Greg Lukianoff: Cancel Culture, Deplatforming, Censorship & Free Speech - Lex Fridman Podcast on Spotify

Listen to this episode from Lex Fridman Podcast on Spotify. 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. (00:00) - Introduction (01:12) - Cancel culture & freedom of speech (15:44) - Left-wing vs right-wing cancel culture (24:29) - Religion (27:08) - College rankings by freedom of speech (33:17) - Deplatforming (47:52) - Whataboutism (52:54) - Steelmanning (1:00:30) - How the left argues (1:11:10) - Diversity, equity, and inclusion (1:23:01) - Why colleges lean left (1:30:39) - How the right argues (1:35:14) - Hate speech (1:44:01) - Platforming (1:53:32) - Social media (2:14:40) - Depression...

Listen to this episode from Lex Fridman Podcast on Spotify. 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. (00:00) - Introduction (01:12) - Cancel culture & freedom of speech (15:44) - Left-wing vs right-wing cancel culture (24:29) - Religion (27:08) - College rankings by freedom of speech (33:17) - Deplatforming (47:52) - Whataboutism (52:54) - Steelmanning (1:00:30) - How the left argues (1:11:10) - Diversity, equity, and inclusion (1:23:01) - Why colleges lean left (1:30:39) - How the right argues (1:35:14) - Hate speech (1:44:01) - Platforming (1:53:32) - Social media (2:14:40) - Depression (2:26:10) - Hope