Ben & Jerry; Adversity score; Censorship & SM; DeSantis; French Riots | YBS: News Roundup July 7

THIS IS A SHOW EDIT DUE TO TECHNICAL DIFFICULTIES.

00:00 Intro
01:09 Supreme Court cases will be covered is separate show
01:47 OCON
03:33 Ben & Jerry ice cream
13:00 DeSantis
18:14 Adversity score
24:10 Censorship & Social Media
30:00 French Riots

Live Questions:
35:02 Thank you for all of your hard work & insight. I look forward to becoming a monthly supporter. It appears more bankruptcies now for businesses than 2020. Therefore, how do small businesses compete with big businesses with Gov. support? Also, sending a new finance video.
37:58 A federal judge has ruled that the Biden Administration likely violated the First Amendment by censoring unfavorable views on social media, calling it "Orwellian", and issued a preliminary injunction. Will the courts buy us more time then technological progress?
39:42 Is one of the reasons Asian countries have such low crime and obesity problems because they have very strong shame cultures? Intense feelings of shame prevent individual acting out? Isn't reason better than shame? But shame is better than nihilism?
42:57 I's good to see the show again! You mentioned that a soul is something that you have to build yourself. Could you elaborate on that further?
46:03 As a consumer, I usually tolerate leftist cringe until it comes to Israel. Not gonna lie, I miss their ice cream. I eat it whenever I'm in Israel as the local branch is owned by a different company.
46:54 From your view, which of the following no-income states are on the right path for growth the next decade besides TX and FL? The other states are AK, NV, NH, SD, TN, WA, and WY. Are any states on your list to live besides CA?
51:08 Have you heard about the cocaine found in the White House?
52:00 The opposition to the LGBTQWTF goes far beyond the right at this point, with some of the old far-left feminists being very vocal about it. This is an issue that even old-school leftists agree is BS.
53:46 hey yaron, do you support building a great big beautiful wall between the government and social media? 😉
54:26 It used to be, people would read Ayn Rand and then discover your show. Now, people are discovering you first, and then exploring Ayn Rand's works. Keep up the consistency. It's working!
55:21 Believe it or not almost every ethnicity on Earth has had some kind or organized crime and their own nicknames for it. Italians and "Mafia" in popular culture is most likely due to romanticism 😢😢😢
56:30 I had a great time at OCON. It was nice meeting you again.
56:35 OCON 2023 was EPIC. The talks were powerful & personally applicable ...attendees & presenters were approachable, pleasant, fun! See ya'all in Anaheim!
56:56 Unfortunately I missed out on OCON this year, but I’m already looking forward to next year’s one!
57:03 Tal Tsfany in his closing remarks at OCON said: "We are trying to create heaven on Earth". Is this the right formulation? Given that most dystopian movements claim to bring about "heaven on Earth"?
57:44 The interview with Yeonmi Park was amazing. Is she an Objectivist?
58:42 Kemi Badonoch as business secretary cancelled the plans to remove all EU regulations. She defended the move by saying "I am a conservative not an arsonist". So much for being the next Thatcher 😣
1:00:00 In a free society if someone doesn't voluntarily pay their taxes, could he be denied a public defender if he goes to court?
1:00:36 Miami is humid and gross, but the infrastructure in Floridian cities is so much better than California.
1:01:14 Adversity scores show how ideas trump the law. Egalitarianism and altruism will always find their way until they’re determined to be morally wrong.
1:01:30 Besides open vs. closed systems, what are other ongoing debates going on within objectivists circles?
1:02:20 Could ARI create an Objectivism cable channel?
1:02:34 Is left vs right socialism vs fascism? Or really it's fascism vs fascism?
1:03:31 I’m trying to grasp Rands immortal robot example. If I was immortal I’d imagine valuing pleasure(hedonism) and curiosity even though life is not the standard of value anymore. What am I missing?
1:05:29 See pinned comment for timestamps of additional questions

1:13:07 Outro

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