Full Transcript for #489 - Rethinking WordPress, open source, SaaS, and AI for 2027

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For us as an agency, it very well could be very, I mean, it's going to be uncertain, but we've pivoted a little bit. We're offering, we were doing 99% WordPress, but now we're doing astro sites. Because as a business grows, it's always hard to... 31 00:10:51.157 --> 00:11:31.877 It's difficult to go back to a client when you build a website five years ago and they need a new website. It's hard to offer them the $3,000 site that I did five years ago because our prices have gone up and stuff like that. But with AI, we've been able to still, we have offerings, whereas before we didn't have offerings. You know, it needed to be a $15,000, $20,000 website if it's going to be on WordPress, but we've been building these websites with WordPress, building them with a CMS that they can go in and make the changes, which is great. 32 00:11:31.877 --> 00:12:02.827 And <00:11:32.177>that <00:11:32.317>works <00:11:32.637>for <00:11:32.957>lots <00:11:33.877>of <00:11:34.017>clients. <00:11:34.357>But <00:11:34.717>there's <00:11:35.157>also <00:11:35.577>a <00:11:36.277>slew <00:11:36.597>of <00:11:36.737>our <00:11:36.877>clients <00:11:37.237>that <00:11:37.477>will <00:11:37.717>just <00:11:38.257>send <00:11:39.117>an <00:11:40.097>email <00:11:40.397>saying, <00:11:40.857>hey, <00:11:41.057>can <00:11:41.157>you <00:11:41.297>drop <00:11:41.557>this <00:11:41.837>text <00:11:42.157>in <00:11:42.377>and <00:11:42.517>this <00:11:42.697>photo? <00:11:43.257>And <00:11:43.577>then <00:11:43.697>at <00:11:43.837>that <00:11:44.017>point, <00:11:44.337>it's <00:11:45.157>like, <00:11:45.817>why <00:11:45.897>are <00:11:46.057>we <00:11:46.197>using <00:11:46.497>a <00:11:46.617>database? <00:11:47.217>Why <00:11:47.357>are <00:11:47.477>we <00:11:47.577>using <00:11:47.797>WordPress <00:11:48.237>if... <00:11:49.707>And <00:11:49.947>that's <00:11:50.587>how <00:11:51.667>it's <00:11:51.927>going <00:11:52.027>to <00:11:52.107>work.

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I know what I need to know. I haven't done, to be honest, like there, there's some things in astro that I'm not super familiar with, like islands. Like islands and things like that, but... The SSR, the server-side rendering stuff, like, we're using that. We're not just building static sites with that. So, like, for example, the Shuffle thing that I gave you, that's an Astro site that it does have a database. 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And I don't know when the moment was, but definitely at some point. 37 00:13:56.343 --> 00:14:26.343 That <00:13:56.763>conversation <00:13:57.343>flipped. <00:13:57.903>And <00:13:58.023>it's <00:13:58.223>now <00:13:58.483>to <00:13:58.683>the <00:13:58.803>point <00:13:59.043>where <00:13:59.363>I <00:13:59.543>think <00:13:59.683>most <00:14:00.123>people <00:14:00.503>with <00:14:00.743>the <00:14:00.883>AI, <00:14:01.543>they've <00:14:02.203>kind <00:14:02.543>of <00:14:02.703>reconciled <00:14:03.423>that <00:14:03.583>in <00:14:03.723>their <00:14:03.883>head. <00:14:04.263>I'm <00:14:04.663>going <00:14:04.763>to <00:14:04.823>get <00:14:04.943>the <00:14:05.063>AI <00:14:05.343>to <00:14:05.543>do <00:14:05.703>it. <00:14:05.983>I'm <00:14:06.143>now <00:14:06.423>going <00:14:06.643>to <00:14:06.783>have <00:14:06.943>a <00:14:07.043>certain <00:14:07.283>degree <00:14:07.563>of <00:14:07.903>trust <00:14:08.243>in <00:14:08.403>it. <00:14:08.603>Only <00:14:08.863>when <00:14:09.083>it's <00:14:09.243>broken <00:14:09.523>on <00:14:09.683>the <00:14:09.783>front <00:14:09.983>end <00:14:10.223>will <00:14:10.503>I <00:14:10.683>feel <00:14:11.023>the <00:14:11.223>need <00:14:11.423>to <00:14:11.603>go <00:14:11.743>and <00:14:11.883>check <00:14:12.123>things. <00:14:12.423>I <00:14:12.923>don't <00:14:13.063>know <00:14:13.143>if <00:14:13.223>that's <00:14:13.463>the <00:14:13.603>case <00:14:13.823>with <00:14:13.983>you <00:14:14.123>still, <00:14:14.403>or

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40 00:15:12.105 --> 00:15:13.025 Oh <00:15:12.145>gosh, <00:15:12.385>yeah, <00:15:12.685>yeah, <00:15:12.905>yeah. 41 00:15:13.025 --> 00:16:00.585 But <00:15:13.305>also, <00:15:13.725>I <00:15:14.005>remember <00:15:14.345>building <00:15:14.725>stuff, <00:15:15.505>like <00:15:15.645>when <00:15:15.805>I <00:15:15.925>did <00:15:16.125>my <00:15:16.425>Postgres <00:15:17.225>PHP <00:15:17.805>CMS, <00:15:18.625>I <00:15:19.485>was <00:15:19.785>thinking <00:15:20.025>about <00:15:20.305>that <00:15:20.645>before <00:15:21.785>this <00:15:22.105>call, <00:15:22.745>and <00:15:23.045>I <00:15:23.085>was <00:15:23.165>like, <00:15:23.365>man, <00:15:23.585>I'd <00:15:23.765>like <00:15:23.905>to <00:15:24.045>go <00:15:24.185>back <00:15:24.425>and <00:15:24.585>look <00:15:24.705>at <00:15:24.785>that <00:15:24.925>code <00:15:25.265>and <00:15:25.425>just <00:15:25.605>see, <00:15:26.945>like, <00:15:27.245>run <00:15:27.445>a <00:15:27.605>test <00:15:27.905>on <00:15:28.085>that <00:15:28.345>and <00:15:28.565>see <00:15:28.785>how <00:15:29.025>bad <00:15:29.465>was <00:15:29.725>my <00:15:29.945>code <00:15:30.545>20 <00:15:31.145>years <00:15:31.485>ago. <00:15:31.765>I <00:15:32.045>mean, <00:15:32.245>it <00:15:32.265>was <00:15:32.365>probably, <00:15:33.285>was <00:15:34.045>not, <00:15:34.885>it <00:15:36.245>probably <00:15:36.585>wasn't <00:15:37.025>secure. <00:15:37.685>It <00:15:37.885>probably <00:15:38.385>didn't <00:15:39.025>have, <00:15:39.765>it's <00:15:40.505>not <00:15:41.045>checking <00:15:41.465>things. <00:15:42.065>With <00:15:42.605>AI, <00:15:43.565>though, <00:15:43.785>now, <00:15:44.525>we're, <00:15:45.065>you <00:15:45.265>know, <00:15:45.385>you <00:15:45.545>tell <00:15:46.125>it <00:15:46.265>to <00:15:46.425>do <00:15:46.565>a <00:15:46.705>security <00:15:47.145>audit, <00:15:47.585>and <00:15:48.545>you <00:15:48.665>do <00:15:48.785>security <00:15:49.205>audits <00:15:49.565>with <00:15:49.805>different <00:15:50.225>LLMs, <00:15:50.985>I <00:15:51.285>think <00:15:51.605>we're <00:15:52.025>moving <00:15:52.765>towards <00:15:53.285>a <00:15:53.525>more <00:15:53.785>secure <00:15:54.385>web <00:15:55.585>with <00:15:56.405>AI, <00:15:56.745>because <00:15:57.785>of <00:15:58.025>the <00:15:58.125>fact <00:15:58.405>that <00:15:58.765>developers <00:15:59.465>aren't <00:16:00.245>great. 42 00:16:00.585 --> 00:16:46.079 I'm <00:16:01.265>one <00:16:01.465>of <00:16:01.565>them. <00:16:01.905>I'm <00:16:02.045>not <00:16:02.205>a <00:16:02.425>great <00:16:02.825>developer, <00:16:03.485>but <00:16:03.885>this <00:16:04.145>is, <00:16:04.405>this <00:16:04.765>is <00:16:04.985>where <00:16:06.099>It <00:16:06.599>used <00:16:07.679>to <00:16:07.799>be <00:16:07.899>a <00:16:08.059>problem <00:16:08.499>that <00:16:08.839>I <00:16:09.079>was <00:16:09.419>a <00:16:09.799>jack <00:16:10.319>of <00:16:10.479>all <00:16:10.659>trades, <00:16:11.379>right? 