Last week, I had the pleasure of sitting down with
, a Twitter mutual and fellow Millennial navigator of complex times.Moritz has been deeply involved in the sense-making and post-rationalist spaces, contributing to projects that integrate systems thinking, natural law, and holistic health. Our conversation weaves through his personal journey and some of the broader cultural and philosophical questions that define our generation.
We start by exploring Moritz’s formative experiences in the late 2010s, including a transformative three-month flow state in 2019 that left a lasting imprint on his life and work. He shares candidly about the subsequent “dark night of the soul” that forced him to re-evaluate his ambitions and approach to life. This cyclical dance of high energy and collapse is something I resonate with deeply, as it mirrors the kind of existential recalibration I’ve had to undergo repeatedly since 2020 after leaving my high-flying life the center of cosmopolitan Bay Area ambition.
I recently participated in a course that Moritz designed, as a part of his involvement in the Natural Law Institute, on civil information defense in the digital age: The Modern Minuteman. We delve into how this project—among his many others—ties into his (and my) broader exploration of systems—legal, political, and technological—and their role in fostering integrity and sovereignty in a chaotic world.
We also dive into the interplay between technology and human well-being, discussing how the rise of mass communication—from radio to the internet—has profoundly disrupted societal rhythms; and the responsibility to create tools that foster reciprocal relationships between consumption and creation, rather than one-directional influence.
Toward the end, we briefly touch on how traditional wisdom can integrate with modern empirical science to create a more humane approach to medicine and health; as well as the role of fraternity in cultivating physical vitality and spiritual orientation.
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