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Yaron Brook: Ayn Rand and the Philosophy of Objectivism | Lex Fridman Podcast #138

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Yaron Brook is a objectivist philosopher, podcaster, and author. Please support this podcast by checking out our sponsors: - Blinkist: https://blinkist.com/lex and use code LEX to get 25% off premium - ExpressVPN: https://expressvpn.com/lexpod and use code LexPod to get 3 months free - Cash App: https://cash.app/ and use code LexPodcast to get $10 EPISODE LINKS: Yaron's Twitter: https://twitter.com/yaronbrook Yaron Brook Show (YouTube): https://www.youtube.com/user/ybrook Free Market Revolution (book): https://amzn.to/32H0oLb Equal is Unfair (book): https://amzn.to/32K3NsC PODCAST INFO: Podcast website: https://lexfridman.com/podcast Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/2lwqZIr Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2nEwCF8 RSS: https://lexfridman.com/feed/podcast/ Full episodes playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLrAXtmErZgOdP_8GztsuKi9nrraNbKKp4 Clips playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLrAXtmErZgOeciFP3CBCIEElOJeitOr41 OUTLINE: 0:00 - Introduction 2:39 - Principles of a life well lived 10:46 - Free will 17:01 - Nature of reality 25:39 - Ayn Rand 57:22 - Objectivism 1:22:40 - Godel Incompleteness Theorem 1:27:47 - Capitalism 1:57:33 - Virtue of selfishness 2:07:37 - Win-win 2:13:42 - Anarchy 2:32:35 - Tribalism and division 2:36:53 - Objectivism and Jordan Peterson on personal responsibility CONNECT: - Subscribe to this YouTube channel - Twitter: https://twitter.com/lexfridman - LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lexfridman - Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/LexFridmanPage - Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lexfridman - Medium: https://medium.com/@lexfridman - Support on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/lexfridman

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and philosophical works from Nietzsche, Heidegger, Kant, Locke, Foucault, Wittgenstein and, of course,', 'start': 73.579, 'duration': 9.843}, {'end': 86.803, 'text': 'all the great existentialists, from Kierkegaard to Camus.', 'start': 83.422, 'duration': 3.381}, {'end': 96.834, 'text': 'I always had an open mind, curious to learn and explore the ideas of thinkers throughout history, no matter how mundane or radical,', 'start': 87.783, 'duration': 9.051}], 'summary': 'The speaker read atlas, shrugged and the fountainhead along with other literary and philosophical works from various thinkers during college.', 'duration': 29.436, 'max_score': 67.398, 'thumbnail': 'https://coursnap.oss-ap-southeast-1.aliyuncs.com/video-capture/SOr1YYRljV8/pics/SOr1YYRljV867398.jpg'}, {'end': 158.041, 'src': 'embed', 'start': 132.819, 'weight': 1, 'content': [{'end': 142.362, 'text': 'pulling at the thread of curiosity, sometimes saying stupid things, but always striving to understand how we can better 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existential kind of what happened.', 'start': 2034.236, 'duration': 6.345}, {'end': 2049.369, 'text': 'but really delving into the intellectual currents that led to the rise of Hitler.', 'start': 2043.021, 'duration': 6.348}, {'end': 2050.952, 'text': 'I highly recommend that.', 'start': 2049.71, 'duration': 1.242}, {'end': 2057.26, 'text': "Basically, suggesting how it might rise in other- That's the ominous parallel.", 'start': 2051.973, 'duration': 5.287}, {'end': 2059.822, 'text': 'The parallel he draws is to the United States.', 'start': 2057.28, 'duration': 2.542}, {'end': 2063.746, 'text': 'And he says those same intellectual forces are rising in the United States.', 'start': 2060.484, 'duration': 3.262}, {'end': 2069.489, 'text': 'And this is this was published, I think, in published in 81, 82 was published in 82.', 'start': 2063.786, 'duration': 5.703}], 'summary': "The book 'the ominous parallels' by leonard peikoff delves into the philosophical causes of hitler's rise, 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Witnessed the Russian Revolution, lived through life under the Soviet regime.", "Ayn Rand's determination and resilience are exemplified by her journey to Hollywood and her pursuit of a career as a scriptwriter, overcoming language barriers and societal challenges. Immigrated to the United States, pursued career as a scriptwriter, wrote successful play and first novel 'We the Living'.", "The significance of Ayn Rand's first novel 'We the Living', depicting life under communism, and its initial lack of success within the intellectual community, providing insight into the societal and political climate during that period. 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The book's initial struggle and eventual success, with 12 rejections before becoming a bestseller, illustrates its enduring popularity and impact.", "The Fountainhead's appeal rooted in its portrayal of individualism vs. collectivism, reflecting a conflict relevant in American society, particularly appealing to young people and addressing the struggle between societal expectations and individual desires. The book's exploration of individualism vs. collectivism resonates with readers, particularly young people, addressing the conflict between societal expectations and individual desires.", "Ayn Rand's The Fountainhead and Atlas Shrugged continue to be influential, with posthumous sales surpassing those during her lifetime, and Atlas Shrugged being cited as the second most influential book on CEOs in a survey. The enduring influence of Ayn Rand's works, including The Fountainhead and Atlas Shrugged, is demonstrated by posthumous sales and the book's recognition as the second most influential on CEOs, highlighting its lasting impact on literature and philosophy."]}], 'duration': 1149.175, 'thumbnail': 'https://coursnap.oss-ap-southeast-1.aliyuncs.com/video-capture/SOr1YYRljV8/pics/SOr1YYRljV81487838.jpg', 'highlights': ["Ayn Rand's struggle to publish The Fountainhead, with 12 rejections before finding a publisher, who initially released only a few copies, yet the book became a bestseller through word of mouth, leading to increased publication.", "Ayn Rand's The Fountainhead and Atlas Shrugged continue to be influential, with posthumous sales surpassing those during her lifetime, and Atlas Shrugged being cited as the second most influential book on CEOs in a survey.", "The significance of Ayn Rand's first novel 'We the Living', depicting life under communism, and its initial lack of success within the intellectual community, providing insight into the societal and political climate during that period.", "Ayn Rand's firsthand experience of the Russian Revolution and life under communism in St. Petersburg influenced her decision to leave the Soviet Union, highlighting the impact of historical events on personal choices.", "Ayn Rand's life story integrated her roles as a human being, novelist, and philosopher, with a focus on her early determination to become a writer from the age of nine."]}, {'end': 3429.881, 'segs': [{'end': 2888.826, 'src': 'embed', 'start': 2859.914, 'weight': 3, 'content': [{'end': 2865.817, 'text': 'where people decide that this is a set of ideas that are acceptable and these sets of ideas are not.', 'start': 2859.914, 'duration': 5.903}, {'end': 2876.921, 'text': 'And they dismissed Ayn Rand without giving me any justification of why they dismissed her, except, oh,', 'start': 2866.357, 'duration': 10.564}, {'end': 2881.383, 'text': "that's something you're into when you're 19 or 20..", 'start': 2876.921, 'duration': 4.462}, {'end': 2883.464, 'text': "That's same thing people say about Nietzsche.", 'start': 2881.383, 'duration': 2.081}, {'end': 2888.826, 'text': "Well, that's just something you do when you're in college and you take an intro to philosophy course.", 'start': 2883.504, 'duration': 5.322}], 'summary': 'People dismiss ayn rand without justification, comparing it to studying nietzsche in college.', 'duration': 28.912, 'max_score': 2859.914, 'thumbnail': 'https://coursnap.oss-ap-southeast-1.aliyuncs.com/video-capture/SOr1YYRljV8/pics/SOr1YYRljV82859914.jpg'}, {'end': 3163.053, 'src': 'embed', 'start': 3130.444, 'weight': 0, 'content': [{'end': 3136.908, 'text': "Or whether it's because a mother pesters us to get married and have kids and do all the things that she wanted us to do.", 'start': 3130.444, 'duration': 6.464}, {'end': 3139.29, 'text': 'We give up on those ideals.', 'start': 3138.049, 'duration': 1.241}, {'end': 3146.022, 'text': "And there's a sense in which Ayn Rand reminds them that they gave up.", 'start': 3140.439, 'duration': 5.583}, {'end': 3148.604, 'text': "That's so beautifully put and so true.", 'start': 3146.203, 'duration': 2.401}, {'end': 3157.63, 'text': "It's worth pausing on, this dismissal.", 'start': 3150.085, 'duration': 7.545}, {'end': 3161.572, 'text': 'People forget the beauty of that curiosity.', 'start': 3158.61, 'duration': 2.962}, {'end': 3163.053, 'text': "That's true in the scientific field too.", 'start': 3161.592, 'duration': 1.461}], 'summary': 'Ayn rand reminds people of the beauty of curiosity and the ideals they gave up.', 'duration': 32.609, 'max_score': 3130.444, 'thumbnail': 'https://coursnap.oss-ap-southeast-1.aliyuncs.com/video-capture/SOr1YYRljV8/pics/SOr1YYRljV83130444.jpg'}], 'start': 2637.754, 'title': "Ayn rand's books and philosophy", 'summary': "Discusses the recommended reading order of ayn rand's books, 'the fountainhead' and 'atlas shrugged', and explores the cultural opposition to ayn rand's philosophy, including the impact on various fields such as academia and artificial intelligence.", 'chapters': [{'end': 2761.373, 'start': 2637.754, 'title': "Reading ayn rand's books", 'summary': "Discusses the recommended reading order of ayn rand's books, 'the fountainhead' and 'atlas shrugged', based on personal vs. world impact and suggests entering with an open mind for life-altering potential.", 'duration': 123.619, 'highlights': ["The recommended reading order of Ayn Rand's books is based on personal vs. world impact, with 'The Fountainhead' as a more personal story and 'Atlas Shrugged' focusing on the world's functioning and impact.", "The suggestion to read both 'The Fountainhead' and 'Atlas Shrugged' is emphasized as they are considered life-altering for many, and readers are advised to approach the books with an open mind and let them shape their thoughts.", "The chapter highlights the importance of experiencing a strong response to Ayn Rand's books and encourages readers to be willing to integrate and think through the philosophy presented in the books."]