Exploring Greed, Individual Rights, and the Concept of Objectivist King

This chapter delves into the debate surrounding greed, selfishness, and productiveness as virtues, referencing Ayn Rand's Atlas Shrugged and Eliezer Yudkowski's characterization. The discussion extends to the concept of individual rights, skepticism towards certain viewpoints on AI and abortion, and anticipation of reacting to a CPAC speech. It further discusses the distinction between legality and morality in abortion, the concept of the arbitrary in cultural norms, beliefs, and individual rights' origins, with examples like third-trimester babies and actions necessary to possess rights. The conversation also explores the relationship between individual rights, rationality, and individuality, comparing an Objectivist king to democracy and constitutional monarchy.