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<00:16:16.219>couldn't <00:16:16.519>get <00:16:16.799>developer <00:16:17.579>jobs <00:16:18.059>because <00:16:18.339>I <00:16:18.559>don't <00:16:18.739>know <00:16:19.639>JavaScript, <00:16:21.019>you <00:16:21.419>know, <00:16:21.559>forwards <00:16:21.919>and <00:16:22.059>backwards <00:16:22.439>and <00:16:22.679>all <00:16:22.799>that. <00:16:23.079>But <00:16:23.699>at <00:16:24.379>this <00:16:24.739>point <00:16:25.159>now, <00:16:25.519>it's <00:16:25.999>better <00:16:26.259>for <00:16:26.459>me <00:16:26.639>to <00:16:26.799>have <00:16:27.039>a <00:16:27.239>general <00:16:27.759>idea <00:16:28.399>of <00:16:28.639>how <00:16:28.839>these <00:16:29.119>things <00:16:29.359>work <00:16:29.799>and <00:16:30.079>let <00:16:30.299>AI <00:16:30.659>make <00:16:31.539>the <00:16:31.799>decisions. <00:16:33.279>And <00:16:33.799>that's <00:16:34.139>a <00:16:34.239>big <00:16:34.479>shift <00:16:35.079>for <00:16:35.319>me. <00:16:35.679>But <00:16:35.759>I <00:16:35.879>just <00:16:36.079>I <00:16:36.339>think <00:16:36.719>AI <00:16:37.619>is <00:16:38.039>going <00:16:38.239>to <00:16:38.399>be <00:16:38.559>better <00:16:38.839>than <00:16:39.259>at <00:16:40.919>least <00:16:41.119>50%, <00:16:41.739>you <00:16:42.179>know, <00:16:42.439>of <00:16:42.559>the <00:16:42.959>developers <00:16:43.359>that <00:16:43.619>are <00:16:43.739>out <00:16:43.959>there. <00:16:44.319>So <00:16:44.399>I'm <00:16:44.699>not <00:16:44.939>as <00:16:45.219>worried <00:16:45.579>about <00:16:45.879>it. 43 00:16:46.079 --> 00:17:06.339 But a year ago, I would be like, no, you know, like, there's no way I'm going to let AI, you know, build this because it's not it's going to have holes. I think I think that's changing. And I think by the end of this year, it's, you know, I'm going to be 100% confident in what what AI is building. So it just gets better all the time. 44 00:17:06.585 --> 00:17:40.505 It's <00:17:06.965>such <00:17:07.285>an <00:17:07.465>interesting <00:17:07.885>kind <00:17:08.265>of <00:17:08.405>Rubicon <00:17:08.925>moment. <00:17:09.365>And <00:17:09.465>I <00:17:09.545>don't <00:17:09.685>know <00:17:09.765>exactly <00:17:10.125>when <00:17:10.345>that <00:17:10.525>Rubicon <00:17:10.965>moment <00:17:11.305>was, <00:17:11.685>but <00:17:11.745>it <00:17:11.905>feels <00:17:12.165>like <00:17:12.325>at <00:17:12.465>some <00:17:12.745>point <00:17:13.065>early <00:17:13.465>in <00:17:13.705>this <00:17:13.985>year, <00:17:14.485>there <00:17:15.565>was <00:17:15.785>a <00:17:15.905>moment <00:17:16.245>where <00:17:16.745>whichever <00:17:17.705>model <00:17:18.025>it <00:17:18.185>was <00:17:18.425>and <00:17:18.545>whichever <00:17:18.845>platform <00:17:19.505>you're <00:17:19.825>using <00:17:20.045>to <00:17:20.265>get <00:17:20.485>your <00:17:20.705>AI, <00:17:21.405>where <00:17:21.885>that <00:17:22.125>calculation <00:17:22.705>became <00:17:23.125>true <00:17:23.425>for <00:17:23.665>almost <00:17:23.925>everybody. <00:17:24.345>You <00:17:24.525>know, <00:17:24.725>there <00:17:24.985>isn't <00:17:25.265>a <00:17:25.445>great <00:17:25.825>need <00:17:26.285>to <00:17:26.745>do <00:17:27.045>the <00:17:27.225>checking. <00:17:27.685>However, <00:17:28.125>on <00:17:28.245>the <00:17:28.325>flip <00:17:28.565>side, <00:17:29.145>you <00:17:29.505>know, <00:17:29.745>I <00:17:29.885>can <00:17:30.025>hear <00:17:30.145>the <00:17:30.265>people <00:17:30.485>shouting <00:17:30.785>at <00:17:30.985>me <00:17:31.205>down <00:17:31.565>there, <00:17:31.845>podcast <00:17:32.145>player. <00:17:32.825>But <00:17:33.305>without <00:17:33.665>the <00:17:33.945>expertise <00:17:34.365>of <00:17:34.605>a <00:17:34.685>human, <00:17:35.345>you <00:17:35.745>know, <00:17:36.025>how <00:17:36.305>are <00:17:36.585>we <00:17:36.685>going <00:17:36.845>to <00:17:37.025>know <00:17:37.285>that <00:17:37.545>the <00:17:38.005>problems <00:17:38.645>that <00:17:38.865>ought <00:17:39.085>to <00:17:39.285>be <00:17:39.425>fixed <00:17:39.825>are <00:17:40.245>fixed? 45 00:17:40.505 --> 00:18:08.825 In other words, how would you concoct to the prompt that's going to do the checking? And I can totally get all of that. You know, it would be a great shame if in 10 years time there was nobody left around anymore who had the basic understanding of what it requires to make, let's go for security, let's just talk about that one, to make platforms secure, to make sure that, you know, the vulnerabilities across WordPress, across Astro, across PHP, and Node.js, and all of these different things are being taken care of. 46 00:18:08.825 --> 00:18:41.760 Maybe <00:18:09.425>the <00:18:09.605>AI <00:18:09.885>will <00:18:10.125>step <00:18:10.345>up <00:18:10.545>to <00:18:10.665>the <00:18:10.785>plate <00:18:11.025>there <00:18:11.205>and <00:18:11.345>it <00:18:11.465>will <00:18:11.705>be <00:18:11.865>able <00:18:12.105>to <00:18:12.285>do <00:18:12.445>it. <00:18:12.800>But <00:18:13.060>I <00:18:13.300>can <00:18:13.460>equally <00:18:13.780>see <00:18:14.020>why <00:18:14.240>people <00:18:14.580>who <00:18:14.900>don't <00:18:17.220>want <00:18:17.480>WordPress <00:18:17.820>to <00:18:18.060>go <00:18:18.200>away. <00:18:18.440>They <00:18:18.540>don't <00:18:18.760>want <00:18:18.960>to <00:18:19.180>allow <00:18:19.980>AI <00:18:20.340>to <00:18:20.600>step <00:18:20.880>into <00:18:21.120>the <00:18:21.500>breach <00:18:21.840>here. <00:18:22.380>I <00:18:22.760>can <00:18:22.880>equally <00:18:23.200>see <00:18:23.460>how <00:18:23.680>their <00:18:24.040>arguments <00:18:25.120>work <00:18:25.480>as <00:18:25.640>well. <00:18:25.900>I'm <00:18:26.320>terribly <00:18:27.040>confused <00:18:27.680>by <00:18:27.940>it <00:18:28.100>all. <00:18:28.700>Because <00:18:29.180>on <00:18:29.320>the <00:18:29.400>one <00:18:29.620>hand, <00:18:30.060>it <00:18:30.200>is <00:18:30.400>so <00:18:31.100>unbelievably <00:18:32.840>beguiling, <00:18:33.840>and <00:18:34.600>I'm

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apps added to the repo in 2025. In the first half of 2026, they've already had 560,000 apps submitted, which means by the end of the year, we're going to have well over a million new apps in the App Store. 58 00:23:40.380 --> 00:23:50.660 But <00:23:40.840>the <00:23:41.120>increase <00:23:41.820>of <00:23:42.660>sales <00:23:43.460>has <00:23:43.840>only <00:23:44.140>gone <00:23:44.360>up <00:23:44.660>2%. <00:23:45.780>Yeah, <00:23:46.340>there <00:23:46.460>you <00:23:46.540>go. <00:23:46.820>So <00:23:47.100>people <00:23:48.520>are <00:23:48.680>building <00:23:48.980>stuff, <00:23:49.340>no <00:23:49.700>one's <00:23:50.020>buying <00:23:50.360>it. 59 00:23:50.840 --> 00:24:27.740 And one of the things that, like, so the control panel that I built, I was talking to another agency owner, and she showed me, oh, well, this agency owner also built a control panel, and so did this one. Go check those two out. And I looked at them, and I'm like, oh, they're selling them. Like, mine's open source. Why? Because anybody can build this stuff now. Like, it's not, like, if you're building, this is my humble opinion, and I'm sure people will disagree with me on this, but if you're building stuff that can be just vibe-coded, I don't see how you're going to make any money off of it. 60 00:24:28.000 --> 00:24:56.375 No. You know, so to me, open source stuff, get it out there, let other people use the tools so we can work together. I mean- Open source just in general, there's only been a small percentage of people in the world that have ever been able to contribute at the code level to projects. Well, that's changing. Now, lots of people can contribute because they have AI. 61 00:24:56.375 --> 00:25:30.115 Now, the code might be garbage, it might not be great, but at least they can do a pull request. The person that runs the application can take it or leave it. But I feel like, I think that's awesome. With WordPress, it's always very few people contribute to core as far as percentage-wise. But now, a lot of people could if they wanted to, which I think is awesome. That is open sources, finally. 