David D. Friedman: Death, Taxes, and Other Solvable Problems

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