Why Reading Both Milton Friedman and The Communist Manifesto Made Me a Better Thinker

[00:00] So, if I were in high school, which I

[00:02] was not too long ago, uh I would highly

[00:04] suggest first and foremost reading all

[00:06] sides. And when I mean all sides, I mean

[00:08] all sides. I grew up uh learning uh more

[00:12] uh curriculum and books and literature

[00:14] more on the left. And then I discovered

[00:16] Milton Friedman. I discovered FA Hayek.

[00:19] I discovered Luigan Misus. I discovered

[00:21] what I consider the great thinkers of

[00:22] the 20th century around free market

[00:24] economics. Adam Smith of course before

[00:26] that. And so my suggestion is just get

[00:28] aware of all sides. be able to argue the

[00:30] argument for capitalism as well as you

[00:32] can for socialism because I sure could

[00:34] when I was in high school and I still

[00:35] can and I came to the conclusion that

[00:37] capitalism is the greatest system ever

[00:39] discovered by man and all that that's

[00:40] okay and I know people that ended up on

[00:42] the other side far too often I think

[00:44] young people don't get exposed to both

[00:45] sides which I think is too unfortunate

[00:48] and um but my big my big advice is if

[00:51] you've read all the Milton Friedman

[00:52] stuff uh read all the stuff on the left

[00:55] right read the social justice books you

[00:57] know read Um, even read the Communist

[01:00] Manifesto. Read that stuff. You know,

[01:01] challenge your opinion. But if you've

[01:03] read all the stuff on the left and you

[01:04] think you got it all, open up a Milton

[01:06] Freeman book. You might not agree with

[01:07] it. It might make you uncomfortable, but

[01:08] I my suggestion would definitely make

[01:10] you think and you won't be worse off for

[01:12] it. Definitely. So, open up your mind.

[01:14] Know all sides. That would be my

[01:15] suggestion and advice.