Tyler Cowen: Economic Growth & the Fight Against Conformity & Mediocrity | Lex Fridman Podcast #174

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OUTLINE:
0:00 – Introduction
1:50 – Economics
3:42 – Nuclear war
10:29 – The American dream
17:42 – Capitalism: pros and cons
24:16 – Is competition good for the world?
26:19 – Free market
27:24 – Anarchy
29:50 – Ayn Rand
34:31 – The case for big business
38:57 – Clubhouse
44:01 – Loneliness
46:14 – Eric Weinstein and economic growth
50:34 – Communism
53:25 – Putin
58:55 – China
1:03:48 – UBI
1:07:43 – Disagreement with Eric Weinstein
1:11:35 – Money, Bitcoin, and Ethereum
1:19:46 – WallStreetBets
1:23:42 – MIT
1:31:10 – UFO sightings
1:38:29 – Contemporary art is misunderstood
1:45:32 – Mexican food is the best in the world
1:50:22 – Jiro Dreams of Sushi
1:54:25 – Book recommendations
1:56:41 – Advice for young people
2:00:19 – Love
2:06:01 – Mortality
2:07:52 – Meaning of life

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