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A transcript-matched topic anchored by excerpts such as "...three answers that were created to that. There was the Calvinist work ethic, the breaking of taboos, and I think the third one was..."
Jiang says Canada has declined rapidly and describes the atmosphere as low-energy and defined by 'quiet quitting,' treating that withdrawal from work as another symptom of Western exhaustion.
"Well I mean. I was in Canada for two months. This summer. And I was shocked by. How much rapidly. Canada has declined. Over..."
"...three answers that were created to that. There was the Calvinist work ethic, the breaking of taboos, and I think the third one was..."
"...the British? And the answer has to do with the American work ethic, the American attitude towards life. And this is best expressed by..."
"...another representation, all right? So you can see the simple Calvinist work ethic being depicted in this picture. Rembrandt, who is the most famous..."
"Even though most people are not Protestants, Protestant, the work ethic, the belief system, has conquered the world. Germany, Britain, United States are the..."
Jiang starts with his own formation story: a bullied immigrant reader, Yale disillusionment, depression, poker, game theory, and then a predictive method that treats society as a game played by distinct personalities.
Jiang treats World War III not as one future declaration but as a chain reaction already set in motion: the rules mask has fallen off the American empire, Iran has become the hinge of...
America begins here as a cure for civilization: a clean-slate game built from Enlightenment rights, self-help, property, and fair rules.
The Dutch Golden Age begins with a poisoned Spanish windfall and ends with Vermeer exposing cracks in the respectable household.
The Protestant Reformation begins as liberation from priest, pope, and ritual.
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