West

also referred to as: the west

10 statements across 9 episodes · 0 bullish · 6 bearish · 7 people on the record · first statement Sep 25, 2021 by Balaji Srinivasan · across every show →

Everything said about West, oldest first

Sep 25, 2021
Prediction Not checkable as stated
Balaji: The future will feature a centralized East and decentralized West
“I think the future is a centralized East and decentralized West.”
Balaji Srinivasan Sep 25, 2021 ▶ 44:36 Balaji Srinivasan: role of decentralization, China/US breakdown & more
Mar 5, 2022 negative
Assertion Not checkable as stated
Sacks: Putin underestimated Ukrainian and Western resolve
“I think Putin underestimated Zelensky's resolve, Ukrainian resolve, and I'd say the West resolve.”
David Sacks Mar 5, 2022 ▶ 56:19 E71: Russia/Ukraine deep dive: escalation, risk factors, financial fallout, exit ramps and more
Sep 10, 2022
Prediction Open · timeframe Sep 2027
Friedberg predicts peace deal trading Ukrainian territory for Russian gas
“And so my guess is huge amount of money from the West and EU going into Ukraine. Ukraine agrees to let Putin keep some regions, some assets, Putin agrees to remove himself from certain regions and give up certain assets. Sanctions are partially lifted, but the…”
David Friedberg Sep 10, 2022 ▶ 35:25 E95: Winter is Coming, Europe's energy crisis, Kim Kardashian's new PE firm & more
Jan 27, 2023 bearish
Prediction Not checkable as stated
Calacanis: Germany will never buy Russian oil again
“The West is never going to trust them again. The Germans are never going to buy their oil again.”
Jason Calacanis Jan 27, 2023 ▶ 1:19:19 E113: DOJ tries to break up Google, vaccine questions, Ukraine escalation & more
Jun 24, 2023 negative
Assertion Not checkable as stated
Sacks claims the West rejected a Russia-Ukraine peace deal in 2022
“A deal was available, but the West chose not to take it.”
David Sacks Jun 24, 2023 ▶ 23:21 E134: Ukraine counteroffensive, China tensions, COVID Patient Zero, RFK Jr reaction & more
Feb 23, 2024
Prediction Not checkable as stated
Sacks: Transnistria annexation attempt could trigger major Ukraine war escalation
“Because if something like this happens, it could really expand the Ukraine war. The West is going to use this as evidence that Putin wants to invade multiple countries and invade, you know, a bunch of countries in Europe, and this could lead to a major escalat…”
David Sacks Feb 23, 2024 ▶ 1:18:54 E167: Google's Woke AI disaster, Nvidia smashes earnings (again), Groq's LPU breakthrough & more
Sep 9, 2025 neutral
Insight
Carlson: Hiroshima destroyed Western religion by convincing humanity it is God
“The atom bomb killed religion. Hiroshima killed, killed, killed the West. Because, of course, you're God now. And every, every assumption we've made since August of 1945, 80 years ago, has been based on the core, often unstated belief that we're in full contro…”
Tucker Carlson Sep 9, 2025 ▶ 46:57 Tucker Carlson and Mark Cuban Debate How to Save America 🔥 | All-In Summit 2025
Sep 9, 2025 negative
Insight
Alex Karp: Western nations collapse when losing belief in cultural superiority
“The way you commit suicide in the West is you stop believing that your particular culture has something superior in it.”
Alex Karp Sep 9, 2025 ▶ 25:30 Palantir CEO Alex Karp: Why the West is Destroying Itself, Data Empire, Skeptics, How to Win
Sep 9, 2025 negative
Opinion
Karp: Migration is not working in the West
“I don't actually think migration's working in the West, because people don't want to change.”
Alex Karp Sep 9, 2025 ▶ 38:34 Palantir CEO Alex Karp: Why the West is Destroying Itself, Data Empire, Skeptics, How to Win
Sep 10, 2025 negative
Opinion
Musk: Actions of the West are indistinguishable from suicide
“Let's just say that the actions of the West are indistinguishable from suicide.”
Elon Musk Sep 10, 2025 ▶ 34:25 Elon Musk on DOGE, Optimus, Starlink Smartphones, Evolving with AI, Why the West is Imploding
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