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OUTLINE:
0:00 - Introduction
2:16 - Human history
18:15 - Greatest people in history
26:04 - Social media
32:46 - Good times and bad times
44:16 - Wisdom vs stupidity
46:24 - Utopia
1:00:33 - Conspiracy theories
1:13:44 - Arguing on the Internet
1:33:44 - Political division
1:43:38 - Power games
1:51:37 - Donald Trump and Republican Party
2:08:45 - Social justice
2:31:28 - Censorship gap
2:38:59 - Free speech
2:43:01 - Thinking and universities
2:51:24 - Liv Boeree joins conversation
3:03:44 - Hopes for the future

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