How did this even happen

@WasFakestCenturyAesthetics

13 күн бұрын

Plenty of people are willing to condone atrocities for clout, and Blair wants his ass kissed

@markf.9281

12 күн бұрын

Asked the same question. Who arranged this? Te machine wants to get its tentacles into this space...

@reluctantrealist6861

12 күн бұрын

Why did you delete my comment? Why are you interviewing pure scum?

@plol

12 күн бұрын

Shill

@Hs5687

11 күн бұрын

When someone seeking to remain Relevant or Seeking Validation… Take Your Pick 😂

Another landmark for you Dwarkesh…. An interview with a politician who held the highest position in the government of a nation that is one of the six major economies and a permanent member of United Nations Security Council

@mikezooper

13 күн бұрын

TB is an all time low

@reluctantrealist6861

13 күн бұрын

he's a garbage human being

@alphasword5541

13 күн бұрын

And a complete and utter ghoul.

@kennethtaylor3147

13 күн бұрын

@@alphasword5541idk I'd bang

@aaradhyarawat7589

12 күн бұрын

Chill, He's retired. In western democratic states, readers are not that valuable to the party or the nation once they're out of power because the new trends and popular narrative of different leadership keeps arriving.

Enjoy :)

@ashternawaz4033

13 күн бұрын

Thank you ❤

@reluctantrealist6861

13 күн бұрын

why are you interviewing a war criminal?

@ohedd

13 күн бұрын

You're mad to land this one

@aklb43

12 күн бұрын

the heck bro

@advocate1563

12 күн бұрын

Disgusting. A war criminal. Iraq war - 000s dead.

The best looking podcaster in the game

@squamish4244

14 күн бұрын

It shouldn't be allowed. You can't be that handsome and also have all his other attributes. He probably has a dark secret or some sh*t. (One can hope.)

@AntiGravityC9

13 күн бұрын

@@squamish4244 (One can cope.)

@aaradhyarawat7589

12 күн бұрын

Yeah, Indians got nice beard game. But how he would look clean shaved? 😂

@goldenera1925

12 күн бұрын

Surely better than your partner, respectfully ​@@aaradhyarawat7589

@aryaman05

10 күн бұрын

@@squamish4244 The last time I read similar comment was on Sendhil Ramamurthy !

Wow, did not expect this lol

One of the best interviews of Tony Blair. (And I’ve watched many over the last 27 years!)

"When you are running for office, you have to be the great persuader. The moment you get into office, you really have to be the great chief executive.Those two skill sets are completely different."

@fongponto

11 күн бұрын

He persuaded the rest of the world to invade and "liberate" Iraq. On the false predicament of wmd's

For all this McKinsey management speak, the real source of inertia in Blair's government was the dysfunctional relationship he had with his Chancellor Gordon Brown, resulting in two power centres who were not always on the same page on very major issues over a period of ten years. Blair didn't resolve that, and the TB-GB struggles were far more decisive a factor than any supposed bureaucratic resistance.

@OrwellsHousecat

12 күн бұрын

🎯

@williamphelps8550

11 күн бұрын

Hmmm.. As far as I’ve read and heard, this came much later on in his 10 years.

@lucianopavarotti2843

11 күн бұрын

@@williamphelps8550 It was always a present factor even in first term. The problem with a vague deal under which Blair would at some point hand over to Brown was the tension between Blair's legacy-shaping efforts and Brown's views about what he wanted his inheritance to be by the time he took over. By 2001 at the latest it was a full blown contest. Instances of dysfunction included the way in which Brown unilaterally vetoed -- via leaks to the press -- Blair's hopes for moving towards joining the Euro, and Blair going on TV without consultation to announce a massive hike in heath spending.

@lkyuvsad

10 күн бұрын

​@@lucianopavarotti2843 I'm not sure Brown was wrong about not joining the Euro? As much as being in the EU is better on balance than being out, a common currency without a union as closely integrated as the US still seems like one of the worse aspects of it? Happy to be wrong, curious to hear other ideas. I am also, personally, not sure the "ever closer union" thing is a good idea in the case of Europe. Although a very close union is still clearly beneficial for both EU countries and the stability of the world.

@lucianopavarotti2843

10 күн бұрын

@@lkyuvsad I wasn't making a point about policies as such just the dysfunctional way in which they came about. I agree that Euro membership was probably undesirable given the UK's different economic structure and business cycle, and I too think Eu membership was a good deal for the UK.

As a Nigerian critically believing for the best for my country I enjoyed every bit of this podcast as LEADERSHIP is the key to a prosperous Nation!!! Long live Lee Kwan Yu

@kanmi_daniels

12 күн бұрын

Thanks for being PM Tony Blair to speak on governance too… I wish world leading democracy could factor knowledge of governance as a critical for elected office!!!

