#289: Johnathan Bi – Rene Girard & The Philosophy of Innovation

<p>Johnathan Bi is the creator of a lecture series on Rene Girard. He is part of the founding team at Opto Investments, graduating from Columbia University with a BA in Philosophy and Computer Science.</p> <p>In this conversation, we spoke about Girard, philosophy, the end of the world, and much more…</p> <p>(0:00) My First Million</p> <p>(0:55) Lecture Series</p> <p>(4:10) David Perell</p> <p>(7:45) Printing Press For Audio/Video</p> <p>(13:40) Buddhism Monastery</p> <p>(22:10) Why Is Johnathan Making Money?</p> <p>(27:00) Devoting To Philosophical Study</p> <p>(35:00) What Does Modernity Get Wrong?</p> <p>(51:32) Imitate Then Innovate</p> <p>(54:20) Why Girard?</p> <p>(59:52) “People Highest Up Got The Lowest Self-Esteem”</p> <p>(1:05:33) The World Is More Open</p> <p>(1:08:53) End Of The World</p> <p>(1:24:28) Girard on Bitcoin</p> <p>(1:27:24) Johnathan’s Tweets</p> <p>This episode was originally recorded on July 28, 2022.</p> <p>-</p> <p><strong>Johnathan’s Links</strong></p> <p>Lecture I: Introduction to Mimetic Theory<strong> – </strong><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Qu6vBebwwg">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Qu6vBebwwg</a></p> <p>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/JohnathanBi">https://twitter.com/JohnathanBi</a></p> <p>Website: <a href="https://johnathanbi.com/">https://johnathanbi.com/</a></p> <p>-</p> <p><strong>Resources:</strong></p> <p>Stew Fortier on the importance of storytelling – <a href="https://twitter.com/stewfortier/status/1328382623496822785">https://twitter.com/stewfortier/status/1328382623496822785</a></p> <p>-</p> <p><strong>SPONSOR:</strong></p> <p>This episode is brought to you by My First Million. This is the podcast that I listen to and recommend whenever I want to learn more about business, technology, or the future. Sam Parr and Shaan Puri are hilarious, informative, and interesting. Check it out: <a href="https://link.chtbl.com/MFM?sid=Danny-Miranda">https://link.chtbl.com/MFM?sid=Danny-Miranda</a></p> <p>-</p> <p><strong>My Links</strong></p> <p>✉️ Newsletter: <a h