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Ryan Schiller: Librex and the Free Exchange of Ideas on College Campuses | Lex Fridman Podcast #172

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/ Full episodes playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLrAXtmErZgOdP_8GztsuKi9nrraNbKKp4 Clips playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLrAXtmErZgOeciFP3CBCIEElOJeitOr41 OUTLINE: 0:00 - Introduction 1:48 - Librex 3:41 - Deep Fakes 7:48 - Silencing of ideas 18:42 - Building Librex 28:29 - How Librex took over Dartmouth 36:55 - Anonymity 39:46 - Private vs public life 49:13 - Building a sense of community 53:56 - Refusing to sell user data 1:00:46 - Moderation 1:07:35 - Freedom of speech 1:18:27 - Scaling 1:22:43 - Yik Yak 1:30:03 - AWS and Parler 1:35:07 - Safe spaces 1:38:04 - Jeffrey Epstein 1:47:31 - Chess and poker 1:58:11 - Advice for young people 2:09:03 - Book recommendations 2:14:57 - Mortality SOCIAL: - Twitter: https://twitter.com/lexfridman - LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lexfridman - Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/lexfridman - Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lexfridman - Medium: https://medium.com/@lexfridman - Reddit: https://reddit.com/r/lexfridman - Support on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/lexfridman

Lex FridmanhostRyan Schillerguest
Mar 30, 20212h 26mWatch on YouTube ↗

CHAPTERS

  1. 0:00 – 1:48

    Introduction

  2. 1:48 – 3:41

    Librex

  3. 3:41 – 7:48

    Deep Fakes

  4. 7:48 – 18:42

    Silencing of ideas

  5. 18:42 – 28:29

    Building Librex

  6. 28:29 – 36:55

    How Librex took over Dartmouth

  7. 36:55 – 39:46

    Anonymity

  8. 39:46 – 49:13

    Private vs public life

  9. 49:13 – 53:56

    Building a sense of community

  10. 53:56 – 1:00:46

    Refusing to sell user data

  11. 1:00:46 – 1:07:35

    Moderation

  12. 1:07:35 – 1:18:27

    Freedom of speech

  13. 1:18:27 – 1:22:43

    Scaling

  14. 1:22:43 – 1:30:03

    Yik Yak

  15. 1:30:03 – 1:35:07

    AWS and Parler

  16. 1:35:07 – 1:38:04

    Safe spaces

  17. 1:38:04 – 1:47:31

    Jeffrey Epstein

  18. 1:47:31 – 1:58:11

    Chess and poker

  19. 1:58:11 – 2:09:03

    Advice for young people

  20. 2:09:03 – 2:14:57

    Book recommendations

  21. 2:14:57 – 2:26:41

    Mortality

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