Channel memberships! Deriving government from scratch; contradictions? defining “the left”; & more!

17 April 2026, Livestream #94

0:00 Intro

Channel memberships

5k+ views on my last livestream—but mostly not real views?

Addressing an issue with a chatter from Discord

More on channel memberships

Engaging with miscellaneous chats

Rejecting religion in general despite possibly good elements

Anthem

Eastern philosophy jokes

Etc.

1:29:10 What gives rise to the need for government?

Deriving government from scratch in a simple island case

Apple tree example from last stream revisited

A troll tries to call in

2:39:38 Another troll calls in

3:01:54 Break until 3:12:25

3:15:41 Call with Mellow Mau

Buddhist views on the soul, "Atman" and "Brahmin"

"Rotten kid theorem" by Gary Becker

3:40:56 What it means to follow reason

Fundmental theorem of calculus example

4:14:41 Contradictions

4:27:05 Contradictions in Ayn Rand's work?

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6:04:55 Call with Illuminati about defining "the left"

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Outro

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