#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’s Our Problem?: A Self-Help Book for Societies. Please support this podcast by checking out our sponsors:<br />
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Tim’s TED talk: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rk5C149J9C0">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rk5C149J9C0</a></p>
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<p><b>OUTLINE:</b><br />
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(00:00) – Introduction<br />
(05:48) – Human history<br />
(21:47) – Greatest people in history<br />
(29:35) – Social media<br />
(36:17) – Good times and bad times<br />
(47:48) – Wisdom vs stupidity<br />
(49:55) – Utopia<br />
(1:04:05) – Conspiracy theories<br />
(1:17:16) – Arguing on the Internet<br />
(1:37:16) – Political division<br />
(1:47:10) – Power games<br />
(1:55:09) – Donald Trump and Republican Party<br />
(2:12:17) – Social justice<br />
(2:34:59) – Censorship gap<br />
(2:42:30) – Free speech<br />
(2:46:33) – Thinking and universities<br />
(2:54:56) – Liv Boeree joins conversation<br />
(3:07:15) – Hopes for the future</p>