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Lex Fridman: belief

21 Jul 2024 Lex Fridman Podcast #437 – Jordan Jonas: Survival, Hunting, Siberia, God, and Winning Alone Season 6

“I think if you’re the last person on earth, you would actually convince yourself, first of all, you don’t know for sure.”

— Lex Fridman

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Lex Fridman
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belief
Recorded
21 Jul 2024
Publisher
Lex Fridman Podcast

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…It is. It really is. It can be a powerful tool, just sharing your experience. I definitely had the thought. So, going back to your earlier comment, but I definitely had the thought if I knew I was the last person on earth, I wouldn’t even bother. I wouldn’t do that. I would just probably not hunt. I’d just give up. I’m sure, because even if I had a bunch of food and this and that, but because I knew you… you know you’re a part, you’re sharing, it gives you a lot of strength to go through and having that camera just makes it that much more vivid because you know you’re not just going to be sharing a vague memory, but an actual experience. I think if you’re the last person on earth, you would actually convince yourself, first of all, you don’t know for sure. There’s always going to be- Hope dies last.…

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