Western Societies
topic on 2 shows · 3 statements across 3 episodes
WTF is with Nikhil Kamath 
the a16z Podcast
3 statements about Western Societies, every show
Sharma: Western social and economic mobility has declined over past 40 years
“Social and economic mobility in Western societies has declined in the last 30 to 40 years.”
Andreessen: Western obesity rise inversely matches the decline in smoking
“The rise of obesity in Western societies is basically an exact inverse match to the graphs of the decline of smoking.”
Andreessen: Centralized authorities will lose all public respect within ten years
“My guess, you know, we'll, we'll see what happens in more, more authoritarian societies, but my guess is in at least Western societies with relatively open. Access to information. It will just be impossible for, it will just be impossible for most centralized …”