Episode
#172 – Ryan Schiller: Librex and the Free Exchange of Ideas on College Campuses
2:32:10
Published: Tue Mar 30 2021
Description
Ryan Schiller is the creator of Librex, an anonymous discussion feed for college communities. Please support this podcast by checking out our sponsors: - Allform: https://allform.com/lex to get 20% off - Magic Spoon: https://magicspoon.com/lex and use code LEX to get $5 off - BetterHelp: https://betterhelp.com/lex to get 10% off - Brave: https://brave.com/lex EPISODE LINKS: Librex App: https://librexapp.com/ PODCAST INFO: Podcast website: https://lexfridman.com/podcast Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/2lwqZIr Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2nEwCF8 RSS: https://lexfridman.com/feed/podcast/ YouTube Full Episodes: https://youtube.com/lexfridman YouTube Clips: https://youtube.com/lexclips SUPPORT & CONNECT: - Check out the sponsors above, it's the best way to support this podcast - Support on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/lexfridman - Twitter: https://twitter.com/lexfridman - Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lexfridman - LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lexfridman - Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/lexfridman - Medium: https://medium.com/@lexfridman OUTLINE: Here's the timestamps for the episode. On some podcast players you should be able to click the timestamp to jump to that time. (00:00) - Introduction (07:06) - Librex (08:59) - Deep Fakes (13:06) - Silencing of ideas (24:01) - Building Librex (33:47) - How Librex took over Dartmouth (42:13) - Anonymity (45:04) - Private vs public life (54:32) - Building a sense of community (59:14) - Refusing to sell user data (1:06:05) - Moderation (1:12:54) - Freedom of speech (1:23:45) - Scaling (1:28:02) - Yik Yak (1:35:22) - AWS and Parler (1:40:25) - Safe spaces (1:43:22) - Jeffrey Epstein (1:52:50) - Chess and poker (2:03:29) - Advice for young people (2:14:21) - Book recommendations (2:20:16) - Mortality
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Episode#172 – Ryan Schiller: Librex and the Free Exchange of Ideas on College Campuses
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Episode#172 – Ryan Schiller: Librex and the Free Exchange of Ideas on College Campuses
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Episode#172 – Ryan Schiller: Librex and the Free Exchange of Ideas on College Campuses
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Episode#172 – Ryan Schiller: Librex and the Free Exchange of Ideas on College Campuses
PodcastLex Fridman Podcast
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Episode#172 – Ryan Schiller: Librex and the Free Exchange of Ideas on College Campuses
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Episode#172 – Ryan Schiller: Librex and the Free Exchange of Ideas on College Campuses
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Episode#172 – Ryan Schiller: Librex and the Free Exchange of Ideas on College Campuses
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Episode#172 – Ryan Schiller: Librex and the Free Exchange of Ideas on College Campuses
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Episode#172 – Ryan Schiller: Librex and the Free Exchange of Ideas on College Campuses
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Episode#172 – Ryan Schiller: Librex and the Free Exchange of Ideas on College Campuses
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Episode#172 – Ryan Schiller: Librex and the Free Exchange of Ideas on College Campuses
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Episode#172 – Ryan Schiller: Librex and the Free Exchange of Ideas on College Campuses
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Episode#172 – Ryan Schiller: Librex and the Free Exchange of Ideas on College Campuses
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Episode#172 – Ryan Schiller: Librex and the Free Exchange of Ideas on College Campuses
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Episode#172 – Ryan Schiller: Librex and the Free Exchange of Ideas on College Campuses
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Episode#172 – Ryan Schiller: Librex and the Free Exchange of Ideas on College Campuses
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