Arjun Khemani is a 17-year-old writer and podcaster who dropped out of high school to help lead support at Airchat, the social network co-founded by Naval Ravikant.

As the host of the Arjun Khemani podcast, Arjun has spoken to a wide range of guests including David Deutsch, David Perell and Naval Ravikant. His Substack, Progress Good, “serves as a defense against the anti-Enlightenment tradition, exploring progress, rationality, and optimism.”

Arjun joins the show to discuss why education should be voluntary, the moral case for selfishness, the pessimism of ultimacy and MUCH more!

Important Links:

Arjun’s Twitter
Progress Good (Arjun’s Substack)

Show Notes:

The Myth of the Good Old Days
The Citadel of Science
Generational Warfare
Why Education Should Be Voluntary
Misunderstanding Money
Escaping the Altruism Trap: the Case for Selfishness
Coercion & Moral Righteousness
The Pessimism of Ultimacy
The Hunt for Better Problems
Arjun’s Leap Into the Unknown
Reimagining Education
What’s Next?
Arjun as Emperor of the World
MORE!

Books Mentioned:

One Summer: America 1927; by Bill Bryson
The New Inquisition: Irrational Rationalism and the Citadel of Science; by Robert Anton Wilson
The Road to Serfdom; by Friedrich Hayek
The Lessons of History; by Will & Ariel Durant
Power vs. Force: The Hidden Determinants of Human Behaviour; by David R. Hawkins
Deschooling Society; by Ivan Illich

The Future of Tax Policy with Douglas Holtz-Eakin