#174 – Tyler Cowen: Economic Growth and the Fight Against Conformity and Mediocrity
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<p><b>OUTLINE:</b><br />
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(00:00) – Introduction<br />
(07:24) – Economics<br />
(09:16) – Nuclear war<br />
(16:03) – The American dream<br />
(23:16) – Capitalism: pros and cons<br />
(29:50) – Is competition good for the world?<br />
(31:53) – Free market<br />
(32:57) – Anarchy<br />
(35:23) – Ayn Rand<br />
(40:04) – The case for big business<br />
(44:31) – Clubhouse<br />
(49:35) – Loneliness<br />
(51:47) – Eric Weinstein and economic growth<br />
(56:08) – Communism<br />
(58:58) – Putin<br />
(1:04:29) – China<br />
(1:09:21) – UBI<br />
(1:13:17) – Disagreement with Eric Weinstein<br />
(1:17:09) – Money, Bitcoin, and Ethereum<br />
(1:25:20) – WallStreetBets<br />
(1:29:16) – MIT<br />
(1:36:44) – UFO sightings<br />
(1:44:03) – Contemporary art is misunderstood<br />
(1:51:06) – Mexican food is the best in the world<br />
(1:55:56) – Jiro Dreams of Sushi<br />
(1:59:59) – Book recommendations<br />
(2:02:15) – Advice for young people<br />
(2:05:53) – Love<br />
(2:11:35) – Mortality<br />
(2:13:25) – Meaning of life</p>