UK and Canadian lawmakers exhibited aggression towards Mark Zuckerberg when he testified before their countries' governments because they knew they had to, while US lawmakers showed deference due to Facebook being an American business.
In this conversation, a person describes a casual, friendly political meeting where they felt like they were just hanging out with friends rather than engaging in typical political work.
The early 20th century saw the rise of monopolist class with the transformation of farmers into factory builders and conglomerates, accompanied with degrading conditions. Though some progressive thinkers could not come to terms with such a shift, many accepted and welcomed it.
The Well was the first social media platform and had already experienced some issues like cancel culture, pronoun arguments, and status games that we see in today's social media, long before the birth of Facebook or Twitter.
The anger and frustration that we see often stems from the fact that people are hurting and feel like they're not being heard. It's important to acknowledge this and address it in order to move forward as a society.
The podcast discusses the misconception among American conservatives regarding the aspects of clown world and progressives in the UK.