Navigating Mentorship and Love

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OUTLINE:
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(00:00) – Introduction
(07:24) – Economics
(09:16) – Nuclear war
(16:03) – The American dream
(23:16) – Capitalism: pros and cons
(29:50) – Is competition good for the world?
(31:53) – Free market
(32:57) – Anarchy
(35:23) – Ayn Rand
(40:04) – The case for big business
(44:31) – Clubhouse
(49:35) – Loneliness
(51:47) – Eric Weinstein and economic growth
(56:08) – Communism
(58:58) – Putin
(1:04:29) – China
(1:09:21) – UBI
(1:13:17) – Disagreement with Eric Weinstein
(1:17:09) – Money, Bitcoin, and Ethereum
(1:25:20) – WallStreetBets
(1:29:16) – MIT
(1:36:44) – UFO sightings
(1:44:03) – Contemporary art is misunderstood
(1:51:06) – Mexican food is the best in the world
(1:55:56) – Jiro Dreams of Sushi
(1:59:59) – Book recommendations
(2:02:15) – Advice for young people
(2:05:53) – Love
(2:11:35) – Mortality
(2:13:25) – Meaning of life