people in power

3 statements across 3 episodes · 0 bullish · 2 bearish · 1 people on the record · first statement Sep 18, 2021 by David Sacks · across every show →

Everything said about people in power, oldest first

Sep 18, 2021 negative
Opinion
Sacks: Powerful figures want to censor social media over democratizing force
“I do believe that there are people in power who want to censor social networks because they don't like the disruptive democratizing force that it represents.”
David Sacks Sep 18, 2021 ▶ 58:07 E47: Facebook's week from hell, Ellen Pao on sexism in Elizabeth Holmes coverage, Newsom wins & more
Jun 2, 2023
Insight
Sacks: Media's job is fundamental antagonism toward leaders, not cooperation
“The media's job is to be fundamentally antagonistic with the people in power, not to cooperate with them.”
David Sacks Jun 2, 2023 ▶ 18:04 E131: 2024 Fantasy President picks, debt ceiling agreement, Dollar dominance & more
Jan 22, 2026 negative
Opinion
Sacks: UK government censors free speech to protect those in power
“I think the government is afraid of the people criticizing it, and therefore they're engaged in what censors always do, which is protect the people in power.”
David Sacks Jan 22, 2026 ▶ 9:36 Europe's Free Speech Failure and the "Censorship Industrial Complex" with Sarah B. Rogers
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