Ayn Rand fan vs. a "liberal": my debate w/ imreallyimportant (~50k followers on TikTok)

On 17 February 2026, I debated a "liberal," @imreallyimportant , on TikTok. Here are the topics we covered: (0:00 A little context from before my call) 1:11 Intro: A voluntary society 1:53 What about funding the military/police? 3:38 What about firefighting? 5:06 What would happen if we got rid of Social Security? 7:56 "We as a society" 10:41 How many people need others to support them 13:25 Obligations to others 14:23 "Is there anything you care about?" 15:16 Peter Singer example 17:06 Were you ever on government assistance? Supporting children Medicaid 21:46 Corporations “succeeding off of our backs” 23:03 “I’m not a libertarian. Objectivist.” Walmart 28:50 "Do you support monopolies?" Pedro’s Burritos United States Postal Service (USPS) 32:00 Cronyism, lobbying, and government licensing 33:26 Poisoning people, regulations, and the profit motive 34:32 Universal pre-K education vs. free market competition 37:57 Age of consent Libertarians and foreign policy _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ https://www.patreon.com/DanNorton https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/DanNorton11 #aynrand #objectivism #philosophy #debate