Yaron Brook - How to be a Rational Egoist

[StudentOfObjectivism]

@ChasingCharles So... are you saying that the employment of minors should always be forbidden? If so, you're being a rationalist - you are going from 'children can't always think rationally' to 'no child can decide rationally'.

Yes, there is a danger of children making bad decisions - but in third world countries their alternatives are often just starvation on a farm or child prostitution; in a developed country there is little incentive to employ them anyway.

[Mike82ARP]

Great speech! Thanks for posting.

[TimeWarp66]

23:00 - 30:00

Brilliance!

[Colinej08]

Unalienable whites and the fwee mawket lmao... jk awesome vid

[natritious1]

I just wish socialists would open their ears up to this. My life has changed radically

[MyContext]

Overall, I have no issue with what has been presented, however, the following are points of issue...

1) Voluntary Taxes: Rejected

2) Coercion - Scope of Elimination: Concern

3) Coercion - System By-Products: Concern

[MyContext]

@MyContext Voluntary Taxes: Rejected

I agree with the position that people are not utility maximizers. Based on this fact, the idea of voluntary taxes and community sanctions become problematic pretty quickly.

I also reject NOT having public schools... Since, the capacities of individuals to make rational decisions (self interest) is NOT a universal capability among us...

[MyContext]

@MyContext Coercion - Scope of Elimination: Concern

There was a claim to eliminate coercion - which I can't imagine could ever be the case. However, reducing the pervasiveness of coercion is desirable...

[MyContext]

@MyContext Coercion - System By Products: Concern (Possibly Grave)

The rules constructed for an interaction of any sort are NOT capsules in time, but have ripple effects for the future. Consider: If people cannot afford to pay for school, that will create an irrational society over time, since, without education people are more prone to accepting irrational ideas, since, intuitions are often wrong about the nature of how things really are...

[StudentOfObjectivism]

@MyContext This will most likely come across as evasive, but I'm going to refrain from arguing with you in these comments. What you have said requires either an essay or nothing; therefore I'm going to register that I dosage and leave it at that.

[MyContext]

@StudentOfObjectivism I completely get your point! If you do make one, there is only one point that is REALLY an issue - The grave by-products of systems.

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I had a self declared communist as a philosophy teacher. He would do "applauds" of sorts for communism to which I would respond: Communism is a beautiful idea, however, it won't stay good for all for long given the advantages certain people have within a social context to get more which will break it - eventually.

[StudentOfObjectivism]

@MyContext All I'll say to that is that you should take a look at my video on communism/socialism (on this channel). The short version: once you say "communism is a noble ideal but..." you've already lost the argument. From there, all you have on which to fall back is some pragmatic objection like "men aren't good enough to practice it" (as though the case for freedom is that men aren't good enough for slavery!)

[MyContext]

@StudentOfObjectivism Your framing has left me having to review what I am claiming versus what I reject...???

Extrapolated notions are problematic - aren't they...

[StudentOfObjectivism]

@MyContext I don't understand what this comment means. Why did you use a question mark (let alone three). Yes, I think you do need to check your premises.

"Extrapolated notions are problematic - aren't they..."

Is this line meant to imply that I am having trouble with my own extrapolations? If so, please expand.

[MyContext]

@StudentOfObjectivism I am acknowledging that I must re-evaluate my position and the linkages that I am realizing that I have made without due review of the assumptions inherent in those linkages. Since, a proper response demands a review of the linkages for the claim... My linkages seem to be woefully incomplete in this subject area...

[StudentOfObjectivism]

@MyContext Oh, ok! Good premises...

[StudentOfObjectivism]

@StudentOfObjectivism *Just noticed my massive typo there: 'I'm going to register that I disagree and leave it at that'

[BACUS666]

Thanks for this, I love Yaron.

[StudentOfObjectivism]

@BACUS666 me too. It's the ultimate man crush!

[dawgg981]

thanks for the vid

[StudentOfObjectivism]

@dawgg981 You're welcome. Thanks for commenting.