Episode
200 - The Preparation: University-Replacement for Men
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- Escape the Technocracy
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- Sep 10, 2025
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- 4311
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Summary
Gabriel Custodiet speaks with Matt Smith about his recent book: The Preparation. The book and the conversation cover what young men can do instead of joining a university or getting straight into the work force. In other words, how to make the first step to become a "Renaissance Man." GUEST → https://www.amazon.com/Preparation-Become-Competent-Confident-Dangerous/dp/B0FLRKZCKL (The Book) → https://www.thepreparation.com/ (The Substack for the book) → https://www.maximsmith.com/ (The Substack of the son, Maxim) → https://www.crisisinvesting.com/ (The Substack of the guest, Matt Smith) → https://twitter.com/mattpheus (Matt Smith) → https://www.youtube.com/@DougCaseysTake MY PREMIUM NEWSLETTER → http://watchmanstorch.com → Join my exclusive privacy community MY PRIVACY TUTORIALS → https://escapethetechnocracy.com/ (including consulting) → https://watchmanprivacy.com (Gabriel's personal site) → https://twitter.com/watchmanprivacy SUPPORT INDEPENDENT GONZO TECHNO-ADVENTURE JOURNALISM → No sponsors. No ads. Just truth. → https://watchmanprivacy.com/donate.html TIMELINE 00:00 – Introduction 2:30 – Reasons not to go to university 11:20 – Cultural attachment 17:25 – Doing vs Having 22:40 – What Maxim has done in the last 12 months 29:30 – How is this self-directed education structured? 47:00 – How to create a council and find a patron as a young man 1:03:45 – How is Uruguay? 1:08:15 – Final Thoughts Music by Karl Casey @ White Bat Audio