@joythought

12 күн бұрын

💯. If Nigeria can get good governance and less corruption then it will rise up to be a new superpower.

@anchored555

5 күн бұрын

It’s Lee Kuan Yew.

@Bboy235

Күн бұрын

Lee Kuan Yew is dead

LKY WAS a startup founder. He essentially built Singapore ruling like a technocrat

@OrwellsHousecat

12 күн бұрын

TB also operates as a technocrat. He puts spanners in cogs of the gov bureaucratic machine so it's stuck, and then he brings in commercial/financial operators to actually get the job done.

@bhavnabuvariya5531

11 күн бұрын

I wish you interview India P.M.🎉

Can't wait to listen - congrats Dwarkesh on an excellent podcast!

The Good Friday Agreement is Blair’s best achievement.

@JackWilliamson-qv4no

12 күн бұрын

Yep and the Ksovo conflict was a good intervention too. Prevented the genocide getting worse, saved many lives and prevented further expulsions from Kosovo. People still focus on the Iraq war

@joestojanovic6613

12 күн бұрын

@@JackWilliamson-qv4no were you there? Tell us more. How was it?

@emailofjamesw

12 күн бұрын

​@@joestojanovic6613 found the serb

@Gehri_soch2.0

12 күн бұрын

​@@JackWilliamson-qv4nocause it was a seismic event and overshadows everything Blair had done in the past

I've never heard of AI framed as a July 1914 moment before, but it's a striking comparison. Everything happened very quickly and every single important decision-maker dropped the ball. If AI has a sharp takeoff, this is exactly the scenario we need to be worried about. The good news about such a comparison is that only one of those decision-makers needed to have a moment of sanity and the war would have been much smaller and far less destructive, or even averted entirely.

@Tuathadana

13 күн бұрын

Don't worry A.I is the just the 4th such takeoff in past 35 years.

@squamish4244

13 күн бұрын

@@Tuathadana Nothing comparable has ever happened before. Not even splitting the atom is comparable to AI.

@Tuathadana

13 күн бұрын

@squamish4244 just adapt bro. It'll be okay

@squamish4244

13 күн бұрын

@@Tuathadana Hey, why do you think I'm here? Funny thing is how many people have no idea this is coming on so fast. But neither did I, until the last three or four years I knew it was coming but I still thought something like today was still like 20 years out. It is not.

Dwarkesh your interview skills are more important in foreign policy/politics/world affairs, than in AI. Keep doing more of this.

@SanjayPatel-md3bh

13 күн бұрын

So true

@chadwick3593

13 күн бұрын

Strong disagree. It's good to see politicians' perspectives occasionally, but we need to know what's going on with AI so we can anticipate the massive changes that are coming. Dwarkesh is currently the best interviewer for shining a light on the industry.

@squamish4244

13 күн бұрын

@@chadwick3593 What about Lex Fridman? Lex is naive about people but he knows his sh*t about AI.

@chadwick3593

13 күн бұрын

@@squamish4244 Lex's interviews are a lot less AI-oriented now, and his interview style does a lot less to explain the industry. Lex is more focused on shining a light on individuals. Dwarkesh also seems to think faster on his feet, which lets his guests get into much more candid discussions than Lex. I feel like Lex sacrificed AI communication in exchange for more political discussions. As someone that thinks AI is the single most important thing going on in the world today, I feel like his podcast is far less useful as a result.

@pianoforte611

12 күн бұрын

I don't mind a few political interviews, but AI is probably going to change the world more than day to day politics.

Concern about "saying" and not "doing" is a great way to summarize what's wrong with politics right now

Whatever his flaws, Blair is a highly intelligent, articulate and thoughtful person. Not surprising he was PM of the UK for almost ten years. He had both the political skills and the executive skills. Where is the person in the UK who can handle today’s challenges? Neither Sunak nor Starmer.

@johnroche312

12 күн бұрын

Nigel Farage

@haztec.

11 күн бұрын

@@johnroche312 Considering he's tried about 7 times to be an MP, it seems unlikely that he could ever be PM if he can't even be an MP

@mirr1984

11 күн бұрын

@@johnroche312 Farage is an idiot, and the only reason he's banging the anti-Ukraine drum like Trump is because they can make a lot of money from withdrawing aid and support.

@johnroche312

10 күн бұрын

@@haztec. Mate his party is beating the Tories as the opposition this election, while youre right about his past shortcomings I wouldn't be surprised if there is a great opening for reform and Nigel's future success.

@haztec.

