Lex Fridman Podcast
#178 – Michael Malice and Yaron Brook: Ayn Rand, Human Nature, and Anarchy
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() – Introduction
() – Desert island thought experiment
() – Communism
() – Immanuel Kant
() – Donald Hoffman
() – DMT elves
() – Humility
() – Jordan Peterson and religion
() – Ben Shapiro: facts don’t care about your feelings
() – Why Ayn Rand is controversial
() – Selfishness
() – Communism and fascism
() – Authoritarianism
() – Bitcoin
() – Anarchy debate
() – Dangers of communism
() – Favorite character in Ayn Rand s Atlas Shrugged
() – Advice for young people
() – Does love require sacrifice?
() – Back to the island
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