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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