Americans

28 statements across 24 episodes · 4 bullish · 10 bearish · 13 people on the record · first statement Mar 15, 2020 by David Friedberg · said 1 times in 1 episodes since 2020 · across every show →

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Mar 15, 2020
Assertion Partly supported
Friedberg: 63% of Americans have less than $500 in savings
“63% of Americans have less than 500 dollars of savings and a huge percentage of them and another 10% of Americans work in either the energy sector or as retail workers in addition to that small business market.”
David Friedberg Mar 15, 2020 ▶ 1:00:36 E0: COVID-19 Political, Economic & Social Ramifications featuring David Friedberg
Apr 11, 2020 bearish
Prediction Not checkable as stated
Chamath: Future stimulus that skips individual Americans will cause enormous damage
“If the next trillion or two don't touch Americans, I think it's going to create an enormous amount of damage.”
Chamath Palihapitiya Apr 11, 2020 ▶ 57:42 E2: Rebooting economy, understanding corporate debt, avoiding a depression & more with David Sacks
Jul 11, 2020 bearish
Opinion
TikTok is essentially a vehicle for China to spy on Americans
“That's where I think TikTok is actually really important. It's essentially a vehicle to spy and backdoor into Americans.”
Chamath Palihapitiya Jul 11, 2020 ▶ 42:46 E5: WHO's incompetence, kicking off Cold War II, China's grand plan, 100X'ing American efficiency
Jul 11, 2020 bearish
Prediction Held up
TikTok faces US ban unless ByteDance sells majority control to Americans
“I think that TikTok, unless they basically have ByteDance sell under 20 or 30% of the company and get it into the hands of Americans it will get banned.”
Chamath Palihapitiya Jul 11, 2020 ▶ 29:53 E5: WHO's incompetence, kicking off Cold War II, China's grand plan, 100X'ing American efficiency
Nov 11, 2020 neutral
Assertion Partly supported
Friedberg: Roughly 20% of Americans likely have natural COVID-19 immunity
“On a national basis, you're probably up to 20% right now of Americans have already been effectively immunized by getting the virus.”
David Friedberg Nov 11, 2020 ▶ 21:35 E12: Biden wins, Pfizer vaccine, markets rip, Trump's next act, COVID endgame scenarios & more
Jan 8, 2021 neutral
Assertion Contradicted
Friedberg: Bottom 10% of Americans make more than top 10% of Kenyans
“The bottom 10% of Americans make more money and have a better position in life than the top 10% of Kenyans.”
David Friedberg Jan 8, 2021 ▶ 43:16 E16: Reflecting on the riots at the US Capitol, plus: Georgia runoffs, vaccine distribution & more
Jul 16, 2021 negative
Prediction Not checkable as stated
Palihapitiya: Lethal COVID-19 strain guaranteed if 40% remain unvaccinated
“If 40% of Americans remain unvaccinated two or three years from now, the odds that there will be a strain that is the killer strain that does meaningful damage to those people, I think is basically a hundred percent.”
Chamath Palihapitiya Jul 16, 2021 ▶ 15:31 E40: A Bestie gets COVID, Delta breakthrough, Billionaire Space Race & more
Jan 15, 2022 positive
Assertion Partly supported
Palihapitiya notes Americans built up $2.7 trillion in extra savings during pandemic
“According to the Census Bureau, Americans built up 2.7 trillion dollars in extra savings.”
Chamath Palihapitiya Jan 15, 2022 ▶ 1:01:19 E63: Insurrection indictments, human rights in the US and abroad, groundbreaking MS study and more
Apr 16, 2022 neutral
Assertion Supported
Chamath: Americans extracted $427B in home equity since 2020
“Since 2020, Americans have taken two, 430, I think the exact number is 427, four hundred and twenty seven billion dollars of home equity out of their homes and effectively spent it.”
Chamath Palihapitiya Apr 16, 2022 ▶ 9:48 E76.5: Food shortage, China's grand plan, inflation, French election plus an All-In Summit preview
May 25, 2022 neutral
Assertion Not checkable as stated
Greenwald: 80% of Americans support mainstream Ukraine narrative
“80% of Americans, the entire bipartisan class in Washington of both parties, are essentially unified in support of the narrative that Antonio believes, in my opinion, with great sincerity.”
Glenn Greenwald May 25, 2022 ▶ 7:47 #AIS: Antonio Garcia Martinez & Glenn Greenwald debate Ukraine, moderated by David Sacks
Feb 11, 2023 bearish
Prediction Not checkable as stated
Sacks predicts German Chancellor Scholz faces political trouble over Ukraine war
“If this war drags on for a long time, I think Schultz might be in some political trouble precisely because he's gone along with the Americans on this.”
David Sacks Feb 11, 2023 ▶ 22:09 E115: The AI Search Wars: Google vs. Microsoft, Nordstream report, State of the Union
Feb 17, 2023
Assertion Not checkable as stated
Calacanis: Americans check social platforms before trusting The New York Times
“Now it's become, I think, where a lot of Americans are by default saying, let me read the tick, let me read the substacks, TikToks, and Twitter before I trust the New York Times.”
Jason Calacanis Feb 17, 2023 ▶ 16:12 E116: Toxic out-of-control trains, regulators, and AI
May 5, 2023 negative
Assertion Partly supported
RFK Jr.: 30 million Americans are starving
“There are thirty million Americans who are starving right now, and that to me is unacceptable, and it's hard to go to people like that.”
