Balaji Srinivasan joins Erik Torenberg and Dan Romero on the Moment of Zen podcast to share his new theory of the Tribal Lens, why cognitive territories will gain increasingly more power than land-defined territories, why the US is no longer a beacon in the world, and Balaji strategy to fix San Francisco. We're proudly sponsored by Vanta. Get $1000 off Vanta with www.vanta.com/zen Moment of Zen is part of the Turpentine podcast network. Learn more: www.turpentine.co TIMESTAMPS: (00:00) Episode Preview (07:50)Cloud Cartography: If you don't control the cognitive territory. you don't control the lands (13:30) Sponsors: Vanta, NetSuite (17:30) Why people don't take the internet seriously? (22:30) The US is not a nation state (23:45) A civilization state (25:17) Why Americans should learn about India's history / India and the US are converging (30:50) Why a civil war doesn't seem realistic to people now (38:55) Where else should a talented person move? (41:35) Asia is the new global center, (47:10) Internet first, not America first (01:01:45) Software vs. Hardware (01:05:45) Elon and the Grey Strategy (01:16:40) Israel is looking away from the US for partners (01:19:00) The Tribal lens integrates both domestic and foreign politics (01:21:00) Will blue always win? (01:23:43) Making sense of the China meltdown story (01:34:55) How to fix San Francisco (01:50:30) Irrationality is an advantage (01:57:00) Building gray turf (02:03:00) Mapping the blues, reds, and grays in San Francisco (02:05:20) Dan and Erik debrief SELECT LINKS * For more shownotes directly to your inbox, subscribe to our Substack: momentofzen.substack.com/ (02:00:24) The Purge tweet: twitter.com/ansellundberg/status/1025398887488479234?s=46 (02:03:05) Greta Thunberg mural: thespaces.com/a-60-ft-high-greta-thunberg-mural-pops-up-in-san-francisco/ The Network State Conference in Amsterdam on October 30 : lu.ma/tnsconf Not Too Long Ago Americans Didn't Care About Taiwan, x.com/balajis/status/1657852505425063936?s=46 US Navy Secretary admits that Chinese shipyards have more capacity twitter.com/balajis/status/1678299275703484418?s=46 Jacob Siegel and Liel Leibovitz, End US Aid to Israel, Tablet Magazine - www.tabletmag.com/sections/news/articles/end-american-aid-israel Louis-Vincent Gave, Making Sense of the China Meltdown Story, Gavekal - research.gavekal.com/article/making-sense-of-the-china-meltdown-story/ Beautifultrouble.org - Balaji refers to this as the degrowth handbook X / Twitter @balajis (Balaji) @dwr (Dan) @eriktorenberg (Erik) @MOZ_Podcast SPONSORS: Vanta | NetSuite Are you building a business? If you’re looking for SOC 2, ISO 27001, GDPR or HIPAA compliance, head to Vanta. Achieving compliance can actually unlock major growth for your company and build customer loyalty. Vanta automates up to 90% of Compliance work, getting you audit-ready in weeks instead of months and saving 85% of associated costs. Moment of Zen listeners get $1000 off at www.vanta.com/zen NetSuite has 25 years of providing financial software for all your business needs. More than 36,000 businesses have already upgraded to NetSuite by Oracle, gaining visibility and control over their financials, inventory, HR, eCommerce, and more. If you’re looking for an ERP platform, head to NetSuite: netsuite.com/ZEN and download your own customized KPI checklist.