SOU; Stock Buybacks; Tech Layoffs; Ukraine & Iran Updates | YBS: News Roundup Feb 8

00:00 Intro
01:40 State of the Union 2023
10:15 Stock Buybacks
20:55 Tech Layoffs
26:00 Ukraine Update
30:18 Iran Updates

Live Questions:
37:00 Why has technology been able to outpace bad philosophy? We shouldn't be able to have skyscrapers and satellites, and altruism and envy all in the same world. Why does philosophy have this lag time in catching up?
39:59 Would Roark use ChatGPT to write a DEI statement?
40:18 Thoughts on Israeli govermnet doing away with judicial review?
42:28 Do those companies who do stock buybacks use your arguments in favour of them and if not why not? How do they argue in favour of them?
44:26 What do you think about doing more shows with commentary on videos of popular people? I noticed your past shows about JP get many views. One suggestion would be from Lex Clips titled "Destiny: The case for big government".
46:04 I'm recovering from food poisoning right now. Hope Putin wasn't behind it...
46:17 On H1B, getting married soon (high expenses ahead), and in tech sector w/ the scare of layoffs. Won't be able to support next few months. Best wishes!
47:37 If Kantianism subtracted Christianity’s heavenly motivation for altruism and actually subtracted any selfish motivation, how can and does altruism survive without a “why”?

49:40 Outro

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