10 күн бұрын

@@johnroche312 we'll see on July 4th I guess

How?! Yooooooo good stuff my dude😂. Mad respect(I caught onto your channel from the Sarah Paine interview). Keep em coming.

Really excellent interview, I think one of your best! Loved how big picture and broad ranging the topics were, then how you and Blair tried to drill to the crux on each of them.

I love the diversity of portfolios your interviewees hold. You're not only focused on tech/AI, but also politics and management. You're my favourite podcaster!

@jddd665

4 күн бұрын

yeah... that's ok for bots, not for real humans. The guy is a hand puppet with someone's hand up his a*s. Doesn't need his brains anymore, he has YT to pay for his mouth opening. Unsubscribe is my vote

Good to see how awesome your guests are getting!

This is top notch journalism! Great work

We need to focus on the SUBJECT rather than WHO…… I think Dwarkesh is trying to explore how Governments & Politicians can play Positive Roles in forming policies that can help mankind and the environment we live in

Wow! this is awesome, Dwarkesh. Thank you, keep it up man

How you got him for the pod

Insane pull. Nice work.

Your attire of choice is commendable and I am sure that the interviewee appreciated it.

crazy to think he is out of power nearly 20 years and miles ahead of most US politicians in cognitive ability

@randomuser5237

11 күн бұрын

Oh please, Henry Kissinger is 99 year old and he's still miles ahead of Blair.

@baltasarnoreno5973

7 күн бұрын

@@randomuser5237 Operative word being 'most', not 'all'. And Kissinger died six months ago. I suspect his cognitive abilities aren't so hot now.

This was brilliant

31:56 tony puts a lot on good leadership - he would, its his budiness. But bad ideas can often be taken up by teriffic leaders with terrible results. If some of those Singapore decisions had been frankly poor - then no amount of great "leadership" would have achieved the results singspore has had. Many of the ptoblems the uk has in public services and planning, lack of housing and wildly uncontrolled immigration - are frankly not going to be solved by "generative AI"

@Epamynondas

12 күн бұрын

It's implied that part of good leadership is making correct decisions, no?

What an insightful interview. Really good questions. Thank you for sharing this.

Why did you interview this man? Did they pay you? Why the political turn instead of a technical interview? I don't understand.

@surajrshetty

11 күн бұрын

I think he advices political leaders worldwide and probably is using this podcast for soft marketing. (Checkout @8:30)

@jddd665

4 күн бұрын

Dwarkesh should check who brought this guy to him. So close, yet he didn't use handcuffs...

Great video. More political, or should I say policy talk, please

You are such a great interviewer. I normally don't watch interviews with politicians, but fair enough. I really enjoyed your interview with Sarah Paine, you really should get Peter Zeihan and Stephen Kotkin on next.

From Dominic Cummings to Tony Blair - Dwarkesh doing this thing! Can't wait to listen to this one.

The rare gift of any leader is knowing when to leave the arena of leadership. It’s not a waste of accumulated experience and a trusted network, but a courage to leave it to the next generation.

How are you getting these guests!

@OrwellsHousecat

12 күн бұрын

Dwarka must have some deepstate connections, or be selected by them, for him to be getting these sorts of guests

Dwarkesh, what the f*ck kind of network do you have??? It's amazing and I love that you're sharing it with us ❤

I really enjoyed this podcast, what an interesting interview....

Woah Dwarkesh summoned the Blair creature

You’re a blessing to many silent people Dwarkesh - really appreciate your work; thank you.

I still remember as a kid from India his famous statement before Iraq War - We still don't know what he has 😂

Being the head of government in America has no equivalence to being the head of government in the UK. I think this is something UK citizens really don't have a handle on. Tony made some mistakes in some ways but he was very aware of how American power shapes Europe. Is another world. Europe could break tomorrow and yes that means you in the UK but also America could break tomorrow.. Western democracy is broken and fractured. This is power to people who don't share our values.. The future is uncertain.. if Europe can't focus on what it has in common, it's doomed. This is true for America states too.

Brit here who voted for Blair in '97 on a wave of enthusiasm. This man ignored the democratic will of the British people and illegally invaded Iraq, killing 500,000 civilians, destroying the country, and giving rise to groups like ISIS. In the end the British people had enough and his Chancellor was able to force him from office. DO NOT listen to this man. He was demonstrably an awful PM and a terrible decision maker.

Really great interview. Blair is a hell of a get, too. Congrats.