}, {'end': 3429.881, 'start': 2761.713, 'title': "Ayn rand's philosophy and cultural opposition", 'summary': "Explores the cultural opposition to ayn rand's philosophy, discussing oliver stone's admiration for the fountainhead, the challenges posed by rand's ideas, and the impact of dismissing youthful curiosity and passion on various fields such as academia and artificial intelligence.", 'duration': 668.168, 'highlights': ["Ayn Rand's philosophy poses a significant challenge to conventional beliefs, challenging everything from religion to politics, and prompting people to rethink their ideals and confront their lost youthful idealism. Ayn Rand's philosophy challenges conventional beliefs, from religion to politics, prompting individuals to rethink their ideals and confront their lost youthful idealism.", "Oliver Stone's admiration for The Fountainhead, despite his Marxist inclinations, demonstrates the enduring appeal of the story's themes, while also highlighting the contrast between individualism and communal values. Oliver Stone's admiration for The Fountainhead, despite his Marxist inclinations, highlights the enduring appeal of the story's themes and the contrast between individualism and communal values.", 'The impact of dismissing youthful curiosity and passion is discussed, with implications for fields such as academia and artificial intelligence, where enthusiasm and curiosity are often stifled by the focus on minutiae and incremental research. The impact of dismissing youthful curiosity and passion is discussed, with implications for fields such as academia and artificial intelligence, where enthusiasm and curiosity are often stifled by the focus on minutiae and incremental research.']}], 'duration': 792.127, 'thumbnail': 'https://coursnap.oss-ap-southeast-1.aliyuncs.com/video-capture/SOr1YYRljV8/pics/SOr1YYRljV82637754.jpg', 'highlights': ["The suggestion to read both 'The Fountainhead' and 'Atlas Shrugged' is emphasized as they are considered life-altering for many, and readers are advised to approach the books with an open mind and let them shape their thoughts.", "The recommended reading order of Ayn Rand's books is based on personal vs. world impact, with 'The Fountainhead' as a more personal story and 'Atlas Shrugged' focusing on the world's functioning and impact.", "Ayn Rand's philosophy poses a significant challenge to conventional beliefs, challenging everything from religion to politics, and prompting people to rethink their ideals and confront their lost youthful idealism.", 'The impact of dismissing youthful curiosity and passion is discussed, with implications for fields such as academia and artificial intelligence, where enthusiasm and curiosity are often stifled by the focus on minutiae and incremental research.', "Oliver Stone's admiration for The Fountainhead, despite his Marxist inclinations, highlights the enduring appeal of the story's themes and the contrast between individualism and communal values."]}, {'end': 4228.242, 'segs': [{'end': 3554.163, 'src': 'embed', 'start': 3529.359, 'weight': 1, 'content': [{'end': 3535.362, 'text': "She's going to have to discover these ideas for herself because they're not fully articulated anywhere else.", 'start': 3529.359, 'duration': 6.003}, {'end': 3541.944, 'text': "There are glimpses again of it in Aristotle, in Nietzsche, but they're not fully fleshed out.", 'start': 3535.862, 'duration': 6.082}, {'end': 3547.187, 'text': 'So to a large extent, she develops a philosophy for a very practical purpose.', 'start': 3542.165, 'duration': 5.022}, {'end': 3554.163, 'text': 'to write a novel about the ideal man, and Alice Shrugged is the manifestation of that.', 'start': 3548.278, 'duration': 5.885}], 'summary': "Ayn rand develops a philosophy for practical purposes, evident in 'atlas shrugged.'", 'duration': 24.804, 'max_score': 3529.359, 'thumbnail': 'https://coursnap.oss-ap-southeast-1.aliyuncs.com/video-capture/SOr1YYRljV8/pics/SOr1YYRljV83529359.jpg'}, {'end': 3946.808, 'src': 'embed', 'start': 3915.553, 'weight': 0, 'content': [{'end': 3916.935, 'text': 'I think I read that before Fountainhead.', 'start': 3915.553, 'duration': 1.382}, {'end': 3921.751, 'text': 'That was one of the early introductions, at least of an American woman.', 'start': 3918.248, 'duration': 3.503}, {'end': 3926.675, 'text': 'I had examples in my own life of Russian women, but of a badass lady.', 'start': 3921.771, 'duration': 4.904}, {'end': 3929.737, 'text': 'I love engineering.', 'start': 3927.755, 'duration': 1.982}, {'end': 3934.36, 'text': "I love that she could, here's a lady that's running the show.", 'start': 3930.297, 'duration': 4.063}, {'end': 3937.603, 'text': 'So that, at least to me, was an example of a really strong woman.', 'start': 3934.38, 'duration': 3.223}, {'end': 3938.944, 'text': 'But objectivism.', 'start': 3937.963, 'duration': 0.981}, {'end': 3942.006, 'text': 'Objectivism And so she developed it for a novel.', 'start': 3939.004, 'duration': 3.002}, {'end': 3946.808, 'text': 'She spent the latter part of her life after the publication of Atlas Shrugged really articulating her philosophy.', 'start': 3942.046, 'duration': 4.762}], 'summary': "A strong american woman influenced by ayn rand's philosophy developed objectivism.", 'duration': 31.255, 'max_score': 3915.553, 'thumbnail': 'https://coursnap.oss-ap-southeast-1.aliyuncs.com/video-capture/SOr1YYRljV8/pics/SOr1YYRljV83915553.jpg'}], 'start': 3431.002, 'title': "Ayn rand's objectivism", 'summary': "Explores ayn rand's journey in developing her philosophy of objectivism, her portrayal of the ideal man in 'atlas shrugged', her views on gender, and the emphasis on reason, individualism, and pursuit of happiness.", 'chapters': [{'end': 3554.163, 'start': 3431.002, 'title': "Ayn rand's philosophy and writing", 'summary': "Discusses ayn rand's journey in developing her philosophy of objectivism to portray the ideal man in her writing, particularly through the novel 'atlas shrugged'.", 'duration': 123.161, 'highlights': ["Ayn Rand's pursuit of developing her philosophy of objectivism was driven by her desire to portray the ideal man in her writing, particularly evident in the novel 'Atlas Shrugged'.", 'Her disillusionment with existing philosophical views of the ideal man led her to develop her own philosophy, emphasizing her practical purpose in creating a novel about the ideal man.', "Ayn Rand's attraction to Nietzsche's vision of grandeur for man influenced her philosophical journey, despite recognizing flaws and contradictions in his philosophy.", 'Her integration of literature and her life into the philosophy of objectivism showcases her multifaceted approach in developing her ideas.', "Her focus on integrating her philosophy with her writing reflects a practical and purpose-driven approach in her creation of 'Atlas Shrugged' as the manifestation of her philosophy."]}, {'end': 4228.242, 'start': 3554.663, 'title': "Ayn rand's views on gender and objectivism", 'summary': "Discusses ayn rand's views on gender, specifically her preference for using 'man' and 'he' over 'human' and 'he/she' and her portrayal of strong, assertive, sexually open female characters in her novels. it also delves into her philosophy of objectivism, which emphasizes the importance of reason, individualism, and the pursuit of one's own happiness.", 'duration': 673.579, 'highlights': ["Ayn Rand's preference for using 'man' and 'he' over 'human' and 'he/she' in her work reflects her view that there are differences between men and women, and she considered herself a man worshiper. Ayn Rand's preference for using 'man' and 'he' over 'human' and 'he/she' in her work reflects her view that there are differences between men and women, and she considered herself a man worshiper, which has implications for her portrayal of the ideal woman in her novels.", "Ayn Rand's portrayal of strong, assertive, sexually open female characters in her novels, such as Dagny in 'Atlas Shrugged,' reflects her belief in the importance of sex and its reflection of one's attitude towards life and pleasure. Ayn Rand's portrayal of strong, assertive, sexually open female characters in her novels, such as Dagny in 'Atlas Shrugged,' reflects her belief in the importance of sex and its reflection of one's attitude towards life and pleasure, as well as the psychological complexity of male-female relationships.", "Ayn Rand's philosophy of objectivism emphasizes the importance of reason, individualism, and the pursuit of one's own happiness, rejecting the ideas of living for others' happiness or exploiting others for one's own purposes. Ayn Rand's philosophy of objectivism emphasizes the importance of reason, individualism, and the pursuit of one's own happiness, rejecting the ideas of living for others' happiness or exploiting others for one's own purposes, and highlighting the role of freedom in facilitating human flourishing and success."]}], 'duration': 797.24, 'thumbnail': 'https://coursnap.oss-ap-southeast-1.aliyuncs.com/video-capture/SOr1YYRljV8/pics/SOr1YYRljV83431002.jpg', 'highlights': ["Ayn Rand's philosophy of objectivism emphasizes reason, individualism, and pursuit of happiness.", "Ayn Rand's portrayal of strong, assertive, sexually open female characters reflects her belief in the importance of sex and its reflection of one's attitude towards life and pleasure.", "Ayn Rand's attraction to Nietzsche's vision of grandeur for man influenced her philosophical journey.", "Ayn Rand's focus on integrating her philosophy with her writing reflects a practical and purpose-driven approach.", "Ayn Rand's 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needed it.', 'start': 4507.12, 'duration': 5.869}, {'end': 4521.222, 'text': "And if it didn't have, not only did it have the identity, but that function was served well by some art and poorly by other art.", 'start': 4513.61, 'duration': 7.612}], 'summary': 'Art serves a function and has identity, some art serves its purpose better than others.', 'duration': 24.17, 'max_score': 4497.052, 'thumbnail': 'https://coursnap.oss-ap-southeast-1.aliyuncs.com/video-capture/SOr1YYRljV8/pics/SOr1YYRljV84497052.jpg'}, {'end': 4993.04, 'src': 'heatmap', 'start': 4888.936, 'weight': 0.807, 'content': [{'end': 4893.957, 'text': 'because she believed that there was real insight in understanding algebra and calculus too.', 'start': 4888.936, 'duration': 5.021}, {'end': 4898.501, 'text': 'philosophy into epistemology.', 'start': 4896.658, 'duration': 1.843}, {'end': 4908.896, 'text': 'And she also was very interested in neuroscience, because she believed that that had a lot to tell us about epistemology, but also about music,', 'start': 4899.522, 'duration': 9.374}, {'end': 4909.917, 'text': 'therefore about aesthetics.', 'start': 4908.896, 'duration': 1.021}, {'end': 4920.451, 'text': 'So, I mean, she recognized the importance of all these different fields and the beauty of philosophy is it should be integrating all of them.', 'start': 4910.925, 'duration': 9.526}, {'end': 4924.954, 'text': 'And one of the sad things about the world in which we live is, again, we view these things as silos.', 'start': 4920.772, 'duration': 4.182}, {'end': 4926.896, 'text': "We don't view them as integrating.", 'start': 4925.475, 'duration': 1.421}, {'end': 4933.46, 'text': "We don't have teams of people from different fields discovering things.", 'start': 4926.916, 'duration': 6.544}, {'end': 4936.742, 'text': 'We become like ants, specialized.', 'start': 4935.001, 'duration': 1.741}, {'end': 4939.824, 'text': 'So she was definitely like that.', 'start': 