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Javier Milei

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903 total appearances

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Lex Fridman Podcast
#453 – Javier Milei: President of Argentina – Freedom, Economics, and Corruption

There is a moment when they do an interview with Milton Friedman and they ask him about liberals. And then he says that there are three types of liberals. There are the classical liberals, where, for example, Adam Smith or Milton Friedman himself could fit. Some say that Hayek could fit into that category. For me, Hayek is a minarchist.

Lex Fridman Podcast
#453 – Javier Milei: President of Argentina – Freedom, Economics, and Corruption

There is a moment when they do an interview with Milton Friedman and they ask him about liberals. And then he says that there are three types of liberals. There are the classical liberals, where, for example, Adam Smith or Milton Friedman himself could fit. Some say that Hayek could fit into that category. For me, Hayek is a minarchist.

Lex Fridman Podcast
#453 – Javier Milei: President of Argentina – Freedom, Economics, and Corruption

There is a moment when they do an interview with Milton Friedman and they ask him about liberals. And then he says that there are three types of liberals. There are the classical liberals, where, for example, Adam Smith or Milton Friedman himself could fit. Some say that Hayek could fit into that category. For me, Hayek is a minarchist.

Lex Fridman Podcast
#453 – Javier Milei: President of Argentina – Freedom, Economics, and Corruption

Then you have the minarchists where you could clearly find in that place Mises, Hayek, one could find in philosophical terms Nozick and basically Ayn Rand. And at one point Milton Friedman, based on his own son, he says, but if you look closely, there are some who are anarchists.

Lex Fridman Podcast
#453 – Javier Milei: President of Argentina – Freedom, Economics, and Corruption

Then you have the minarchists where you could clearly find in that place Mises, Hayek, one could find in philosophical terms Nozick and basically Ayn Rand. And at one point Milton Friedman, based on his own son, he says, but if you look closely, there are some who are anarchists.

Lex Fridman Podcast
#453 – Javier Milei: President of Argentina – Freedom, Economics, and Corruption

Then you have the minarchists where you could clearly find in that place Mises, Hayek, one could find in philosophical terms Nozick and basically Ayn Rand. And at one point Milton Friedman, based on his own son, he says, but if you look closely, there are some who are anarchists.

Lex Fridman Podcast
#453 – Javier Milei: President of Argentina – Freedom, Economics, and Corruption

Let's say, probably from my point of view, the person who has been the greatest inspiration in my life is essentially Murray Newton Rothbard. So therefore, There are two dimensions. One is where I want to go. And the topic is where I stand. So the most important thing is to try each day to advance further toward that ideal of anarcho-capitalism. In that sense...

Lex Fridman Podcast
#453 – Javier Milei: President of Argentina – Freedom, Economics, and Corruption

Let's say, probably from my point of view, the person who has been the greatest inspiration in my life is essentially Murray Newton Rothbard. So therefore, There are two dimensions. One is where I want to go. And the topic is where I stand. So the most important thing is to try each day to advance further toward that ideal of anarcho-capitalism. In that sense...

Lex Fridman Podcast
#453 – Javier Milei: President of Argentina – Freedom, Economics, and Corruption

Let's say, probably from my point of view, the person who has been the greatest inspiration in my life is essentially Murray Newton Rothbard. So therefore, There are two dimensions. One is where I want to go. And the topic is where I stand. So the most important thing is to try each day to advance further toward that ideal of anarcho-capitalism. In that sense...

Lex Fridman Podcast
#453 – Javier Milei: President of Argentina – Freedom, Economics, and Corruption

Sometimes we face strong and harsh criticism regarding that ideal vision. I think that's the Nirvana fallacy. If you compare yourself against paradise, everything is horrible and miserable, but you don't live in paradise. You live on earth. Basically, what you need to understand is something called the state conditions. Let's suppose that you don't like rectangular tables.

Lex Fridman Podcast
#453 – Javier Milei: President of Argentina – Freedom, Economics, and Corruption

Sometimes we face strong and harsh criticism regarding that ideal vision. I think that's the Nirvana fallacy. If you compare yourself against paradise, everything is horrible and miserable, but you don't live in paradise. You live on earth. Basically, what you need to understand is something called the state conditions. Let's suppose that you don't like rectangular tables.

Lex Fridman Podcast
#453 – Javier Milei: President of Argentina – Freedom, Economics, and Corruption

Sometimes we face strong and harsh criticism regarding that ideal vision. I think that's the Nirvana fallacy. If you compare yourself against paradise, everything is horrible and miserable, but you don't live in paradise. You live on earth. Basically, what you need to understand is something called the state conditions. Let's suppose that you don't like rectangular tables.

Lex Fridman Podcast
#453 – Javier Milei: President of Argentina – Freedom, Economics, and Corruption

You prefer circular tables. Now, the reality is I have only a few hours until I go and catch my flight. And the table is rectangular. You like a circular table, a round one, but there isn't one. What you have is a rectangular table. So either we do the interview here or we just can't do it. So what do you do? You adapt to the current conditions. This is what there is now.

Lex Fridman Podcast
#453 – Javier Milei: President of Argentina – Freedom, Economics, and Corruption

You prefer circular tables. Now, the reality is I have only a few hours until I go and catch my flight. And the table is rectangular. You like a circular table, a round one, but there isn't one. What you have is a rectangular table. So either we do the interview here or we just can't do it. So what do you do? You adapt to the current conditions. This is what there is now.

Lex Fridman Podcast
#453 – Javier Milei: President of Argentina – Freedom, Economics, and Corruption

You prefer circular tables. Now, the reality is I have only a few hours until I go and catch my flight. And the table is rectangular. You like a circular table, a round one, but there isn't one. What you have is a rectangular table. So either we do the interview here or we just can't do it. So what do you do? You adapt to the current conditions. This is what there is now.

Lex Fridman Podcast
#453 – Javier Milei: President of Argentina – Freedom, Economics, and Corruption

So then you have some restrictions that you can change and others that you cannot. The idea is to modify all the ones that can be changed in the short term and start working on those that can be modified in the medium or long term. For example, if you really like roundtables, perhaps the next interview we may do at a roundtable, we're going to try and solve it.

Lex Fridman Podcast
#453 – Javier Milei: President of Argentina – Freedom, Economics, and Corruption

So then you have some restrictions that you can change and others that you cannot. The idea is to modify all the ones that can be changed in the short term and start working on those that can be modified in the medium or long term. For example, if you really like roundtables, perhaps the next interview we may do at a roundtable, we're going to try and solve it.

Lex Fridman Podcast
#453 – Javier Milei: President of Argentina – Freedom, Economics, and Corruption

So then you have some restrictions that you can change and others that you cannot. The idea is to modify all the ones that can be changed in the short term and start working on those that can be modified in the medium or long term. For example, if you really like roundtables, perhaps the next interview we may do at a roundtable, we're going to try and solve it.

Lex Fridman Podcast
#453 – Javier Milei: President of Argentina – Freedom, Economics, and Corruption

But today it's something that we couldn't possibly solve. So that's basically the idea, right? Let's say it's about understanding that some restrictions you can't change, others you can, and there are institutional restrictions too.

Lex Fridman Podcast
#453 – Javier Milei: President of Argentina – Freedom, Economics, and Corruption

But today it's something that we couldn't possibly solve. So that's basically the idea, right? Let's say it's about understanding that some restrictions you can't change, others you can, and there are institutional restrictions too.