Although this interview does not completely relate to my topic, it discusses certain concepts that are relevant to the discounted cash flow model, which is the topic of my final project. However, the most important concept discussed in this interview is that of time, and more concretely, how the presence of time impacts humans' concern about the future. In further detail, Firestein and Goodman elaborate on the question of whether or not the introduction of time via clocks induced humans to worry more about the future. Although they leave this question unanswered, this made me think of how fundamental time is to the discounted cash flow model. To elaborate, time is central in the DCF model, as put simply, it attempts to estimate an asset's current market value by equating it to the present value of its future cash flows. Indeed, by discounting these future cash flows, we're highlighting the importance of the time value of money - the importance of time itself. In other words, the DCF model underscores the sensitivity of the present value of future cash flows in relation to time, and thus, underscores the importance of time to investors. Truly, there are other valuation methods that involve time, such as the Dividend Discount model, but given the number of inputs that consider the time value of money in the DCF, I would propose the DCF the exemplar model that represents investors' sensitivity to time.
Link to relevant article: https://www.investopedia.com/terms/d/dcf.asp