4937.323, 'duration': 2.501}, {'end': 4946.067, 'text': 'constantly curious, constantly interested in new discoveries and new ideas,', 'start': 4941.105, 'duration': 4.962}, {'end': 4951.908, 'text': 'and how this could expand the scope of her philosophy and the application of her philosophy.', 'start': 4946.067, 'duration': 5.841}, {'end': 4955.689, 'text': "There's like a million topics I could talk to you, but since you mentioned math, I'm almost curious.", 'start': 4952.328, 'duration': 3.361}, {'end': 4956.53, 'text': "We've only got three hours.", 'start': 4955.709, 'duration': 0.821}, {'end': 4959.55, 'text': "I'm almost curious.", 'start': 4956.55, 'duration': 3}, {'end': 4963.472, 'text': "I don't know if you're familiar with Gayle's incompleteness theorem.", 'start': 4960.751, 'duration': 2.721}, {'end': 4965.052, 'text': "I'm not, unfortunately.", 'start': 4964.192, 'duration': 0.86}, {'end': 4967.113, 'text': 'Okay It was a powerful..', 'start': 4965.072, 'duration': 2.041}, {'end': 4980.356, 'text': 'proof that any axiomatic systems, when you start from a bunch of axioms, that there will in that system provably must be an inconsistency.', 'start': 4968.513, 'duration': 11.843}, {'end': 4993.04, 'text': 'So that was this painful stab in the idea of mathematics, that if we start with a set of assumptions kind of like Ayn Rand started with objectivism,', 'start': 4980.956, 'duration': 12.084}], 'summary': 'Philosopher integrated neuroscience, music, math; emphasized interdisciplinary collaboration.', 'duration': 104.104, 'max_score': 4888.936, 'thumbnail': 'https://coursnap.oss-ap-southeast-1.aliyuncs.com/video-capture/SOr1YYRljV8/pics/SOr1YYRljV84888936.jpg'}, {'end': 4993.04, 'src': 'embed', 'start': 4960.751, 'weight': 0, 'content': [{'end': 4963.472, 'text': "I don't know if you're familiar with Gayle's incompleteness theorem.", 'start': 4960.751, 'duration': 2.721}, {'end': 4965.052, 'text': "I'm not, unfortunately.", 'start': 4964.192, 'duration': 0.86}, {'end': 4967.113, 'text': 'Okay It was a powerful..', 'start': 4965.072, 'duration': 2.041}, {'end': 4980.356, 'text': 'proof that any axiomatic systems, when you start from a bunch of axioms, that there will in that system provably must be an inconsistency.', 'start': 4968.513, 'duration': 11.843}, {'end': 4993.04, 'text': 'So that was this painful stab in the idea of mathematics, that if we start with a set of assumptions kind of like Ayn Rand started with objectivism,', 'start': 4980.956, 'duration': 12.084}], 'summary': "Gödel's incompleteness theorem shows axiomatic systems have provable inconsistencies.", 'duration': 32.289, 'max_score': 4960.751, 'thumbnail': 'https://coursnap.oss-ap-southeast-1.aliyuncs.com/video-capture/SOr1YYRljV8/pics/SOr1YYRljV84960751.jpg'}, {'end': 5153.581, 'src': 'embed', 'start': 5126.818, 'weight': 6, 'content': [{'end': 5133.784, 'text': "they haven't grounded in reality properly that allows them to go off in places that don't lead to truth.", 'start': 5126.818, 'duration': 6.966}, {'end': 5134.885, 'text': "That's right, that don't lead to truth.", 'start': 5133.804, 'duration': 1.081}, {'end': 5145.375, 'text': 'But I encourage you then, I encourage you to do one of these podcasts with one of our philosophers who know more about this stuff.', 'start': 5135.366, 'duration': 10.009}, {'end': 5148.958, 'text': "And if you move to Austin, I've got somebody I'd recommend to you.", 'start': 5146.175, 'duration': 2.783}, {'end': 5153.581, 'text': 'Can you throw a name out or no? Yeah, I mean, I would talk to Greg Salmieri.', 'start': 5148.978, 'duration': 4.603}], 'summary': 'Encouraging to connect with knowledgeable philosopher greg salmieri for grounded understanding.', 'duration': 26.763, 'max_score': 5126.818, 'thumbnail': 'https://coursnap.oss-ap-southeast-1.aliyuncs.com/video-capture/SOr1YYRljV8/pics/SOr1YYRljV85126818.jpg'}, {'end': 5251.097, 'src': 'embed', 'start': 5221.889, 'weight': 7, 'content': [{'end': 5225.75, 'text': 'So our mission is to get people to read her books, to engage in the ideas.', 'start': 5221.889, 'duration': 3.861}, {'end': 5227.35, 'text': 'We teach.', 'start': 5226.35, 'duration': 1}, {'end': 5230.09, 'text': 'we have the Objectivist Academic Center,', 'start': 5227.35, 'duration': 2.74}, {'end': 5241.233, 'text': 'where we teach the philosophy primarily to graduate students and others who take the idea seriously and who really want a deep understanding of the philosophy.', 'start': 5230.09, 'duration': 11.143}, {'end': 5242.593, 'text': 'And we apply the ideas.', 'start': 5241.273, 'duration': 1.32}, {'end': 5247.054, 'text': 'So we take the ideas and apply them to ethics, to philosophy, to issues of the day.', 'start': 5242.633, 'duration': 4.421}, {'end': 5251.097, 'text': 'which is more my strength and more what I tend to do.', 'start': 5248.195, 'duration': 2.902}], 'summary': 'Promoting engagement with objectivist philosophy through teaching and application, particularly to graduate students and contemporary issues.', 'duration': 29.208, 'max_score': 5221.889, 'thumbnail': 'https://coursnap.oss-ap-southeast-1.aliyuncs.com/video-capture/SOr1YYRljV8/pics/SOr1YYRljV85221889.jpg'}], 'start': 4229.198, 'title': "Government's role in protecting individual freedom, objectivism philosophy, and ideal capitalism", 'summary': "Emphasizes the role of government in protecting individual freedom, delves into ayn rand's objectivism philosophy, and discusses the ideal of capitalism and its practical implementation, including its deviation in practice and the role of government in regulation.", 'chapters': [{'end': 4447.017, 'start': 4229.198, 'title': "Government's role in protecting individual freedom", 'summary': 'Emphasizes the role of government in protecting individual freedom and promoting rational thought and action, advocating for a system that maximizes freedom and rejects coercion and authority, with the american system of government being close to the ideal.', 'duration': 217.819, 'highlights': ["The purpose of government is to protect our freedom to think and to act based on our thoughts, leaving individuals free to pursue their values and rational thought. (e.g., 'individuals are free to reason, free to think', 'we should be left alone, free to pursue our values using our reason', 'emphasis on leaving individual freedom to pursue their happiness')", "The chapter rejects socialism and statism, advocating against collective goals and any form of government involvement beyond protecting individuals from coercion and authority. (e.g., 'rejects socialism, which assumes some kind of collective goal', 'rejects all form of statism, all form of government that is overly involved in any aspect other than to protect us from forced coercion and authority')", "The American system of government is seen as close to the ideal, with its emphasis on individual rights, freedom, and leaving individual freedom to pursue happiness, despite historical flaws such as slavery. (e.g., 'the American system of government came close in its idea', 'Declaration of Independence is about as perfect a political document as one could write', 'emphasizes on individual rights, with its emphasis on freedom')"]}, {'end': 5347.796, 'start': 4449.468, 'title': "Ayn rand's objectivism philosophy", 'summary': "Delves into ayn rand's objectivism philosophy, encompassing her theory of aesthetics, her views on art, the naming of objectivism, and its relation to capitalism, while emphasizing the interdisciplinary nature of her philosophy and its application across various fields.", 'duration': 898.328, 'highlights': ["Ayn Rand's theory of aesthetics and her view on art as an essential human need with certain principles that it had to abide by. Ayn Rand viewed art as an essential human need and believed that it had an identity and served a certain function, with some art serving the function well and poorly by others.", "Ayn Rand's naming of Objectivism and its unique view of what objectivity actually means, emphasizing the idea of an independent reality and the role of consciousness. Ayn Rand chose the name Objectivism due to the positive implications and its two aspects, highlighting the philosophy's emphasis on an independent reality and the role of consciousness in discovering the truth.", "The interdisciplinary nature of Ayn Rand's philosophy, integrating philosophy with psychology, history, economics, politics, and its application across various fields. Ayn Rand integrated philosophy with psychology, history, economics, and politics, emphasizing the interdisciplinary nature of her philosophy and its application across various fields."]}, {'end': 5701.758, 'start': 5347.796, 'title': 'Ideal capitalism and its practical implementation', 'summary': 'Discusses the ideal of capitalism as a system that allows individuals to pursue their values and make their own decisions, while also addressing the deviance of capitalism in practice, particularly focusing on asymmetrical information and the role of government in regulating the pharmaceutical industry.', 'duration': 353.962, 'highlights': ['The concept of capitalism as an ideal system that allows individuals to pursue their values and make their own decisions is discussed, emphasizing the freedom of individuals under capitalism. Capitalism is portrayed as a system that enables individuals to make their own decisions and pursue their values, promoting freedom and autonomy.', 'The criticism of capitalism regarding asymmetrical information, particularly in the pharmaceutical industry, is highlighted, along with the potential for entrepreneurs to address this issue by providing information and competing in the market. Asymmetrical information in the pharmaceutical industry is identified as a challenge to capitalism, with the suggestion that entrepreneurs can seize the opportunity to address this issue and compete in providing accurate information.', "The role of government in regulating the pharmaceutical industry is questioned, with a focus on the FDA's approval process and the potential biases and incentives within the government system. The discussion delves into the role of government, specifically the FDA, in regulating the pharmaceutical industry, highlighting potential biases and incentives within the government system."]}], 'duration': 1472.56, 'thumbnail': 'https://coursnap.oss-ap-southeast-1.aliyuncs.com/video-capture/SOr1YYRljV8/pics/SOr1YYRljV84229198.jpg', 'highlights': ['The purpose of government is to protect our freedom to think and to act based on our thoughts, leaving individuals free to pursue their values and rational thought.', 'The American system of government is seen as close to the ideal, with its emphasis on individual rights, freedom, and leaving individual freedom to pursue happiness, despite historical flaws such as slavery.', 'The chapter rejects socialism and statism, advocating against collective goals and any form of government involvement beyond protecting individuals from coercion and authority.', 'Ayn Rand integrated philosophy with psychology, history, economics, and politics, emphasizing the interdisciplinary nature of her philosophy and its application across various fields.', "Ayn Rand's theory of aesthetics and her view on art as an essential human need with certain principles that it had to abide by.", 'The concept of capitalism as an ideal system that allows individuals to pursue their values and make their own decisions is discussed, emphasizing the freedom of individuals under capitalism.', 'The criticism of capitalism regarding asymmetrical information, particularly in the pharmaceutical industry, is highlighted, along with the potential for entrepreneurs to address this issue by providing information and competing in the market.', "The role of government in regulating the pharmaceutical industry is questioned, with a focus on the FDA's approval process and the potential biases and incentives within the government system."]