#178 – Michael Malice and Yaron Brook: Ayn Rand, Human Nature, and Anarchy
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(00:00 ) – Introduction
(09:43 ) – Desert island thought experiment
(15:00 ) – Communism
(18:30 ) – Immanuel Kant
(19:39 ) – Donald Hoffman
(30:10 ) – DMT elves
(38:52 ) – Humility
(55:45 ) – Jordan Peterson and religion
(1:05:23 ) – Ben Shapiro: facts don’t care about your feelings
(1:19:23 ) – Why Ayn Rand is controversial
(1:41:01 ) – Selfishness
(1:44:43 ) – Communism and fascism
(2:11:42 ) – Authoritarianism
(2:20:02 ) – Bitcoin
(2:46:13 ) – Anarchy debate
(3:44:08 ) – Dangers of communism
(3:49:47 ) – Favorite character in Ayn Rand s Atlas Shrugged
(3:58:25 ) – Advice for young people
(4:15:24 ) – Does love require sacrifice?
(4:23:12 ) – Back to the island
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