Chapter
Coinbase's Preemptive PR Tactic
1:21:31 - 1:30:12 (08:40)
Coinbase's preemptive announcement of an upcoming New York Times article created a spike protein that trained the immune system of Silicon Valley to be ready for the potentially negative article, causing controversy among reporters.
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Steven Pinker discusses the positive changes to human health, longevity, access to calories, shelter, and medicine brought about by capitalism and industrialization, and criticizes those who fail to recognize this progress due to their privileged lenses.
1:21:31 - 1:24:26 (02:55)
Summary
Steven Pinker discusses the positive changes to human health, longevity, access to calories, shelter, and medicine brought about by capitalism and industrialization, and criticizes those who fail to recognize this progress due to their privileged lenses.
ChapterCoinbase's Preemptive PR Tactic
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PodcastAll-In with Chamath, Jason, Sacks & Friedberg
The New York Times reporters became irate when Coinbase announced AlphaFold's impact on drug discovery.
1:24:26 - 1:28:44 (04:17)
Summary
The New York Times reporters became irate when Coinbase announced AlphaFold's impact on drug discovery. Nevertheless, the new tool will be groundbreaking and have the potential to extend human lifespan.
ChapterCoinbase's Preemptive PR Tactic
EpisodeE14: Salesforce acquires Slack, DeepMind’s AlphaFold breakthrough, Trust Fund Socialists & more
PodcastAll-In with Chamath, Jason, Sacks & Friedberg
Coinbase used a pre-announcement of a New York Times story as a PR tactic, creating buzz and training the Silicon Valley tech community’s immune system to be ready for the actual story.
1:28:44 - 1:30:12 (01:27)
Summary
Coinbase used a pre-announcement of a New York Times story as a PR tactic, creating buzz and training the Silicon Valley tech community’s immune system to be ready for the actual story. Their PR move resulted in a backlash against the Times’ hit piece.