If you could have any dinner guests you choose, who would they be?
Rules: Guests are not required to share all things, but they will give honest answers that they would not tell the general public. e.g., a former president might be a good idea but only if they are willing to answer openly. However, they are not required to give answers to all things like conspiracy theories.
I am going to give alive and dead separately
Alive:
- Dirk Nowitzki. boring answer, but he was my sports hero for a long time and I'd love to throw some back with him.
- Ben Bernanke. Despite what people might think about his tenure as chairman of the fed, it would be fascinating to get his perspective on influence from politicians, pushback from other economists, so on and so forth. Also fascinating that he had to put his money where his mouth is. Most economists never see their theories play out on a large scale.
- Dave Chappelle. He would make for some great laughs and I think it would be interesting to get his perspective on certain things like race
Bonus: Ricky Gervais. Couldn't decide between him or Dave Chappelle.
Dead:
- George Carlin. Same reason for Dave Chappelle, but I would also love to show him the various social media and let him speak his mind. Also, he is one of the few people who agrees with me that wearing headphones in public is trash.
- Milton Friedman.
- JM Keynes
Friedman and Keynes come as a pair. I'd love to be a fly on the wall for their conversation.
Bonus: one of the big religious figures, Jesus, Mohammed, Buddha, but I couldnt decide which one so I left them off. Honestly, would be fascinating to get Pontius Pilate's (or just some citizen of the time) side of things.
Alive Guests
Deceased Guests