Topic: Mark Steves

The host reflects on the interview, expressing a desire to have spent more time on the obscure historical figures in Pontiac's book rather than the debate over "invisible masters." He defends Manly P. Hall as a teacher of self-discipline rather than a malevolent "hoarder of knowledge." Further details are shared from "New English Canaan" regarding the health of indigenous tribes and the high market value of rare original copies of Morton's suppressed work.

Silicon Valley leaders like Steve Jobs and Bill Gates famously restricted their own children's use of the technology they created for the public. While Mark Zuckerberg once claimed privacy was no longer a social value, he subsequently purchased all estates adjacent to his home and a private island to ensure his own seclusion. Privacy is presented as a defense against psychological exploitation and state control.