Optimization vs Story and Human Interaction (Poker, Music, Sports and More)

Chris is joined by James (from previous episode about classical music supposedly being white supremacy) and Damon, (long-time friend with knowledge in things like block chain and other systems, and some of the sports we touch on) to talk about how AI and technocracy and systems optimization tending to diminish story and human interaction. Pointing to it as a larger universal trend in modernism/enlightenment thinking that is some of the basis where major critiques of modernism come from which this channel will try to get into even more. It'll all tie together if you follow the thread. Premodern to modern to postmodern critiques are all part of the soup.

James' String Quartet: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=inzcA9i0dkM&t=32s

Intro, Damon and James 2 poker buddies with specialty area of their own join.
1:09 Chris in Highschool and some Utah Basketball history.
3:33 Twenty-something-year old national race hoax Chris saw up close.
4:14 introducing these two channel guests and touching on classical music being white supremacy.
6:13 Chris’ friend who went through a national race hoax in the 90s. Utah Utes and the NCAA Basketball Championship.
8:54 Poker and funny side bets. FYOFC Chris’ imaginary religion.
14:11 History of poker popularity and how that’s changed with optimization.
16:02 Science art and math of poker.
17:42 The Law of Loose Wiring.
18:23 Taking the Story out of poker.
22:25 Dan vs Doug Polk.
26:11 game systems helps win, but also kills the story that really attracted spectators.
27:06 Gaming the NBA.
28:00 AI and music and jacking 3s.
31:18 Baseball.
34:32 Bad Beat Jackpots.
41:02 Chris and James Poker Times in Vegas.
51:11 Roger Scruton Effing the Ineffable and Talent James’ Quartet.
55:35 Quads and Story.
56:47 cards will make you superstitious. Reality Bats Last. Someone is always better.
1:03:29 Endurance Albert Pujols Home Runs.
1:06:10 Congruence in accomplishments across fields.
1:07:47 Finishing the quads over quads vid.
1:09:10 Shit talkin’ and bluffing.
1:12:10 Keeping your cool with the best hand. Experience with your stress emotions. Pressure.
1:15:29 Minimizing losses.
1:18:30 “Learning how to play 2 pair is as valuable and costly as a college education.” Twain.
1:20:20 James Dumas Quartet Performance at the University of Utah.
1:24:51 Dall E images.
1:26:17 Old band with Chris and James and stories in Vegas.
1:31:41 Home poker games. And Dall E Images.
1:34:26 James lost his arse in poker. Vegas goofy betting.
1:48:35 Legend of Stu Ungar.
1:49:59 winning streak and craps, taking losses early, limit games.
1:57:43 21 the movie also has a message about the human feel is better than the AI systems for security. Other Vegas set movies. And big city movie settings.
2:03:46 Traipsing around New York to see famous places. Sex in the City and Seinfeld in NYC
2:09:43 Utah is growing, could be a super city of the future.
2:13:23 Wrapping up. Talking about the angle of these sports, story and AI subjects.
2:14:08 Roger Scruton and what are the forces we are battling and how these realms interact with it all.
2:15:20 New Game of Thrones and Lord of the Rings. What if Bands treated their IP the same.
2:18:54 Beatles the Stones and 10 good years. Li8fespans of IPs and Nations.