Koch: Philanthropies chasing politically correct trends are often destructive
Charles Koch · Charles Koch: How a Love of Philosophy Unlocked Exponential Growth · Joe Lonsdale · Jan 26, 2022 · at 31:29
Charles Koch, Chairman and CEO of Koch Industries, discusses philanthropy governance and societal pressure with 8VC founding partner Joe Lonsdale.
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“And you see, philanthropies doing that. Just, okay, whatever's current in choice, whatever's politically correct, we're, we'll do that. And a lot of that is destructive”
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