General Intellect Unit

036 - The People's Republic of Walmart, Part 1

Jun 5, 2019
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1
Introduction
00:00 • 6min
2
The Neoliberal Orthodoxy and the Future of Education
05:58 • 2min
3
The Planned Economy of Walmart
07:45 • 3min
4
The Difference Between Usefulness and Profitability
10:26 • 3min
5
The Profit Imperative in Capitalism
13:07 • 2min
6
The Importance of Planning in Socialism
15:09 • 2min
7
The History of Neoliberalism
17:15 • 2min
8
The History of Money and Planning
19:42 • 2min
9
Walmart: A Secret Socialism
21:57 • 4min
10
The History of Planning in the Soviet Union
26:00 • 3min
11
The Importance of Planning in the Soviet Union
28:43 • 3min
12
The Socialist Calculation Debate
31:14 • 3min
13
Neuraf and the German Revolution
34:08 • 2min
14
Neuraf's Argument for a Socialist Economy
36:35 • 3min
15
Noiraf and Mises: A Debate on the Risks of Data Loss
39:52 • 2min
16
The Pros and Cons of Socialism
41:30 • 2min
17
The Importance of Planning in Practice
44:00 • 3min
18
Islands of Tyranny
47:27 • 2min
19
The Nature of Conscious Power
49:05 • 1min
20
The Dirty Secret of Capitalism
50:28 • 4min
21
The Isomorphism Between Planning and Markets
54:33 • 2min
22
The Faulty Assumptions of Economics
56:20 • 2min
23
The History of the Neoclassical Market Model
58:23 • 3min
24
Mapping the Amazon
01:00:54 • 3min
25
The Recommendation Engine
01:03:29 • 2min
26
The Risks of Repurposing Technology
01:05:32 • 2min
27
Index Funds as the Sleeper Agents of Planning
01:07:58 • 2min
28
The Importance of Competition in the Financial Sector
01:10:12 • 2min
29
The State's Responsibility for Innovation
01:12:37 • 2min
30
The Difficulty of Coercing Capitalists to Produce Penicillin
01:14:45 • 2min
31
The Fucking Libertarian Argument
01:16:53 • 2min