}, {'end': 6526.901, 'segs': [{'end': 5750.737, 'src': 'embed', 'start': 5728.64, 'weight': 4, 'content': [{'end': 5738.51, 'text': 'The amount of opportunities that would exist to create, to provide information, to educate you about that information would mushroom dramatically.', 'start': 5728.64, 'duration': 9.87}, {'end': 5742.572, 'text': 'You know Bloomberg, you know the billionaire Bloomberg, you know how did he make his money?', 'start': 5738.97, 'duration': 3.602}, {'end': 5747.455, 'text': 'He made his money by providing financial information, by creating this service called Bloomberg,', 'start': 5742.953, 'duration': 4.502}, {'end': 5750.737, 'text': 'that you buy a terminal and you get all this amazing information.', 'start': 5747.455, 'duration': 3.282}], 'summary': "Opportunities for information and education would dramatically increase, exemplified by bloomberg's success in providing financial information.", 'duration': 22.097, 'max_score': 5728.64, 'thumbnail': 'https://coursnap.oss-ap-southeast-1.aliyuncs.com/video-capture/SOr1YYRljV8/pics/SOr1YYRljV85728640.jpg'}, {'end': 6124.138, 'src': 'embed', 'start': 6089.665, 'weight': 0, 'content': [{'end': 6096.692, 'text': "People are taught, and I've seen this in America, and this is to me the most horrible,", 'start': 6089.665, 'duration': 7.027}, {'end': 6100.313, 'text': 'shocking thing that has happened in America over the last 40 years.', 'start': 6096.692, 'duration': 3.621}, {'end': 6102.233, 'text': "I came to America, so I'm an immigrant.", 'start': 6100.413, 'duration': 1.82}, {'end': 6105.734, 'text': 'I came to America from Israel in 1987.', 'start': 6102.293, 'duration': 3.441}, {'end': 6112.375, 'text': 'And I came here because I thought this was the place where I could, where it had the most opportunities, and it is, most opportunities.', 'start': 6105.734, 'duration': 6.641}, {'end': 6124.138, 'text': 'And I came here because I believed there was a certain American spirit of individualism and exactly the opposite of what you just described a sense of I live my life,', 'start': 6112.916, 'duration': 11.222}], 'summary': 'Immigrant from israel came to america in 1987 for opportunities and individualism.', 'duration': 34.473, 'max_score': 6089.665, 'thumbnail': 'https://coursnap.oss-ap-southeast-1.aliyuncs.com/video-capture/SOr1YYRljV8/pics/SOr1YYRljV86089665.jpg'}, {'end': 6316.361, 'src': 'embed', 'start': 6287.303, 'weight': 1, 'content': [{'end': 6288.424, 'text': 'Are you angry with him?', 'start': 6287.303, 'duration': 1.121}, {'end': 6292.569, 'text': 'Would you feel negative towards him if he was in the room right now?', 'start': 6289.005, 'duration': 3.564}, {'end': 6295.132, 'text': "Or would you, if you came into the room, you'd say oh my God.", 'start': 6292.669, 'duration': 2.463}, {'end': 6299.617, 'text': 'I mean, you interview people who I think some of them are probably smarter than you and me.', 'start': 6295.332, 'duration': 4.285}, {'end': 6300.278, 'text': 'Yeah, for sure.', 'start': 6299.637, 'duration': 0.641}, {'end': 6302.741, 'text': 'And your attitude towards them is one of reverence.', 'start': 6300.518, 'duration': 2.223}, {'end': 6310.512, 'text': 'Well, one interesting little side question there is what is the natural state of being for us humans?', 'start': 6303.202, 'duration': 7.31}, {'end': 6315.58, 'text': 'You kind of implied education has polluted our minds.', 'start': 6310.873, 'duration': 4.707}, {'end': 6316.361, 'text': 'But like, if I..', 'start': 6315.62, 'duration': 0.741}], 'summary': 'Exploring human attitudes and natural state of being in education.', 'duration': 29.058, 'max_score': 6287.303, 'thumbnail': 'https://coursnap.oss-ap-southeast-1.aliyuncs.com/video-capture/SOr1YYRljV8/pics/SOr1YYRljV86287303.jpg'}, {'end': 6413.682, 'src': 'embed', 'start': 6381.436, 'weight': 2, 'content': [{'end': 6382.297, 'text': "I don't want to screw them.", 'start': 6381.436, 'duration': 0.861}, {'end': 6383.597, 'text': "I don't want them to screw me.", 'start': 6382.617, 'duration': 0.98}, {'end': 6385.338, 'text': 'I want this to be win-win.', 'start': 6384.117, 'duration': 1.221}, {'end': 6390.441, 'text': 'Or you can deal with other people as threats, as enemies.', 'start': 6386.639, 'duration': 3.802}, {'end': 6393.142, 'text': 'Much of human history we have done that.', 'start': 6391.601, 'duration': 1.541}, {'end': 6399.296, 'text': 'And therefore, as a zero-sum world, what they have, I want.', 'start': 6394.694, 'duration': 4.602}, {'end': 6401.677, 'text': 'I will take it.', 'start': 6401.117, 'duration': 0.56}, {'end': 6402.997, 'text': 'I will use force to take it.', 'start': 6401.877, 'duration': 1.12}, {'end': 6404.538, 'text': 'I will use political force to take it.', 'start': 6403.037, 'duration': 1.501}, {'end': 6406.139, 'text': 'I will use the force of my arm to take it.', 'start': 6404.558, 'duration': 1.581}, {'end': 6406.779, 'text': 'I will just take it.', 'start': 6406.159, 'duration': 0.62}, {'end': 6413.682, 'text': 'So those are two options, right? And they will determine whether we live in civilization or not.', 'start': 6407.719, 'duration': 5.963}], 'summary': 'Choose win-win cooperation over zero-sum competition to build civilization.', 'duration': 32.246, 'max_score': 6381.436, 'thumbnail': 'https://coursnap.oss-ap-southeast-1.aliyuncs.com/video-capture/SOr1YYRljV8/pics/SOr1YYRljV86381436.jpg'}], 'start': 5701.778, 'title': 'Capitalism and its impact', 'summary': 'Discusses the benefits of capitalism in healthcare and finance, emphasizing increased opportunities and knowledge dissemination, and explores the psychological impact of wealth inequality on human relationships and societal progress in the context of american attitudes towards success and wealth.', 'chapters': [{'end': 5834.028, 'start': 5701.778, 'title': 'Capitalism and choice in healthcare', 'summary': "Discusses the benefits of capitalism in providing choices and information in healthcare, finance, and other aspects of life, highlighting the potential for increased opportunities and knowledge dissemination, using bloomberg's success as an example.", 'duration': 132.25, 'highlights': ['Capitalism provides the choice and opportunity for individuals in healthcare, finance, and other aspects of life, leading to increased knowledge dissemination. Emphasizes the benefits of capitalism in providing choices and information in healthcare, finance, and other aspects of life.', "Bloomberg's success in providing financial information illustrates the potential for increased opportunities and knowledge dissemination in a less regulated environment. Highlights Bloomberg's success in providing financial information as an example of increased opportunities and knowledge dissemination in a less regulated environment.", 'Delegating certain aspects of life to professionals while still having the ability to make informed choices is a key aspect of capitalism. Stresses the importance of delegating certain aspects of life to professionals while still being able to make informed choices within a capitalist system.']}, {'end': 6526.901, 'start': 5835.309, 'title': 'Wealth inequality and resentment', 'summary': 'Discusses the psychological impact of wealth inequality, the shift in american attitudes towards success and wealth, and the importance of philosophical ideas in shaping human relationships and societal progress.', 'duration': 691.592, 'highlights': ["The psychological impact of wealth inequality is discussed, emphasizing the negative effects of the wealth gap on the average person's fulfillment and the relative notion to the experience of life. Negative psychological impact of wealth inequality, relative notion to life experience.", 'The speaker reflects on the changing American attitudes towards success and wealth, comparing the shift in mindset to that of European values, with a focus on equality over individual achievement. Shift in American attitudes towards success and wealth, comparison to European values.', 'The importance of philosophical ideas in shaping human relationships and societal progress is emphasized, highlighting the impact of ideas on how individuals relate to others and the necessity of defending Enlightenment ideas for societal advancement. Impact of philosophical ideas on human relationships and societal progress, defense of Enlightenment ideas.']}], 'duration': 825.123, 'thumbnail': 'https://coursnap.oss-ap-southeast-1.aliyuncs.com/video-capture/SOr1YYRljV8/pics/SOr1YYRljV85701778.jpg', 'highlights': ['Capitalism provides choice and opportunity in healthcare, finance, and life, leading to increased knowledge dissemination.', "Bloomberg's success illustrates potential for increased opportunities and knowledge dissemination in a less regulated environment.", 'Delegating aspects of life to professionals while making informed choices is key in capitalism.', "Psychological impact of wealth inequality on average person's fulfillment and life experience is discussed.", 'Shift in American attitudes towards success and wealth, comparing to European values.', 'Emphasis on philosophical ideas shaping human relationships and societal progress, defending Enlightenment ideas.']