31 May 2025 Livestream #27
0:07 Intro
3:32 My David Pakman video scripts
9:57 How familiar are you with the Objectivist epistemology? (Simon Grassi)
15:02 Reading update: British mandate in Palestine. Wikipedia.
16:53 Is your YouTube channel your full-time job? (Meghann)
24:11 The concept of "objective": metaphysical and epistemological senses, etc. (Simon Grassi)
39:48 Why do you think capitalism is good? (CodeCraft)
40:30 What is capitalism?
51:56 Call w/ CodeCraft
The nature of capitalism
Should there be limits on profit?
Income inequality
Climate/envorimental issues & property rights
Capitalism and ever-increasing profit
Bribery, economic power vs. political power, Elon Musk
Climate change vs. catastrophic climate change
Inequality of carbon emissions
Nuclear power
Inequality of carbon emissions (continued)
Relative vs. absolute poverty
Factual claims by environmentalists, doomsday myths
Using fossil fuels to deal with heat/cold
Capitalism and immigration
India is not capitalist
1:57:38 Call w/ Darwin
Money and politics, ad hominems, Alex Epstein
Solar subsidies, defense contracts, and taxes
The goal of a free society vs. the steps to get there
Politics is downstream from ethics
Regulations, water rights, contracts, privatizing land
2:23:00 Engaging with chat, outro
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