62 00:25:31.190 --> 00:25:57.390 It's <00:25:31.710>going to <00:25:31.930>be <00:25:32.170>used <00:25:33.730>by <00:25:33.970>more <00:25:34.190>people, <00:25:34.590>which <00:25:35.730>I <00:25:36.110>think <00:25:36.290>is <00:25:36.370>cool. <00:25:37.230>Yeah, <00:25:37.610>it's <00:25:37.830>honestly, <00:25:38.650>genuinely, <00:25:39.610>it's <00:25:39.830>such <00:25:40.270>an <00:25:40.730>interesting <00:25:41.250>time. <00:25:42.010>You <00:25:42.090>know, <00:25:42.330>my <00:25:43.010>background <00:25:43.430>at <00:25:43.830>university <00:25:44.290>was <00:25:44.530>history. <00:25:45.130>So, <00:25:45.490>you <00:25:45.550>know, <00:25:45.830>the <00:25:46.750>job <00:25:47.030>of <00:25:47.170>a <00:25:47.230>historian <00:25:47.650>is <00:25:47.890>to <00:25:48.510>not <00:25:48.950>really <00:25:49.170>look <00:25:49.370>at <00:25:49.490>the <00:25:49.610>current <00:25:49.950>climate, <00:25:50.590>but <00:25:50.670>is <00:25:50.810>to <00:25:50.930>look <00:25:51.090>back <00:25:51.370>and <00:25:51.530>try <00:25:52.070>to <00:25:52.210>make <00:25:52.570>reasonable <00:25:54.170>guesses <00:25:54.470>as <00:25:54.690>to <00:25:54.790>why <00:25:55.070>this <00:25:55.330>thing <00:25:55.510>happened <00:25:55.890>and <00:25:56.070>what <00:25:56.270>was <00:25:56.490>it <00:25:56.590>that <00:25:56.710>made <00:25:56.890>this <00:25:57.090>thing <00:25:57.210>happen. 63 00:25:57.390 --> 00:26:25.230 I think this is such an interesting point because I don't think we've ever had an intellectual abundance like we now do. I don't think there's any point in time where basically we had godlike tools like this. You know, you had, if you went to a library, there was all the information that the world could summon up in that great big library, but you couldn't in some way articulate it or corral it or do anything with it. 64 00:26:25.230 --> 00:26:58.065 So, you know, you had to use your human brain to do it. Now, all it takes is a sentence. And prompt for that to become available, I'm really, really, some of me is nervous, some of me thinks it's great font, some of me thinks it's really interesting, but I do wonder what the systemic output of that is going to be. And so, you know, as a historian, I'd be looking back and thinking, okay, gosh, you know, we're now in the year 2030. Well, it was pretty obvious in the year 2026, this was all going in the wrong direction. 65 00:26:58.065 --> 00:27:25.225 I'm <00:26:59.005>not <00:26:59.325>sure <00:26:59.645>we're <00:27:00.005>not <00:27:00.345>going <00:27:00.685>in <00:27:00.865>the <00:27:00.965>wrong <00:27:01.145>direction. <00:27:02.785>I <00:27:03.305>hope <00:27:03.565>we're <00:27:03.785>not, <00:27:04.105>and <00:27:04.505>I <00:27:04.605>hope <00:27:04.765>that <00:27:04.905>everything's <00:27:05.385>fun, <00:27:05.785>but <00:27:06.665>there's <00:27:06.965>a <00:27:07.065>bit <00:27:07.265>of <00:27:07.425>me <00:27:07.585>which <00:27:07.845>worries <00:27:08.245>that <00:27:08.585>if <00:27:08.945>so <00:27:10.145>many <00:27:10.505>pillars <00:27:11.005>of <00:27:11.525>what <00:27:11.785>we <00:27:12.025>do <00:27:12.485>in <00:27:13.605>order <00:27:13.765>to <00:27:13.945>provide <00:27:14.305>an <00:27:14.545>income <00:27:14.785>for <00:27:15.025>ourselves <00:27:15.565>are <00:27:16.365>undermined <00:27:17.225>by <00:27:17.525>typing <00:27:18.325>into <00:27:18.625>a <00:27:18.745>box <00:27:19.025>and <00:27:19.205>letting <00:27:19.465>it <00:27:19.665>spit <00:27:19.885>something <00:27:20.225>out, <00:27:20.745>those <00:27:21.485>bits <00:27:21.885>haven't <00:27:22.305>yet <00:27:22.505>been <00:27:22.725>felt, <00:27:23.065>but <00:27:23.425>I <00:27:23.665>think <00:27:23.925>they <00:27:24.125>are <00:27:24.325>going <00:27:24.625>to <00:27:24.845>be <00:27:24.985>felt. 66 00:27:25.225 --> 00:27:44.995 And

<00:27:25.445>really <00:27:25.825>that <00:27:26.005>comes <00:27:26.245>down <00:27:26.465>to <00:27:26.745>capacity <00:27:27.325>for <00:27:27.585>people <00:27:27.865>to <00:27:28.065>gain <00:27:28.405>employment <00:27:29.025>in <00:27:29.845>the <00:27:30.005>tech <00:27:30.225>space <00:27:30.605>in <00:27:30.745>particular, <00:27:31.185>you <00:27:31.725>know, <00:27:31.865>if <00:27:31.945>you're <00:27:32.065>a <00:27:32.185>farmer. <00:27:33.195>I <00:27:33.635>suspect <00:27:33.895>you're <00:27:34.115>going <00:27:34.175>to <00:27:34.235>be <00:27:34.355>fine. <00:27:34.895>And <00:27:34.975>if <00:27:35.075>you're <00:27:35.215>a <00:27:35.415>plasterer, <00:27:36.195>or a <00:27:36.355>bricklayer, <00:27:36.995>or <00:27:37.395>a <00:27:37.535>chef, <00:27:38.195>I <00:27:38.635>reckon <00:27:38.895>you're <00:27:39.155>probably <00:27:39.755>fine <00:27:40.155>for <00:27:40.455>a <00:27:40.575>good <00:27:40.735>while. <00:27:41.395>But <00:27:41.815>in <00:27:41.995>our <00:27:42.235>industry, <00:27:44.195>I'm <00:27:44.575>not so <00:27:44.775>sure. 67 00:27:56.935 --> 00:28:09.915 I know, it's fascinating. I love this. Is it going to be, in a year, we're going to have a $5,000 robot that I can just put in my kitchen, and say, hey, cook dinner? 68 00:28:11.135 --> 00:28:25.695 Yeah. <00:28:12.255>And <00:28:12.775>have <00:28:13.055>an <00:28:13.215>unlimited, <00:28:14.495>like, <00:28:14.635>what <00:28:15.135>do <00:28:15.215>you <00:28:15.295>want? <00:28:15.595>You <00:28:15.675>want <00:28:15.935>sushi? <00:28:16.755>You <00:28:16.795>want... <00:28:17.135>I <00:28:17.275>mean, <00:28:17.555>like, <00:28:18.015>is that... <00:28:19.835>It's <00:28:20.355>so <00:28:20.595>great. <00:28:21.215>It's <00:28:21.415>such <00:28:21.675>a... <00:28:21.935>I <00:28:22.015>mean, <00:28:22.355>how <00:28:22.835>wonderful <00:28:23.515>is <00:28:23.815>that? <00:28:24.095>It's <00:28:24.595>great <00:28:24.915>and <00:28:25.235>scary. 69 00:28:25.695 --> 00:28:54.475 I <00:28:25.855>agree. <00:28:26.175>Yeah, <00:28:26.715>exactly. <00:28:27.295>There's <00:28:27.635>equal <00:28:28.095>measures <00:28:28.475>of <00:28:28.675>both. <00:28:29.115>But <00:28:29.615>I <00:28:29.775>think <00:28:30.035>the <00:28:30.275>bit <00:28:30.595>that <00:28:30.815>we <00:28:30.995>haven't <00:28:31.375>yet <00:28:31.555>had <00:28:31.775>to <00:28:31.915>deal <00:28:32.135>with <00:28:32.395>is <00:28:32.855>this <00:28:33.055>whole <00:28:33.275>idea <00:28:33.655>that, <00:28:33.935>let's <00:28:34.315>go <00:28:34.475>for <00:28:34.595>the <00:28:34.695>Industrial <00:28:35.055>Revolution, <00:28:35.795>for <00:28:35.875>example. <00:28:36.255>The <00:28:36.335>Industrial <00:28:36.675>Revolution <00:28:37.155>was <00:28:37.395>a <00:28:37.515>time <00:28:37.795>in <00:28:38.055>which <00:28:38.375>many <00:28:38.715>jobs <00:28:39.535>kind <00:28:39.755>of <00:28:39.855>got <00:28:39.995>completely <00:28:40.455>hijacked <00:28:40.915>because <00:28:41.215>machines <00:28:41.855>did <00:28:42.135>things. <00:28:42.475>Well, <00:28:43.435>really, <00:28:43.735>all <00:28:43.835>that <00:28:43.975>you <00:28:44.055>did <00:28:44.235>there <00:28:44.515>is <00:28:44.855>that <00:28:45.095>you <00:28:45.255>replaced <00:28:45.795>the <00:28:46.495>brawn <00:28:47.055>of <00:28:47.315>a <00:28:47.815>thousand <00:28:48.135>human <00:28:48.455>beings <00:28:48.935>by <00:28:49.735>the <00:28:49.915>brawn <00:28:50.355>of <00:28:50.515>one <00:28:50.755>giant <00:28:51.215>metal <00:28:52.075>thing <00:28:52.475>made <00:28:52.775>of <00:28:52.915>iron <00:28:53.195>that <00:28:53.395>spun <00:28:53.675>around <00:28:53.975>and <00:28:54.135>what <00:28:54.255>have <00:28:54.395>you. 70 00:28:54.555 --> 00:29:21.015 And <00:28:54.615>now, <00:28:54.955>you <00:28:55.035>know, <00:28:55.175>the <00:28:55.235>job <00:28:55.395>of <00:28:55.535>a <00:28:55.655>thousand <00:28:55.915>human <00:28:56.215>beings <00:28:56.455>could <00:28:56.615>be <00:28:56.735>done <00:28:56.875>by <00:28:57.075>one <00:28:57.355>machine <00:28:57.955>that <00:28:58.095>spun <00:28:58.315>round <00:28:58.535>and <00:28:58.675>round. <00:28:59.395>But <00:28:59.795>there <00:29:00.295>was <00:29:00.415>a <00:29:00.515>beachhead <00:29:00.955>there. <00:29:01.275>Those <00:29:02.195>workers <00:29:02.895>could, <00:29:04.215>over <00:29:04.655>time, <00:29:05.935>run <00:29:06.335>and <00:29:06.615>do <00:29:07.015>work <00:29:09.155>which <00:29:09.395>required <00:29:09.735>the <00:29:09.875>brain. <00:29:10.375>And <00:29:10.435>obviously, <00:29:10.875>in <00:29:11.095>the <00:29:11.175>West, <00:29:11.435>ever <00:29:11.655>since <00:29:11.855>then, <00:29:12.455>that's <00:29:12.955>exactly <00:29:13.355>what <00:29:13.555>we <00:29:13.695>all <00:29:13.895>went <00:29:14.095>and <00:29:14.215>did. <00:29:14.595>You <00:29:14.635>know, <00:29:14.855>we <00:29:14.935>went <00:29:15.095>and <00:29:15.255>found <00:29:15.535>jobs <00:29:15.855>which <00:29:16.075>required <00:29:16.395>us <00:29:16.575>to <00:29:16.815>think <00:29:17.275>for <00:29:17.595>a <00:29:17.775>living. <00:29:18.195>And <00:29:18.675>so <00:29:19.035>no <00:29:19.655>technology <00:29:20.135>could <00:29:20.395>combat <00:29:20.755>that. 71 00:29:21.575 --> 00:30:06.495 So <00:29:22.055>if <00:29:22.415>you <00:29:23.415>categorize <00:29:24.055>us <00:29:24.195>basically <00:29:24.755>as <00:29:25.075>brawn <00:29:25.595>and <00:29:25.835>brains, <00:29:26.635>well, <00:29:26.955>brawn <00:29:27.375>was <00:29:27.595>given <00:29:27.835>up <00:29:28.035>in <00:29:28.215>the <00:29:28.415>Industrial <00:29:28.855>Revolution, <00:29:29.635>largely. <00:29:30.355>But <00:29:30.835>until <00:29:31.275>2022, <00:29:32.275>say, <00:29:33.175>we <00:29:33.695>still <00:29:33.955>had <00:29:34.155>brains <00:29:34.515>to <00:29:34.695>rely <00:29:34.955>on. <00:29:35.635>That's <00:29:36.155>our <00:29:37.015>trump

<00:29:37.295>card. <00:29:37.615>We're <00:29:37.815>always <00:29:38.095>going <00:29:38.235>to <00:29:38.315>win <00:29:38.455>against <00:29:38.735>tech <00:29:38.955>because <00:29:39.175>we <00:29:39.335>can <00:29:39.455>outthink <00:29:39.835>it. <00:29:40.555>I'm <00:29:41.075>not <00:29:41.195>sure <00:29:41.375>we <00:29:41.535>can <00:29:41.675>do <00:29:41.835>that <00:29:42.015>anymore. <00:29:42.275>And <00:29:42.575>if <00:29:42.755>our <00:29:43.095>brawn <00:29:43.615>superiority <00:29:45.015>left <00:29:46.035>us <00:29:46.215>100 <00:29:46.455>years <00:29:46.775>ago <00:29:47.135>and <00:29:47.695>now <00:29:47.915>our <00:29:48.115>brain <00:29:48.535>superiority <00:29:49.235>is <00:29:49.895>leaving <00:29:50.195>us, <00:29:50.755>I <00:29:51.395>don't <00:29:51.595>know <00:29:51.815>the <00:29:52.275>heck <00:29:52.515>we <00:29:52.715>do. <00:29:53.115>I <00:29:53.155>mean, <00:29:53.615>do <00:29:53.735>we <00:29:53.835>get <00:29:53.975>enjoyment <00:29:54.475>about <00:29:54.935>staring <00:29:55.955>at <00:29:56.215>a <00:29:56.335>computer? <00:29:57.175>Do <00:29:57.435>we <00:29:57.535>get <00:29:57.675>enjoyment <00:29:58.115>of <00:29:58.415>looking <00:29:58.655>at <00:29:58.835>a <00:29:58.935>machine <00:29:59.275>which <00:29:59.555>chops <00:29:59.975>up <00:30:00.195>our <00:30:00.415>beautiful <00:30:00.975>sushi <00:30:01.375>for <00:30:01.655>us? <00:30:02.035>Where <00:30:02.455>do <00:30:02.575>we <00:30:02.675>get <00:30:02.815>the <00:30:02.955>money <00:30:03.135>to <00:30:03.335>pay <00:30:03.595>for <00:30:03.795>that <00:30:03.955>machine? <00:30:04.675>You <00:30:04.895>know, <00:30:05.015>it's <00:30:05.115>all <00:30:05.255>of <00:30:05.335>these <00:30:05.555>kind <00:30:05.715>of <00:30:05.815>questions, <00:30:06.335>really. 72 00:30:06.495 --> 00:30:20.855 And <00:30:06.695>it's <00:30:06.835>also, <00:30:07.415>you <00:30:08.055>talked <00:30:08.295>about <00:30:08.535>the <00:30:08.875>Industrial <00:30:09.495>Revolution. <00:30:10.475>How <00:30:10.855>many, <00:30:11.335>I'm <00:30:12.615>not <00:30:12.775>a <00:30:12.915>historian, <00:30:13.595>although <00:30:13.735>I <00:30:14.175>love <00:30:14.475>history, <00:30:15.515>but <00:30:15.655>how <00:30:16.635>many, <00:30:16.875>the <00:30:17.855>Industrial <00:30:18.615>Revolution, <00:30:19.495>how <00:30:19.695>many <00:30:19.895>decades <00:30:20.295>was <00:30:20.615>that? 73 00:30:21.125 --> 00:30:41.385 Oh, <00:30:21.825>yeah. <00:30:22.125>I <00:30:22.145>mean, <00:30:22.385>you're <00:30:22.465>talking, <00:30:23.125>like, <00:30:23.365>I <00:30:23.545>mean, <00:30:24.405>it <00:30:24.485>isn't <00:30:24.725>a <00:30:24.845>hundred <00:30:25.085>years, <00:30:25.605>but <00:30:25.705>it <00:30:25.825>took <00:30:25.985>a <00:30:26.145>very <00:30:26.545>long <00:30:26.865>time <00:30:27.285>to... <00:30:27.945>Multiple <00:30:28.505>generations, <00:30:29.325>right? <00:30:29.425>Oh, <00:30:29.725>certainly. <00:30:30.345>Yeah, <00:30:30.545>yeah. <00:30:30.745>There <00:30:31.005>was <00:30:31.165>a <00:30:31.305>very <00:30:31.625>slow <00:30:31.985>evolution <00:30:32.545>and <00:30:32.745>uptake <00:30:33.185>because <00:30:33.505>those <00:30:33.865>machines <00:30:34.765>were <00:30:34.965>hard <00:30:35.145>to <00:30:35.285>manufacture. <00:30:36.345>Society <00:30:36.825>had <00:30:37.045>to <00:30:37.145>be <00:30:37.265>reconfigured. <00:30:38.005>People <00:30:38.225>had <00:30:38.445>to <00:30:38.585>move <00:30:38.925>into <00:30:39.145>different <00:30:39.505>housing <00:30:39.965>situations. <00:30:40.385>It's <00:30:40.645>very <00:30:40.825>complicated. 74 00:30:42.485 --> 00:30:44.845 Yeah, <00:30:42.905>AI <00:30:43.145>is <00:30:43.345>coming <00:30:43.525>at <00:30:43.665>the <00:30:43.805>speed <00:30:44.125>of <00:30:44.285>an <00:30:44.425>electron. 75 00:30:46.205 --> 00:31:08.385 Exactly. That's the problem. We don't have time to adapt. We have things like Kodak created the digital camera, I think, in 1974. But they, instead of adapting and changing and building that, I mean, no one uses a Kodak, you know, digital camera, right? Or I'm sure there is. I'm sure it exists, but... 76 00:31:08.385 --> 00:31:54.380 Yeah, yeah. Somewhere, somebody is. Somewhere, you know. But I'm just saying, they're not known as, you know, the ones that created it. And because they saw, you know what, we're making a whole lot of money off of the old school way of doing it with the photography, with the... And... The film. I couldn't even think of it. Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah. The actual film that you used to cherish so much. Right. And they're like, you know, so they lost. And if you think about like Blockbuster Video, you know, like they, Netflix went to them, offered to be bought for $50 million. And Blockbuster was like, nah, we're going to do it the old school way. We like, you know, the system we have. 77 00:31:54.380 --> 00:32:09.080 And <00:31:54.860>it's, <00:31:55.280>that's, <00:31:55.960>you <00:31:56.020>know, <00:31:56.760>you, <00:31:57.080>we <00:31:57.500>all <00:31:57.780>have <00:31:58.080>to <00:31:58.260>adapt. <00:31:58.920>We <00:31:59.020>all <00:31:59.200>have <00:31:59.420>to <00:31:59.560>change. <00:31:59.960>I <00:32:00.440>don't <00:32:00.740>know <00:32:00.880>what <00:32:01.080>it <00:32:01.220>looks <00:32:01.480>like <00:32:01.700>next <00:32:01.940>year. <00:32:02.220>I <00:32:02.260>don't <00:32:02.380>know <00:32:02.460>what <00:32:02.580>it <00:32:02.680>looks <00:32:02.840>like <00:32:03.000>three <00:32:03.260>months <00:32:03.640>from <00:32:03.880>now. <00:32:04.360>But <00:32:04.820>I'm, <00:32:06.040>I'm <00:32:06.400>about <00:32:06.580>to <00:32:06.740>turn <00:32:07.020>50. <00:32:07.900>Not <00:32:08.100>excited <00:32:08.500>about <00:32:08.760>that. 78 00:32:09.700 --> 00:32:38.160 Oh, <00:32:10.560>I've been <00:32:10.640>there. <00:32:10.740>Done <00:32:10.820>that. <00:32:10.840>And

<00:32:11.240>to <00:32:11.360>be <00:32:11.460>honest, <00:32:11.800>I <00:32:11.880>kind <00:32:12.080>of <00:32:12.200>wish <00:32:12.500>I <00:32:12.720>were <00:32:12.880>about <00:32:13.100>10 <00:32:13.420>years <00:32:13.780>older <00:32:14.220>so <00:32:14.440>I <00:32:14.600>could <00:32:14.740>just <00:32:15.120>like, <00:32:15.620>I <00:32:16.640>could <00:32:17.160>just <00:32:17.480>retire <00:32:18.100>and <00:32:18.700>just <00:32:18.940>like, <00:32:19.420>you <00:32:19.500>know, <00:32:19.820>like, <00:32:20.080>but, <00:32:20.660>but <00:32:21.020>I've <00:32:21.460>got <00:32:21.660>to <00:32:21.880>adapt. <00:32:22.220>And <00:32:22.700>so <00:32:22.920>we <00:32:23.180>are <00:32:23.360>having <00:32:23.740>to <00:32:24.020>change <00:32:24.680>at <00:32:25.260>a <00:32:25.640>pace <00:32:26.180>that <00:32:26.480>humans <00:32:27.200>have <00:32:27.500>never <00:32:27.980>felt <00:32:28.760>before. <00:32:29.080>Before. <00:32:30.340>So, <00:32:30.940>so <00:32:31.240>this <00:32:31.460>is <00:32:31.580>a <00:32:31.700>curious <00:32:32.080>thing, <00:32:32.540>right? <00:32:32.820>And <00:32:32.920>this <00:32:33.220>is <00:32:33.400>one <00:32:33.780>of <00:32:33.920>the <00:32:34.180>things <00:32:34.620>which <00:32:34.900>I <00:32:35.300>find <00:32:35.680>so <00:32:35.940>interesting <00:32:36.420>is <00:32:36.960>that <00:32:37.680>sentence. 79 00:32:38.900 --> 00:33:07.900 It <00:32:39.680>seems <00:32:40.640>to <00:32:41.020>carry <00:32:41.380>water <00:32:41.980>in <00:32:43.400>that, <00:32:43.740>you <00:32:43.800>know, <00:32:44.020>we <00:32:44.660>always <00:32:44.900>say <00:32:45.080>we <00:32:45.740>have <00:32:45.980>to <00:32:46.140>adapt. <00:32:47.240>Do <00:32:47.680>we? <00:32:48.500>Do <00:32:48.940>we <00:32:49.180>have <00:32:49.400>to <00:32:49.540>adapt? <00:32:50.120>Or <00:32:50.220>is <00:32:50.540>it <00:32:50.700>possible <00:32:51.140>that, <00:32:51.980>like, <00:32:52.300>let's <00:32:52.700>say <00:32:52.900>that, <00:32:53.280>okay, <00:32:53.620>so <00:32:53.880>let's <00:32:54.440>just <00:32:54.580>imagine <00:32:54.940>a <00:32:55.140>dystopian <00:32:55.940>scenario, <00:32:56.720>right? <00:32:56.920>So <00:32:57.080>we're <00:32:57.520>imagining <00:32:57.940>something <00:32:58.240>in <00:32:58.400>the <00:32:58.460>future. <00:32:58.800>Let's <00:32:58.920>say <00:32:59.040>that <00:32:59.200>in <00:32:59.660>the <00:32:59.760>year <00:32:59.880>2028, <00:33:01.000>millions <00:33:01.860>of <00:33:02.080>people <00:33:02.340>have <00:33:02.560>lost <00:33:02.780>jobs, <00:33:03.380>there's <00:33:03.560>mass <00:33:03.880>unemployment. <00:33:04.360>I <00:33:04.800>mean, <00:33:05.020>obviously, <00:33:05.240>we <00:33:05.440>don't <00:33:05.740>wish <00:33:05.920>for <00:33:06.040>this <00:33:06.160>to <00:33:06.280>happen, <00:33:06.500>but <00:33:06.560>let's <00:33:06.740>imagine <00:33:07.100>that <00:33:07.260>that <00:33:07.420>happens. 80 00:33:09.080 --> 00:33:38.980

And <00:33:09.440>it's <00:33:09.800>not <00:33:10.140>outside <00:33:10.680>of <00:33:10.880>the <00:33:10.960>realms <00:33:11.180>of <00:33:11.320>possibility <00:33:11.780>for <00:33:12.220>society <00:33:12.660>to <00:33:12.900>turn <00:33:13.100>around <00:33:13.320>and <00:33:13.500>say, <00:33:13.900>you <00:33:14.000>know <00:33:14.100>what? <00:33:14.860>This <00:33:15.220>is <00:33:15.460>dumb. <00:33:16.700>We're <00:33:17.060>allowing <00:33:17.540>this <00:33:18.180>technology <00:33:18.800>to <00:33:19.520>ban <00:33:21.180>jacks <00:33:21.660>us <00:33:21.780>so <00:33:22.220>much. <00:33:23.420>Why <00:33:23.780>don't <00:33:23.900>we <00:33:24.000>just <00:33:24.180>put <00:33:24.340>it <00:33:24.440>back <00:33:24.620>in <00:33:24.760>a <00:33:24.840>box? <00:33:25.880>And <00:33:26.240>there'll <00:33:26.620>be <00:33:26.720>people <00:33:26.980>who <00:33:27.120>say, <00:33:27.440>no, <00:33:27.620>no, <00:33:27.720>no, <00:33:27.820>no, <00:33:27.900>no, <00:33:28.040>you <00:33:28.140>have <00:33:28.300>to <00:33:28.440>always <00:33:28.780>have <00:33:28.920>to <00:33:29.020>move <00:33:29.180>forward. <00:33:29.500>It <00:33:29.600>always <00:33:29.840>has <00:33:29.980>to <00:33:30.080>be <00:33:30.180>exploration <00:33:30.800>and <00:33:31.080>innovation <00:33:31.520>and <00:33:31.700>what <00:33:31.820>have <00:33:32.000>you. <00:33:32.640>But <00:33:33.040>you <00:33:33.160>look <00:33:33.360>over <00:33:33.540>your <00:33:33.660>shoulder <00:33:33.920>and <00:33:34.040>you <00:33:34.120>think, <00:33:34.340>yeah, <00:33:34.480>but <00:33:34.560>look, <00:33:34.920>there's <00:33:35.060>like <00:33:35.240>4 <00:33:35.640>million <00:33:35.900>people <00:33:36.260>on <00:33:36.460>the <00:33:36.940>streets <00:33:37.300>that <00:33:37.580>weren't <00:33:37.880>there <00:33:38.120>a <00:33:38.360>few <00:33:38.480>years <00:33:38.760>ago. 81 00:33:39.375 --> 00:34:26.875 Maybe <00:33:39.775>we <00:33:39.935>should <00:33:40.095>put <00:33:40.295>this <00:33:40.595>back <00:33:40.875>in <00:33:41.015>the <00:33:41.075>box. <00:33:41.415>I <00:33:41.695>don't <00:33:42.095>know <00:33:42.415>if <00:33:42.715>that's <00:33:42.995>coming, <00:33:43.315>but <00:33:43.975>I <00:33:44.235>don't <00:33:44.655>see <00:33:45.075>that <00:33:45.375>as <00:33:45.535>out <00:33:45.795>of <00:33:45.915>the <00:33:46.095>realms <00:33:46.555>of <00:33:46.795>possibility. <00:33:47.295>And <00:33:47.755>it <00:33:47.875>won't <00:33:48.235>be <00:33:48.435>much <00:33:48.715>comfort <00:33:49.155>for <00:33:49.435>the <00:33:49.555>people <00:33:49.815>on <00:33:49.995>the <00:33:50.135>street <00:33:50.535>to <00:33:51.275>be <00:33:51.455>told, <00:33:52.055>yeah, <00:33:52.595>but <00:33:52.735>it's <00:33:53.315>fine. <00:33:53.655>We're <00:33:53.955>just <00:33:54.115>moving <00:33:54.455>forwards. <00:33:55.135>You <00:33:55.195>know, <00:33:55.735>a <00:33:56.175>few <00:33:56.375>of <00:33:56.515>us <00:33:56.635>are <00:33:56.755>fine, <00:33:57.235>but, <00:33:57.455>you <00:33:57.835>know, <00:33:58.175>do <00:33:58.435>you <00:33:58.495>get <00:33:58.615>what <00:33:58.815>I'm <00:33:58.895>saying? <00:33:59.115>Yeah, <00:34:00.055>like, <00:34:00.315>I <00:34:00.635>get <00:34:02.075>that. <00:34:02.615>And <00:34:02.695>to <00:34:03.415>be <00:34:03.555>honest, <00:34:04.115>if <00:34:04.495>we <00:34:05.535>could <00:34:05.835>go <00:34:06.075>back <00:34:06.555>10 <00:34:07.215>years <00:34:07.755>and <00:34:08.335>all <00:34:09.475>this, <00:34:09.675>I <00:34:10.095>just <00:34:10.235>had <00:34:10.375>like <00:34:10.475>a <00:34:10.595>flashback <00:34:11.055>for <00:34:11.275>Terminator. <00:34:12.535>You <00:34:12.795>know, <00:34:12.955>go <00:34:13.095>back <00:34:13.255>in <00:34:13.455>time <00:34:13.595>and, <00:34:13.855>you <00:34:14.375>know, <00:34:14.635>let's <00:34:15.115>reset, <00:34:16.055>let's <00:34:17.775>destroy <00:34:18.435>the <00:34:18.675>robots <00:34:19.155>before <00:34:19.535>they, <00:34:20.175>you <00:34:20.235>know, <00:34:20.475>so, <00:34:21.355>which <00:34:22.195>is <00:34:22.995>unfortunate <00:34:23.775>that <00:34:24.095>that, <00:34:24.535>like, <00:34:25.295>Terminator <00:34:25.775>was... 82 00:34:27.945 --> 00:35:08.005 A lot more fictitious 20 years ago than it is now. But the problem is that it's already out, and there's no way we can revert, because if we're going to revert, 100% of everybody, every nation, everywhere has to revert. At least that's how I see it. No, I get it. Just saying it out loud like I did doesn't mean it's possible. I mean, obviously, if really society collapsed, I'm sure that we probably would have the intelligence to think, okay, what were the causes of this? Let's undo it. 83 00:35:08.005 --> 00:35:53.215 But <00:35:08.565>as <00:35:08.865>a <00:35:09.025>historian, <00:35:09.785>I <00:35:09.865>can <00:35:10.305>tell <00:35:10.545>you, <00:35:10.765>Aaron, <00:35:11.085>history <00:35:11.525>is <00:35:12.205>littered <00:35:13.525>with <00:35:14.245>catastrophically <00:35:16.625>stupid <00:35:17.385>decisions. <00:35:18.165>I <00:35:18.885>mean, <00:35:19.205>really <00:35:19.725>profoundly <00:35:20.585>stupid <00:35:21.505>decisions <00:35:22.025>which <00:35:22.385>affected <00:35:22.885>adversely <00:35:23.585>the <00:35:23.745>lives <00:35:24.105>of <00:35:24.285>millions <00:35:25.225>and <00:35:25.605>possibly <00:35:25.985>billions. <00:35:26.505>You <00:35:27.225>and <00:35:27.385>I <00:35:27.565>are <00:35:27.685>lucky <00:35:27.925>enough <00:35:28.105>to <00:35:28.285>have <00:35:28.425>lived <00:35:28.645>through... <00:35:29.275>Peace <00:35:29.675>in <00:35:29.875>our <00:35:30.035>time. <00:35:30.795>Obviously, <00:35:31.515>dear <00:35:31.995>listener, <00:35:32.515>if <00:35:32.575>you're <00:35:32.775>in <00:35:32.855>a <00:35:32.915>part <00:35:33.095>of <00:35:33.175>the <00:35:33.235>world <00:35:33.435>where <00:35:33.635>that <00:35:33.895>truth

<00:35:34.375>isn't <00:35:35.135>true <00:35:36.095>for <00:35:36.315>you, <00:35:36.575>I'm <00:35:36.775>sorry, <00:35:37.335>I'm <00:35:37.515>not <00:35:37.735>meaning <00:35:37.955>to <00:35:38.115>make <00:35:38.275>light <00:35:38.475>of <00:35:38.635>it. <00:35:38.955>But <00:35:39.335>we've <00:35:40.455>been <00:35:40.575>born <00:35:40.775>in <00:35:40.935>a <00:35:41.035>time <00:35:41.335>of <00:35:41.615>abundance. <00:35:42.435>I <00:35:42.835>mean, <00:35:43.095>the <00:35:43.235>majority <00:35:44.835>of <00:35:45.235>people <00:35:45.515>have <00:35:45.775>to <00:35:45.895>worry <00:35:46.115>about <00:35:46.375>is <00:35:46.835>how <00:35:47.755>nice <00:35:48.255>your <00:35:48.515>life <00:35:48.775>is <00:35:48.955>going <00:35:49.095>to <00:35:49.155>be, <00:35:49.495>not <00:35:49.615>whether <00:35:49.855>it's <00:35:50.055>going <00:35:50.275>to <00:35:50.435>be <00:35:50.575>nice. <00:35:50.955>You <00:35:51.035>might <00:35:51.335>get <00:35:51.515>sick <00:35:51.815>or <00:35:51.935>what <00:35:52.095>have <00:35:52.235>you. <00:35:52.415>I <00:35:52.475>understand <00:35:52.815>all <00:35:53.035>that. 84 00:35:53.215 --> 00:36:26.335 But <00:35:53.855>history <00:35:54.355>shows <00:35:54.755>that <00:35:55.015>that <00:35:55.455>isn't <00:35:55.755>always <00:35:55.975>the <00:35:56.135>way. <00:35:56.895>And <00:35:57.455>it <00:35:57.775>is <00:35:57.975>possible <00:35:58.395>that, <00:35:59.335>you <00:36:00.515>know, <00:36:00.715>we'll <00:36:00.875>have <00:36:01.055>some <00:36:01.275>sort <00:36:01.455>of <00:36:01.535>calamity <00:36:01.955>in <00:36:02.095>the <00:36:02.175>future. <00:36:02.575>Gosh, <00:36:02.855>I <00:36:02.935>am <00:36:03.095>being <00:36:03.395>a <00:36:03.695>doomer <00:36:04.035>today. <00:36:04.375>I'm <00:36:04.675>so <00:36:04.995>sorry. <00:36:05.335>Oh, <00:36:05.735>it's <00:36:05.875>all <00:36:05.975>good. <00:36:06.275>Well, <00:36:06.475>I <00:36:06.495>mean, <00:36:06.695>when <00:36:06.875>you <00:36:07.255>and <00:36:07.395>I <00:36:07.495>were <00:36:07.675>born, <00:36:08.335>starvation <00:36:10.855>was <00:36:11.235>still <00:36:11.455>a <00:36:11.675>thing. <00:36:12.915>Now, <00:36:13.695>the <00:36:14.255>chances <00:36:14.635>of <00:36:14.875>someone <00:36:15.215>dying <00:36:15.655>of <00:36:16.055>starvation, <00:36:16.895>don't <00:36:17.575>get <00:36:17.675>me <00:36:17.815>wrong. <00:36:18.695>I'm <00:36:19.135>sure <00:36:19.435>that <00:36:20.035>happens, <00:36:21.175>you <00:36:21.275>know, <00:36:21.475>but <00:36:21.595>as <00:36:22.635>far <00:36:22.835>as <00:36:23.015>like <00:36:23.235>a <00:36:23.415>whole <00:36:23.675>nation, <00:36:24.535>because <00:36:24.655>I <00:36:24.915>mean, <00:36:25.275>I <00:36:25.355>remember... 85 00:36:26.335 --> 00:36:55.160 I mean, I remember... In the 80s, there were always those commercials, you know, in Ethiopia where people are, man, you're depressing, you're bringing, you're forcing me to bring these things up. I'm bringing up Band-Aid and Live-Aid. Yeah, it's like, oh, man. But, you know, that was always, those commercials were out there, but that problem is overall solved. And you're right, we have, we are in the world of abundance. 86 00:36:56.320 --> 00:37:35.800 And it, I don't, I don't know what, what AI looks like in two years. Oh, yeah. Yeah. I mean, I don't know what it looks like in two months, you know, so it's, it's concerning, but, but, I mean. It would be hard for me to go back, though, too, because I've seen my productivity go up so high. I'm building so much stuff. It's like, I don't know. Right. It's like, I don't want to let it go. You know, sure, if every single person in the world could decide. 