Affix

27/02/2022

We came back!

We discuss the jounalism and news industry, why it's so hard and why we left it.

We also talk more about the grid and how to gather context

Please contact us we miss you!Chris wants to get into micro-grids. If you know anything about them please tell me! Our main article is about jobs that pay in status instead of money. You can also find us on discord or redditBig list of coffee bets...

24/10/2021

It is bittersweet that we announce that this is our last regularly scheduled episode for a while. It's a goodie, where we talk about energy abundance and what to do with it, Brian gets a genuine diablo world record and we make a coffee bet as always, but after this we will be posting sporadically and seldom. Thank you all for your support and emails. We may see you again one day

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10/10/2021

This week we discuss what's gone wrong with science and the replication crisis. We also discuss how inequality may improve life globally riffing off Scott Sumner. buff.ly/2P2hq2J

05/09/2021

After opening this discussion saying we have no feedback or followup we spend half this podcast musing on questions raised about government power and growth. Our main topic this week is how politics isn't as bad as you think. You're allowed to not vote for someone because you don't like their tax policies, you don't have to paint them as an existensial threat to our entire way of life.

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22/08/2021

This week we once again revisit the topic of wealth and income inequality, first through the lens of cryptocurrency and then through the lens of if it matters at all (I mean....probably...at least a bit).
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Brian and Chris always said that if they couldn't have a morning coffee together at work each day, they'd start a podcast to make sure they catch up regularly.This is the conversation they want to have and will range from finance and economics to ...

08/08/2021

This week we bring a special guest on to discuss aging and wisdom, more forms of government that we should try, and Chris exhorts you, yes you specifically, to become a billionaire.

Brian and Chris always said that if they couldn't have a morning coffee together at work each day, they'd start a podcast to make sure they catch up regularly.This is the conversation they want to have and will range from finance and economics to ...

25/07/2021

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This week we discuss the amazing article about Tricameral Legislatures. What if instead of 2 branches of government we had 3? According to this article, something either very silly, or possibly a little profound.

Please contact us or support us on Patreon!Our major topic this week is on Tricameral Legislatures by slime-mold time-mold. What if instead of 2 branches of government we had 3? According to this article, something either very silly, or possibly a...

11/07/2021

This week Brian pushes back to the tyranny of merit episode by . Brian actually recorded a secret rant on this, but has mellowed to record this podcast. Chris found interview with fascinating and launched 7167 tangents. Affix.live/

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27/06/2021

This week we talk about total factor productivity growth, and whether higher wages (through worker power, alternatives like UBI or minimum wage laws) cause greater innovation. Chris forgets that the Dutch had colonies despite his Oma (grandmother) growing up in one, and we discuss peak culture, and whether the Affix Podcast actually *is* peak culture and it's all downhill from here.

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20/06/2021

Our very special live episode:
Editing is light and trolls are unfortunately fed. We riff on "Conversations with Tyler" by doing over-rated vs under-rated. Let chat adjudicate our coffee bets and answer many questions about the world.

13/06/2021

Don't forget we're live tonight! 8pm AEST, or about 5 hours after this post goes up.

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Working-class co-host of the Affix Podcast - find us at affix.live or in any podcast player!Occasional Diablo II streams.

13/06/2021

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Sorry to anyone who downloaded this episode while I was half finished!

This week Chris and Brian discuss whether we should burn down Atlanta in the name of science (don't worry, we'd let all the people out first). Then, substacks actually change Chris' life (in a pretty minor way, but still!)

Our live show is in one week on Brian's twitch stream!!!!! 13th of June 8pm AEST!!!!Please contact us or support us on Patreon!This week Chris and Brian discuss whether we should burn down Atlanta in the name of science (don't worry, we'd let all...

06/06/2021

Brian and Chris discuss markets in everything, particularly blood plasma and organs. We talk about patents, one of the first topics Chris liked to read about. We make bets on how Australia opens up it's borders and Chris pretends to be knowledgable about Diablo 2

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30/05/2021

This week Chris and Brian have a meandering discussion on military technology, stagnation, time horzions and "10 year syndrome". We also discuss the new technology of crypto-currency and the cults of personality that it inspires

23/05/2021

This week Brian and Chris stray from the script once more by discussing a number of different positions and sources on the topic of renewable power, particularly batteries and solar. We also discuss why nuclear power has been a flop, whether founders are superior to inheritors and all the (Straussian) news from Diablo 2. https://buff.ly/3vnJDRa

17/05/2021

This week the discussion centres around the new super-annuation scheme changes, and about defined contribution retirement schemes in general. We also try to think about whether we have free will but don't really come to any solid conclusions

Please contact us or support us on Patreon!You can also find us on discordBig list of coffee bets - now also on Melange app. --------------------------------------------------------------------------This week the discussion centres around the new ...

