Chapter
The Idealism of Silicon Valley
32:31 - 41:30 (08:59)
The podcast explores the idealism of Silicon Valley and how it is really about software eating the world. The discussion also includes the banning of people from mediums of communication and the lack of adults running tech companies.
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The discussion delves into the challenges faced by sex workers due to harassments from the financial systems and infrastructure, and how political affiliations of tech corporations affect policies relating to sex work.
32:31 - 36:01 (03:29)
Summary
The discussion delves into the challenges faced by sex workers due to harassments from the financial systems and infrastructure, and how political affiliations of tech corporations affect policies relating to sex work.
ChapterThe Idealism of Silicon Valley
Episode#163 – Eric Weinstein: Difficult Conversations, Freedom of Speech, and Physics
PodcastLex Fridman Podcast
In this podcast, the speaker discusses his views on the maturity of tech leaders, claiming that many are not acting like adults.
36:01 - 38:22 (02:20)
Summary
In this podcast, the speaker discusses his views on the maturity of tech leaders, claiming that many are not acting like adults. However, he also praises Elon Musk as one of the closest things to an adult in the industry.
ChapterThe Idealism of Silicon Valley
Episode#163 – Eric Weinstein: Difficult Conversations, Freedom of Speech, and Physics
PodcastLex Fridman Podcast
The idealism of Silicon Valley has led to software eating the world and an abundance of connectivity, but the banning of people from communication platforms raises the question if all banning is eventually destructive.
38:22 - 41:30 (03:08)
Summary
The idealism of Silicon Valley has led to software eating the world and an abundance of connectivity, but the banning of people from communication platforms raises the question if all banning is eventually destructive. The argument used by Jack Dorsey and others for banning people is incitement of violence, but digital platforms have the power to dwarf traditional media by aggregating their digital versions.