politics

6 statements across 5 episodes · 1 bullish · 2 bearish · 4 people on the record · first statement Sep 14, 2021 by David Sacks · across every show →

Everything said about politics, oldest first

Sep 14, 2021 positive
Insight
Sacks: Markets drive progress better than politics because startups need only one funder
“This is why markets work better than politics, because Freeburg, in order for you to pursue what you want to pursue, you don't have to convince a majority of the country to support it. You just need to find one person who's willing to fund it. You know, you ra…”
David Sacks Sep 14, 2021 ▶ 58:35 E46: False Ivermectin narratives, regulatory grift, wartime mentality in solving issues & more
May 30, 2022 negative
Insight
Silver: Politics discourages critical thinking and encourages confirmation bias
“I just don't think that like politics teaches people to think critically and it's like, yeah, part of that is like, they're not thinking probabilistically, but it's more like people just want to see their kind of priors confirmed.”
Nate Silver May 30, 2022 ▶ 21:51 #AIS: FiveThirtyEight's Nate Silver on how gamblers think
May 30, 2022 negative
Opinion
Silver: Political discourse relies on hypocritical, short-term reasoning
“It's a lot of very hypocritical and ad hoc thinking in politics, right? It's instrumental reasoning toward trying to win an argument at that moment in that day”
Nate Silver May 30, 2022 ▶ 17:51 #AIS: FiveThirtyEight's Nate Silver on how gamblers think
Sep 17, 2023 neutral
Insight
David Sacks: Politics works by one side winning, not middle compromise
“The way politics works is that you don't somehow come together in the middle. I think one side has to win in the eyes of voters. Voters have to choose a path.”
David Sacks Sep 17, 2023 ▶ 38:02 All-In Summit: Ray Dalio on the rise and fall of nations and the changing world order
Jun 29, 2024
Disclosure
Friedberg says he will never donate to any political campaigns
“I don't give any money to politics ever. I never have, never will.”
David Friedberg Jun 29, 2024 ▶ 14:14 Presidential Debate Reaction, Biden Hot Swap?, Tech unemployment, OpenAI considers for-profit & more
Dec 13, 2024
Disclosure
Raboy: Personal move into politics is a decade away
“I'm in like the prime of my venture career. I'm only 12 years in actually, Chamath. So figure five, 10 more years, like is the sweet spot. And so I'd like to see the companies that I was involved in grow up, become public companies, et cetera. And I didn't fee…”
Keith Rabois Dec 13, 2024 ▶ 11:22 Trump's Cabinet, Google's Quantum Chip, Apple's Flop, TikTok, State of VC
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