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

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<p>Michael Malice is an anarchist. Yaron Brook is an objectivist. Both are podcasters and authors. Please support this podcast by checking out our sponsors:<br /> &#8211; <b>Ground News</b>: <a href="https://ground.news/lex">https://ground.news/lex</a><br /> &#8211; <b>Public Goods</b>: <a href="https://publicgoods.com/lex">https://publicgoods.com/lex</a> and use code LEX to get $15 off<br /> &#8211; <b>Athletic Greens</b>: <a href="https://athleticgreens.com/lex">https://athleticgreens.com/lex</a> and use code LEX to get 1 month of fish oil<br /> &#8211; <b>Brave</b>: <a href="https://brave.com/lex">https://brave.com/lex</a><br /> &#8211; <b>Four Sigmatic</b>: <a href="https://foursigmatic.com/lex">https://foursigmatic.com/lex</a> and use code LexPod to get up to 60% off</p> <p><b>EPISODE LINKS:</b><br /> Michael&#8217;s Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/michaelmalice">https://twitter.com/michaelmalice</a><br /> Michael&#8217;s Community: <a href="https://malice.locals.com/">https://malice.locals.com/</a><br /> Michael&#8217;s YouTube: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5tj5QCpJKIl-KIa4Gib5Xw">https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5tj5QCpJKIl-KIa4Gib5Xw</a><br /> Michael&#8217;s Website: <a href="http://michaelmalice.com/about/">http://michaelmalice.com/about/</a><br /> Yaron&#8217;s Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/yaronbrook">https://twitter.com/yaronbrook</a><br /> Yaron&#8217;s YouTube: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/user/ybrook">https://www.youtube.com/user/ybrook</a><br /> Yaron&#8217;s Website: <a href="https://yaronbrookshow.com/">https://yaronbrookshow.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 /> (09:43) &#8211; Desert island thought experiment<br /> (15:00) &#8211; Communism<br /> (18:30) &#8211; Immanuel Kant<br /> (19:39) &#8211; Donald Hoffman<br /> (30:10) &#8211; DMT elves<br /> (38:52) &#8211; Humility<br /> (55:45) &#8211; Jordan Peterson and religion<br /> (1:05:23) &#8211; Ben Shapiro: facts don&#8217;t care about your feelings<br /> (1:19:23) &#8211; Why Ayn Rand is controversial<br /> (1:41:01) &#8211; Selfishness<br /> (1:44:43) &#8211; Communism and fascism<br /> (2:11:42) &#8211; Authoritarianism<br /> (2:20:02) &#8211; Bitcoin<br /> (2:46:13) &#8211; Anarchy debate<br /> (3:44:08) &#8211; Dangers of communism<br /> (3:49:47) &#8211; Favorite character in Ayn Rand s Atlas Shrugged<br /> (3:58:25) &#8211; Advice for young people<br /> (4:15:24) &#8211; Does love require sacrifice?<br /> (4:23:12) &#8211; Back to the island</p>