Channel memberships! Deriving government from scratch; contradictions? defining “the left”; & more!

17 April 2026, Livestream #94 0:00 Intro Channel memberships 5k+ views on my last livestream—but mostly not real views? Addressing an issue with a chatter from Discord More on channel memberships Engaging with miscellaneous chats Rejecting religion in general despite possibly good elements Anthem Eastern philosophy jokes Etc. 1:29:10 What gives rise to the need for government? Deriving government from scratch in a simple island case Apple tree example from last stream revisited A troll tries to call in 2:39:38 Another troll calls in 3:01:54 Break until 3:12:25 3:15:41 Call with Mellow Mau Buddhist views on the soul, "Atman" and "Brahmin" "Rotten kid theorem" by Gary Becker 3:40:56 What it means to follow reason Fundmental theorem of calculus example 4:14:41 Contradictions 4:27:05 Contradictions in Ayn Rand's work? […] 6:04:55 Call with Illuminati about defining "the left" […] Outro _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Call 657-233-0878 (the Google Voice number on my background) to be on the show. Country code for international callers: 1 (United States). Or, to call the show by Zoom, click: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/83995704795. Or dial 669-444-9171; then, when prompted, enter the Zoom meeting ID: 839 9570 4795#; press # again to continue. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ https://www.patreon.com/DanNorton https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/DanNorton11 #aynrand #objectivism #philosophy #religion #ethics #politics #debate #Trump #left #right #altruism #faith #capitalism #atheism #egoism #god #call