economy

4 statements across 4 episodes · 2 bullish · 1 bearish · 4 people on the record · first statement Jun 16, 2017 by Tim Hwang · across every show →

Everything said about economy, oldest first

Jun 16, 2017 neutral
Insight
Hwang: AI will not impact the economy like a sudden meteor strike
“Everybody always wants to think about AI as if it were like this huge meteor just crashing into the earth where they're like, What do we do when the AI arrives, right? And it just like, it doesn't just turn up that it doesn't work like that, right? And in fact…”
Tim Hwang Jun 16, 2017 ▶ 7:29 At the Intersection of AI, Governments, and Google - Tim Hwang · Y Combinator
Sep 27, 2017 bearish
Opinion
Adeney: Shrinking fossil fuel and RV sectors won't harm the economy
“If less of that type of stuff happened, that doesn't hurt our economy at all. It just shrinks the fossil fuel section and the recreational motor vehicle section, which I would argue are just drains on human productivity, really.”
Mr. Money Mustache Sep 27, 2017 ▶ 33:17 Don't Start a Blog, Start a Cult - Mr. Money Mustache · Y Combinator
Jul 28, 2026 bullish
Insight
Altman: Startups are the primary force preventing economic stagnation
“I think startups are really like the main thing that keeps the economy from becoming stagnant. I think companies do just like drift towards suckiness, and startups will continue to be important forever.”
Sam Altman Jul 28, 2026 ▶ 4:53 Sam Altman: "Never a Better Time to Do a Startup" · Y Combinator
Jul 29, 2026 positive
Insight
Alexandr Wang: Economic diffusion, not model progress, is AI's bottleneck
“I mean, I really think, I think we're at this, like, amazing moment in the world where the bottleneck is not the progress of the AI models. The bottleneck is diffusing that through the rest of the world and helping the world adapt to this amazing technology th…”
Alexandr Wang Jul 29, 2026 ▶ 9:38 Alexandr Wang: “This is a Once-in-a-Civilization Opportunity” · Y Combinator
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