#360 – Tim Urban: Tribalism, Marxism, Liberalism, Social Justice, and Politics
from Lex Fridman Podcast
by Lex Fridman
Published: Mon Feb 20 2023
Show Notes
Tim Urban is the author of the blog Wait But Why and a new book What’s Our Problem?: A Self-Help Book for Societies. Please support this podcast by checking out our sponsors:
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OUTLINE:
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()– Introduction
()– Human history
()– Greatest people in history
()– Social media
()– Good times and bad times
()– Wisdom vs stupidity
()– Utopia
()– Conspiracy theories
()– Arguing on the Internet
()– Political division
()– Power games
()– Donald Trump and Republican Party
()– Social justice
()– Censorship gap
()– Free speech
()– Thinking and universities
()– Liv Boeree joins conversation
()– Hopes for the future