87 00:37:35.800 --> 00:38:10.140 Right. But you have Anthropik, you have, you know, Zuckerberg and Altman and all those people that are going to just push. I mean, I think we're pushing. I think the whole we're going to have next year is going to be a horrible financial year because all the bubbles going to burst. You know, I was around for the the dot com, you know, bubble. Yeah. And this is going to be significantly worse because it's the problem is, is that it's a lot of hype. You know, it is a great tool. 88 00:38:10.730 --> 00:38:39.430 But <00:38:11.230>it's <00:38:11.790>just <00:38:12.210>a <00:38:12.490>tool. <00:38:14.210>And <00:38:14.690>that's <00:38:15.010>how <00:38:15.470>I <00:38:15.710>see <00:38:15.930>it. <00:38:16.190>It's <00:38:16.310>just <00:38:16.550>I'm <00:38:17.230>able <00:38:17.410>to <00:38:17.570>use <00:38:17.870>a <00:38:18.010>tool <00:38:18.430>because <00:38:19.010>I <00:38:19.290>know <00:38:19.490>WordPress, <00:38:20.150>because <00:38:20.270>I <00:38:20.410>know <00:38:20.550>PHP, <00:38:21.530>you <00:38:21.590>know, <00:38:21.810>like <00:38:21.950>I <00:38:22.190>can <00:38:22.850>build <00:38:23.090>things <00:38:23.410>that <00:38:23.610>are <00:38:23.730>great. <00:38:25.830>I've <00:38:26.310>had <00:38:26.630>last, <00:38:27.590>was <00:38:28.270>it <00:38:28.370>yesterday? <00:38:29.130>I <00:38:29.370>had <00:38:29.430>a <00:38:29.510>client <00:38:29.910>reach <00:38:31.130>out <00:38:31.390>and <00:38:31.630>they <00:38:31.790>said, <00:38:32.190>hey, <00:38:32.350>we <00:38:32.450>built <00:38:32.710>an <00:38:32.870>application. <00:38:33.750>Can <00:38:33.830>we <00:38:34.010>put <00:38:34.190>it, <00:38:34.450>we <00:38:34.570>have <00:38:34.710>a, <00:38:34.950>we <00:38:35.150>sell <00:38:35.730>dedicated <00:38:36.350>servers. <00:38:37.050>So <00:38:37.170>some <00:38:37.770>clients <00:38:38.110>will <00:38:38.250>have <00:38:38.410>their <00:38:38.570>own <00:38:38.710>dedicated <00:38:39.070>server. 89 00:38:39.430 --> 00:39:11.910 They <00:38:39.910>said, <00:38:40.170>we built <00:38:40.390>this. <00:38:40.690>Can <00:38:40.750>we <00:38:40.850>put <00:38:41.030>it <00:38:41.130>on <00:38:41.230>the <00:38:41.370>server? <00:38:42.050>And <00:38:42.370>I'm

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bit of that which sounds bad. It's all wonderful. You know, a 12-year-old child could build a credible web application, you know, to help them with, I don't know, whatever they're doing at school or whatever they're trying to do as a hobby. Like, all of that is suddenly available. But equally, there's a bit of me which is like, well, let's put on the brakes. Let's just try to figure out where this all ends up because of, I guess, with the historian in me, I just sort of worry about that a little bit. 92 00:40:02.785 --> 00:40:40.730 Yeah, I can't square the circle. I'm confused. I think I will be confused. I think basically it's just going to be a waiting game. I think we're all a little confused. It's a lot of change. It's a lot of uncertainty. No one feels safe when you're uncertain. My numbers are doing well, but that doesn't mean that in three months there isn't something out there that basically just ruins the way my whole life is. 93 00:40:40.750 --> 00:41:06.210 The <00:40:40.890>whole industry <00:40:41.470>does <00:40:42.310>stuff. <00:40:42.870>It's <00:40:43.370>changing. <00:40:45.110>It's <00:40:45.710>interesting <00:40:50.230>because <00:40:50.670>we <00:40:51.730>used <00:40:52.010>to <00:40:52.150>build <00:40:52.390>websites <00:40:52.910>because <00:40:53.290>humans <00:40:53.810>would <00:40:54.030>go <00:40:54.190>to <00:40:54.310>the <00:40:54.430>websites <00:40:54.830>to <00:40:55.130>read <00:40:55.410>the <00:40:55.590>information, <00:40:56.770>and <00:40:57.270>now <00:40:58.070>it's <00:40:58.350>like, <00:40:58.730>but <00:41:00.230>now <00:41:01.250>people <00:41:01.790>are <00:41:02.050>just <00:41:02.270>saying, <00:41:02.790>hey, <00:41:03.070>I <00:41:03.250>need <00:41:03.850>new <00:41:05.030>tires. <00:41:05.390>Where <00:41:05.690>do <00:41:05.790>I <00:41:05.910>go? 94 00:41:06.210 --> 00:41:32.170 Yeah. <00:41:06.670>And <00:41:06.850>it's <00:41:07.050>like, <00:41:07.310>so <00:41:07.770>they... <00:41:09.510>They <00:41:09.790>talk <00:41:10.330>to <00:41:10.510>Claude. <00:41:11.090>Claude <00:41:11.510>goes <00:41:11.890>and <00:41:12.130>researches <00:41:12.890>the <00:41:13.030>websites <00:41:13.610>in <00:41:14.610>returns. <00:41:15.670>We're <00:41:16.230>not <00:41:16.450>using <00:41:16.970>the <00:41:17.590>web <00:41:17.890>the <00:41:18.130>way <00:41:18.310>we <00:41:18.470>used <00:41:18.750>to, <00:41:19.090>but <00:41:19.150>we <00:41:19.290>still <00:41:19.570>need <00:41:20.090>the <00:41:20.430>website <00:41:20.750>to <00:41:21.010>exist <00:41:21.450>because <00:41:21.850>the <00:41:22.210>crawlers, <00:41:22.910>the <00:41:22.990>bots, <00:41:23.510>have <00:41:23.650>to <00:41:23.790>be <00:41:23.910>able <00:41:24.050>to <00:41:24.190>get <00:41:24.470>that <00:41:24.750>information <00:41:25.290>about <00:41:25.690>the <00:41:25.930>business. <00:41:26.610>So <00:41:26.950>does <00:41:27.530>it <00:41:27.670>matter <00:41:27.970>what <00:41:28.170>a <00:41:28.270>website <00:41:28.610>looks <00:41:29.230>like <00:41:29.550>anymore? <00:41:29.870>Yeah, <00:41:30.130>does <00:41:30.230>it <00:41:30.330>just <00:41:30.490>need <00:41:30.630>to <00:41:30.750>be <00:41:30.850>a <00:41:30.970>text <00:41:31.330>file, <00:41:31.790>basically? 95 00:41:32.470 --> 00:42:05.570 Correct. Well, and we're seeing stuff like that. I mean, there's a, what is it? LLM.txt file. Yeah, you know, like, you know, so we're clearly pivoting and we clearly want to make sure that websites look good in case a human uses it. I'm kind of fast forwarding a little bit here because, I mean, I still think there's a lot of people that still go to websites, but that number is dropping dramatically. It's not like how it was a couple years ago. 96 00:42:05.945 --> 00:42:31.185 I think basically what I'm advocating for is I want there to be a website Stone Age. I want everything to kind of be how it was like eight years ago. Can we just stay there? You know, there was so much wonderful stuff already happening. Can we just stay there, please? To be honest, I would have been real happy with, what was it, Fable 5? Like when Fable 5 came out in June-ish or so. 97 00:42:31.245 --> 00:42:57.445 Stop <00:42:31.605>there. <00:42:32.405>Right, <00:42:32.765>right. <00:42:33.065>Please, <00:42:33.505>please <00:42:34.345>stop <00:42:34.805>there. <00:42:35.345>You <00:42:35.465>know, <00:42:35.685>because, <00:42:36.225>and <00:42:37.085>let's <00:42:37.565>not <00:42:37.785>let <00:42:38.125>the <00:42:38.585>whole <00:42:38.825>world <00:42:39.185>use <00:42:39.485>it. <00:42:39.705>Let's <00:42:39.885>just <00:42:40.045>let, <00:42:40.405>you <00:42:41.225>know, <00:42:41.325>people <00:42:41.565>that <00:42:41.805>understand <00:42:42.585>technology <00:42:43.805>use <00:42:44.225>it. <00:42:44.445>You <00:42:44.505>know, <00:42:44.625>that <00:42:44.745>would <00:42:44.885>have <00:42:44.965>been <00:42:45.245>glorious. <00:42:46.365>That's <00:42:46.845>not <00:42:47.005>going <00:42:47.145>to <00:42:47.225>happen. <00:42:47.525>But <00:42:48.045>we, <00:42:48.245>we <00:42:48.505>can't <00:42:48.765>resist, <00:42:49.125>can <00:42:49.225>we? <00:42:49.505>If, <00:42:49.625>if <00:42:49.845>there's <00:42:50.065>a <00:42:50.145>big <00:42:50.385>red <00:42:50.685>button <00:42:51.045>somewhere <00:42:51.465>and <00:42:51.785>there's <00:42:51.965>a <00:42:52.065>sign <00:42:52.405>pointing <00:42:52.745>at <00:42:52.925>the <00:42:53.005>red <00:42:53.185>button <00:42:53.465>saying, <00:42:53.885>don't <00:42:54.125>press <00:42:54.385>the <00:42:54.545>red <00:42:54.725>button, <00:42:55.245>but <00:42:55.825>we <00:42:56.045>all <00:42:56.265>go <00:42:56.405>and <00:42:56.585>press <00:42:56.805>the <00:42:56.965>red <00:42:57.145>button. 98 00:42:57.645 --> 00:43:31.755 What <00:42:57.765>does <00:42:57.885>it <00:42:58.005>do? <00:42:58.185>I <00:42:58.265>want <00:42:58.385>to <00:42:58.445>push <00:42:58.665>it. <00:42:58.885>What's

