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Published · transcript-backedAndrew Huberman: preference
28 Jun 2024 Lex Fridman Podcast #435 – Andrew Huberman: Focus, Controversy, Politics, and Relationships
“What I would like to see in politics and in health is neither right nor left, but what we can just call a league of reasonable people that looks at things on an issue-by-issue basis and fills in the center because I think most people are in the… I don’t want to say center in a political way, but I think most people are reasonable, they want to be reasonable, but that’s not what sells clicks.”
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- Andrew Huberman
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- 28 Jun 2024
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- Lex Fridman Podcast
Transcript context
…Well, why do you think the criticism is happening? Is it that Ozempic became super popular so people are misusing it or that kind of thing? No, I think what it is that people think if it’s a pharmaceutical, it’s bad, and then or if it’s a supplement, it’s bad depending on which camp they’re in, and wouldn’t it be wonderful to fill in the gap between this divide? What I would like to see in politics and in health is neither right nor left, but what we can just call a league of reasonable people that looks at things on an issue-by-issue basis and fills in the center because I think most people are in the… I don’t want to say center in a political way, but I think most people are reasonable, they want to be reasonable, but that’s not what sells clicks. That’s not what not drives interest. But I’m a very… I look at issue by issue, person by person. I don’t like ingroup-outgroup stuff. I never have. I’ve got friends from all walks of life. I’ve said this on other podcasts and it always sounds like a political statement, but the push towards polarization, it’s so frustrating. If there’s one thing that’s discouraging to me as I get older each year, I’m like, “Wow, are we ever going to get out of this polarization?” Speaking of which, how are you going to vote for the presidential election? I’m still trying to figure out how to interview the people involved and do it well.…
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