}, {'end': 9105.375, 'segs': [{'end': 6593.901, 'src': 'embed', 'start': 6528.619, 'weight': 2, 'content': [{'end': 6537.287, 'text': 'We will become more violent, more resentful, more tribal, more obnoxious, more unpleasant, more primitive.', 'start': 6528.619, 'duration': 8.668}, {'end': 6544.955, 'text': "A very specific example of this that bothers me, I'd be curious to get your comment on.", 'start': 6538.228, 'duration': 6.727}, {'end': 6548.478, 'text': 'So Elon Musk is a billionaire.', 'start': 6544.995, 'duration': 3.483}, {'end': 6556.516, 'text': "And one of the things that really, maybe it's almost a pet peeve.", 'start': 6550.209, 'duration': 6.307}, {'end': 6566.526, 'text': "it really bothers me when the press and the general public will say well, all those rockets they're sending up there, those are just like the toys,", 'start': 6556.516, 'duration': 10.01}, {'end': 6568.108, 'text': 'the games that billionaires play.', 'start': 6566.526, 'duration': 1.582}, {'end': 6581.752, 'text': 'That, to me, billionaire has become a 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1.28}, {'end': 6629.33, 'text': 'It goes back to our understanding of the world and our role in it.', 'start': 6626.549, 'duration': 2.781}, {'end': 6635.652, 'text': 'And if you understand that the only way to become a billionaire, for example, is to create value.', 'start': 6630.31, 'duration': 5.342}], 'summary': 'Philosophy shapes our understanding of the world and our role in it, emphasizing the creation of value.', 'duration': 23.335, 'max_score': 6612.317, 'thumbnail': 'https://coursnap.oss-ap-southeast-1.aliyuncs.com/video-capture/SOr1YYRljV8/pics/SOr1YYRljV86612317.jpg'}, {'end': 6694.558, 'src': 'embed', 'start': 6662.99, 'weight': 5, 'content': [{'end': 6665.491, 'text': "You cannot, because you'll be laughed.", 'start': 6662.99, 'duration': 2.501}, {'end': 6666.852, 'text': 'Nobody will deal with you.', 'start': 6665.952, 'duration': 0.9}, {'end': 6668.533, 'text': 'Nobody will have any interactions with you.', 'start': 6666.952, 'duration': 1.581}, {'end': 6673.896, 'text': 'The only way to become a billionaire is to do billions of win-win transactions.', 'start': 6669.193, 'duration': 4.703}, {'end': 6680.812, 'text': 'So the only way to become a billionaire in a free society is to change the world to make it a better place.', 'start': 6675.45, 'duration': 5.362}, {'end': 6688.175, 'text': 'Billionaires are the great humanitarians of our time, not because they give charity, but because they make them billions.', 'start': 6681.793, 'duration': 6.382}, {'end': 6694.558, 'text': "And it's true that money and genius are not necessarily correlated.", 'start': 6689.256, 'duration': 5.302}], 'summary': 'Becoming a billionaire requires billions of win-win transactions, changing the world, and making it a better place. money and genius are not necessarily correlated.', 'duration': 31.568, 'max_score': 6662.99, 'thumbnail': 'https://coursnap.oss-ap-southeast-1.aliyuncs.com/video-capture/SOr1YYRljV8/pics/SOr1YYRljV86662990.jpg'}, {'end': 6778.203, 'src': 'embed', 'start': 6752.687, 'weight': 7, 'content': [{'end': 6757.33, 'text': "And he's probably dreamt of rockets from when he was a kid and probably always played with rockets.", 'start': 6752.687, 'duration': 4.643}, {'end': 6760.011, 'text': 'And now he has the funds, the capital to be able to deploy it.', 'start': 6757.37, 'duration': 2.641}, {'end': 6763.333, 'text': "So he's being selfish.", 'start': 6760.852, 'duration': 2.481}, {'end': 6765.515, 'text': "Obviously, he's being self-interested.", 'start': 6763.934, 'duration': 1.581}, {'end': 6767.216, 'text': 'This is what Elon Musk is about.', 'start': 6765.755, 'duration': 1.461}, {'end': 6770.398, 'text': 'I mean, the same with Jeff Bezos.', 'start': 6767.296, 'duration': 3.102}, {'end': 6776.081, 'text': "There's no committee to decide whether to invest in cloud computing or not.", 'start': 6770.418, 'duration': 5.663}, {'end': 6778.203, 'text': 'Bezos decided that.', 'start': 6777.102, 'duration': 1.101}], 'summary': 'Elon 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Sainthood is not determined based on what you do for other people.', 'start': 6999.598, 'duration': 6.504}, {'end': 7008.904, 'text': 'Sainthood is based on how much pain you suffer.', 'start': 7006.142, 'duration': 2.762}, {'end': 7014.088, 'text': 'I like to ask people to go to a museum and look at all the paintings of saints.', 'start': 7010.245, 'duration': 3.843}], 'summary': "Philanthropy's impact is faster and more efficient, but sainthood is based on suffering.", 'duration': 28.82, 'max_score': 6985.268, 'thumbnail': 'https://coursnap.oss-ap-southeast-1.aliyuncs.com/video-capture/SOr1YYRljV8/pics/SOr1YYRljV86985268.jpg'}, {'end': 7116.559, 'src': 'embed', 'start': 7086.243, 'weight': 11, 'content': [{'end': 7088.624, 'text': "I don't want to resort to evolutionary arguments.", 'start': 7086.243, 'duration': 2.381}, {'end': 7090.004, 'text': 'No, some of it is evolutionary.', 'start': 7088.984, 'duration': 1.02}, {'end': 7094.085, 'text': 'So I think..', 'start': 7090.444, 'duration': 3.641}, {'end': 7096.145, 'text': 'So I can tell you why I enjoy helping others.', 'start': 7094.085, 'duration': 2.06}, {'end': 7098.466, 'text': 'Maybe you can go there.', 'start': 7096.345, 'duration': 2.121}, {'end': 7100.786, 'text': 'One thing, because we should talk about love a little bit.', 'start': 7098.606, 'duration': 2.18}, {'end': 7104.507, 'text': "I'll tell you, there's a part of me that's a little bit..", 'start': 7101.106, 'duration': 3.401}, {'end': 7112.417, 'text': "not rational, like there's a gut that I follow, that not everything I do is perfectly rational.", 'start': 7105.814, 'duration': 6.603}, {'end': 7116.559, 'text': 'For example, my dad criticizes me.', 'start': 7112.437, 'duration': 4.122}], 'summary': 'Discussion on evolutionary factors influencing behavior and irrational decisions.', 'duration': 30.316, 'max_score': 7086.243, 'thumbnail': 'https://coursnap.oss-ap-southeast-1.aliyuncs.com/video-capture/SOr1YYRljV8/pics/SOr1YYRljV87086243.jpg'}, {'end': 7235.655, 'src': 'embed', 'start': 7206.897, 'weight': 10, 'content': [{'end': 7212.38, 'text': "So I'm not, you know, there's something called fast thinking, uh, that Coleman, the, the, the, the, the.", 'start': 7206.897, 'duration': 5.483}, {'end': 7214.001, 'text': 'Daniel Kahneman? Yes.', 'start': 7212.901, 'duration': 1.1}, {'end': 7219.265, 'text': "Daniel Kahneman talks about and, and there is it's, it's, it's.", 'start': 7214.442, 'duration': 4.823}, {'end': 7219.625, 'text': 'you know.', 'start': 7219.265, 'duration': 0.36}, {'end': 7225.168, 'text': "all the integrations you've made so far in your life cause you to have specialized knowledge in certain things,", 'start': 7219.625, 'duration': 5.543}, {'end': 7231.132, 'text': 'and you can think very fast and and and your gut tells you what that, what the right answer is.', 'start': 7225.168, 'duration': 5.964}, {'end': 7235.655, 'text': "It's, but it's not, it's, it's, your mind is constantly evaluating and constantly working.", 'start': 7231.292, 'duration': 4.363}], 'summary': 'Specialized knowledge leads to fast thinking and gut decisions.', 'duration': 28.758, 'max_score': 7206.897, 'thumbnail': 'https://coursnap.oss-ap-southeast-1.aliyuncs.com/video-capture/SOr1YYRljV8/pics/SOr1YYRljV87206897.jpg'}, {'end': 7320.948, 'src': 'embed', 'start': 7291.628, 'weight': 1, 'content': [{'end': 7302.051, 'text': 'I love the idea that there are people capable of being an Einstein, of being and creating and building and making stuff that makes my life so good.', 'start': 7291.628, 'duration': 10.423}, {'end': 7307.052, 'text': 'Most of us like, this is not a good room for an example.', 'start': 7303.431, 'duration': 3.621}, {'end': 7310.954, 'text': 'Most of us like plants, right? We like pets.', 'start': 7307.393, 'duration': 3.561}, {'end': 7313.154, 'text': "I don't particularly, but people like pets.", 'start': 7311.414, 'duration': 1.74}, {'end': 7315.255, 'text': 'Why? We like to see life.', 'start': 7313.254, 'duration': 2.001}, {'end': 7320.948, 'text': "Human beings are life on steroids, right? They're life with a brain.", 'start': 7317.185, 'duration': 3.763}], 'summary': 'People have the potential to create and build, enhancing life with their brains.', 'duration': 29.32, 'max_score': 7291.628, 'thumbnail': 'https://coursnap.oss-ap-southeast-1.aliyuncs.com/video-capture/SOr1YYRljV8/pics/SOr1YYRljV87291628.jpg'}, {'end': 7404.706, 'src': 'embed', 'start': 7372.146, 'weight': 9, 'content': [{'end': 7375.789, 'text': 'I enjoy watching people get to the top of the mountain and produce something.', 'start': 7372.146, 'duration': 3.643}, {'end': 7382.554, 'text': "Even if I don't get anything directly from it, I enjoy that because it's part of my enjoyment of life.", 'start': 7376.209, 'duration': 6.345}, {'end': 7393.76, 'text': 'So the word, to you, the morality of selfishness, this kind of love of other human beings, the love of life fits into a morality of selfishness.', 'start': 7383.334, 'duration': 10.426}, {'end': 7404.706, 'text': "Can't not, because there's no context in which you can truly love yourself without loving life and loving what it means to be human.", 'start': 7393.88, 'duration': 10.826}], 'summary': "Finding joy in others' success, embracing a morality of selfishness rooted in love for humanity and life.", 'duration': 32.56, 'max_score': 7372.146, 'thumbnail': 'https://coursnap.oss-ap-southeast-1.aliyuncs.com/video-capture/SOr1YYRljV8/pics/SOr1YYRljV87372146.jpg'}, {'end': 7648.334, 'src': 'embed', 'start': 7619.084, 'weight': 0, 'content': [{'end': 7623.306, 'text': "Selfishness is a harsh word because the people who don't like selfishness want you to believe it's a harsh word.", 'start': 7619.084, 'duration': 4.222}, {'end': 7628.861, 'text': "But it's not, what does it mean? It means focus on self.", 'start': 7624.278, 'duration': 4.583}, {'end': 7630.442, 'text': 'It means take care of self.', 'start': 7629.061, 'duration': 1.381}, {'end': 7639.688, 'text': 'It means make yourself your highest priority, not your only priority, because in taking care of self, what would I be without my wife?', 'start': 7630.902, 'duration': 8.786}, {'end': 7648.334, 'text': 'What would I be without the people who support me, who help me, who I have these love relationships with?', 'start': 7640.408, 'duration': 7.926}], 'summary': 'Selfishness means focusing on self, making self a priority, but not the only priority.', 'duration': 29.25, 'max_score': 7619.084, 'thumbnail': 'https://coursnap.oss-ap-southeast-1.aliyuncs.com/video-capture/SOr1YYRljV8/pics/SOr1YYRljV87619084.jpg'}, {'end': 7686.123, 'src': 'embed', 'start': 7662.913, 'weight': 13, 'content': [{'end': 7671.397, 'text': "So one key thing about this selfishness and the idea of objectivism as the philosophy of love is that you don't want parasitism.", 'start': 7662.913, 'duration': 8.484}, {'end': 7674.338, 'text': 'So that goes, that is unethical.', 'start': 7672.357, 'duration': 1.981}, {'end': 7678.38, 'text': 'So you actually, first of all, you say win-win a lot,', 'start': 7674.478, 'duration': 3.902}, {'end': 7686.123, 'text': 'and I just like that terminology because a good way to see life is try to maximize the number of win-win interactions.', 'start': 7678.38, 'duration': 7.743}], 'summary': 'Objectivism promotes win-win interactions to avoid parasitism and unethical behavior.', 'duration': 23.21, 'max_score': 7662.913, 'thumbnail': 'https://coursnap.oss-ap-southeast-1.aliyuncs.com/video-capture/SOr1YYRljV8/pics/SOr1YYRljV87662913.jpg'}, {'end': 7765.087, 'src': 'embed', 'start': 7742.211, 'weight': 14, 'content': [{'end': 7751.616, 'text': 'the beauty of capitalism is you cannot be successful in capitalism without producing values that other people appreciate and therefore willing to buy from you.', 'start': 7742.211, 'duration': 9.405}, {'end': 7756.158, 'text': 'And this goes back to that question about the engineer and Steve Jobs.', 'start': 7752.136, 'duration': 4.022}, {'end': 7761.341, 'text': "Why is the engineer working there? Because he's getting paid more than his time is worth to him.", 'start': 7756.558, 'duration': 4.783}, {'end': 7765.087, 