#178 – Michael Malice and Yaron Brook: Ayn Rand, Human Nature, and Anarchy

Michael Malice is an anarchist. Yaron Brook is an objectivist. Both are podcasters and authors. Please support this podcast by checking out our sponsors:
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Michael's Twitter: https://twitter.com/michaelmalice
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Michael's YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5tj5QCpJKIl-KIa4Gib5Xw
Michael's Website: http://michaelmalice.com/about/
Yaron's Twitter: https://twitter.com/yaronbrook
Yaron's YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/ybrook
Yaron's Website: https://yaronbrookshow.com/

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SUPPORT & CONNECT:
- Check out the sponsors above, it's the best way to support this podcast
- Support on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/lexfridman
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OUTLINE:
Here's the timestamps for the episode. On some podcast players you should be able to click the timestamp to jump to that time.
(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

Michael Malice is an anarchist. Yaron Brook is an objectivist. Both are podcasters and authors. Please support this podcast by checking out our sponsors:

– Ground News: https://ground.news/lex

– Public Goods: https://publicgoods.com/lex and use code LEX to get $15 off

– Athletic Greens: https://athleticgreens.com/lex and use code LEX to get 1 month of fish oil

– Brave: https://brave.com/lex

– Four Sigmatic: https://foursigmatic.com/lex and use code LexPod to get up to 60% off

EPISODE LINKS:

Michael’s Twitter: https://twitter.com/michaelmalice

Michael’s Community: https://malice.locals.com/

Michael’s YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5tj5QCpJKIl-KIa4Gib5Xw

Michael’s Website: http://michaelmalice.com/about/

Yaron’s Twitter: https://twitter.com/yaronbrook

Yaron’s YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/ybrook

Yaron’s Website: https://yaronbrookshow.com/

PODCAST INFO:

Podcast website: https://lexfridman.com/podcast

Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/2lwqZIr

Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2nEwCF8

RSS: https://lexfridman.com/feed/podcast/

YouTube Full Episodes: https://youtube.com/lexfridman

YouTube Clips: https://youtube.com/lexclips

SUPPORT & CONNECT:

– Check out the sponsors above, it’s the best way to support this podcast

– Support on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/lexfridman

– Twitter: https://twitter.com/lexfridman

– Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lexfridman

– LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lexfridman

– Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/lexfridman

– Medium: https://medium.com/@lexfridman

OUTLINE:

Here’s the timestamps for the episode. On some podcast players you should be able to click the timestamp to jump to that time.

(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