What Is the Danger of Using Useful Fictions?

CEO of "Mei Leaf", Don Mei joins the show today to a conversation exploring the philosophical differences between individualism and collectivism.

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Guest
Don Mei Youtube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCaHBABJFMRAtnKhQp2Cu5BQ
Don Mei Video, "Individual vs Collective - Which is better for humanity?": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lXGq-CVEwT4
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Transcript:

Outline
00:00:00 “What is Money” Intro
00:00:08 Learn about Bitcoin with Swan Private at SwanPrivate.Com
00:01:37 Learning about Don Mei's Tea Product & Youtube Channel, "Mei Leaf"
00:07:44 Individualism Vs Collectivism
00:14:27 Collectivism & How we Build Relationships with People that have Similar Values
00:20:24 Issues with Collectivism & Humans Ability to Cooperate
00:26:15 Corruption that comes from Collectivism
00:35:34 Explaining what "Chi" means
00:38:31 How can you Measure "Success" within Collectivism?
00:43:00 What does "Corruption of the Individual" mean to you?
00:56:12 Watch "Hard Money with Natalie Brunell" From Swan Studios & Bitcoin Magazine!
00:56:58 Take Control of Your Healthcare with CrowdHealth!
00:58:07 What are some of the Downfalls with Individualism?
01:04:50 What do Social Programs look like without "The State"?
01:08:52 Self-Value Vs Intrinsic Value
01:14:00 Moral Compass
01:18:03 Humans ability to Reflect & Grow
01:22:18 Can you have Goals within Collectivism?
01:29:14 What Boundaries can be set to ensure Corruption within Collectivism doesn't happen?
01:37:17 Bitcoin not being able to be Exclusionary
01:42:19 Expanding on "Life is a Journey"
01:50:34 Finding Balance in Life & Challenging Yourself
01:55:48 Does Private Property Rights help Liberate us & Achieve Freedom?
02:02:40 Where to find Don Mei's Work!
02:03:48 "What is Money" Outro

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