"Our Society Is Collapsing!" - Here's How To Get Ahead Of 99% Of People | Konstantin Kisin PT 1

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🗓️ 24 October 2023

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Welcome back to Impact Theory! I'm genuinely excited to share today's two-part episode where we delve into a really important conversation with the incredible Konstantin Kisin. We’re challenging the status quo and questioning how America is on the brink of becoming the next collapsing Roman Empire. We’re tackling the bold questions that need to be addressed. As we delve into this, we'll also explore why we might need a new set of rules – not just to survive, but to seize opportunities and safely navigate the dangers of our rapidly evolving world. Konstantin Kisin, brings to light some profound insights. He delivers simple statements packed with layers of meaning that we're going to unravel during our discussion: Nature is a social construct and there is no ground truth Reality defined in the way we speak and why that is power Why rules of thumb equate to the success you experience Join us in this riveting discussion, where we break down complex ideas and strive to understand how we can all play by a better set of rules for success. So, hit that play button, and let's get started. Remember, your journey to success starts here, and it starts now on Impact Theory. So, buckle up for an episode filled with thought-provoking insights and hard-hitting truths. Kisin Quotes: “One of the things that creates the core of a society its the interlocking of men and women.” “There is no such thing as reality, there is only power, and language is how power is exercised and how reality is constructed.” “We’re a moral paralysis in the west, at a level of society, [...] we’re incapable of understanding that reality.” “The biggest problem with blank slate-ism is the attempt to pretend that human nature doesn’t exist.” Follow Konstantin Kisin: Website: http://konstantinkisin.com/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/KonstantinKisin Podcast: https://www.triggerpod.co.uk/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/konstantinkisin/ SPONSORS: Get 5 free AG1 Travel Packs and a FREE 1 year supply of Vitamin D with your first purchase at https://bit.ly/AG1Impact. Get 55% off at https://bit.ly/BabbelImpact and learn a new language today! This episode is sponsored by BetterHelp. Give online therapy a try at https://bit.ly/BetterhelpImpact and get on your way to being your best self. Go to https://bit.ly/MarekHealthImpact and use code IMPACTTHEORY for 10% off your first lab order. Head over to https://bit.ly/AnthrosImpact and get $200 off the office chair that promises to be the world's most comfortable sitting experience. Are You Ready for EXTRA Impact? If you’re ready to find true fulfillment, strengthen your focus, and ignite your true potential, the Impact Theory subscription was created just for you. Want to transform your health, sharpen your mindset, improve your relationship, or conquer the business world? This is your epicenter of greatness. This is not for the faint of heart. This is for those who dare to learn obsessively, every day, day after day. Subscription Benefits: Unlock the gates to a treasure trove of wisdom from inspiring guests like Andrew Huberman, Mel Robbins, Hal Elrod, Matthew McConaughey, and many, many, more New episodes delivered ad-free Exclusive access to Tom’s AMAs, keynote speeches, and suggestions from his personal reading list You’ll also get access to an 5 additional podcasts with hundreds of archived Impact Theory episodes, meticulously curated into themed playlists covering health, mindset, business, relationships, and more: Legendary Mindset: Mindset & Self-Improvement Money Mindset: Business & Finance Relationship Theory: Relationships Health Theory: Mental & Physical Health Power Ups: Weekly Doses of Short Motivational Quotes Subscribe on Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/3PCvJaz Subscribe on all other platforms (Google Podcasts, Spotify, Castro, Downcast, Overcast, Pocket Casts, Podcast Addict, Podcast Republic, Podkicker, and more) : https://impacttheorynetwork.supercast.com/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	If you want to be successful in life, it really will come down to the rules that you play by.
0:04.5	For most people, society hands us a set of rules and we just accept them.
0:08.5	That works fine in periods of stability and prosperity,
0:11.3	but it becomes disastrous in moments like this, which are marked by rapid change and uncertainty.
0:16.4	Even if America is the current collapsing Roman Empire, a new set of rules would allow us to
0:22.1	navigate both the dangers and the opportunities.
0:25.0	To that end, I bring you, Constantine Kissen.
0:30.0	The West has become very uncomfortable with the idea of power, exercising power, exercising force, exercising authority, and when you have a culture that is unwilling to use power and force to
0:48.1	assert its interests and protect them the heroic masculinity on the borders will inevitably start to come to the fore.
0:56.0	And they will start to try things. Just try.
1:00.0	And we have seen over the last couple of decades that process going on I think and I've been talking to a lot of people in the last few days kind of liberal people. I think a lot of people are starting to think in political terms and I don't want to make this political but I think it's an important
1:19.7	reference point that while Donald Trump was obnoxious as a person his approach to
1:29.8	geopolitics worked better than the approach that we were taking before and
1:35.8	we're taken now. And that is a fundamental understanding that the world operates on
1:40.2	power and strength. People fear the strong and despise the weak.
1:47.0	There's a quote that the strong will do as they will and the weak will suffer as they must.
1:54.4	I've always hated that. That's always been a gut punch to what I want to be true.
2:00.0	But nonetheless, as I think about okay why would it be that in the late stages of an empire and
2:08.0	and to give people context so Ray Dalio who I look at as somebody who thinks about the economy a fair amount I look at
2:15.6	Ray Dalio as the the economic equivalent of the doomsday clock that tells us how
2:22.0	close to nuclear annihilation we might be of the
2:25.0	percentage clock that tells us how close to nuclear annihilation we might be. And Dahlia has been talking about the percentage chance of civil war in the US
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