'text': "I know people don't like to think in those terms, but that's the reality.", 'start': 7762.56, 'duration': 2.527}], 'summary': 'Capitalism rewards value creation, driving individuals to work for what their time is worth.', 'duration': 22.876, 'max_score': 7742.211, 'thumbnail': 'https://coursnap.oss-ap-southeast-1.aliyuncs.com/video-capture/SOr1YYRljV8/pics/SOr1YYRljV87742211.jpg'}, {'end': 7943.236, 'src': 'embed', 'start': 7917.21, 'weight': 15, 'content': [{'end': 7922.092, 'text': 'How many of you think that if you did that consistently, that would make your life better?', 'start': 7917.21, 'duration': 4.882}, {'end': 7924.797, 'text': 'Nobody thinks that right?', 'start': 7923.496, 'duration': 1.301}, {'end': 7932.165, 'text': "Because everybody's experienced how shitty lying, not because of how it makes you feel out of a sense of guilt.", 'start': 7925.018, 'duration': 7.147}, {'end': 7936.449, 'text': "Existentially, it's just a bad strategy, right? You get caught.", 'start': 7932.545, 'duration': 3.904}, {'end': 7939.733, 'text': 'You have to create other lies to cover up the previous lie.', 'start': 7937.03, 'duration': 2.703}, {'end': 7943.236, 'text': 'It screws up with your own psychology and your own cognition.', 'start': 7940.013, 'duration': 3.223}], 'summary': 'Consistently lying is a bad strategy, it screws up your psychology and cognition.', 'duration': 26.026, 'max_score': 7917.21, 'thumbnail': 'https://coursnap.oss-ap-southeast-1.aliyuncs.com/video-capture/SOr1YYRljV8/pics/SOr1YYRljV87917210.jpg'}, {'end': 8389.177, 'src': 'embed', 'start': 8359.048, 'weight': 16, 'content': [{'end': 8359.728, 'text': 'what property is.', 'start': 8359.048, 'duration': 0.68}, {'end': 8364.574, 'text': 'So my property is defined by certain boundaries.', 'start': 8360.029, 'duration': 4.545}, {'end': 8370.401, 'text': 'And I have a police force and I have a judiciary system that backs my vision.', 'start': 8365.556, 'duration': 4.845}, {'end': 8373.465, 'text': 'And you have a claim against my property.', 'start': 8371.643, 'duration': 1.822}, {'end': 8375.627, 'text': 'You have a claim against my property.', 'start': 8374.466, 'duration': 1.161}, {'end': 8379.712, 'text': 'And you have a police force and a judicial system that backs your claim.', 'start': 8375.666, 'duration': 4.046}, {'end': 8389.177, 'text': "Who's right? So our definitions of property are different? Yes, our definitions of property or our claim on the property is different.", 'start': 8381.29, 'duration': 7.887}], 'summary': 'Different definitions of property create conflicting claims backed by police and judiciary systems.', 'duration': 30.129, 'max_score': 8359.048, 'thumbnail': 'https://coursnap.oss-ap-southeast-1.aliyuncs.com/video-capture/SOr1YYRljV8/pics/SOr1YYRljV88359048.jpg'}, {'end': 8526.406, 'src': 'embed', 'start': 8498.432, 'weight': 18, 'content': [{'end': 8504.215, 'text': "And who's going to win that battle? The smartest guy? No, the guy with the biggest guns.", 'start': 8498.432, 'duration': 5.783}, {'end': 8511.799, 'text': "See, but the anarchists would say that they're using implied, like the state uses implied force.", 'start': 8504.635, 'duration': 7.164}, {'end': 8513.119, 'text': "They're already doing violence.", 'start': 8511.819, 'duration': 1.3}, {'end': 8520.803, 'text': 'Because they take the state as it is today, and they refuse to engage in the conversation about what a state should and could look like.', 'start': 8513.139, 'duration': 7.664}, {'end': 8526.406, 'text': 'and how we can create mechanisms to protect us from the state using those.', 'start': 8521.443, 'duration': 4.963}], 'summary': 'Anarchists argue for using implied force against the state to protect from state violence and promote a new state model.', 'duration': 27.974, 'max_score': 8498.432, 'thumbnail': 'https://coursnap.oss-ap-southeast-1.aliyuncs.com/video-capture/SOr1YYRljV8/pics/SOr1YYRljV88498432.jpg'}, {'end': 8687.742, 'src': 'embed', 'start': 8655.367, 'weight': 17, 'content': [{'end': 8658.248, 'text': 'And if you disagree with that law, you can move somewhere else where they may.', 'start': 8655.367, 'duration': 2.881}, {'end': 8660.829, 'text': 'This is why federalism is such a beautiful system.', 'start': 8658.588, 'duration': 2.241}, {'end': 8667.951, 'text': "Even within the United States, we have states and on certain issues, we're allowed to disagree between states like the death penalty.", 'start': 8661.609, 'duration': 6.342}, {'end': 8669.692, 'text': "Some states do, some states don't.", 'start': 8667.991, 'duration': 1.701}, {'end': 8672.973, 'text': "Fine And now I can move from one state if I don't like it.", 'start': 8670.032, 'duration': 2.941}, {'end': 8676.015, 'text': "But there's certain issues you cannot have disagreement.", 'start': 8673.854, 'duration': 2.161}, {'end': 8678.237, 'text': 'Slavery, for example, this is why we had a civil war.', 'start': 8676.075, 'duration': 2.162}, {'end': 8682.419, 'text': 'But let me, one other argument against anarchy.', 'start': 8679.077, 'duration': 3.342}, {'end': 8687.742, 'text': 'Markets exist where force has been eliminated.', 'start': 8683.82, 'duration': 3.922}], 'summary': 'Federalism allows states to disagree on certain issues like the death penalty, while certain issues like slavery cannot be subject to disagreement.', 'duration': 32.375, 'max_score': 8655.367, 'thumbnail': 'https://coursnap.oss-ap-southeast-1.aliyuncs.com/video-capture/SOr1YYRljV8/pics/SOr1YYRljV88655367.jpg'}], 'start': 6528.619, 'title': 'Morality and self-interest', 'summary': 'Explores the perception of billionaires, challenges traditional notions of morality, discusses selfishness, love, and governance, emphasizing the role of philosophy and the need for a market-driven approach. it delves into the correlation between wealth and genius, the compatibility of happiness with moral behavior, and the impact of covid-19 on businesses and the economy.', 'chapters': [{'end': 6961.646, 'start': 6528.619, 'title': 'Billionaires and morality', 'summary': 'Discusses the perception of billionaires, the correlation between wealth and genius, and the conflict between self-interest and sacrifice, emphasizing the value creation and the role of philosophy in understanding the world and our role in it.', 'duration': 433.027, 'highlights': ['Becoming a billionaire in a free society requires creating immense value through billions of win-win transactions, leading to billionaires being the great humanitarians of our time.', 'The chapter highlights the conflict between self-interest and sacrifice, emphasizing the role of objectivism in providing a way to unite morality with personal happiness and rejecting the idea of living for other people.', 'It discusses the perception of billionaires in the culture, emphasizing the misunderstanding of the correlation between wealth and genius and the view of billionaires as self-interested and selfish individuals.']}, {'end': 7242.497, 'start': 6961.706, 'title': 'The myth of moral saint', 'summary': 'Challenges the traditional notion of morality, arguing that happiness and self-interest are not incompatible with moral behavior, and that helping others should be driven by the right reasons and balanced with self-interest, inspired by examples of individuals finding joy and fulfillment in helping others.', 'duration': 280.791, 'highlights': ["Bill Gates had a bigger impact on the lives of poor people than Mother Teresa. Bill Gates' impact on the lives of poor people is quantifiable and significant compared to Mother Teresa's, challenging traditional perceptions.", 'Sainthood is not determined based on what you do for other people, but based on how much pain you suffer. Challenges the traditional notion of sainthood being associated with self-sacrifice and suffering, presenting an alternative perspective on moral behavior.', 'The chapter argues for the virtue of selfishness and the importance of being driven by the right reasons when helping others. Promotes the idea of the virtue of selfishness and emphasizes the importance of understanding the motivations behind helping others, highlighting the balance between self-interest and altruism.', 'The importance of balanced self-interest and the right reasons for helping others is emphasized. Stresses the significance of balanced self-interest and the motivations behind helping others, challenging the traditional view of self-sacrifice as the sole basis of moral behavior.', 'The joy and fulfillment derived from helping others should be the guiding force behind altruistic actions. Promotes the idea that finding joy and fulfillment in helping others should be the driving force behind altruistic actions, emphasizing the importance of personal fulfillment in acts of kindness.']}, {'end': 7785.475, 'start': 7242.497, 'title': 'The philosophy of selfishness and love', 'summary': 'Discusses the concept of selfishness as a focus on self, the importance of win-win relationships, and the value of human life and potential, emphasizing the philosophy of love and the role of capitalism in creating win-win situations.', 'duration': 542.978, 'highlights': ['The importance of viewing life as a series of win-win interactions to maximize mutual benefit and avoid parasitism, reflecting the essence of selfishness in creating positive relationships.', 'The idea that focusing on individual success while respecting others as human beings can lead to mutual benefit for all, as exemplified in the dynamics of capitalism and the concept of win-win situations.', "The affirmation of the philosophy of love and the value of human life and potential, with an emphasis on appreciating the contributions of individuals to enriching one's life, such as Jeff Bezos' role in delivering products and the broader impact of people in creating a positive environment.", 'The acknowledgment of the potential and goodness embodied in human beings, the enjoyment derived from witnessing their success and the recognition of the need to make decisions about who to help based on personal values and the evaluation of individual contributions to human life.', 'The expression of disdain towards individuals who are considered detrimental to human life and potential, highlighting the belief in justice and the advocacy for good outcomes for good people and adverse consequences for bad people.']}, {'end': 8055.05, 'start': 7785.495, 'title': 'Selfishness and love', 'summary': 'Discusses the selfish nature of love and selfishness being associated with practical and moral behavior, emphasizing the importance of objectivism in leading a good life and forming harmonious relationships.', 'duration': 269.555, 'highlights': ["Love is about what you do to me, so the idea of selfless love is bizarre, and Ayn Rand used to say, before you say, I love you, you have to say the I. Emphasizes the selfish nature of love and challenges the concept of selfless love, aligning with Ayn Rand's perspective.", 'Selfishness is associated with practical and moral behavior, and the philosophy of objectivism promotes the idea that being moral leads to happiness. Highlights the link between selfishness, practicality, morality, and happiness, as advocated by objectivism.', 'Teaching the principles of how to live a good life and suggesting that these principles apply universally, promoting harmonious relationships and minimizing conflicts. Promotes the idea that shared principles of living a good life can lead to harmonious relationships and reduced enmity.']