Yaron Brook - How to be a Rational Egoist

Apologies to the gentleman from the ASI who introduced Dr Brook, I was concerned that my camera might not have the stamina for the whole talk so I didn't record the introduction.

This talk was given by Yaron Brook from the Ayn Rand Institute of Individual Rights. It was at the Adam Smith Institute in London on January 26th 2011.

*Until 09/13/2011 this video was on my other channel (Dannidandannikins) I've re-uploaded it as part of my program to have all my Objectivism related content on this channel.

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[natritious1]

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

[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.

[StudentOfObjectivism]

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

[Mike82ARP]

Great speech! Thanks for posting.

[TimeWarp66]

23:00  - 30:00

Brilliance!

[Colinej08]

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

[StudentOfObjectivism]

@MyContext Oh, ok! Good premises...