#360 – Tim Urban: Tribalism, Marxism, Liberalism, Social Justice, and Politics

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<p>Tim Urban is the author of the blog Wait But Why and a new book What&#8217;s Our Problem?: A Self-Help Book for Societies. Please support this podcast by checking out our sponsors:<br /> &#8211; <b>House of Macadamias</b>: <a href="https://houseofmacadamias.com/lex">https://houseofmacadamias.com/lex</a> and use code LEX to get 20% off your first order<br /> &#8211; <b>Indeed</b>: <a href="https://indeed.com/lex">https://indeed.com/lex</a> to get $75 credit<br /> &#8211; <b>Athletic Greens</b>: <a href="https://athleticgreens.com/lex">https://athleticgreens.com/lex</a> to get 1 month of fish oil</p> <p><b>EPISODE LINKS:</b><br /> Tim&#8217;s new book: <a href="https://waitbutwhy.com/whatsourproblem">https://waitbutwhy.com/whatsourproblem</a><br /> Tim&#8217;s Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/waitbutwhy">https://twitter.com/waitbutwhy</a><br /> Tim&#8217;s Website: <a href="https://waitbutwhy.com">https://waitbutwhy.com</a><br /> Tim&#8217;s Instagram: <a href="https://instagram.com/timurban">https://instagram.com/timurban</a><br /> Tim&#8217;s TED talk: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rk5C149J9C0">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rk5C149J9C0</a></p> <p><b>PODCAST INFO:</b><br /> Podcast website: <a href="https://lexfridman.com/podcast">https://lexfridman.com/podcast</a><br /> Apple Podcasts: <a href="https://apple.co/2lwqZIr">https://apple.co/2lwqZIr</a><br /> Spotify: <a href="https://spoti.fi/2nEwCF8">https://spoti.fi/2nEwCF8</a><br /> RSS: <a href="https://lexfridman.com/feed/podcast/">https://lexfridman.com/feed/podcast/</a><br /> YouTube Full Episodes: <a href="https://youtube.com/lexfridman">https://youtube.com/lexfridman</a><br /> YouTube Clips: <a href="https://youtube.com/lexclips">https://youtube.com/lexclips</a></p> <p><b>SUPPORT &#38; CONNECT:</b><br /> &#8211; Check out the sponsors above, it&#8217;s the best way to support this podcast<br /> &#8211; Support on Patreon: <a href="https://www.patreon.com/lexfridman">https://www.patreon.com/lexfridman</a><br /> &#8211; Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/lexfridman">https://twitter.com/lexfridman</a><br /> &#8211; Instagram: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/lexfridman">https://www.instagram.com/lexfridman</a><br /> &#8211; LinkedIn: <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/lexfridman">https://www.linkedin.com/in/lexfridman</a><br /> &#8211; Facebook: <a href="https://www.facebook.com/lexfridman">https://www.facebook.com/lexfridman</a><br /> &#8211; Medium: <a href="https://medium.com/@lexfridman">https://medium.com/@lexfridman</a></p> <p><b>OUTLINE:</b><br /> Here&#8217;s the timestamps for the episode. On some podcast players you should be able to click the timestamp to jump to that time.<br /> (00:00) &#8211; Introduction<br /> (05:48) &#8211; Human history<br /> (21:47) &#8211; Greatest people in history<br /> (29:35) &#8211; Social media<br /> (36:17) &#8211; Good times and bad times<br /> (47:48) &#8211; Wisdom vs stupidity<br /> (49:55) &#8211; Utopia<br /> (1:04:05) &#8211; Conspiracy theories<br /> (1:17:16) &#8211; Arguing on the Internet<br /> (1:37:16) &#8211; Political division<br /> (1:47:10) &#8211; Power games<br /> (1:55:09) &#8211; Donald Trump and Republican Party<br /> (2:12:17) &#8211; Social justice<br /> (2:34:59) &#8211; Censorship gap<br /> (2:42:30) &#8211; Free speech<br /> (2:46:33) &#8211; Thinking and universities<br /> (2:54:56) &#8211; Liv Boeree joins conversation<br /> (3:07:15) &#8211; Hopes for the future</p>