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Bret Speaks with Mattias Desmet on the subject of mass formation, a topic Mattias has spent a great deal of time exploring and has written a recent book on (The Psychology of Totalitarianism), linked below. They tackle this process from their differing backgrounds of expertise and discuss what it suggests about our path into the future.

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Timestamps:

(00:00) Introduction

(02:10) Sponsors

(05:32) What is mass formation?

(09:55) Modern masses Vs ancient masses

(15:10) Conditions for mass formation

(31:00) Desirable evolutionary reason for mass formation

(39:20) Evergreen mass formation

(43:00) Mass formation is a state of madness

(47:15) Bret and Mattias disagreement

(54:25) What if Hitler had won

(01:01:36) Mass formation is a symptom

(01:03:20) Love and rationality

(01:07:50) Is mass formation rational?

(01:12:32) Individuals who stood up during pandemic

(01:18:58) Woke mass formation

(01:29:40) Importance of words and language

(01:34:11) Isolation during the pandemic

(01:36:35) One mass formation after another

(01:42:40) Unease across the population

(01:45:22) Reductionist mechanist materialist ideology

(01:59:30) Wrap up

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Timestamps: 

(0:00:00) - Intro 

(0:01:07) - The Problem of Political Authority 

(0:03:25) - Common sense ethics  

(0:09:39) - Stockholm syndrome and the charisma of power 

(0:18:14) - Moral progress 

(0:26:55) - Growth of libertarian ideas 

(0:33:37) - Does anarchy increase violence? 

(0:44:37) - Transitioning to anarchy 

(0:47:20) - Is Huemer attacking our society?! 

(0:51:40) - Huemer's writing process 

(0:53:18) - Is it okay to work for the government 

(0:56:39) - Burkean argument against anarchy 

(1:02:07) - The case for tyranny 

(1:11:58) - Underrated/overrated 

(1:25:55) - Huemer production function

(1:30:41) - Favorite books 

(1:33:04) - Advice for young people