Lex Fridman Podcast: #128 – Michael Malice: Anarchy, Democracy, Libertarianism, Love, and Trolling

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OUTLINE:

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00:00 – Introduction

04:15 – Sponsors

07:58 – Putin and the Russian soul

15:01 – Love and trolling

25:31 – Problem with government

31:03 – Anarchism

53:07 – Politics

54:59 – Are most people capable of thinking deeply?

1:02:08 – Willy Wonka and Albert Camus view of life

1:08:08 – Trolling

1:12:26 – Conspiracy theories

1:29:43 – Donald Trump and the Election

1:36:58 – Trump Biden presidential debates

1:41:15 – Journalism is broken

1:47:56 – Communism

1:54:02 – Presidential candidates

2:04:34 – Libertarian party

2:14:56 – Objectivism

2:24:17 – Trolling

2:35:21 – The New Right

2:43:29 – Cancel culture

3:13:17 – Book recommendations

3:18:08 – Fear of mortality

3:21:08 – Meaning of life