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Greg Lukianoff: Cancel Culture, Deplatforming, Censorship & Free Speech | Lex Fridman Podcast #397

Greg Lukianoff is a free speech advocate, first-amendment attorney, president of FIRE - Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression, and co-author of The Coddling of the American Mind and a new book The Canceling of the American Mind.

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Sep 24, 20232h 31mWatch on YouTube

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September 24, 2023
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2h 31m
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Lex Fridman Podcast
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Greg Lukianoff is a free speech advocate, first-amendment attorney, president of FIRE - Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression, and co-author of The Coddling of the American Mind and a new book The Canceling of the American Mind. Please support this podcast by checking out our sponsors:

TRANSCRIPT: https://lexfridman.com/greg-lukianoff-transcript EPISODE LINKS: Greg's Twitter: https://twitter.com/glukianoff Greg's Instagram: https://instagram.com/glukianoff FIRE: https://thefire.org/ FIRE on Twitter: https://twitter.com/TheFIREorg *** Greg's Books *** The Canceling of the American Mind: https://amzn.to/464yasg The Coddling of the American Mind: https://amzn.to/3EL48hj Freedom from Speech: https://amzn.to/3rhrdVN Unlearning Liberty: https://amzn.to/3rlFnoN *** Books Mentioned *** The Closing of the American Mind: https://amzn.to/4638KuX The Origins of Political Order: https://amzn.to/464zkE8 So You've Been Publicly Shamed: https://amzn.to/48nm1Af Racial Paranoia: https://amzn.to/3RzyY3U Why Buddhism Is True: https://amzn.to/3t4R5Vk Speaking Freely: https://amzn.to/3Zr64oG 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/ Full episodes playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLrAXtmErZgOdP_8GztsuKi9nrraNbKKp4 Clips playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLrAXtmErZgOeciFP3CBCIEElOJeitOr41 OUTLINE: 0:00 - Introduction 2:11 - Cancel culture & freedom of speech 16:42 - Left-wing vs right-wing cancel culture 25:27 - Religion 28:07 - College rankings by freedom of speech 34:15 - Deplatforming 48:50 - Whataboutism 53:53 - Steelmanning 1:01:29 - How the left argues 1:12:09 - Diversity, equity, and inclusion 1:24:00 - Why colleges lean left 1:31:38 - How the right argues 1:36:13 - Hate speech 1:45:00 - Platforming 1:54:31 - Social media 2:15:38 - Depression 2:27:09 - Hope SOCIAL:

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EPISODE SUMMARY

In this episode of Lex Fridman Podcast, featuring Greg Lukianoff and Lex Fridman, Greg Lukianoff: Cancel Culture, Deplatforming, Censorship & Free Speech | Lex Fridman Podcast #397 explores Greg Lukianoff Dissects Cancel Culture, Free Speech, and Academia’s Drift Greg Lukianoff, First Amendment lawyer and head of FIRE, argues that modern ‘cancel culture’—organized campaigns to punish people for protected speech—has reached a historic scale, especially on college campuses since 2014.

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