David D. Friedman is an anarcho-capitalist economist. He is the author of The Machinery of Freedom, Future Imperfect, and several other books.
Topics we discuss are well captured by the timestamps below.
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Timestamps
0:00 – The economics of longevity
8:05 – Epigenetic reprogramming
12:37 – Overpopulation and the “ultimate resource”
16:33 – Fluid vs. crystallized intelligence, aging and political power
20:46 – Cryonics
24:35 – AI, open source, and the surveillance state
28:29 – Zcash, privacy, and cryptocurrency
41:12 – Taxes, government, and money supply
50:27 – A poem about tyranny and benevolence
56:42 – Education and its resistance to change
1:05:42 – Argentina, Milei, and planning for an uncertain future
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