<00:42:59.105>it <00:42:59.265>do? <00:42:59.565>What's <00:42:59.845>it <00:42:59.985>actually <00:43:00.305>do? <00:43:00.665>And <00:43:00.965>I <00:43:01.145>think <00:43:01.385>it's <00:43:01.585>a <00:43:01.705>bit <00:43:01.785>like <00:43:01.985>that. <00:43:02.345>And <00:43:02.405>so <00:43:02.685>we <00:43:03.205>haven't <00:43:03.525>quite <00:43:03.765>figured <00:43:04.005>out <00:43:04.305>what, <00:43:05.245>where <00:43:05.505>the, <00:43:05.985>so <00:43:06.345>it's <00:43:06.665>generally <00:43:07.305>speaking <00:43:07.745>that <00:43:08.085>this <00:43:08.305>problem <00:43:08.565>is <00:43:08.745>classified <00:43:09.265>as <00:43:09.465>the <00:43:09.625>alignment <00:43:10.045>problem. <00:43:10.895>And <00:43:11.195>the <00:43:11.295>alignment <00:43:11.615>problem <00:43:11.935>is, <00:43:12.315>does <00:43:12.975>this <00:43:13.595>whole <00:43:15.215>industry <00:43:15.655>of <00:43:15.915>technology, <00:43:16.595>you <00:43:16.635>know, <00:43:16.775>we'll <00:43:16.975>just <00:43:17.095>broadly <00:43:17.335>call <00:43:17.535>it <00:43:17.635>AI, <00:43:18.195>is <00:43:18.575>it <00:43:18.675>aligned <00:43:19.115>with <00:43:19.435>the <00:43:19.575>goals <00:43:19.875>of <00:43:20.015>human <00:43:20.315>beings? <00:43:20.995>And <00:43:21.375>if <00:43:21.695>it <00:43:21.815>isn't, <00:43:22.915>and <00:43:23.575>we <00:43:23.695>push <00:43:23.995>through, <00:43:24.635>that <00:43:24.775>might <00:43:25.155>end <00:43:25.455>up, <00:43:25.715>you <00:43:26.075>know, <00:43:26.315>unseating <00:43:26.775>an <00:43:26.915>awful <00:43:27.075>lot <00:43:27.255>of <00:43:27.355>assumptions <00:43:27.695>we've <00:43:27.975>got <00:43:28.075>about <00:43:28.315>society <00:43:28.935>and <00:43:29.415>universal <00:43:29.975>basic <00:43:30.315>income <00:43:30.715>and <00:43:30.895>all <00:43:30.975>of <00:43:31.055>these <00:43:31.235>kind <00:43:31.395>of <00:43:31.495>things. 99 00:43:32.615 --> 00:44:03.575 And <00:43:33.115>I'm <00:43:33.335>not <00:43:33.495>sure <00:43:33.815>if <00:43:34.215>many <00:43:34.975>of <00:43:35.155>the <00:43:35.275>things <00:43:35.475>that <00:43:35.655>we're <00:43:35.815>doing <00:43:36.015>to <00:43:36.195>ourselves <00:43:36.515>at <00:43:36.755>the <00:43:36.895>moment <00:43:37.235>are <00:43:37.855>in <00:43:38.495>the <00:43:38.715>long <00:43:39.155>term <00:43:39.595>aligned <00:43:40.795>with <00:43:41.055>the <00:43:41.195>long <00:43:41.415>term <00:43:41.635>interests <00:43:42.095>of <00:43:42.315>humanity. <00:43:43.055>I <00:43:43.115>mean, <00:43:43.315>it's <00:43:43.475>definitely <00:43:43.855>aligned <00:43:44.335>with <00:43:44.575>fun. <00:43:45.475>It's <00:43:45.975>definitely <00:43:46.415>aligned <00:43:46.895>with <00:43:47.095>having <00:43:47.295>a <00:43:47.435>nice <00:43:47.695>time <00:43:48.135>in <00:43:48.595>the <00:43:48.735>short <00:43:49.215>term. <00:43:49.735>While <00:43:49.835>it <00:43:50.415>lasts. <00:43:51.175>Right. <00:43:51.455>In <00:43:51.535>the <00:43:51.675>short <00:43:52.115>term, <00:43:52.475>it's <00:43:52.735>aligned <00:43:53.035>with <00:43:53.255>productivity. <00:43:53.775>But <00:43:54.835>if <00:43:55.075>everything <00:43:55.555>becomes <00:43:55.995>so <00:43:56.315>productive <00:43:56.955>that <00:43:57.335>no <00:43:57.575>humans <00:43:58.015>need <00:43:58.435>to <00:43:58.575>be <00:43:58.735>involved <00:43:59.035>in <00:43:59.255>anything <00:43:59.515>anymore, <00:44:00.155>then, <00:44:00.575>well, <00:44:01.075>that <00:44:01.195>wasn't <00:44:01.915>a <00:44:02.035>great <00:44:02.275>idea, <00:44:03.295>you <00:44:03.415>know. 100 00:44:04.075 --> 00:44:15.920 Yeah. <00:44:04.935>Absolutely. <00:44:05.735>But <00:44:05.895>who... <00:44:06.780>I <00:44:07.060>don't <00:44:07.200>know. <00:44:07.460>Let's <00:44:07.680>schedule <00:44:08.380>something <00:44:08.800>for <00:44:09.160>a <00:44:09.560>year <00:44:09.800>from <00:44:10.020>now <00:44:10.300>and <00:44:10.520>figure <00:44:11.040>out <00:44:11.320>how <00:44:11.620>bad, <00:44:12.700>you <00:44:12.780>know, <00:44:12.980>how <00:44:13.220>wrong <00:44:14.060>are <00:44:14.600>we? <00:44:15.140>How <00:44:15.240>right <00:44:15.540>are <00:44:15.660>we? 101 00:44:16.260 --> 00:44:25.640 There'll <00:44:16.440>be <00:44:16.560>no <00:44:16.760>electricity <00:44:17.300>at <00:44:17.540>that <00:44:17.660>point, <00:44:18.020>Aaron. <00:44:18.340>Right, <00:44:18.580>right. <00:44:19.360>So <00:44:19.760>maybe <00:44:20.320>we'll <00:44:20.520>have <00:44:20.660>to <00:44:20.780>schedule <00:44:21.080>it, <00:44:21.460>you <00:44:21.600>know, <00:44:21.720>for <00:44:21.820>six <00:44:22.060>months. <00:44:22.560>Maybe <00:44:22.720>I'm <00:44:23.100>being <00:44:23.320>too <00:44:23.540>optimistic <00:44:24.160>that <00:44:24.440>we're <00:44:24.600>all <00:44:24.800>alive <00:44:25.180>in <00:44:25.340>a <00:44:25.480>year. 102 00:44:33.320 --> 00:44:40.300 Oh, <00:44:33.620>it's <00:44:33.760>all <00:44:33.900>good. <00:44:34.580>Yeah, <00:44:34.920>what <00:44:35.020>I've <00:44:35.220>got. <00:44:35.460>I'll <00:44:35.680>link <00:44:35.840>to <00:44:35.980>them <00:44:36.100>in <00:44:36.180>the <00:44:36.220>show <00:44:36.400>notes. <00:44:36.880>So Aaron <00:44:37.560>provided <00:44:38.180>me <00:44:38.340>with <00:44:38.480>a <00:44:38.540>bunch <00:44:38.700>of <00:44:38.780>links <00:44:39.000>to <00:44:39.180>projects <00:44:39.600>that <00:44:39.740>he's <00:44:39.860>been <00:44:39.960>working <00:44:40.180>on. 103 00:44:40.360 --> 00:45:05.640 So <00:44:40.420>you <00:44:40.500>can <00:44:40.580>go <00:44:40.720>and <00:44:40.820>have <00:44:40.940>a <00:44:41.320>little <00:44:41.660>play <00:44:41.920>around <00:44:42.220>and <00:44:42.400>what <00:44:42.580>have <00:44:42.760>you. <00:44:42.980>But <00:44:43.100>yeah, <00:44:43.680>we <00:44:44.220>don't <00:44:44.440>have <00:44:44.580>the <00:44:44.700>answers. <00:44:45.120>We <00:44:45.480>only <00:44:45.760>have <00:44:46.040>the <00:44:46.240>concern <00:44:46.820>and <00:44:47.100>the <00:44:47.200>worry <00:44:47.540>and <00:44:47.940>the <00:44:48.080>skepticism <00:44:48.700>and <00:44:48.980>the <00:44:49.100>doubt <00:44:49.440>and <00:44:49.720>the <00:44:49.840>interest <00:44:50.320>and <00:44:50.520>all <00:44:50.660>of <00:44:50.740>those <00:44:51.000>things. <00:44:51.440>But <00:44:51.600>I <00:44:52.340>appreciate <00:44:52.700>you <00:44:52.840>chatting <00:44:53.100>to <00:44:53.400>me <00:44:53.540>today <00:44:53.780>and <00:44:53.960>being <00:44:54.120>very <00:44:54.360>honest <00:44:54.660>about <00:44:54.860>all <00:44:55.060>that. <00:44:55.260>That's <00:44:55.420>lovely. <00:44:56.000>And <00:44:56.200>yeah, <00:44:57.220>I'll <00:44:57.400>see <00:44:57.560>you <00:44:57.680>in <00:44:57.800>2027 <00:44:58.540>if <00:44:59.180>we're <00:44:59.340>all <00:44:59.540>here. <00:44:59.880>Maybe. <00:45:00.760>If <00:45:01.280>we're <00:45:01.380>alive. <00:45:02.380>So if <00:45:02.560>the <00:45:03.240>Terminator <00:45:04.640>hasn't <00:45:05.020>gotten <00:45:05.240>us <00:45:05.500>yet. 104 00:45:05.740 --> 00:45:12.960 That's <00:45:06.040>right. <00:45:06.780>They <00:45:06.900>say <00:45:07.060>on <00:45:07.200>Top <00:45:07.400>Gear, <00:45:07.920>and <00:45:08.280>on <00:45:08.420>that <00:45:08.740>bombshell. <00:45:10.220>Yes, <00:45:10.880>fair <00:45:11.080>enough. <00:45:11.460>Well, <00:45:11.560>I <00:45:11.620>appreciate <00:45:11.980>it. <00:45:12.240>Thank <00:45:12.360>you <00:45:12.480>for <00:45:12.600>your <00:45:12.740>time. 105 00:45:13.340 --> 00:45:13.780 Thank <00:45:13.580>you.