Britain is a study in train-wreck today. Old people voting can be disastrous

How on Earth did you land this 😵‍💫

All the problems the UK is facing right now is mainly because of Tony Bliar

Dwarkesh speedrunning podcasting

You got selected bro

@OrwellsHousecat

12 күн бұрын

🎯

Commendable that someone his age is paying attention to AI. He’s very practical and bright. He may have been caught up in a portentous over reach, but wisdom comes from rear view mirrors.

Wish you had more concrete examples to ask on covid e.g. if you wanted to rollout the pfizer vaccine in May 2020, was that possible? What would it have taken?

@obinator9065

4 күн бұрын

They had the vaccine by then but the problem was producing them and that you still had to go through the formal 3 stage trials. They did this concurrently to speed up the process. We could've had it out quicker if it had been taken more serious a month prior. The WHO took forever to declare it a pandemic.

Beast!

Damn, i remember him in the early days. Dwarkesh moving like a G

Congrats Dwarkesh, quite the scoop! 👏👏👏👏

How do you get all of these A list guests?

Drinking game: every time Dwarkesh says Fundamentally we drink.

"For the developing world, the lockdowns did more harm than good". - Tony Blair. Definitely true in Thailand and The Philippines, but I don't see anything good from lockdowns in rich countries when their huge debts from lockdown and furlough now need to be paid back with interest. Only Sweden was run by a scientist.

I get such a sense of transactional thinking from Tony - I guess politics is currently very much zero sum, competition of ideas and negotiation for personal success. All very ego based. The business of government. I've just watched a very recent interview with Dario Amodei who gave me much more hope for leadership with good core values, humility and vision.

Dwarkesh may well get an offer from a major news network.

@OrwellsHousecat

12 күн бұрын

This platform is a lot bigger than most major news networks

Finally!

This man loves the word fundamentally

Do Blinken next!

If Tony ran today, I'd still vote for him.

what happened to the lunar society

The government is broken, and I HELPED! 😢

Incredible, Dwarkesh pulling bigger guests than Tyler _or_ Joe

@OrwellsHousecat

12 күн бұрын

Tyler who? Joe who?

@Low_commotion

11 күн бұрын

@@OrwellsHousecat An economist-foodie widely considered the best podcaster in the biz, and the largest podcaster in the world.

Now you might be able to get Caro on !

Dwarkesh is like the anti-rogan

You have to get any former U.S. President now. If you can pull this off you can get anyone on here

Shallow, poorly thought through questions. "What advice would you have given Lee Kuan Yew?". The interviewer is an intellectual lightweight unaware of this and high on his own supply.

Ironically it's what Lee Kuan Yew didn't do that made Singapore rich - leaving the British established institutions, finanical and legal systems unchanged. This is contrast to how the Chinese government is progressingly messing up Hong Kong.

@thinkingaloud5379

8 күн бұрын

HK is now much more prosperous than HK was under British rule.Further,HK always ranks among the highest in freedom of speech and judicial independence in international surveys.Go worry about your own country, dude!

@derekl190

7 күн бұрын

@@thinkingaloud5379 mainland chinese wumao

@thinkingaloud5379

7 күн бұрын

@@derekl190 CIA bot

@endi4654

6 сағат бұрын

​@@thinkingaloud5379 Please cite your evidence. Curious. What i see is that it keeps falling year by year 🥴

@thinkingaloud5379

4 сағат бұрын

@@endi4654 Just google.The data is all there.

Come on! Dwarkesh must be actually just be chatting with an AI simulation of Tony :D

@OrwellsHousecat

12 күн бұрын

Easily done because TB spouts the same garbage everywhere

Yes, Minister

This is great. Tony Blair is such an eloquent man with insightful thoughts. This is how podcast should be done. You don't get such conversation on Bloomberg

Very interesting Dwarkesh - Blair has consistently shown leadership with AI and pushed for UK investment and R&D. His thoughts on Singapore were interesting. Now if only Europe could implement those policies.

@thinkingcitizen

13 күн бұрын

his daddy is Dick Cheney and granddaddy is Bush Sr

Yes the guy is thought of as a war criminal by many - and he does not spend much time here - but given the quality of his successors, well it's all been downhill from him being a bit shifty to flat out lies cronyism and corruption. The bit from 44m in is a tl:dr of how to run a country. The one sentence "figure out the right policy and then shape the politics to fit that" is exactly what the current uk govt has not done arguably since 2010.

Blair didnt mention , we need to respect our Huge neighbours , our heritage , our malays . Till Today Malay is our national language and our anthem is in malay also . our military commands are in malay . English is our Working language & 1st language to unify the people . Malay language is like our figurehead also . Imagine if Ukraine did what singapore did , you think Russia would still attack ??

Good job. Try and get the exiled crown prince of iran.

God knows I love Tony Blair. But when he says "what we do with our leaders..." the "our" is not accidental.

