#172 – Ryan Schiller: Librex and the Free Exchange of Ideas on College Campuses

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<p>Ryan Schiller is the creator of Librex, an anonymous discussion feed for college communities. Please support this podcast by checking out our sponsors:<br /> &#8211; <b>Allform</b>: <a href="https://allform.com/lex">https://allform.com/lex</a> to get 20% off<br /> &#8211; <b>Magic Spoon</b>: <a href="https://magicspoon.com/lex">https://magicspoon.com/lex</a> and use code LEX to get $5 off<br /> &#8211; <b>BetterHelp</b>: <a href="https://betterhelp.com/lex">https://betterhelp.com/lex</a> to get 10% off<br /> &#8211; <b>Brave</b>: <a href="https://brave.com/lex">https://brave.com/lex</a></p> <p><b>EPISODE LINKS:</b><br /> Librex App: <a href="https://librexapp.com/">https://librexapp.com/</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 /> (07:06) &#8211; Librex<br /> (08:59) &#8211; Deep Fakes<br /> (13:06) &#8211; Silencing of ideas<br /> (24:01) &#8211; Building Librex<br /> (33:47) &#8211; How Librex took over Dartmouth<br /> (42:13) &#8211; Anonymity<br /> (45:04) &#8211; Private vs public life<br /> (54:32) &#8211; Building a sense of community<br /> (59:14) &#8211; Refusing to sell user data<br /> (1:06:05) &#8211; Moderation<br /> (1:12:54) &#8211; Freedom of speech<br /> (1:23:45) &#8211; Scaling<br /> (1:28:02) &#8211; Yik Yak<br /> (1:35:22) &#8211; AWS and Parler<br /> (1:40:25) &#8211; Safe spaces<br /> (1:43:22) &#8211; Jeffrey Epstein<br /> (1:52:50) &#8211; Chess and poker<br /> (2:03:29) &#8211; Advice for young people<br /> (2:14:21) &#8211; Book recommendations<br /> (2:20:16) &#8211; Mortality</p>