social media

7 statements across 7 episodes · 1 bullish · 4 bearish · 5 people on the record · first statement Mar 24, 2021 by Sam Parr · across every show →

Everything said about social media, oldest first

Mar 24, 2021 negative
Assertion Supported
Parr: Major broadcast television networks average only 200,000 concurrent viewers
“These broadcast networks, like you think they're huge and they are huge and they have reach and all that, but like the average viewers is only like 200,000 people at a time. It's not like crazy high in the world of social media.”
Sam Parr Mar 24, 2021 ▶ 4:34 MFM #163: How Chrome Plugins Are Making Millions & How A Studying App is Going Viral
Oct 13, 2022
Insight
Steph Smith: Tangible evidence of work matters far more than projected confidence
“What I think is important, especially in this era where everyone can seem like an expert is evidence. So evidence over confidence. And what do I mean by evidence? It's like, don't tell me you're this business expert, show me the businesses that you've built an…”
Steph Smith Oct 13, 2022 ▶ 52:54 5 Business Ideas With High Demand & Low Supply | Start These In 2022 (#374)
Sep 29, 2023 negative
Opinion
Sam Parr: Chasing social media popularity is empty nonsense
“In general, I think that creating businesses based off your, or like getting popular on Twitter and Instagram and things like that, I think it's incredibly empty feeling for most people. And I think it's complete nonsense and your time would be spent building …”
Sam Parr Sep 29, 2023 ▶ 18:36 How I Live On $25,000/Month In New York City
Jul 11, 2025 neutral
Prediction Not checkable as stated
Liu: AI consumer experiences will become more addictive than social media
“In some cases, I think you can create like hyper engaging consumer engagement consumer experiences that Like, actually could be even more addictive than you know, social media is today, right?”
Howie Liu Jul 11, 2025 ▶ 38:57 Brainstorming $10M AI Business Ideas w/ the Airtable Founder
Jan 23, 2026 positive
Insight
Fast-following viral sports memes creates high-spread merchandise businesses
“With social media, the teams now have little like trends, little meme moments, and if you can fast follow those meme moments and create stuff that's gonna like, kind of make somebody laugh or be worth sharing on social media, you can actually get a lot of spre…”
Shaan Puri Jan 23, 2026 ▶ 3:41 4 dumb ideas that made people rich
Feb 18, 2026 negative
Assertion Supported
Puri: Tech founders like Jobs and Zuckerberg keep their kids off screens
“Steve Jobs, you know, he'll invent the iPad and the iPhone, but at home his kids don't use it. Zuckerberg, his kids aren't on social media. It's like, do as they do, not as they say that you should do, right?”
Shaan Puri Feb 18, 2026 ▶ 51:56 Elon’s wildest interview yet — our reaction
Mar 17, 2026 negative
Insight
DHH: Social Media Attention No Longer Easily Converts to Business Outcomes
“Being able to generate attention is not as transferable as to business outcomes as it used to be.”
David Heinemeier Hansson (DHH) Mar 17, 2026 ▶ 48:29 $100M+ Advice That'll Piss Off Every Business Guru (ft. DHH)
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