E22: Twitter’s new CEO, Elon’s strategy vs Sam Altman’s strategy, Liberal depression, crime and prisons

Dan and Erik discuss how Elon got coded right-wing, why liberals are more depressed than conservatives, crime and prisons. If you’re looking for an ERP platform, check out our sponsor, NetSuite: http://netsuite.com/zen 

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LINKS:

Patrick Collison interviews Sam Altman: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1egAKCKPKCk

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TIMESTAMPS:

(00:00) Episode preview

(02:48) Twitter’s new CEO and Elon

(9:00) When did Elon become right-wing coded?

(15:00) Contrasting Zuck and Elon

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(18:26) Contrasting Elon and Sam Altman

(23:00) Elon’s quest to increase “net truth”

(29:00) AI race / live players

(31:45) Accountability within private vs public sector

(34:00) Facebook bull case

(40:30) Jonathan Haidt’s anti-facebook case

(45:00) Why depression is on the rise

(51:00) Why liberals are more depressed than conservatives

(59:00) Living in America is higher variance

(1:06:00) Different approaches to curbing crime

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