affirmative action

5 statements across 5 episodes · 1 bullish · 2 bearish · 2 people on the record · first statement Oct 23, 2021 by Chamath Palihapitiya · across every show →

Everything said about affirmative action, oldest first

Oct 23, 2021 positive
Opinion
Chamath Palihapitiya supports affirmative action, saying it levels the playing field
“I'm kind of, I think on the margins, affirmative action is actually, it levels the playing field. And so I support it.”
Chamath Palihapitiya Oct 23, 2021 ▶ 1:09:46 E52: Trump's SPAC, peak venture liquidity, tech as an economic ladder, Dems overplaying their hand
Dec 17, 2021 neutral
Prediction Didn’t hold up
Palihapitiya predicts the Supreme Court will eliminate affirmative action within two months
“In the next month, maybe in the next two months, we're going to sort of see a pretty strict opinion on affirmative action. And if you talk to legal scholars, the overwhelming consensus is this is gone.”
Chamath Palihapitiya Dec 17, 2021 ▶ 27:01 E59: Twitter's content warning algo, equity audits, politicians trading stocks, Fed's next move
Sep 17, 2022
Prediction Didn’t hold up
Palihapitiya: Supreme Court consensus is repealing affirmative action within a month
“The consensus opinion is that we're going to repeal affirmative action in the next month or the Supreme Court is going to do that.”
Chamath Palihapitiya Sep 17, 2022 ▶ 1:01:54 E96: Adobe acquires Figma for $20B, TPB SPAC, FedEx CEO's recession warning, macro picture & more
Jan 6, 2023 negative
Opinion
Chamath: Affirmative action in college admissions is classism disguised as racism
“And so I think this was always an issue of classism that was disguised as racism.”
Chamath Palihapitiya Jan 6, 2023 ▶ 4:51 E110: 2023 Bestie Predictions!
Dec 1, 2023 negative
Opinion
Tucker Carlson: Affirmative action is immoral and leads to violence
“I think affirmative action is completely, not only immoral, because it's an insult to the idea of America, which is, like, the people who do the best get the most, But it is also a recipe over time for violence, and I made that case, I've made that case every …”
Tucker Carlson Dec 1, 2023 ▶ 27:17 Tucker Carlson: State of America, leaving Fox News, Media Control, Politics, and more
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