Jared Diamond on Leaders, Luck, and Irreplaceability
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Episode: Jared Diamond on Leaders, Luck, and Irreplaceability
Pub date: 2026-09-09
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Is leadership overrated? That's one simple reading of what Jared Diamond argues in his new book. Asked by Tyler to name the least replaceable leader in human history, Jared declines to name one — not Christ, the Roman Empire having had prophets to spare — and observes that even Genghis Khan happened to be born at an auspicious moment for a…
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