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Episode 17 ·

Social Media & Free Speech; Civil Liberties; NYC; Masks

Alex Horowitz 3:19:03

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Alex Horowitz is the Chief of Staff at Eight Sleep, a technology company in New York City that specializes in developing & manufacturing smart mattresses. Previously he was a debt underwriter at Goldman Sachs, where he worked with some of the world’s largest tech companies.

TIMESTAMPS

1:17 - 7:32 ~ What goes into being a modern-day Public Company CEO

7:32 - 14:17 ~ “Hope” in environments with fewer resources and opportunities (“The Wire” example); Capitalism vs. Socialism

19:17 - 22:17 ~ Presenting ideas in groupthink (“robot”) political duopoly culture

22:17 - 27:29 ~ Russian bot accounts and online hacking methods (Renee DiResta)

27:29 - 30:59 ~ The social media platform overlords; Facebook’s responsibility

30:59 - 36:59 ~ The responsibility we have to take for ourselves on social media

36:59 - 46:29 ~ How do we teach social media use in broader culture; the free speech danger of left-wing bias on social media platforms; misinformation on social media; James Damore & Google

46:29 - 50:59 ~ How social platforms predict culture change and then profit off of it; the dilemma of censoring far right figures

50:59 - 1:06:59 ~ The de-platforming (deplatforming) of former Evergreen State College Professor Bret Weinstein; Censorship; The protected status of organizations to operate freely; precedent-setting & Hobby Lobby

1:06:59 - 1:10:59 ~ Net Neutrality and more discussion on Bret Weinstein

1:10:59 - 1:22:29 ~ “Ideas” as a protected class; the treacherous concept of offsetting misinformation with misinformation; discussing the KKK as an extremist group that could dangerously leverage the internet to spread ideology

1:22:29 - 1:33:39 ~ Traditional liberalism vs. Leftism; Personal responsibility with social media content consumption

1:33:39 - 1:38:29 ~ Moore’s Law and the runaway train of social media on our culture; The moral dilemma of “ceding power” for the greater good

1:38:29 - 1:53:48 ~ Government control and how governments don’t give back power they take (the tradeoff of civil liberties); Trade-offs Americans have made over the past 20 years including topics like September 11th, The Patriot Act, & Stellar Wind (Snowden); our willingness to give up freedoms for certain things in return

1:53:48 - 2:05:18 ~ Civil Liberties & The Pandemic; Society’s mentality towards the Pandemic; Discussing the theory that “the cure is worse than the virus;” Masks

2:05:18 - 2:13:18 ~ The desperate people who are “over” the Pandemic because of economic hardship; Masks in a restaurant logic; Personal accountability with masks; The politicization of masks (Trump & Biden Supporters; Fauci)

2:13:18 - 2:25:48 ~ Unbiased Science as a source for mask policy; Anti-Vaxxers and the problem they may pose towards ending of the Pandemic

2:25:48 - 2:36:28 ~ The value of being apolitical in a time like this; New York & the populations that refused to wear masks during Pandemic outbreak; NYC rate of transmission data

2:36:28 - 2:44:48 ~ NYC Protests Recap & the Mask emphasis during all of them

2:44:48 - 2:48:03 ~ NY Governor Andrew Cuomo’s data-driven approach to the Pandemic

2:48:03 - 2:54:48 ~ A discussion on freedom to live vs. government responsibility to step in and protect you

2:54:48 - 2:58:18 ~ The after effects of the Pandemic & how it’s changing society

2:58:18 - 3:02:18 ~ James Altucher vs. Jerry Seinfeld over NYC’s future

3:02:18 - End ~ California Governor Gavin Newsome & The California Department of Health’s latest Holiday Pandemic Guidelines as the latest example of government overreach

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Chapters

Chapters.

Timestamps seek the player
  1. 1:17 7:32 ~ What goes into being a modern-day Public Company CEO
  2. 7:32 14:17 ~ “Hope” in environments with fewer resources and opportunities (“The Wire” example); Capitalism vs. Socialism
  3. 19:17 22:17 ~ Presenting ideas in groupthink (“robot”) political duopoly culture
  4. 22:17 27:29 ~ Russian bot accounts and online hacking methods (Renee DiResta)
  5. 27:29 30:59 ~ The social media platform overlords; Facebook’s responsibility
  6. 30:59 36:59 ~ The responsibility we have to take for ourselves on social media
  7. 36:59 46:29 ~ How do we teach social media use in broader culture; the free speech danger of left-wing bias on social media platforms; misinformation on social media; James Damore & Google
  8. 46:29 50:59 ~ How social platforms predict culture change and then profit off of it; the dilemma of censoring far right figures
  9. 50:59 1:06:59 ~ The de-platforming (deplatforming) of former Evergreen State College Professor Bret Weinstein; Censorship; The protected status of organizations to operate freely; precedent-setting & Hobby Lobby
  10. 1:06:59 1:10:59 ~ Net Neutrality and more discussion on Bret Weinstein
  11. 1:10:59 1:22:29 ~ “Ideas” as a protected class; the treacherous concept of offsetting misinformation with misinformation; discussing the KKK as an extremist group that could dangerously leverage the internet to spread ideology
  12. 1:22:29 1:33:39 ~ Traditional liberalism vs. Leftism; Personal responsibility with social media content consumption
  13. 1:33:39 1:38:29 ~ Moore’s Law and the runaway train of social media on our culture; The moral dilemma of “ceding power” for the greater good
  14. 1:38:29 1:53:48 ~ Government control and how governments don’t give back power they take (the tradeoff of civil liberties); Trade-offs Americans have made over the past 20 years including topics like September 11th, The Patriot Act, & Stellar Wind (Snowden); our willingness to give up freedoms for certain things in return
  15. 1:53:48 2:05:18 ~ Civil Liberties & The Pandemic; Society’s mentality towards the Pandemic; Discussing the theory that “the cure is worse than the virus;” Masks
  16. 2:05:18 2:13:18 ~ The desperate people who are “over” the Pandemic because of economic hardship; Masks in a restaurant logic; Personal accountability with masks; The politicization of masks (Trump & Biden Supporters; Fauci)
  17. 2:13:18 2:25:48 ~ Unbiased Science as a source for mask policy; Anti-Vaxxers and the problem they may pose towards ending of the Pandemic
  18. 2:25:48 2:36:28 ~ The value of being apolitical in a time like this; New York & the populations that refused to wear masks during Pandemic outbreak; NYC rate of transmission data
  19. 2:36:28 2:44:48 ~ NYC Protests Recap & the Mask emphasis during all of them
  20. 2:44:48 2:48:03 ~ NY Governor Andrew Cuomo’s data-driven approach to the Pandemic
  21. 2:48:03 2:54:48 ~ A discussion on freedom to live vs. government responsibility to step in and protect you
  22. 2:54:48 2:58:18 ~ The after effects of the Pandemic & how it’s changing society
  23. 2:58:18 3:02:18 ~ James Altucher vs. Jerry Seinfeld over NYC’s future
  24. 3:02:18 End ~ California Governor Gavin Newsome & The California Department of Health’s latest Holiday Pandemic Guidelines as the latest example of government overreach
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