The Cure for Poverty, Why "Good" Isn't Exciting, & Steven Crowder | The Simpleton Podcast

Clark and Laura take a deep dive into the problem of poverty, the misconceptions surrounding it, and the solution--which isn't what you think.

Also in this episode:

• "The poor will always be with us": true or false?

• Stupid, classic analogies: the river

• Peter Theil and how nuance can destroy a message

• The marketplace of ideas and what defeats good ideas

• How to TRULY retreat (also: A Simple House's no-wimps retreat)

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Chapters:

0:00 Start

0:54 "Misunderstanding Poverty": Clark's essay

6:13 True or false: "The poor will always be with us"?

12:16 Exploiting the poor

13:53 Homily problems and elocution

15:58 Stupid, classic analogies: the river

18:02 Ben Speaks Out Against Injustice

19:00 Laura's defense of JP2 and nuance

22:06 **trigger warning, skip ahead to 23:06**

23:06 Nuance can destroy a message

24:45 Peter Theil is a great example of avoiding nuance

26:06 HUGE misconceptions about the poor

34:40 How to make a holy life enticing

39:33 Steven Crowder, the marketplace of ideas, what defeats good ideas

46:58 How to TRULY retreat (also: A Simple House's no-wimps retreat)

57:28 SIMPLE LIVING HACK (kind of): buying eyeglasses

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