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. May 5, 2023 ▶ 30:04 In conversation with Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
May 5, 2023 negative
Assertion Partly supported
RFK Jr.: US chronic disease rate rose from 6% to 54% by 2006
“We went from having six percent of Americans affected by chronic disease to 54% by 2006.”
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. May 5, 2023 ▶ 59:17 In conversation with Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
Oct 2, 2023
Assertion Supported
Henderson: Workplace self-censorship increases with higher levels of educational attainment
“If you look at the data for Americans who report self-censoring for fear of, ah, damaging their employment prospects or getting fired It actually increases the more educational attainment someone has, so for people who, ah, the highest level of education is a …”
Rob Henderson Oct 2, 2023 ▶ 24:43 All-In Summit: "Luxury Beliefs are Status Symbols" with Rob Henderson
Dec 1, 2023 neutral
Prediction Held up
Chamath: U.S. faces the largest intergenerational wealth transfer in history
“We're about to go, the largest generation of wealth transfer beyond imagination. We're talking trillions and trillions and trillions of dollars.”
Chamath Palihapitiya Dec 1, 2023 ▶ 51:02 Tucker Carlson: State of America, leaving Fox News, Media Control, Politics, and more
Mar 29, 2024 neutral
Assertion Not checkable as stated
Calacanis: Government employment as percentage of US population hasn't grown dramatically
“As a percentage of Americans, it hasn't grown that dramatically, but it certainly feels like this could keep going in the wrong direction.”
Jason Calacanis Mar 29, 2024 ▶ 1:03:34 E172: SBF gets 25 years, Trump's meme stock, RFK Jr picks VP, Biden's 2025 budget & more
May 24, 2024 negative
Assertion Supported
Calacanis: Over half of Americans believe the US is in a recession
“More than half of Americans think we're in a recession.”
Jason Calacanis May 24, 2024 ▶ 40:06 Scarlett Johansson vs OpenAI, Nvidia's trillion-dollar problem, a vibecession, plastic in our balls
Oct 8, 2024
Assertion Not checkable as stated
Friedberg: US daily caloric intake rose from 2,800 to 3,600 since 1961
“The average daily calorie consumed by Americans since 1961 has driven up from 2800 to about 3600.”
David Friedberg Oct 8, 2024 ▶ 2:53 Dave Ricks, CEO of Eli Lilly | The All-In Interview
Oct 8, 2024 neutral
Assertion Partly supported
Dave Ricks: 10 to 11 million Americans currently take GLP-1 drugs
“We only have 10 or eleven million Americans on these drugs.”
Dave Ricks Oct 8, 2024 ▶ 39:28 Dave Ricks, CEO of Eli Lilly | The All-In Interview
Oct 8, 2024
Assertion Supported
Friedberg: CDC reports 74% of Americans are overweight or obese
“According to the CDC, 74% of Americans are now overweight or clinically obese.”
David Friedberg Oct 8, 2024 ▶ 2:10 Dave Ricks, CEO of Eli Lilly | The All-In Interview
Nov 23, 2024 positive
Prediction Not checkable as stated
Calacanis: Exposing waste will get 100% of Americans backing DOGE
“When you show people 22,000 dollar, you know, hammers and wasted money, you will get a hundred percent of Americans backing this.”
Jason Calacanis Nov 23, 2024 ▶ 37:02 DOGE unveils a roadmap, Unlocking GDP Growth, WW3 escalation, Fat cell memory
Jan 20, 2025
Assertion Partly supported
Calacanis: 80% or more of Americans want the border secure
“80% of Americans want it kind of shut down and be orderly and legal, maybe even more.”
Jason Calacanis Jan 20, 2025 ▶ 1:30:02 Inauguration Interviews: Trump's Talent, Dem Rebrand & more w/ Whip Emmer, Reps Swalwell & Khanna
Sep 9, 2025 negative
Prediction Not checkable as stated
Karp: Tolerating public dysfunction from legalistic policies paves the way for fascism
“They're actually paving the way for a fascism, because Americans and no one else are gonna tolerate that level of dysfunction.”
Alex Karp Sep 9, 2025 ▶ 36:07 Palantir CEO Alex Karp: Why the West is Destroying Itself, Data Empire, Skeptics, How to Win
Dec 22, 2025 neutral
Assertion Supported
Bessent: 38% of Americans do not own equities directly or indirectly
“Right now, about 38% of Americans Do not own equities, either directly or through some kind of a four or one K or something.”
Scott Bessent Dec 22, 2025 ▶ 53:32 Scott Bessent: Fixing the Fed, Tariffs for National Security, Solving Affordability in 2026
Jan 23, 2026 positive
Assertion Supported
Armstrong: 52 million Americans have used cryptocurrency
“There's like, fifty-two million Americans who've used crypto now.”
Brian Armstrong Jan 23, 2026 ▶ 3:23 Coinbase CEO's Top 3 Crypto Trends for 2026 + More from Davos!
Jan 24, 2026 bullish
Prediction Not checkable as stated
Dr. Oz predicts 20% of Americans will adopt self-directed healthcare
“If 20% of Americans do what you're saying, and they will, it would make all of medicine function better.”
Dr. Mehmet Oz Jan 24, 2026 ▶ 18:29 Dr. Mehmet Oz on Fixing American Healthcare + Fraud | Live from Davos
Mar 3, 2026 negative
Assertion Partly supported
Ray Dalio: 60% of Americans read below a sixth-grade level
“For example, 60% of all Americans have below a sixth grade reading level.”
Ray Dalio Mar 3, 2026 ▶ 24:58 Ray Dalio: "AI Is Eating Everything - and It Might Eat Itself"
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