Chapter
The Danger of Living in an Enclave
18:17 - 32:58 (14:40)
The more you immerse yourself in a set of institutional beliefs and a kind of ethos of your enclave, the more immune you become to facts that negate it.
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The Democratic Party was collapsing under Barack Obama while losing state houses, congressional seats, and governorships all over the country.
18:17 - 21:10 (02:52)
Summary
The Democratic Party was collapsing under Barack Obama while losing state houses, congressional seats, and governorships all over the country. The party tried to create mythologies that Russia or white supremacy were the reasons for Trump's election, instead of analyzing their own failures.
ChapterThe Danger of Living in an Enclave
Episode#AIS: Glenn Greenwald & Matt Taibbi discuss the new political divide, moderated by David Sacks
PodcastAll-In with Chamath, Jason, Sacks & Friedberg
The speaker warns against becoming immersed in an institutional belief system and encourages careful consideration of opposing viewpoints to prevent immunity to facts.
21:10 - 26:25 (05:15)
Summary
The speaker warns against becoming immersed in an institutional belief system and encourages careful consideration of opposing viewpoints to prevent immunity to facts. He cites the growing anger with neoliberal policies as a cause of dangerous ideologies and the increasing number of minorities voting for the Republican Party as evidence of this danger.
ChapterThe Danger of Living in an Enclave
Episode#AIS: Glenn Greenwald & Matt Taibbi discuss the new political divide, moderated by David Sacks
PodcastAll-In with Chamath, Jason, Sacks & Friedberg
The thesis is that Fox News pioneered a new way to make money in media by targeting specific demographics with news that caters to their beliefs, and other news outlets followed their playbook to stay relevant and profitable.
26:25 - 32:58 (06:32)
Summary
The thesis is that Fox News pioneered a new way to make money in media by targeting specific demographics with news that caters to their beliefs, and other news outlets followed their playbook to stay relevant and profitable.