back to indexE59: Twitter's content warning algo, equity audits, politicians trading stocks, Fed's next move
Chapters
0:0 Bestie Intro: Sweater update, NYC stories
8:30 Sacks got flagged on Twitter, theorizing on Twitter's content warning algorithm
14:37 "Racial equity audits" with product-level consequences might be coming to Big Tech
27:37 Elizabeth Warren vs. Elon on Twitter, birth of "Senator Karen," understanding where the Fed can go from here
42:56 Omicron spreading rapidly in NYC, but deaths are still relatively flat, anticipating the quality of life split for blue/red states going forward
53:2 Jeremy Strong's New Yorker profile and backlash, politicians trading stocks
68:57 Future of mRNA technology
75:39 SF Mayor London Breed's speech on increasing law enforcement: is she the right person to turn the ship around?
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David, let's start with you, because I love it. 00:00:11.920 |
The buttons are made out of endangered rhino horn. 00:00:18.960 |
So my sweater is a very light Italian cashmere made by a company called Doriani. 00:00:27.920 |
I thought we weren't doing plugs for our startups. 00:00:34.080 |
This right here is a little young calf leather. 00:00:39.500 |
And the buttons, like David's, are made from shark fin. 00:00:44.020 |
And for those of you at home who would like to spend $150 and stay warm, 00:00:53.660 |
You can also find that jacket on Turk Street? 00:00:56.940 |
How tilted is Sweater Karen listening to this? 00:01:00.900 |
Sweater Karen, if you're listening, I mean, you must be. 00:01:04.880 |
Sweater Karen got back to me and she was like, oh my God, he's so tilted. 00:01:14.760 |
She's like, I don't like you in the t-shirts. 00:01:18.500 |
And I was, you know, we're going to the mountains for the holiday. 00:01:21.440 |
And I was like, did you watch the podcast about the sweater? 00:01:23.580 |
She's like, no, I don't listen to your podcast. 00:01:33.020 |
I was like, I'm not comfortable spending $3,000 on a sweater. 00:01:37.980 |
And she goes, no, no, it's $3,000 for all eight. 00:01:48.440 |
I think that's the box the sweater came in with $3,000. 00:02:19.500 |
Breaking into the top 50 podcasts week after week because of you, 00:02:25.240 |
the amazing audience telling your friends about the pod. 00:02:35.680 |
Hitting the top 40 podcast episodes in the world. 00:02:40.240 |
Of course, the dictator himself in an amazing sweater. 00:02:47.280 |
The Sultan of Science, I found out from his mom. 00:02:51.320 |
She much prefers the Sultan of Science to Queen of Kinwa. 00:02:54.900 |
So that's where we're going with going forward. 00:02:56.740 |
David Freedberg, who had a great party up in Beep. 00:03:03.140 |
And Sax, who didn't go to Beep's party or to Freedberg's party. 00:03:08.020 |
He stayed home and played chess on his iPhone. 00:03:21.200 |
I really wanted to come, but Nat's breastfeeding, and so I couldn't come. 00:03:33.660 |
There was like, was there a Curb Your Enthusiasm? 00:03:36.940 |
It was this great show called Afterlife from Ricky Gervais. 00:03:42.660 |
There's literally a scene in it where a woman, they work for a local newspaper that's going out of business, 00:03:50.740 |
And the big story in town is a woman is making pudding. 00:04:04.820 |
Do you want to know my two New York stories or not? 00:04:12.240 |
So I went to Deepdale to play golf with a certain well-known individual, and we chop her back. 00:04:32.720 |
You do not want to step foot in a helicopter with a rock and roll star. 00:04:35.720 |
No, so here's my story, which is why I totally freaked out about helicopters, and I can't. 00:04:42.720 |
We play Deepdale, which is just outside New York. 00:04:45.720 |
The chopper lands in the middle of the thing. 00:04:49.720 |
And we're going, and I'm already feeling kind of skittish. 00:04:53.640 |
I'm like, okay, I'm going to get to the East Side Heliport. 00:04:56.400 |
And the East Side Heliport is basically right by the East River. 00:04:59.400 |
And so the helicopter descends, and one of the skis doesn't actually land on the fucking thing. 00:05:09.400 |
It does a little tilt-y-poops, and then the guy comes back up, and then he lands. 00:05:14.400 |
Honestly, I have never been more scared in my life. 00:05:27.960 |
Last New York story was I was there two days ago, or for the last couple days. 00:05:34.960 |
By the way, had a beautiful dinner after the game. 00:05:38.960 |
