universities

6 statements across 6 episodes · 2 bullish · 3 bearish · 5 people on the record · first statement Apr 30, 2022 by Chamath Palihapitiya · across every show →

Everything said about universities, oldest first

Apr 30, 2022 negative
Opinion
Palihapitiya: Universities are for-profit asset managers wrapped in philanthropic branding
“Universities today, Are for-profit asset management businesses wrapped by this philanthropic do-good or nonsense that they try to tell people to get you to go there and pay 50,000 dollars a year in tuition.”
Chamath Palihapitiya Apr 30, 2022 ▶ 1:03:38 E78: VC fund metrics that matter, private market update, recession, student loans, Bill Hwang arrest
Jun 2, 2022 negative
Opinion
Lonsdale: Most universities have been conquered by ideological dogma
“Most of our universities have been conquered by dogma and by religion. That they no longer have these things.”
Joe Lonsdale Jun 2, 2022 ▶ 7:51 #AIS: Joe Lonsdale on the problem with higher education
Sep 13, 2024 negative
Opinion
Thiel: Innovation no longer happens in universities or government
“It somehow, it doesn't happen in universities. It doesn't happen in government.”
Peter Thiel Sep 13, 2024 ▶ 25:00 Peter Thiel: The Coming Collapse No One Is Prepared For
Apr 19, 2025 neutral
Assertion Supported
Friedberg: Average university research overhead fee is around 30%
“And the average is around 30% today across universities and other institutions.”
David Friedberg Apr 19, 2025 ▶ 48:40 Trump vs Harvard, Nvidia export controls, how DEI killed Hollywood with Tim Dillon
Nov 14, 2025 positive
Prediction Not checkable as stated
Palihapitiya proposes making universities take first loss on student loan defaults
“If the universities are forced to underwrite these degrees and they know that they'll take the first dollar loss up to a certain amount, 2030, 40,000, they'll be much more circumspect about what degrees they force onto people and the amount of money that they'…”
Chamath Palihapitiya Nov 14, 2025 ▶ 32:58 Home Affordability Crisis, Palantir's Advantage, Big Short on AI, H-1B Abuse, Solar Storm Hits Earth
Aug 24, 2026 positive
Disclosure
Kratsios: Science grants will fund researchers in garages, not just universities
“We should meet the best scientists wherever they are. If they're at a university, we should fund them. If they're at a focused research organization, we should fund them. If they're on their own in their garage doing incredible work and can pass a merit-based …”
Michael Kratsios Aug 24, 2026 ▶ 33:30 Inside Trump's Science Agenda: Anti-Science Claims, Fauci's Damage, DEI & China w/ Michael Kratsios
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