}, {'end': 8569.206, 'start': 8055.05, 'title': 'Corruption in american system', 'summary': 'Discusses the founding of america, the influence of christianity, the secular morality of the founders, the need for a philosophy to fulfill the promise of america, the role of government in eliminating coercion and the flaws in anarchist ideology.', 'duration': 514.156, 'highlights': ['The role of Christianity and the lack of a grounded philosophy in the founding of America is discussed, revealing the implicit secular morality of the founders.', 'The necessity and positive function of government in eliminating coercion and violence in society is emphasized, contrasting anarchist objections.', 'The flaws in anarchist ideology are highlighted, pointing out the impracticality and infantile nature of the position, requiring a high level of rationalization and intelligence.', 'The debate around the definition of property, the role of judicial systems, and the potential for constant violence in an anarchist society is examined.', 'The inability of anarchists to engage in a conversation about what a state should and could look like, and the refusal to create mechanisms to protect from state violence is critiqued.']}, {'end': 9105.375, 'start': 8569.507, 'title': 'Anarchy, governance, and the impact of covid-19', 'summary': 'Discusses the necessity of objective authority in governance, the role of force in society and markets, and the impact of covid-19 on businesses and the economy, emphasizing the need for a philosophical and market-driven approach to handling the pandemic.', 'duration': 535.868, 'highlights': ['The necessity of objective authority in governance and the role of force in society and markets The chapter emphasizes the importance of objective authority in governance and the impact of force in society and markets, highlighting the need for a philosophical and market-driven approach to societal issues.', 'The impact of COVID-19 on businesses and the economy The discussion highlights the detrimental effect of COVID-19 on businesses and the economy, with a focus on the suffering of restaurant owners and the need for a philosophical and market-driven approach to handling the pandemic.', 'The success of certain regions in handling COVID-19 through a philosophical and market-driven approach The chapter points out the success of certain regions, such as Taiwan and South Korea, in handling COVID-19 through a philosophical and market-driven approach, contrasting it with the ineffective responses in other areas.']}], 'duration': 2576.756, 'thumbnail': 'https://coursnap.oss-ap-southeast-1.aliyuncs.com/video-capture/SOr1YYRljV8/pics/SOr1YYRljV86528619.jpg', 'highlights': ['Billionaires create immense value through win-win transactions, making them great humanitarians.', 'Objectivism unites morality with personal happiness, rejecting living for others.', 'Misunderstanding of the correlation between wealth and genius in billionaire perception.', 'Bill Gates had a quantifiable and significant impact on poor people, challenging traditional perceptions.', 'Sainthood is determined by suffering, challenging traditional notions of self-sacrifice.', 'Promotion of the virtue of selfishness and understanding motivations behind helping others.', 'Balanced self-interest and right reasons for helping others are emphasized.', 'Finding joy and fulfillment in helping others should drive altruistic actions.', 'Viewing life as win-win interactions reflects the essence of selfishness in creating positive relationships.', 'Individual success while respecting others can lead to mutual benefit, exemplified in capitalism.', 'Affirmation of the philosophy of love and the value of human life and potential.', 'Disdain towards individuals detrimental to human life, advocating for justice and good outcomes.', 'Emphasis on the selfish nature of love and the link between selfishness, practicality, morality, and happiness.', 'Promotion of shared principles for living a good life to lead to harmonious relationships.', "Discussion of the implicit secular morality of America's founders and the positive function of government.", 'Highlighting the flaws in anarchist ideology and the necessity of objective authority in governance.', 'Emphasis on the impact of force in society and markets, advocating for a philosophical and market-driven approach.', 'Discussion of the detrimental effect of COVID-19 on businesses and the economy.', 'Success of certain regions in handling COVID-19 through a philosophical and market-driven approach.']}, {'end': 10176.853, 'segs': [{'end': 9426.073, 'src': 'embed', 'start': 9397.039, 'weight': 2, 'content': [{'end': 9398.54, 'text': 'But I am a small voice.', 'start': 9397.039, 'duration': 1.501}, {'end': 9402.242, 'text': "You asked me when, early on, you said we should talk about why I'm not more 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Why isn't objectivism..", 'start': 9408.726, 'duration': 6.504}, {'end': 9420.132, 'text': "more famous? I think because it's so challenging.", 'start': 9416.591, 'duration': 3.541}, {'end': 9423.133, 'text': "It's not challenging to me right?", 'start': 9421.652, 'duration': 1.481}, {'end': 9426.073, 'text': 'When I first encountered objectivism.', 'start': 9423.173, 'duration': 2.9}], 'summary': 'Objectivism is not widely known due to its challenging nature and small following.', 'duration': 29.034, 'max_score': 9397.039, 'thumbnail': 'https://coursnap.oss-ap-southeast-1.aliyuncs.com/video-capture/SOr1YYRljV8/pics/SOr1YYRljV89397039.jpg'}, {'end': 9554.89, 'src': 'embed', 'start': 9523.798, 'weight': 6, 'content': [{'end': 9524.559, 'text': "you know, it's random.", 'start': 9523.798, 'duration': 0.761}, {'end': 9526.72, 'text': "You don't actually, you can't bring about your own happiness.", 'start': 9524.759, 'duration': 1.961}, {'end': 9528.642, 'text': "So he's given people an easy out.", 'start': 9527.181, 'duration': 1.461}, {'end': 9530.123, 'text': 'People want easy out.', 'start': 9529.142, 'duration': 0.981}, {'end': 9535.466, 'text': 'People buy self-help books that give them five principles for living, you know, shallow.', 'start': 9530.183, 'duration': 5.283}, {'end': 9537.868, 'text': "I'm telling them, think.", 'start': 9536.327, 'duration': 1.541}, {'end': 9540.39, 'text': 'Stand on your own two feet.', 'start': 9539.149, 'duration': 1.241}, {'end': 9542.131, 'text': 'Be independent.', 'start': 9541.211, 'duration': 0.92}, {'end': 9544.153, 'text': "Don't listen to your mother.", 'start': 9542.632, 'duration': 1.521}, {'end': 9548.676, 'text': 'Do your own thing, but thoughtfully, not based on emotions.', 'start': 9545.053, 'duration': 3.623}, {'end': 9554.89, 'text': "you're responsible not just for a set of particular habits and so on.", 'start': 9549.585, 'duration': 5.305}], 'summary': 'Encouraging independence and critical thinking over self-help books and emotions.', 'duration': 31.092, 'max_score': 9523.798, 'thumbnail': 'https://coursnap.oss-ap-southeast-1.aliyuncs.com/video-capture/SOr1YYRljV8/pics/SOr1YYRljV89523798.jpg'}, {'end': 9605.884, 'src': 'embed', 'start': 9576.547, 'weight': 7, 'content': [{'end': 9579.489, 'text': "Well, your emotions play a tool when they're properly cultivated.", 'start': 9576.547, 'duration': 2.942}, {'end': 9580.909, 'text': 'They play a role in that.', 'start': 9579.549, 'duration': 1.36}, {'end': 9590.654, 'text': 'And the tools you have is thinking, experiencing, living, coming to the right conclusions, listening to great music and watching good movies.', 'start': 9581.43, 'duration': 9.224}, {'end': 9595.716, 'text': 'And art is very important in shaping your own soul and helping you do this.', 'start': 9590.934, 'duration': 4.782}, {'end': 9598.558, 'text': "It's got a crucial role in that.", 'start': 9596.257, 'duration': 2.301}, {'end': 9600.579, 'text': "But it's work.", 'start': 9599.378, 'duration': 1.201}, {'end': 9605.884, 'text': "And it's lonely work because it's work you do with yourself.", 'start': 9601.841, 'duration': 4.043}], 'summary': "Emotions and art are crucial tools in shaping oneself; it's lonely work, but important.", 'duration': 29.337, 'max_score': 9576.547, 'thumbnail': 'https://coursnap.oss-ap-southeast-1.aliyuncs.com/video-capture/SOr1YYRljV8/pics/SOr1YYRljV89576547.jpg'}, {'end': 9726.957, 'src': 'embed', 'start': 9688.488, 'weight': 0, 'content': [{'end': 9689.708, 'text': 'I mean everything was fixed in those days.', 'start': 9688.488, 'duration': 1.22}, {'end': 9694.709, 'text': "How come I can't decide what profession I should be in? Everybody belonged to a guild.", 'start': 9689.968, 'duration': 4.741}, {'end': 9700.271, 'text': "How come I can't decide who my political leader should be? So it's all reason.", 'start': 9695.169, 'duration': 5.102}, {'end': 9705.192, 'text': "It's all, once you understand the efficacy of your own mind, to understand truth, to understand reality.", 'start': 9700.591, 'duration': 4.601}, {'end': 9707.132, 'text': 'discover truth, not understand truth, discover it.', 'start': 9705.192, 'duration': 1.94}, {'end': 9709.008, 'text': 'Everything opens up.', 'start': 9708.266, 'duration': 0.742}, {'end': 9712.637, 'text': 'Now you can take responsibility for your own life because now you have the tool to do it.', 'start': 9709.369, 'duration': 3.268}, {'end': 9720.615, 'text': 'But we are living in an era where postmodernism tells us there is no truth, there is no reality, and our mind is useless anyway.', 'start': 9714.053, 'duration': 6.562}, {'end': 9726.957, 'text': "Critical race theory tells us that you're determined by your race, and your race shapes everything,", 'start': 9721.775, 'duration': 5.182}], 'summary': 'In the era of postmodernism, understanding truth empowers individuals to take responsibility for their lives.', 'duration': 38.469, 'max_score': 9688.488, 'thumbnail': 'https://coursnap.oss-ap-southeast-1.aliyuncs.com/video-capture/SOr1YYRljV8/pics/SOr1YYRljV89688488.jpg'}, {'end': 9831.096, 'src': 'embed', 'start': 9799.46, 'weight': 5, 'content': [{'end': 9800.501, 'text': 'It implies capitalism.', 'start': 9799.46, 'duration': 1.041}, {'end': 9802.842, 'text': 'It implies taking personal responsibility over your own life.', 'start': 9800.521, 'duration': 2.321}, {'end': 9808.805, 'text': 'And there are other intellectual dark web people get to reason and then, oh, politics, you can be whatever.', 'start': 9803.262, 'duration': 5.543}, {'end': 9809.666, 'text': "No, you can't.", 'start': 9808.885, 'duration': 0.781}, {'end': 9812.787, 'text': "You can't be a socialist and for reason.", 'start': 9809.706, 'duration': 3.081}, {'end': 9814.688, 'text': 'Those are incompatible.', 'start': 9813.047, 'duration': 1.641}, {'end': 9817.91, 'text': "And you can't be a determinist