#360 – Tim Urban: Tribalism, Marxism, Liberalism, Social Justice, and Politics

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: – House of Macadamias: https://houseofmacadamias.com/lex and use code LEX to get 20% off your first order – Indeed: https://indeed.com/lex to get $75 credit – Athletic Greens: https://athleticgreens.com/lex to get 1 month of fish oil EPISODE LINKS: Tim’s new book: https://waitbutwhy.com/whatsourproblem Tim’s Twitter: https://twitter.com/waitbutwhy Tim’s Website: https://waitbutwhy.com Tim’s Instagram: https://instagram.com/timurban Tim’s TED talk: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rk5C149J9C0 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/ YouTube Full Episodes: https://youtube.com/lexfridman YouTube Clips: https://youtube.com/lexclips SUPPORT & CONNECT: – Check out the sponsors above, it’s the best way to support this podcast – Support on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/lexfridman – Twitter: https://twitter.com/lexfridman – Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lexfridman – LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lexfridman – Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/lexfridman – Medium: https://medium.com/@lexfridman OUTLINE: Here’s the timestamps for the episode. On some podcast players you should be able to click the timestamp to jump to that time. (00:00) – Introduction (05:48) – Human history (21:47) – Greatest people in history (29:35) – Social media (36:17) – Good times and bad times (47:48) – Wisdom vs stupidity (49:55) – Utopia (1:04:05) – Conspiracy theories (1:17:16) – Arguing on the Internet (1:37:16) – Political division (1:47:10) – Power games (1:55:09) – Donald Trump and Republican Party (2:12:17) – Social justice (2:34:59) – Censorship gap (2:42:30) – Free speech (2:46:33) – Thinking and universities (2:54:56) – Liv Boeree joins conversation (3:07:15) – Hopes for the future