The Roots of Progress with Robert Tracinski and Jason Crawford
b'Robert Tracinski (@Tracinski) and Jason Crawford (@jasoncrawford) join Erik on this episode. Robert is an author and creator of The Tracinski Letter. Jason is an entrepreneur and runs Roots of Progress, a blog about the ascent of mankind, from the caves to computers and beyond.
They discuss:
- The idea of a \\u201ccapitalism appreciation society\\u201d akin to an art appreciation society.
- The backward perspectives that people have on economic progress.
- Their answers to the critiques of capitalism as unsustainable.
- How society has changed from biological sources of resources to artificial ones over time.
- Whether automation will mean that people work less in the future.
- Growth and its relationship to democracy.
- The role of business in ensuring the welfare of people in a country.
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