The Origin of Jackman

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The founder of the magazine jackaben explains how he came to be a publisher. "I started jackman when i was um between my sophomore and junior year of college basically" There's like 70 000 subscribers and in print in print yeah does it come like on a scroll or do they even publish paper lenses? He recommends everybody subscribe whether you're on the left or the right. 'It just eventually consumed my life slowly but surely'

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(00:00) – Introduction
(13:24) – Socialism
(31:54) – Communism
(58:31) – Class struggle
(1:09:33) – Quality of life
(1:17:29) – Unions
(1:29:57) – Corruption
(1:43:15) – Freedom of speech
(1:51:38) – War
(1:59:24) – Karl Marx
(2:13:03) – Socialist vision
(2:18:28) – AI and socialism
(2:23:26) – Socialist policies
(2:48:45) – Billionaires
(2:54:43) – Bernie Sanders
(3:05:10) – AOC
(3:17:11) – 2024 presidential election
(3:22:05) – China
(3:31:06) – Jacobin
(3:38:35) – The Socialist Manifesto
(3:45:55) – Advice for young people
(3:49:28) – Meaning of life