Life, happiness, and how a self-interested person should treat others, with Last_Username

In the first part of the conversation, Last_username challenges me to explain Ayn Rand’s view of what the fundamental value is, in particular, whether it is life or happiness. (This issue is also discussed in my previous video, with Garrett Mayer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jPi-A2MEeWw.) In the second part, we discuss/debate how a self-interested person should treat others; in particular, he challenges me to explain why a self-interested person should not steal from others, even if he can get away with it, which leads us to discuss the psychological effects of stealing. 00:00:00 Intro 00:01:52 The nature of life, happiness, and their relation 00:44:48 How should a self-interested person treat others? Etc. 01:54:54 Closing Recorded on March 17, 2022. My interlocutor goes by the name "Last_username." He can be found on Twitch here: https://www.twitch.tv/last_username/. I tried a new mic and for some reason many of my words got partly or wholly cut off, but usually the context is sufficient to identify what I am saying (or at least the gist of it). If not, feel free to ask me. https://www.patreon.com/DanNorton #life, #happiness, #selfinterest, #rights, #principles, #value, #Objectivism, #AynRand, #ethics, #stealing