E17: Mike Solana on SF politics, tech & media fights, Tik Tok policy, and AI wars

Our guest this week is Mike Solana, founder and editor-in-chief of Pirate Wires (Piratewires.com). We discuss the broken local politics of San Francisco, tech and media fights, how we should handle Tik Tok,and why AI enthusiasts are losing. We record our interviews with Riverside. Go to https://bit.ly/Riverside_MoZ + use code ZEN for 20%. 

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TIMESTAMPS:

(0:00) Antonio’s EA rant

(2:12) Local SF politics is changing

(18:10) Tech vs. Media

(26:30) Sponsors: Secureframe and Riverside

(28:00 )Why does SF hate tech?

(31:00) How to win over California

(38:00) Institutionalist vs. anti-institutionalist

(55:50) Taylor Lorenz

(1:01:30) Tik Tok

(1:03:40) Why Solana isn’t a libertarian anymore

(1:07:55) Why is the onus on billionaires instead of government

(1:14:20) Dan swears off Peter Zeihan

(1:16:00) Anti-tech tech podcasts

(1:18:20) AI criticism is coming from within tech

(1:19:50) Aella

(1:21:30) AI safety debate

(1:32:00) What Solana is motivated by

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