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The Diary of a CEO with Steven Bartlett · August 31, 2026 · 2h 4m

Top White House Advisor: The US Empire Is DYING And Socialism Is Coming Next!

Entrepreneur and scientist David Friedberg sits down with Steven Bartlett to argue that America is in imperial decline, driven by unsustainable spending, a broken social safety net, and a housing market that traps the middle class. He explains why he believes a wave of socialism is coming by 2028 and why he sees AI not as a job destroyer but as a deflationary force that will make people richer by lowering costs. The conversation covers his role on President Trump's science and technology advisory council, the economics of the trillion-dollar robot race, and the epigenetic discoveries that could reshape how we think about aging.

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Social Security Cost Americans Trillions in Lost Wealth00:05:01
Friedberg argues that Social Security, by moving retirement savings from private investment into a government-managed pay-as-you-go system, may have cost Americans over $37 trillion in lost retirement wealth.
Friedberg predicts that AI will not cause mass unemployment but will instead drive down the cost of goods and services, effectively making everyone wealthier.

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