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	Podcast:		Decoding the Gurus
	Episode:		Supplementary Material 35: Cult Leaders, Gurus, and Evil Economists
	Category:		Society & Culture
	Duration:		00:29:43
	Publish Date:		2025-08-19 23:00:00
	Description:		We face a disciplinary crisis as the twin pillars of Game Theory and Gurometry are called into question. The full episode is available to Patreon subscribers (1 hour, 35 minutes). Join us at: https://www.patreon.com/DecodingTheGurus Supplementary Material 35 00:05 Introduction 01:52 Matt's Apology 06:55 Just Life... 12:34 Matt's Foodie Corner 14:01 Dedunking Dan Richards finds Sabine 16:37 Sabine cultivates parasocial defenders 18:16 Ana Kasparian gets deeper into ZOG conspiracies 24:44 Gary vs Game Theory 40:26 Support the Channel to Save the World 47:10 Bryan Johnson and Methylene blue 51:52 Scientific Cosplay Online 53:51 Keith Rainiere and Sensemaking Parallels 54:57 High IQ YoungHoon Kim tweets about proof of God 56:19 Guru and Cult Leader Parallels 01:01:13 The Validity of the Gurometer in Question?!? 01:03:03 Hacking Social Heuristics 01:07:38 Cult Leaders vs Secular Gurus 01:12:33 Anti-Democratic moves by Trump 01:15:03 Dan Carlin on Trump 01:18:30 Streamers Talking Nonsense: Hasan on ISIS 01:21:24 Ideological Fixation and Motivated Conspiracism 01:27:22 Outro Sources The Cushendun Sea Caves from Game of Thrones Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 is Boosting Tourism DeDunking: Eric Weinstein's Theory — Real Physicist vs Pseudo Poser Ana Kasparian tweeting about the “Zionist Occupied Government” Gary’s Economics: Game Theory is Broken Critical Reddit thread on Gary’s Game Theory video Henrich, J., McElreath, R., Barr, A., Ensminger, J., Barrett, C., Bolyanatz, A., ... & Ziker, J. (2006). Costly punishment across human societies. Science, 312(5781), 1767–1770. The Selfish Gene, Chapter 12: Nice Guys Finish First (Richard Dawkins) High IQ YoungHoon Kim tweets about proof of God I was Jordan Peterson’s strongest supporter. Now I think he’s dangerous Dan Carlin’s tweet about Trump BBC: National Guard troops appear in Washington DC as mayor rejects Trump's 'authoritarian push' Nathan Baker: Keith Raniere, Ringleader of NXIVM Sex Slave Cult, Interviewed by Allison Mack, Top Cult Member
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