Tyler Cowen: Economic Growth & the Fight Against Conformity & Mediocrity | Lex Fridman Podcast #174
Tyler Cowen is an economist, writer, and podcaster. Please support this podcast by checking out our sponsors: Linode: https://linode.com/lex to get $100 free credit ExpressVPN: https://expressvpn.com/lexpod and use code LexPod to get 3 months free SimpliSafe: https://simplisafe.com/lex and use code LEX to get a free security camera Public Goods: https://publicgoods.com/lex and use code LEX to get $15 off EPISODE LINKS: Tyler's Twitter: / tylercowen Tyler's Blog: https://marginalrevolution.com/ Conversations with Tyler (Podcast): https://conversationswithtyler.com/ Big Business (Book): https://amzn.to/2OBPbaK Tyler's Wiki: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tyler_C... PODCAST INFO: Podcast website: https://lexfridman.com/podcast Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/2lwqZIr Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2nEwCF8 RSS: https://lexfridman.com/feed/podcast/ Full episodes playlist: • Lex Fridman Podcast Clips playlist: • Lex Fridman Podcast Clips OUTLINE: 0:00 - Introduction 1:50 - Economics 3:42 - Nuclear war 10:29 - The American dream 17:42 - Capitalism: pros and cons 24:16 - Is competition good for the world? 26:19 - Free market 27:24 - Anarchy 29:50 - Ayn Rand 34:31 - The case for big business 38:57 - Clubhouse 44:01 - Loneliness 46:14 - Eric Weinstein and economic growth 50:34 - Communism 53:25 - Putin 58:55 - China 1:03:48 - UBI 1:07:43 - Disagreement with Eric Weinstein 1:11:35 - Money, Bitcoin, and Ethereum 1:19:46 - WallStreetBets 1:23:42 - MIT 1:31:10 - UFO sightings 1:38:29 - Contemporary art is misunderstood 1:45:32 - Mexican food is the best in the world 1:50:22 - Jiro Dreams of Sushi 1:54:25 - Book recommendations 1:56:41 - Advice for young people 2:00:19 - Love 2:06:01 - Mortality 2:07:52 - Meaning of life SOCIAL: Twitter: / lexfridman LinkedIn: / lexfridman Facebook: / lexfridman Instagram: / lexfridman Medium: / lexfridman Reddit: / lexfridman Support on Patreon: / lexfridman
