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Living Objectivism Episode #133: Why socialism? - A non-conceptual culture

Why do so many people forgo thinking and allow themselves to be influenced by numerous news and media outlets?  In this episode of Living Objectivism, Yaron weighs in on the value of thinking and why its not easy for even the smartest people to truly think beyond their comfort zone.  

Service: Spreaker
Publshed on: Dec 04, 2017
Duration: 01:44:34
Channels
The Yaron Brook Show


Segments
millenials and socialism
00:10 to 11:20
11.2 minutes
comprehending true capitalism
11:21 to 23:03
11.7 minutes
commercial break
23:04 to 23:39
35 seconds
Q: Aren’t some millenials more open to radical ideas than others?
23:40 to 27:14
3.6 minutes
education, epistemology, and growing support for socialism
27:15 to 42:27
15.2 minutes
the anti-conceptual mentality
42:28 to 44:51
2.4 minutes
commercial Break
44:52 to 45:48
56 seconds
Q: How does causality influence Free Will contra Rand and Sam Harris?
45:49 to 58:09
12.3 minutes
Q: How does one deal with the disappointment when one’s acquaintances/friends don’t accept/understand Objectivism?
58:10 to 01:07:14
9.1 minutes
Commercial break
01:07:15 to 01:08:24
1.2 minutes
Atlas Project and Objectivists
01:08:25 to 01:11:18
2.9 minutes
Q: What are some good strategies to raise rational children?
01:11:19 to 01:17:09
5.8 minutes
the perceptual and materialistic mentality vs. the conceptual mentality
01:17:10 to 01:25:07
8.0 minutes
Commercial Break
01:25:08 to 01:26:03
55 seconds
Q: What about bitcoin?
01:26:04 to 01:37:29
11.4 minutes
Q: Won’t blockchain, cryptocurrency, and AI enable us to bypass government?
01:37:30 to N/A
7.1 minutes