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Free Thoughts

The Statrix: How Government Warps Our Perception of the World (Rerun)

Aug 26, 2022
56:10

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Quick takeaways

  • Government warps perception of world, heavily affects poor via interventions like metro system flaws.
  • Traditional systems limit innovation and market-based solutions, hindering progress towards effectiveness.

Deep dives

Trevor Burris discussing the origin of his book "The State Tricks" and its relation to public transport

Trevor Burris, inspired by his frustrating experience waiting for the metro, identifies the flaws in government intervention affecting the metro system. Connecting his lecture's premise to poor individuals' struggles with public transport, he highlights how taxation and state influence create a system detrimental to those it aims to assist, revealing the interconnected steps through which government control impacts individuals.

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