Woah

He did well during his first term bcz he was ambitious and innocent! Then he messed up in his second term bcz he started to align his policy and ambition with US so he lost his track and he will always be remembered for his wars debacle so asking him for advice is pretty much like asking an arsonist to come and put out fire but Im learning ftom him :)

Those are some dark scary eyes

Bruh unexpected

I’ve never really had time to look into Tony Blair, but holy crap he is such a bright individual so articulate and well thought out. Absolutely amazing conversation! Really, really so inspired and awestruck

@dangin8811

13 күн бұрын

Tony Blair is a clever and intensely evil man.

@Rakibrown111

13 күн бұрын

He’s scum

@OrwellsHousecat

12 күн бұрын

People said that about epstein

This a very poor interview, unfortunately. You seem to pander to your guests and I have never seen you ask a difficult question. If I wanted to hear the answers to the type of questions you asked Mr Blair I might aswell read one of his multiple autobiographies. I understand that pressing an interviewee when you are new on the interview scene may hinder your ability to attract more politicians to the show, but I would argue that this attitude risks your show becoming a PR think piece for people like Blair rather than a good quality interview.

Great interview! Well done for getting this intellectual giant on your podcast!

The Good Friday Agreement and stopping the genocide in Kosovo were notable achievements of Tony Blair's government. People are quick to forget that he bought peace in Northern Ireland and to the people of Kosovo

@solitarianihilista1454

12 күн бұрын

Also introduced a minimum wage in the teeth of resistance from employers, tax credits to reduce the tax burden on the lowest paid, set up devolved systems of government in Scotland and Wales and was instrumental in the removal of one of the most brutal dictatorships in the history of the Middle East. Remind me again: what has Sunak done?

@TheThundertaker

9 күн бұрын

I really don't think his role in toppling Saddam Hussein is something that stands in his favour, given subsequent events. ​@@solitarianihilista1454

@benspicer4197

9 күн бұрын

Don't forget intervention sierra Leone helped end the civil war

@TheThundertaker

9 күн бұрын

@@benspicer4197 the long term consequences of that were disastrous. That small victory over a dipsh1t gang of drug addicts and thugs convinced Blair that him and the US could do the same in Iraq and Afghanistan.

Why is tony Blair going on about ai teachers and doctors when people are starving? No one can learn or get healthy until they can eat and reliably know they can eat every day. End poverty and sort housing first, and the we can talk

@OrwellsHousecat

12 күн бұрын

He implements those systems into governments across the world, for a fee. He's like the KPMG management consultancy, but for States.

I despise Blair and believe he was the start to the end. I did think this interview was particularly interesting especially the moments regarding Lee Kuan Yew. Thanks for the content

@joythought

12 күн бұрын

If you thought the problems started with Blair then you must not be very old and have no memory or personal experience of who came before him. The 1960s, the 1970s. Absolutely woeful.

@ShotsMerkzAll

12 күн бұрын

@@joythought Blair started the uncontrolled mass immigration

@OrwellsHousecat

12 күн бұрын

​@@ShotsMerkzAlland stopped the police tackling crime

Would love Blair to still be the prime minister

9:12 Blair quoting lee kuan yew

Yessssssssssssssssssssssssss

The most inspiring and thoughtful British PM since the Second World War, who redefined the challenges for Britain and the West in ways that will remain part of our discourse for many years to come. Sadly sidelined and criticized by detractors in Britain, essentially over one foreign policy failure, he is increasingly being sought after in Britain. He was better respected overseas, including much of the Middle East already. Tony Blair of 1997 is not the same today. He has actually grasped, evolved, and grown into the towering intellectual figure we have today. Much like Lee Kwan Yew whose greatness continues to shine a light on the path ahead for peaceful progress. Well done on persuading Tony Blair to participate!

@mikezooper

13 күн бұрын

Wow, definitely not. He lied about WMD. How can you forgive that!?

@martycrow

13 күн бұрын

@@mikezooper only about 30% of the intelligence is in the public domain. But with time things change. As Assange well knows.

A good prime minister

You are becoming one of the best interviewers around mainly cos you don't dumb it down! makes it far more interesting...

I'm sorry how?

by their fruits you shall know them.....What are Bliar's fruits, pray tell?

Wasnt your best interview. Clunky questions.

Bliar towards the end of his career took too many bribes which caused his downfall. I lost all respect for him after he sold his soul to bomb Iraq and his lying about weapons of mass destruction. Lee Kuan Yew never sold out and you can feel it from the character.

how many WMDs

@baltasarnoreno5973

7 күн бұрын

Such an original comment. (Sarcasm in mode ).