Esther Dyson
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Podcast Appearances
there were a lot of, I mean, the fundamental question I asked as a journalist was, why are we spending so much money repairing people who are broken instead of helping them grow up healthy and stay that way? So originally it was more focused, it was five communities, five metrics, five years, and it was focused on health, not health care, but it was still
there were a lot of, I mean, the fundamental question I asked as a journalist was, why are we spending so much money repairing people who are broken instead of helping them grow up healthy and stay that way? So originally it was more focused, it was five communities, five metrics, five years, and it was focused on health, not health care, but it was still
It was much less focused on other things that matter now, starting with poverty and systemic racism. It's like, yeah, I knew that. And in a sense, with my book and with my work, my goal is to get more people to say, yeah, I knew that now. I really see it, and I see how key it is to the future of the U.S. and of the planet.
It was much less focused on other things that matter now, starting with poverty and systemic racism. It's like, yeah, I knew that. And in a sense, with my book and with my work, my goal is to get more people to say, yeah, I knew that now. I really see it, and I see how key it is to the future of the U.S. and of the planet.
It was much less focused on other things that matter now, starting with poverty and systemic racism. It's like, yeah, I knew that. And in a sense, with my book and with my work, my goal is to get more people to say, yeah, I knew that now. I really see it, and I see how key it is to the future of the U.S. and of the planet.
I originally thought I would raise some more money and we would have a contest. It ended up 10 years collaboration rather than competition. Health matters, but health is just a part of mental health and wellbeing and equity and just the purpose of this. Our interests are aligned with the community's, but they're not the same. Because the community's interest is, let's make this a better place.
I originally thought I would raise some more money and we would have a contest. It ended up 10 years collaboration rather than competition. Health matters, but health is just a part of mental health and wellbeing and equity and just the purpose of this. Our interests are aligned with the community's, but they're not the same. Because the community's interest is, let's make this a better place.
I originally thought I would raise some more money and we would have a contest. It ended up 10 years collaboration rather than competition. Health matters, but health is just a part of mental health and wellbeing and equity and just the purpose of this. Our interests are aligned with the community's, but they're not the same. Because the community's interest is, let's make this a better place.
Let's make our kids happier. Let's have our economy flourish. And in the end, my interest is, how do I learn enough so that I can go out and make a convincing case for what I'm just talking about, which is... Helping people be better people rather than focus on using artificial solutions, whether intelligence or drugs to keep people alive forever. And yeah.
Let's make our kids happier. Let's have our economy flourish. And in the end, my interest is, how do I learn enough so that I can go out and make a convincing case for what I'm just talking about, which is... Helping people be better people rather than focus on using artificial solutions, whether intelligence or drugs to keep people alive forever. And yeah.
Let's make our kids happier. Let's have our economy flourish. And in the end, my interest is, how do I learn enough so that I can go out and make a convincing case for what I'm just talking about, which is... Helping people be better people rather than focus on using artificial solutions, whether intelligence or drugs to keep people alive forever. And yeah.
with less concern about how happy they are. So things I learned. One is this whole quadrant chart notion of thinking long-term and thinking across your community, however you define that. Understand the importance of human connection, parenting, self-awareness, And Wellville does not have a playbook or a program.
with less concern about how happy they are. So things I learned. One is this whole quadrant chart notion of thinking long-term and thinking across your community, however you define that. Understand the importance of human connection, parenting, self-awareness, And Wellville does not have a playbook or a program.
with less concern about how happy they are. So things I learned. One is this whole quadrant chart notion of thinking long-term and thinking across your community, however you define that. Understand the importance of human connection, parenting, self-awareness, And Wellville does not have a playbook or a program.
We're not going to produce 10 timely tips to make Wellville in your community, but more an appreciation for human values and for making people more conscious of them and more actually able to fulfill themselves as human beings. In a sense, one of my favorite books is Alison Gopnik's The Gardener and the Carpenter.
We're not going to produce 10 timely tips to make Wellville in your community, but more an appreciation for human values and for making people more conscious of them and more actually able to fulfill themselves as human beings. In a sense, one of my favorite books is Alison Gopnik's The Gardener and the Carpenter.
We're not going to produce 10 timely tips to make Wellville in your community, but more an appreciation for human values and for making people more conscious of them and more actually able to fulfill themselves as human beings. In a sense, one of my favorite books is Alison Gopnik's The Gardener and the Carpenter.
It's a book about parenting, and the fundamental message is never imagine that you can construct the perfect child like a carpenter. No, your job is to be a gardener. This seed you have, it may be a dandelion, it may be a rose, it may be a petunia. Your job is to help it become the very best of what it already is.
It's a book about parenting, and the fundamental message is never imagine that you can construct the perfect child like a carpenter. No, your job is to be a gardener. This seed you have, it may be a dandelion, it may be a rose, it may be a petunia. Your job is to help it become the very best of what it already is.
It's a book about parenting, and the fundamental message is never imagine that you can construct the perfect child like a carpenter. No, your job is to be a gardener. This seed you have, it may be a dandelion, it may be a rose, it may be a petunia. Your job is to help it become the very best of what it already is.