected [1:50:41] Bret explains why schools don’t get fixed [1:53:22] FOLLOW BRET: WEBSITE: bretweinstein.net/ FACEBOOK: facebook.com/official.bretweinstein/ TWITTER: twitter.com/BretWeinstein What's up, everybody? It's Tom Bilyeu here: If you want my help... STARTING a business: join me here at ZERO TO FOUNDER SCALING a business: see if you qualify here. Get my battle-tested strategies and insights delivered weekly to your inbox: sign up here. ********************************************************************** If you're serious about leveling up your life, I urge you to check out my new podcast, Tom Bilyeu’s Mindset Playbook —a goldmine of my most impactful episodes on mindset, business, and health. Trust me, your future self will thank you. ********************************************************************** Join me live on my Twitch stream. I'm live daily from 6:30 to 8:30 am PT at www.twitch.tv/tombilyeu ********************************************************************** LISTEN TO IMPACT THEORY AD FREE + BONUS EPISODES on APPLE PODCASTS: apple.co/impacttheory ********************************************************************** FOLLOW TOM: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tombilyeu/ Tik Tok: https://www.tiktok.com/@tombilyeu?lang=en Twitter: https://twitter.com/tombilyeu YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@TomBilyeu Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices