John Carmack: Doom, Quake, VR, AGI, Programming, Video Games, and Rockets | Lex Fridman Podcast #309

we need a sequel to this one.

Disappointed that Carmack and "Elon" are on a first name basis. On a related note, Lex Fridman is so vapid.

Thank you for this, Lex. I often feel disillusioned when I've hit a wall on a project. Watching this or listening to it in the background is always motivational for me. <3

Small integer number of books, hahaha.

Please, Lex, make one more insightful talk with Mr. Carmack. He is such a legend!

Turbo pascal was so much slower than c

If only we can see him live coding.

people can't program long hours cause they're too emotional; if you're rational like John Carmack, you can program for 20 hours and not get tired cause your emotions aren't exhausting you; I heard many times how people take programming, business etc as "candy fun"; if it's candy fun for you, you're gonna get crazy in your head

john can't be serious that as an adult with daily responsibilities that one could sustain 100 hour work weeks. that's over 14 hours a day. leaving less than 10 hours to: have quality sleep, do errands, do exercise, eat meals, socialize, maintain family time and commitments, do financial tasks, etc I don't believe he literally would be doing 100 hours of pure work even if he thinks he could. its something teenagers with zero responsibilities and all aspects of life taken care of by parents could do. but it's not realistic.

lex fridman is ccp

I started using where more often than I should at work because of 5 hours listening to John.

Has there been a call to Linux Torvalds for a similar conversation?

This man’s intelligence is palpable, it’s crazy.

Great Talk!

I Hope someday you make a podcast with Gabe Newell

Smart man and a Pioneer, he's looking good and healthy for his age also!

John Carmack is awesome. I just think it is important to say that out loud.

Пиздец это охуенно! Спасибо Лекс!

Jackson Kevin Harris Brenda Garcia Thomas

John Romero Podcast please

John, "Supergenius Alien-In-Person-Suit, Time Traveling Space Wizard, Interdimensional Overgenius, Actual Rocket Scientist, Experimental Artificial Intelligence Gone Rogue, Benevolent Hyperintelligent Architect Of The Post-Singularity Simulation We All Live In, Sentient Galaxy-Brain Meme, Clearly Not A Net Negative On The Show, Juvenile Delinquent, Psychic Supersoldier Prototype, Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Practitioner, Energy-Based Fourth-Dimensional Being, Earth-Stranded Nihilanth, Part-Time Astrophysicist, Our Only Insurance Against An Overwhelming Alien Incursion, Death-Frightening Scion Capable Of Seeing Through The Illusionary World Before Our Eyes, Etherspawn Tech-Cipher, Perfected Human Analogue, Jace Hall Asphyxiator, Ageless Organism With A Real Name Unpronounceable By The Human Tongue, Engineering Elemental, Luddite Nemesis, Texas-Based Technocryptid, Resident Of The Binding In-Between Space That Holds Reality Together, Id Software Co-Founder, Keeper Of The Forbidden Code, Master Of The Anti-Life Equation, Programming Overlord, Nigh-Invulnerable Nexus-7 Prototype, Grotesque Macrocephalytic Psychic Soldier, Monolith Constructor, Metaverse Destroyer, Corporeal Being By Choice, Time-Displaced Neural-Net Processor, Whatever The Top Military Scientists In The 1960s Passed Off As Human Tissue, Host Organism For The Consciousness Of An Ageless Space Turtle, Person Who Could Easily Understand Explain And Probably Recreate F.E.A.R.'s A.I. In An Afternoon With A Pizza And A Two-Liter Of Diet Coke, Intangible Etherspawn, Former Metaverse Voice Of Reason, Anthropomorphized Essence Of Technological Innovation" Carmack.

I came here to leave this comment to remind myself of one of the best interviews on the internet.

You're a billionaire and you can't get your fkn teeth fixed. I don't understand this at all.

I’d love to hear Carmacks thoughts on development of anti cheat software.

lex has no business even being in the same room with this guy. Carmack is a vsionary and a genious while Lex resembles an albanian ice cream maker suited for his new job interview

this episode was underestimated

8 or 9 diet cokes a day

since this genius is at work on AGI, it is safe to say that we will achieve it within his lifetime

Lord Carmack🙏🙏🙏

It’s been 2 years Lex - time for another Carmack episode! 🎉

He talks a lot. Does he ever have a "Pause" key?

I think we mere mortals need a 5-hour John Carmack interview at least once a year.

This is 6 hours and I probably didn’t understand 85% of what he said but it’s really fascinating. Ive probably listened to it a dozen times as “background.”

This helps a lot

i grew up on mario and commander keen

Hey Lex, that was a great closing statement u can tell he appreciated it

I knew that Carmack have a reputation of practical, for this reason his projects always finish, this was confirmed which his vision of meaning of life. More practical imposible

Is a pity that in the edition of the video wasn’t a square with the video games that he was taking about

10k bet is laughable for Carmack. And probably the other guy as well. Like I am worth like 1% of Carmack and I bet anyone 50k that nobody will set their foot on mars by 2030. And also the man on the moon landings were fake.

I m surprise that Carmack didn’t cut one ear and severals fingers just to optimise him self

Lesson learnt: "Drink 8 or 9 diet cokes a day"