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4 statements across 4 episodes · 1 bullish · 3 bearish · 3 people on the record · first statement Jul 7, 2020 by Harry Stebbings · across every show →

Everything said about democracy, oldest first

Jul 7, 2020 negative
Opinion
Stebbings: Fear of public backlash prevents free expression in democracy
“I actually don't believe we live in a democracy anymore. I was actually just talking to my mother about it, because I don't feel available and free to say at all what I think, 90% of the time, because of the public reaction that might ensue.”
Harry Stebbings Jul 7, 2020 ▶ 22:55 20VC: 8VC's Joe Lonsdale on How To Foster Contrarian Thinking Within Venture Partnerships, Why The Best VCs Are Company Builders & Why It Is Not Possible To Build Multi-Billion Dollar Companies and Have Worklife Balance
Jul 20, 2020 bearish
Opinion
Steve Blank: Facebook is the most likely entity to destroy democracy
“But of all the things that are probably going to destroy a democracy, it happens to be Facebook.”
Steve Blank Jul 20, 2020 ▶ 30:04 20VC: Steve Blank on Why The Startup Ecosystem is Partially A Ponzi Scheme, 3 Things That Determine Startup Survival in a COVID World & Facebook: Platform vs Publisher and Where Does Their Responsibility Lie?
Oct 1, 2020 negative
Opinion
Stebbings: Society No Longer Fundamentally Operates as a Democracy
“I don't think we fundamentally live in a democracy anymore, because I know I don't, and I know that pretty much everyone around me is too afraid to say how they truly feel.”
Harry Stebbings Oct 1, 2020 ▶ 33:19 20VC: What Is Founder Narrative Fit and How to Detect and Invest In It, How To Avoid Consensus Thinking When Investing, Price Sensititivity; When To Pay Up vs Stay Disciplined & From New York Times To General Catalyst; Why Venture and Journalism are Not S
Nov 19, 2020 positive
Prediction Not checkable as stated
Ohanian: Universal basic income is necessary to prevent existential democratic threats
“I do think things like universal basic income and whatnot are going to have to come up more and more in this conversation because well, okay, it's an existential threat to our democracy.”
Alexis Ohanian Nov 19, 2020 ▶ 17:26 20VC: Alexis Ohanian on Why Now Was The Right Time To Start Seven Seven Six, The 2 Very Distinct Types of Deals In Venture & The Unbundling of Social in 2021
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