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	== Contemporary Interpretation by George Mack ==		== Contemporary Interpretation by George Mack ==

	In ~~2024~~, writer and strategist '''[https://x.com/george__mack George Mack]''' published an influential essay titled ''[https://www.highagency.com High Agency]'', which sought to distill and operationalize the concept originally articulated by Eric Weinstein in 2016. While Weinstein introduced ''high agency'' as a psychological trait characterized by irreverent problem-solving and creative defiance of limitations, Mack extended the idea into a '''personal development framework''' complete with practical tools, mental models, and "lines of code" for everyday application.		In March 2025, writer and strategist '''[https://x.com/george__mack George Mack]''' published an influential essay titled ''[https://www.highagency.com High Agency]'', which sought to distill and operationalize the concept originally articulated by Eric Weinstein in 2016. While Weinstein introduced ''high agency'' as a psychological trait characterized by irreverent problem-solving and creative defiance of limitations, Mack extended the idea into a '''personal development framework''' complete with practical tools, mental models, and "lines of code" for everyday application.

	Mack’s essay, which he described as the product of '''seven months of work''', aimed to offer a '''30-minute blueprint''' for cultivating a high-agency mindset in modern life. It gained wide traction online and was praised for its clarity, relevance, and impact—especially among readers in entrepreneurship, self-improvement, and technology.		Mack’s essay, which he described as the product of '''seven months of work''', aimed to offer a '''30-minute blueprint''' for cultivating a high-agency mindset in modern life. It gained wide traction online and was praised for its clarity, relevance, and impact—especially among readers in entrepreneurship, self-improvement, and technology.

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	\|content=<big>Without Burning Man, there would be no proof of the vast scale of the genius, decency, creativity & agency that the default world suppresses		\|content=<big>Without Burning Man, there would be no proof of the vast scale of the genius, decency, creativity & agency that the default world suppresses
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	@nntaleb, @BretWeinstein, @jordanbpeterson, @CHSommers, @SamHarrisOrg, @HeatherEHeying, @PiaMalaney, @peterthiel, @DouglasKMurray, @Raheelraza, @tristanharris, @sparker, etc....		@nntaleb, @BretWeinstein, @jordanbpeterson, @CHSommers, @SamHarrisOrg, @HeatherEHeying, @PiaMalaney, @peterthiel, @DouglasKMurray, @Raheelraza, @tristanharris, @sparker, etc....
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	\|content=<big>And, no I don’t call something a conspiracy because I disagree w/ experts. I usually agree w/ them! What I disageee with is using expertise to transfer wealth & agency from the supposedly childlike voters who intuit something is rigged but can’t name it in political 3 card Monty.		\|content=<big>And, no I don’t call something a conspiracy because I disagree w/ experts. I usually agree w/ them! What I disageee with is using expertise to transfer wealth & agency from the supposedly childlike voters who intuit something is rigged but can’t name it in political 3 card Monty.
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	~~<div class="tweet">~~		{{Tweet
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	~~<div class="tweet-header-image">~~		\|name=https://x.com/EricRWeinstein/status/768487846894116866 '''Eric Weinstein'''
	~~[[File:{~~{{image\|Eric profile picture.jpg~~}}}]]~~		\|content=<big>Without Burning Man, there would be no proof of the vast scale of the genius, decency, creativity & agency that the default world suppresses
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	<big>Without Burning Man, there would be no proof of the vast scale of the genius, decency, creativity & agency that the default world suppresses
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	~~<div class="tweet-header-image">~~		\|name=https://x.com/EricRWeinstein/status/942138500039634944 '''Eric Weinstein'''
	~~[[File:{~~{{image\|Eric profile picture.jpg~~}}}]]~~		\|content=<big>Also, the public that is HIGH agency is looking for alternate non-institutional experts:
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	<big>Also, the public that is HIGH agency is looking for alternate non-institutional experts:
	@nntaleb, @BretWeinstein, @jordanbpeterson, @CHSommers, @SamHarrisOrg, @HeatherEHeying, @PiaMalaney, @peterthiel, @DouglasKMurray, @Raheelraza, @tristanharris, @sparker, etc....		@nntaleb, @BretWeinstein, @jordanbpeterson, @CHSommers, @SamHarrisOrg, @HeatherEHeying, @PiaMalaney, @peterthiel, @DouglasKMurray, @Raheelraza, @tristanharris, @sparker, etc....
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	~~<div class="tweet-header-image">~~		\|name=https://x.com/EricRWeinstein/status/942457223896166401 '''Eric Weinstein'''
	~~[[File:{~~{{image\|Eric profile picture.jpg~~}}}]]~~		\|content=<big>And, no I don’t call something a conspiracy because I disagree w/ experts. I usually agree w/ them! What I disageee with is using expertise to transfer wealth & agency from the supposedly childlike voters who intuit something is rigged but can’t name it in political 3 card Monty.
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	~~[{{{name\|~~https://x.com/EricRWeinstein/status/942457223896166401 '''Eric Weinstein'''~~}}}]~~		}}
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	<big>And, no I don’t call something a conspiracy because I disagree w/ experts. I usually agree w/ them! What I disageee with is using expertise to transfer wealth & agency from the supposedly childlike voters who intuit something is rigged but can’t name it in political 3 card Monty.
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	Dec 17, 2017
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	~~<div class="tweet-header-image">~~		\|name=https://x.com/EricRWeinstein/status/951696768344907776 '''Eric Weinstein'''
	~~[[File:{~~{{image\|Eric profile picture.jpg~~}}}]]~~		\|content=<big>When we take manageable numbers of high agency people longing for opportunity from desperate nations & give them a gift of US citizenship from strength, a kind of magic happens. It rarely does taking them from advanced nations.
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	~~[{{{name\|~~https://x.com/EricRWeinstein/status/951696768344907776 '''Eric Weinstein'''~~}}}]~~
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	<big>When we take manageable numbers of high agency people longing for opportunity from desperate nations & give them a gift of US citizenship from strength, a kind of magic happens. It rarely does taking them from advanced nations.

	And you know it if you’ve ever seen a swearing-in.		And you know it if you’ve ever seen a swearing-in.
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	'''High agency''' is a psychological and behavioral concept first publicly articulated by Eric Weinstein during a 2016 interview on The Tim Ferriss Show. In the episode, Weinstein defined high agency as a mindset characterized by persistent, creative problem-solving in the face of obstacles, particularly when authority or systems present apparent limitations.		'''High agency''' is a psychological and behavioral concept first publicly articulated by Eric Weinstein during a 2016 interview on The Tim Ferriss Show. In the episode, Weinstein defined high agency as a mindset characterized by persistent, creative problem-solving in the face of obstacles, particularly when authority or systems present apparent limitations.