Elon Musk defended Peanut the squirrel - but also funds grotesque experiments on monkeys in labs. And Elon is like many people in his bizarre, inconsistent views on animal rights. What explains the hypocrisy? And what can be done to overcome it?

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Chapters:

Chapter 1) 00:00-12:40 Intro, public reactions to the killing of Peanut the Squirrel and Fred the Racoon, how Peanut’s story affected the US Presidential election, & a broken government system

Chapter 2) 12:41-21:08 A bad government system not a conspiracy & animals legally seen as property

Chapter 3) 21:09-30:06 Elon’s cognitive dissonance towards animals & Elon and Effective Altruism

Chapter 4) 30:07-44:02 Fear of talking about animal rights issues, pressure campaigns, political leanings of activists, & tribalism’s lack of empathy

Chapter 5) 44:03-57:28 Peanut’s story should have been bipartisan, David’s controversial opinions, & Wayne’s controversial opinions

Chapter 6) 57:29-1:02:41 Exploitative systems towards humans and animals

Chapter 7) 1:02:42-1:26:07 On exercise and health, overcoming bad habits and addictions for positive changes, & on old and new video games

Chapter 8) 1:26:08-1:37:41 Detachment from the real suffering of animals, on daily living, & on insects

Chapter 9) 1:37:42-1:47:09 David’s advice to animal rights activists, why PETA and the animal rights movement didn’t talk about Peanut, & follow David on YouTube

Chapter 10) 1:47:10-1:47:26 Outro video - Thank you for watching! Please Subscribe. Acknowledgments to the Podcast Team: Joe Allman, Adam Durand, & Chloe Leffakis

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Links:

“Peanut the Squirrel’s Death Reveals a Dark Truth About Us”

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-lw-4zng1Jk 

“Did This Pet Squirrel Actually Influence the Election?”

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HP0dIyYOCbc

“How the US Election Reveals a Critical Insight for Vegans”

https://davidramms.substack.com/p/how-the-us-election-reveals-a-critical 

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Books Mentioned:

“Elon Musk” by Walter Isaacson