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People by WTF

People by WTF

Written by: Nikhil Kamath
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People by WTF is a series where Nikhil Kamath has a conversation with personalities who stand out in their industries around the world.

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  • Yuval Noah Harari: Stories, Power & Why Truth Doesn't Matter | Nikhil Kamath | People by WTF

    Yuval Noah Harari: Stories, Power & Why Truth Doesn't Matter | Nikhil Kamath | People by WTF
    Feb 13 2026
    I sat down with Yuval Noah Harari at the World Economic Forum in Davos and we ended up covering everything from why Christianity's core story is essentially "you are loved by an omnipotent God" to why Greenland might just be the world's most expensive real estate play. He walked me through how algorithms were handed the job of managing public conversation and optimised for hate because hate drives engagement, how AI is about to become the new rabbi because it can read every religious text ever written, and why the friendship between Europe and America — built over generations — is being thrown away for a bit of ice. He also told me that the biggest political achievement in human history was governments spending more on healthcare than military for the first time — and that it's being deliberately destroyed.Footage courtesy: WEF | CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 | Source: • Davos 2026 Highlights | World Economic For... [00:00:18 - 00:00:29]#nikhilkamath Co-founder of Zerodha and Gruhas Host of 'WTF is' & 'People By WTF' PodcastTwitter: https://x.com/nikhilkamathcio/ Instagram: / nikhilkamathcioLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nikhilkam... Facebook: / nikhilkamathcio #YuvalNoahHarari @YuvalNoahHarariX - https://x.com/harari_yuval Instagram - / yuval_noah_harari Youtube - / @yuvalnoahharari 00:00 Introduction01:31 History, change, and writing books03:57 Religion as humanity's most powerful fiction09:33 Geopolitics, power, and losing trust16:27 Greenland, tariffs, and negotiation tactics19:53 Democracy's self-correcting mechanism under threat28:19 AI taking over religion's authority33:44 Purpose, suffering, and controlling your mind39:59 Algorithms destroyed the public conversation48:02 No purpose, just understanding suffering55:06 Who actually runs the world today1:02:38 Nobody runs the world alone1:07:50 Can capitalism survive without human effort1:14:44 Venezuela, Iran, and rebuilding democracy1:21:11 Don't believe everything is just powerWatch 'WTF is' Podcast on Spotify https://tinyurl.com/4nsm4ezn Watch 'People by WTF' Podcast on Spotify https://tinyurl.com/yme92c59 Watch 'WTF Online' on Spotify https://tinyurl.com/4tjua4th #WTFiswithnikhilkamath #PeopleByWTF #WTFOnline
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    1 hr and 24 mins
  • Yuval Noah Harari x Nikhil Kamath | Ep. 17 Trailer | People by WTF

    Yuval Noah Harari x Nikhil Kamath | Ep. 17 Trailer | People by WTF
    Feb 12 2026
    Is religion dying, or is it just being replaced by AI? We are living through a dramatic geopolitical shift. The rules we grew up with are being rewritten. I sat down with historian and author Yuval Noah Harari at the World Economic Forum to understand if we are witnessing the end of an era or the beginning of something entirely new. From the "madness" of the US-Europe split to the private conversations between Putin and Xi that nobody talks about, this conversation connects the dots.Footage courtesy: WEF | CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 |Source: • Davos 2026 Highlights | World Economic For... [00:00:00 - 00:00:12] [00:01:09 - 00:01:17]#nikhilkamath Co-founder of Zerodha and Gruhas Host of 'WTF is' & 'People By WTF' PodcastX: https://x.com/nikhilkamathcio/ Instagram: / nikhilkamathcio LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nikhilkam... Facebook: / nikhilkamathcio #YuvalNoahHarari @YuvalNoahHarariX - https://x.com/harari_yuval Instagram - / yuval_noah_harari Youtube - / @yuvalnoahharari Watch 'WTF is' Podcast on Spotify https://tinyurl.com/4nsm4ezn Watch 'People by WTF' Podcast on Spotify https://tinyurl.com/yme92c59 Watch 'WTF Online' on Spotify https://tinyurl.com/4tjua4th #WTFiswithnikhilkamath #PeopleByWTF #WTFOnline
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    2 mins
  • Elon Musk: एक अलग बातचीत Nikhil Kamath के साथ | पूरा एपिसोड | People by WTF Ep. 16

    Elon Musk: एक अलग बातचीत Nikhil Kamath के साथ | पूरा एपिसोड | People by WTF Ep. 16
    Dec 8 2025

    Elon Musk × Nikhil Kamath — अब हिन्दी में।

    आपकी रिक्वेस्ट पर, हमने पूरा एपिसोड हिन्दी में डब किया है ताकि यह बातचीत और भी लोगों तक पहुंच सके।


    Timestamps :

    00:00 – Settling in

    02:08 – On X, text vs video, how people communicate

    06:45 – Collective consciousness

    09:54 – Meaning of life, Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy

    14:16 – Individuals vs collectives

    17:35 – What makes a company worth investing in

    20:00 – Work Elon is most excited about across Tesla, SpaceX and xAI

    23:35 – Starlink explained simply

    29:45 – UHI, and “Working will be optional”: what that means

    34:35 – Marshmallow test & delayed gratification

    36:13 – The letter X

    42:15 – Money, energy and the far future

    46:13 – AI, US debt & what productivity unlocks

    51:07 – Matrix, Simulation theory & probabilities

    56:30 – Morality, religion & GTA

    1:01:25 – Elon’s version of the simulation

    1:03:17 – Elon’s Kids, Family structure & Nature vs. Nurture

    1:12:33 – Should kids still go to college?

    1:14:52 – How to regulate AI

    1:20:08 – Language, history, and what remains timeless

    1:23:22 — Movies vs podcasts

    1:24:33 — Can AI understand human nuance?

    1:26:01 — Where would Elon invest?

    1:27:52 —David vs Goliath

    1:30:03 — Humour, Friendship & Politics

    1:37:00 — Politics, influence, and business

    1:38:53 — Global trade, tariffs, Free markets

    1:41:11 — The relationship between business and government

    1:43:21 — DOGE

    1:46:47 — Philanthropy

    1:47:39 — H1B & Immigration Laws

    1:51:17 — Advice for people building

    1:52:00 — Value creation and hard work

    1:53:26 — Closing thoughts & gratitude


    #NikhilKamath Entrepreneur & Investor


    Host of 'WTF is' & 'People By WTF' Podcast

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    #WTFiswithnikhilkamath #PeopleByWTF #WTFOnline
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    1 hr and 54 mins
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