Free Speech etc

[Potamoi]

Another interesting discussion with Greg Lukianoff on the Lex Fridman channel about Cancel Culture, Deplatforming, Censorship & Free Speech:



Rhetorical Fortresses, Whataboutism, Unwarranted Certainty... I love the terminology

OUTLINE:
0:00 - Introduction
2:11 - Cancel culture & freedom of speech
16:42 - Left-wing vs right-wing cancel culture
25:27 - Religion
28:07 - College rankings by freedom of speech
34:15 - Deplatforming
48:50 - Whataboutism
53:53 - Steelmanning
1:01:29 - How the left argues
1:12:09 - Diversity, equity, and inclusion
1:24:00 - Why colleges lean left
1:31:38 - How the right argues
1:36:13 - Hate speech
1:45:00 - Platforming
1:54:31 - Social media
2:15:38 - Depression
2:27:09 - Hope

[deankham]

Sounds interesting, just checked and is available on spotify so will listen to that next, just started listening to Joe Rogan interview with Alex Berenson.

[Potamoi]

Watching the Rogan and Alex Berenson conversation now. Thanks for the tip!

[jackspratt]

A good watch, Pots - although I admit I only got to about 40 minutes before I ran out of puff.

[Potamoi]

A good watch, Pots - although I admit I only got to about 40 minutes before I ran out of puff.

I hear that. I don't usually watch these long form ones but rather listen during my long walks or solo drives. Might take a couple of days or weeks to hear the entire podcast but it kind of gives one incentive to get out there and move one's ass

I do think the long form format allows for so much more when one is trying to understand a view, policy, stance or topic. So much more effective in communicating than the MSM sound byte method of selling a crapola script or narrative. Lex is one of the best at it IMHO.