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'''The Long Nap''' (also known as '''The Big Nap''' or '''The Great Nap''') is an elaboration on the history of [[Twin Nuclei Problem|The Twin Nuclei Problem]]. It describes the era characterized by magical thinking and extraordinary luck between the end of World War II and the 2020 emergence of COVID-19. Eric introduced this idea in an audio essay at the beginning of [[30:_Ross_Douthat_-_The_Rave_Before_the_Fall#The_Big_Nap|Episode 30]] of [[The Portal Podcast]].
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'''The Long Nap'''—at least in the developed free world—was essentially characterized as a run of extraordinary relative good luck and serenity (at least by the historical standards set by previous world wars, pandemics, depressions, and depressions), where the new gathering storm clouds of the Cold War threatened and menaced in the distance, but the skies directly above remained unprecedentedly clear. This created a bizarre developmental environment where the serenity of '''The Big Nap''' led to a worldwide epidemic of magical thinking among the expert and leadership classes that were raised during this time.
'''The Great Nap''' (also known as '''The Big Nap''' or '''The Long Nap''') is an elaboration on the history of [[Twin Nuclei Problem|The Twin Nuclei Problem]]. It describes the era characterized by magical thinking and extraordinary luck between the end of World War II and the 2020 emergence of COVID-19. Eric introduced this idea in an audio essay at the beginning of [[30:_Ross_Douthat_-_The_Rave_Before_the_Fall#The_Big_Nap|Episode 30]] of [[The Portal Podcast]], released on April 16, 2020.
 
'''The Great Nap'''—at least in the developed free world—was essentially characterized as a run of extraordinary relative good luck and serenity (at least by the historical standards set by previous world wars, pandemics, depressions, and depressions), where the new gathering storm clouds of the Cold War threatened and menaced in the distance, but the skies directly above remained unprecedentedly clear. This created a bizarre developmental environment where the serenity of '''The Big Nap''' led to a worldwide epidemic of magical thinking among the expert and leadership classes that were raised during this time.


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== On X ==
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|content=Fund *physics* to see IF there is a long term solution. Only physics might be able to allow us to avoid shared fate. I DO think we get through this crisis AND the next few. But it is going to get dicier from here.
 
Ultimately, [[Our home is in the stars or not at all|“Our home is in the stars or not at all.”]]
 
As I said.
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|content=We must support our leadership now. In particular we must encourage and support the peacetime careerists who never served &amp; who were born in the 1930s &amp; 40s to enjoy their golden years.
 
I support [[Joe Biden]] and [[Nancy Pelosi]]. I hope they support us back.
 
https://www.google.com/search?q=chamberlain+resignation+speech&rlz=1CDGOYI_enUS846US846&oq=chamberlin+resi&aqs=chrome.3.69i57j0i13l4j46i13i175i199.5857j0j4&hl=en-US&sourceid=chrome-mobile&ie=UTF-8
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|content=Eric, when we look at the leadership of those countries and compare it to the current U.S. leadership and NATO, the margin for error is tiny.
 
There's a flaw in our system of leadership; we can't get rid of an incompetent President in a bipolar political environment.
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|content=I have been relentless in saying we need our institutions, technical, younger patriotic leaders. Bitcoin doesn’t fix this. Burn it all the f down doesn’t work.
 
Ok. [[The Great Nap|The big nap]] is over. Clear? Support our country and keep sharing this speech:
 
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|content=This isn’t Armageddon. But this IS completely insane. I’ve been saying little else: EXCLUDE the divisive Woke. Find unity. Get the extractive class out of the elite chairs. Make your scientists secure and stop using exchange student labor for science. Budget for financial losses.
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|content=Scale back our foreign commitments. Avoid isolationism. Hold hearings. Stop worshiping “technologists” working with the government. Extend [[Free Speech|free speech]]. Teach a culture of American freedom.
 
Above all: we can’t stay here long term playing Russian roulette:
 
[[Twin Nuclei Problem]]
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|content=What is the *least* it takes to forever change the world in modern times?
 
The [[The Great Nap|“Long Nap”]] from the end of WWII is over; three answers from the last 15 years.
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Watch on YouTube:
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== On YouTube ==
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''I think that the, let's call it '''The Big Nap'''—'''The Big Nap''' is itself the greatest threat to us, and this is bad, but it is also a shot across our bow. And you know, this is what was happening in my mind when I was on here talking about the [[Twin Nuclei Problem|Twin Nuclei Problem of Cell and Atom]]. We didn't stop history. It's not like we're past the atomic war, like we figured that out. We just hit the pause button for a little while. We hit snooze.''
''I think that the, let's call it '''The Big Nap'''—'''The Big Nap''' is itself the greatest threat to us, and this [Covid pandemic] is bad, but it is also a shot across our bow. And you know, this is what was happening in my mind when I was on here talking about the [[Twin Nuclei Problem|Twin Nuclei Problem of Cell and Atom]]. We didn't stop history. It's not like we're past the atomic war, like we figured that out. We just hit the pause button for a little while. We hit snooze.''


- '''Eric Weinstein''' on JRE 1453
- '''Eric Weinstein''', April 3, 2020 on [https://youtu.be/wf0_nMaQ6tA?t=244 JRE 1453]
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* [[Embedded Growth Obligations]]
* [[Embedded Growth Obligations]]
* [[The Great Trade Hypothesis]]
* [[Twin Nuclei Problem]]
* [[Twin Nuclei Problem]]
* [[Humanity Needs a Plan B for Survival (YouTube Content)|Humanity Needs a Plan B for Survival]]
* [[Why the West Is Waking Up From a 70 Year Nap (YouTube Content)|Why the West Is Waking Up From a 70 Year Nap]]
* [[30: Ross Douthat - The Rave Before the Fall|The Portal Ep. 30]]


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[[Category:Twin Nuclei Problem]]
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[[Category:History]]
[[Category:Ericisms]]
[[Category:Ericisms]]
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