03/05/2021

This episode our main topic is Julia Galefs new book. Juilia is a much better podcaster than us, and also probably a better author. Her new book scout mindset is an exploration on how to seek the truth instead of just defend your pre-existing views.

26/04/2021

Episode 16!

Chris picks fights with MacroBioBoi (probably because he's jealous of Brian's new podcast best friend). We discuss another book on the entire history of the world with Sapiens. We muse on population ethics and whether we have an obligation to future populations. We discuss UBI and how having "enough" can change your career and consumption habits.

Please contact us or support us on Patreon!Chris picks fights with MacroBioBoi (probably because he's jealous of Brian's new podcast best friend). We discuss another book on the entire history of the world with Sapiens. We muse on population ethi...

04/04/2021

A very special Affix episode where Brian and Chris sit across the table in real life and try to avoid looking at each other in the eye. To commemorate this visit we did a listener feedback episode. We follow up on FI/RE, how to build media patronage, a mea culpa from Chris, significant discussion on wage growth and a long bet and discussion on the minimum wage.

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28/03/2021

This week we discuss meritocracy and psychopaths, we muse if the son of a shearer is really worthy of rising to the top of society, we have more to say about FI/RE and capitalism, and of course, all the news from Diablo 2 and meta coffee bets!

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21/03/2021

This week we discuss the topic that initial brought Brian and Chris together FI/RE. The idea that by living frugally and earning well you can retire much earlier than is typical, in your 30s or even 20s.

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07/03/2021

In this episode we have a listener suggested topic of UBI, how affordable it might be in Australia and if it would help or harm over-all. We talk about moral foundations, whether consensual canibalism should be legal, and find an actual disagreement between Brian and Chris (please tell us who you agree with). And of course we bring you all the news from D2 speedruns and another coffee bet!

28/02/2021

In this episode Brian and Chris discuss pandemic preparedness and how Bill and Melinda Gates have(n't?) helped. We use our media empire to wage war on Facebook and the Australian media and have genuine Diablo II news rather than just more nonsense!

21/02/2021

This episode we discuss types of power from Thomas Hobbes’ Leviathan. We muse over inequality and what it takes to stop it through the lens of Walther Scheidel's "The Great Leveller". We discuss politics and why we hate talking about politics (we like to think all our opinions on economics are just common sense and are in no way political). We bet on whether TSMC can ever be taken down from their dominant spot manufacturing chips and, of course, bring you new ways to play and break world records in Diablo II.

14/02/2021

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In this episode Brian and Chris discuss shareholder value, important categorization problems such as whether a hotdog is a sandwich or ice is a rock. We talk about inequality in Australia and bet on whether movies will ever make a comeback (of course not, everyone just listens to podcasts now)

07/02/2021

In this episode we review the state of FLOSS software, the things going right and the things going wrong. We discuss if it's good to be a technocrat, and when that can go wrong, and sigh with disbelief at the google vs australian newspaper fight.

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31/01/2021

Episode 5!

We discuss "the infinite game" by Simon Sinek. Decide that we all need to be better capitalists, and some of what we've learned from Scott Alexander, our favorite auhor (technically just Chris's favorite author, but he feels strongly enough about it to speak for Brian too)

Please support our patreon!!Simon Sinek - The infinite gameAstral Codex Ten - Scott AlexanderMeditations on MolochBig list of coffee betsBender's speedrunMekalb's speedrun

24/01/2021

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This episode we discuss alternative theories of government and economics. Could we police the whole world purely through securities fraud law? Are there better models for open source software development? Look forward to not really finding satisfying answers to these obviously clickbait questions!

Also, good news and bad news. We have reached the point in this podcast where we are starting to have to pay for boring things like hosting and domain names. If you're enjoying the podcast and want to help then please think about contributing to our Patreon. Of course if you're not enjoying the podcast and want to help anyway for some reason, please feel free to do so!

17/01/2021

Episode 3: Apologies, intangibles and stagnation

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In this episode we apologise to Bryan Caplan and reveal ourselves to be the full throated, selfish libertarians you always suspected we were. We discuss the similarities between codebases and factories, and determine if economic progress halted in the 70s.