and for reason.", 'start': 9815.108, 'duration': 2.802}, {'end': 9820.431, 'text': "Reason and determinism don't go together.", 'start': 9818.29, 'duration': 2.141}, {'end': 9825.514, 'text': "The whole point of reason is that it's an achievement and it requires effort and it requires engagement.", 'start': 9820.691, 'duration': 4.823}, {'end': 9826.494, 'text': 'It requires choice.', 'start': 9825.554, 'duration': 0.94}, {'end': 9831.096, 'text': "So it does feel like a little old me because that's it.", 'start': 9827.475, 'duration': 3.621}], 'summary': 'Capitalism and personal responsibility are emphasized in reasoning, incompatible with socialism and determinism.', 'duration': 31.636, 'max_score': 9799.46, 'thumbnail': 'https://coursnap.oss-ap-southeast-1.aliyuncs.com/video-capture/SOr1YYRljV8/pics/SOr1YYRljV89799460.jpg'}, {'end': 9987.2, 'src': 'embed', 'start': 9958.731, 'weight': 4, 'content': [{'end': 9962.932, 'text': 'I was a little starstruck early on, getting a little more comfortable now.', 'start': 9958.731, 'duration': 4.201}, {'end': 9966.233, 'text': "I believe that's gone.", 'start': 9962.972, 'duration': 3.261}, {'end': 9973.316, 'text': "I highly recommend that people that haven't heard your work listen to it, to the Yaron Brook Show.", 'start': 9966.473, 'duration': 6.843}, {'end': 9984.459, 'text': "The times I've disagreed with something I've heard you say is usually a first step on a journey of learning a lot more about that thing,", 'start': 9975.636, 'duration': 8.823}, {'end': 9985.439, 'text': 'about that viewpoint.', 'start': 9984.459, 'duration': 0.98}, {'end': 9987.2, 'text': "And that's been so fulfilling.", 'start': 9985.779, 'duration': 1.421}], 'summary': 'Positive experience with yaron brook show, led to learning and fulfillment.', 'duration': 28.469, 'max_score': 9958.731, 'thumbnail': 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is real. it is possible.', 'duration': 20.9, 'max_score': 10155.953, 'thumbnail': 'https://coursnap.oss-ap-southeast-1.aliyuncs.com/video-capture/SOr1YYRljV8/pics/SOr1YYRljV810155953.jpg'}], 'start': 9105.815, 'title': 'Global challenges and strategies', 'summary': 'Delves into pandemic preparedness strategies of south korea and taiwan, challenges of tribalism in the internet age, popularizing objectivism, and embracing difficult but rewarding change, emphasizing the need for rational thinking, leadership, and personal responsibility.', 'chapters': [{'end': 9154.141, 'start': 9105.815, 'title': 'Pandemic preparedness: lessons from south korea and taiwan', 'summary': 'Discusses the misconception of pandemic preparedness based on traditional measures, highlighting the successful strategies of south korea and taiwan in dealing with the pandemic by emphasizing testing, tracing, and isolating.', 'duration': 48.326, 'highlights': ["South Korea and Taiwan's successful pandemic response is attributed to their emphasis on testing, tracing, and isolating, showcasing the effectiveness of these measures in dealing with the crisis.", 'The United States, despite being perceived as well-prepared before the pandemic, faced challenges due to panic, arrogance, and a refusal to utilize available tools, emphasizing the importance of rational and proactive decision-making during a crisis.']}, {'end': 9396.919, 'start': 9154.141, 'title': 'Challenges of tribalism in the internet age', 'summary': 'Discusses the challenges of tribalism on the internet, the fading impact of the enlightenment, and the need for schools to teach rational thinking and self-esteem to combat division and promote reason, with emphasis on the need for leadership.', 'duration': 242.778, 'highlights': ['The fading impact of the enlightenment is leading to tribalism on the internet, hindering the value of reason and individualism.', 'The need for schools to prioritize teaching rational thinking and self-esteem over emotion and socialization to combat ignorance and promote reason.', 'The importance of leadership in encouraging people to prioritize rational thinking and self-esteem.']}, {'end': 9866.689, 'start': 9397.039, 'title': 'Challenges of objectivism', 'summary': "Explores the challenges of popularizing objectivism, contrasting it with jordan peterson's success in promoting personal responsibility and the significance of reason in shaping one's life, against the prevailing postmodernist and critical race theory ideologies.", 'duration': 469.65, 'highlights': ['Objectivism challenges societal norms and beliefs, opposing teachings of politicians, teachers, and religious figures, in favor of personal responsibility and independent thinking.', "Jordan Peterson's success is attributed to promoting shallow personal responsibility and providing an easy way out to happiness through self-help principles.", "Enlightenment heralded the use of reason to discover truth and take responsibility for one's life, which is currently undermined by postmodernist and critical race theory ideologies.", 'The prevailing cultural voices propagate the impotence of reason, advocating determinism and dismissing the significance of personal choice and effort in achieving reason.', 'The speaker, representing objectivism, faces a lack of widespread support, aligning only with a few allies across different ideological dimensions.']}, {'end': 10176.853, 'start': 9867.364, 'title': 'Embracing difficult but rewarding change', 'summary': 'Discusses the immediate rewards of embracing change, the importance of integrating emotions and cognition, and the impact of individual minds on global progress, ending on a hopeful note for the future of human progress and enlightenment.', 'duration': 309.489, 'highlights': ["The immediate rewards of embracing change and the time it takes to undo old concepts and emotions, emphasizing the fun and rewarding nature of the process. It's immediately rewarding. It's fun to do. And it's rewards immediate, pretty quick. It takes a while to undo all the garbage that you have, but we all have that I had. that took me years and years and years to get rid of certain concepts and certain emotions that I had.", "The importance of integrating emotions and cognition, emphasizing the need to separate the realms and understand that emotions are not cognition. You just need to know that emotions are not cognition. It's another realm. It's like, don't mix the realms. Think about outcomes and then experience them.", 'The impact of individual minds on global progress and the optimism about the continuation of human progress and enlightenment, citing the importance of reason and individualism in driving the human project for progress. The only way to change the world is to change your one mind at the time. And when you have an impact on a good mind and a mind that cares about the world and a mind that goes out and does something about it, then you get the exponential growth. The human project for human progress will continue.']}], 'duration': 1071.038, 'thumbnail': 'https://coursnap.oss-ap-southeast-1.aliyuncs.com/video-capture/SOr1YYRljV8/pics/SOr1YYRljV89105815.jpg', 'highlights': ["South Korea and Taiwan's successful pandemic response is attributed to their emphasis on testing, tracing, and isolating, showcasing the effectiveness of these measures in dealing with the crisis.", 'The United States, despite being perceived as well-prepared before the pandemic, faced challenges due to panic, arrogance, and a refusal to utilize available tools, emphasizing the importance of rational and proactive decision-making during a crisis.', 'The fading impact of the enlightenment is leading to tribalism on the internet, hindering the value of reason and individualism.', 'The need for schools to prioritize teaching rational thinking and self-esteem over emotion and socialization to combat ignorance and promote reason.', 'The importance of leadership in encouraging people to prioritize rational thinking and self-esteem.', 'Objectivism challenges societal norms and beliefs, opposing teachings of politicians, teachers, and religious figures, in favor of personal responsibility and independent thinking.', 'The immediate rewards of embracing change and the time it takes to undo old concepts and emotions, emphasizing the fun and rewarding nature of the process.', 'The importance of integrating emotions and cognition, emphasizing the need to separate the realms and understand that emotions are not cognition.', 'The impact of individual minds on global progress and the optimism about the continuation of human progress and enlightenment, citing the importance of reason and individualism in driving the human project for progress.']}], 'highlights': ['Yaron Brook is the current chairman of the board at the Ayn Rand Institute and an influential objectivist philosopher.', 'Yaron Brook has authored books such as Free Market Revolution and Equal is Unfair, providing analyses of government systems and human behavior.', "Ayn Rand's struggle to publish The Fountainhead, with 12 rejections before finding a publisher, who initially released only a few copies, yet the book became a bestseller through word of mouth, leading to increased publication.", "Ayn Rand's The Fountainhead and Atlas Shrugged continue to be influential, with posthumous sales surpassing those during her lifetime, and Atlas Shrugged being cited as the second most influential book on CEOs in a survey.", "The suggestion to read both 'The Fountainhead' and 'Atlas Shrugged' is emphasized as they are considered life-altering for many, and readers are advised to approach the books with an open mind and let them shape their thoughts.", "Ayn Rand's philosophy of objectivism emphasizes reason, individualism, and pursuit of happiness.", 'The purpose of government is to protect our freedom to think and to act based on our thoughts, leaving individuals free to pursue their values and rational thought.', 'The American system of government is seen as close to the ideal, with its emphasis on individual rights, freedom, and leaving individual freedom to pursue happiness, despite historical flaws such as slavery.', 'Capitalism provides choice and opportunity in healthcare, finance, and life, leading to increased knowledge dissemination.', 'Billionaires create immense value through win-win transactions, making them great humanitarians.', 'Objectivism unites morality with personal happiness, rejecting living for others.', "South Korea and Taiwan's successful pandemic response is attributed to their emphasis on testing, tracing, and isolating, showcasing the effectiveness of these measures in dealing with the crisis.", 'The United States, despite being perceived as well-prepared before the pandemic, faced challenges due to panic, arrogance, and a refusal to utilize available tools, emphasizing the importance of rational and proactive decision-making during a crisis.', 'The fading impact of the enlightenment is leading to tribalism on the internet, hindering the value of reason and individualism.', 'Objectivism challenges societal norms and beliefs, opposing teachings of politicians, teachers, and religious figures, in favor of personal responsibility and independent thinking.']}