Draymond, Kevin Durant, me, bunch of friends. 00:05:44.960 |
It was so brutal, though, I have to tell you. 00:05:48.960 |
I had a work dinner, and I have sushi at the work dinner. 00:05:54.620 |
He's like, hey, we're all having dinner at Carbone. 00:05:59.720 |
I called Nat, and I said, I'm brushing my teeth. 00:06:04.960 |
And I said, yes, but if I brush my teeth, I'm not going to eat a second dinner. 00:06:09.720 |
And I thought, and then, but I made the key mistake, but I didn't floss. 00:06:22.620 |
I'm like, oh, I'm going to eat a second dinner. 00:06:24.280 |
I'm like, oh, I'm going to eat a second dinner. 00:06:26.280 |
I'm like, oh, I'm going to eat a second dinner. 00:06:28.280 |
I'm like, oh, I'm going to eat a second dinner. 00:06:30.280 |
I'm like, oh, I'm going to eat a second dinner. 00:06:32.280 |
I'm like, oh, I'm going to eat a second dinner. 00:06:34.280 |
I'm like, oh, I'm going to eat a second dinner. 00:06:36.280 |
I'm like, oh, I'm going to eat a second dinner. 00:06:38.280 |
I'm like, oh, I'm going to eat a second dinner. 00:06:40.280 |
I'm like, oh, I'm going to eat a second dinner. 00:06:42.280 |
I'm like, oh, I'm going to eat a second dinner. 00:06:44.280 |
I'm like, oh, I'm going to eat a second dinner. 00:06:46.380 |
I'm like, oh, I'm going to eat a second dinner. 00:06:48.380 |
I'm like, oh, I'm going to eat a second dinner. 00:06:50.500 |
I'm like, oh, I'm going to eat a second dinner. 00:06:52.620 |
I'm like, oh, I'm going to eat a second dinner. 00:06:54.720 |
I'm like, oh, I'm going to eat a second dinner. 00:06:56.840 |
I'm like, oh, I'm going to eat a second dinner. 00:06:58.960 |
I'm like, oh, I'm going to eat a second dinner. 00:07:01.080 |
I'm like, oh, I'm going to eat a second dinner. 00:07:03.220 |
I'm like, oh, I'm going to eat a second dinner. 00:07:05.340 |
I'm like, oh, I'm going to eat a second dinner. 00:07:07.460 |
I'm like, oh, I'm going to eat a second dinner. 00:07:09.580 |
I'm like, oh, I'm going to eat a second dinner. 00:07:11.800 |
I'm like, oh, I'm going to eat a second dinner. 00:07:13.800 |
I'm like, oh, I'm going to eat a second dinner. 00:07:15.920 |
I'm like, oh, I'm going to eat a second dinner. 00:07:18.040 |
I'm like, oh, I'm going to eat a second dinner. 00:07:20.180 |
I'm like, oh, I'm going to eat a second dinner. 00:07:22.300 |
I'm like, oh, I'm going to eat a second dinner. 00:07:24.420 |
I'm like, oh, I'm going to eat a second dinner. 00:07:26.560 |
I'm like, oh, I'm going to eat a second dinner. 00:07:28.680 |
I'm like, oh, I'm going to eat a second dinner. 00:07:30.800 |
I'm like, oh, I'm going to eat a second dinner. 00:07:32.920 |
I'm like, oh, I'm going to eat a second dinner. 00:07:35.040 |
I'm like, oh, I'm going to eat a second dinner. 00:07:37.300 |
I'm like, oh, I'm going to eat a second dinner. 00:07:39.300 |
I'm like, oh, I'm going to eat a second dinner. 00:07:41.420 |
I'm like, oh, I'm going to eat a second dinner. 00:07:43.540 |
I'm like, oh, I'm going to eat a second dinner. 00:07:45.680 |
I'm like, oh, I'm going to eat a second dinner. 00:07:47.800 |
I'm like, oh, I'm going to eat a second dinner. 00:07:49.920 |
I'm like, oh, I'm going to eat a second dinner. 00:07:52.060 |
I'm like, oh, I'm going to eat a second dinner. 00:07:54.180 |
I'm like, oh, I'm going to eat a second dinner. 00:07:56.300 |
I'm like, oh, I'm going to eat a second dinner. 00:07:58.420 |
I'm like, oh, I'm going to eat a second dinner. 00:08:00.540 |
I'm like, oh, I'm going to eat a second dinner. 00:08:19.620 |
Like when you started talking like Joe Pesci? 00:08:21.800 |
Did Kevin Durant ever start talking like Joe Pesci? 00:08:32.520 |
We're only one week into the new Twitter CEO's reign. 00:08:36.520 |
Jack is gone and already David Sachs has been flagged. 00:08:41.760 |
It can't be a coincidence that you were talking about them 00:08:51.840 |
Everybody investors should be spending their time finding good investments, 00:08:57.400 |
not endlessly debating interest rates, inflation and tax policy. 00:09:04.120 |
And then the flag, the conversation from Sachs has been flagged. 00:09:07.160 |
Do you think that this is that's machine learned? 00:09:08.160 |
Or do you think that that's an editor that goes in there and actually 01:28:00.240 |
We should all just get a room and just have one big huge orgy because they're all just useless. 01:28:04.240 |
It's like this sexual tension, but we just need to release them, somehow.