Following episode #6 on freedom, this week Wing, Ivan & Andrei focus more specifically on freedom of speech. We conclude that our ideal society would have total freedom of speech. Listen to find out why!

0:00 Intro

1:17 Freedom of speech is the ability to challenge the status quo

4:13 West vs East cultural split

5:59 Who is our speech free from? Government vs the majority vs consequences

11:07 Words have meaning as humans are irrational // you are the sum of your opinions // opinions should be strong but loosely held

19:52 The difference between fact and opinion is falsifiability 

21:36 What would change your mind that freedom of speech is good?

25:34 Downsides to freedom of speech: slow velocity of decision-making, excuse for hateful rhetoric & emotional exploitation

32:47 What shouldn't you be allowed to say in an ideal society // hate speech is just speech that you hate

39:52 Education is the solution

41:34 Summary

More about us:

• Wing (https://wingvasiksiri.com): "Founder and Managing Partner at iSeed SEA"

• Ivan (https://ivanfj.com): "PhD researcher in Biodegradable Plastics at UC Berkeley"

• Andrei (https://andrei.ai): "PhD researcher in Machine Learning at University of Cambridge"