Ukraine war

9 statements across 8 episodes · 1 bullish · 6 bearish · 3 people on the record · first statement Dec 24, 2022 by Chamath Palihapitiya · across every show →

Everything said about Ukraine war, oldest first

Dec 24, 2022 negative
Opinion
Chamath: Ukraine war proves Russian military and propaganda capabilities were overrated
“The Ukraine Russia war is evidence that, you know, this Highly sophisticated war machine and propaganda machine is not that good at their job.”
Chamath Palihapitiya Dec 24, 2022 ▶ 1:27:14 E109: 2022 Bestie Awards Live from Twitter HQ
Feb 17, 2023 negative
Opinion
Sacks: Media refuses to investigate U.S. actions before Ukraine war
“The media has shown zero interest in getting to the bottom of what actions our state department took, or generally speaking, our security state took that might have led up to the Ukraine war, zero interest in that.”
David Sacks Feb 17, 2023 ▶ 24:06 E116: Toxic out-of-control trains, regulators, and AI
Feb 24, 2023 negative
Prediction Not checkable as stated
Sacks: Ukraine war will turn out much worse than 1991 Iraq War
“But I think the truth of the matter is that this war is going to turn out much worse than the Iraq war did in 1991”
David Sacks Feb 24, 2023 ▶ 1:05:59 E117: Did Stripe miss its window? Plus: VC market update, AI comes for SaaS, Trump's savvy move
Feb 24, 2023 neutral
Prediction Not checkable as stated
Sacks: A war-induced recession could be Trump's silver bullet to win
“If this war spirals out of control, either, you know, it turns into a even bigger conflict that draws us in, or it turns into a big recession, because I don't think we've seen the last of the supply shocks from this war. If we get a recession that Trump can, I…”
David Sacks Feb 24, 2023 ▶ 1:13:48 E117: Did Stripe miss its window? Plus: VC market update, AI comes for SaaS, Trump's savvy move
Jun 24, 2023 negative
Assertion Not checkable as stated
Calacanis: Republican support for US aid to Ukraine is falling rapidly
“The neocons and Republicans are dropping their support for this at a pretty precipitous rate, which is predictable.”
Jason Calacanis Jun 24, 2023 ▶ 19:16 E134: Ukraine counteroffensive, China tensions, COVID Patient Zero, RFK Jr reaction & more
Jul 1, 2023 neutral
Prediction Not checkable as stated
Sacks predicts potential full Russian mobilization within months following Prigozhin mutiny
“I think you could see now over the next few months, a full mobilization in Russia. And I think that this could lead us to the next point of escalation in this war.”
David Sacks Jul 1, 2023 ▶ 21:53 E135: Wagner rebels, SCOTUS ends AA, AI M&A, startups gone bad, spacetime warps & more
Sep 1, 2023 negative
Assertion Contradicted
Sacks: 70% of the world blames the US equally for Ukraine
“70% of the world's population does not believe this narrative about the Ukraine war. They understand that the U.S. Is at least equally responsible for this war.”
David Sacks Sep 1, 2023 ▶ 57:57 E144: Biden targets Elon, BRICS challenges the West, Tiger hit piece & more
Sep 22, 2023 positive
Disclosure
Sacks: Ukraine war approach is a litmus test for supporting presidential candidates
“For me, I'm viewing candidates as either being acceptable or unacceptable, and Vivek is acceptable to me. I think DeSantis is too. The ones who are unacceptable to me are the ones who would escalate this Ukraine war, because I think that avoiding World War III…”
David Sacks Sep 22, 2023 ▶ 5:54 E146: Did the Fed break the VC model? Plus IPOs, M&A, revaluing unicorns & more
Oct 3, 2024 negative
What-if
Sacks: Biden administration shot down early Russia-Ukraine peace deal
“We could have agreed to a deal in the first month. The Biden administration shot that down. That is why we have the war going in Ukraine.”
David Sacks Oct 3, 2024 ▶ 1:27:16 Mark Cuban: Love/Hate Relationship with Trump, Why He's Backing Kamala Harris
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