E23: Radical DAs, breaking down FB/Google vs. Australia, sustained fear post-vaccine & fan questions

ℹ️ EPISODE INFO

Released

February 20, 2021

Duration

1h 24m

Channel

All-In Podcast

Watch on YouTube

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📝 EPISODE DESCRIPTION

Follow the besties: https://twitter.com/chamath https://linktr.ee/calacanis https://twitter.com/DavidSacks https://twitter.com/friedberg Follow the pod: https://twitter.com/theallinpod https://linktr.ee/allinpodcast Intro Music Credit: https://rb.gy/tppkzl https://twitter.com/yung_spielburg Intro Video Credit: https://twitter.com/MikeSylvan Referenced in the show: WSJ - Lake Tahoe Property Sells for $1.6 Million in Bitcoins https://www.wsj.com/articles/lake-tahoe-property-sells-for-1-6-million-in-bitcoins-1407534997 The Changing World Order by Ray Dalio Chapter 2: The Big Cycle of Money, Credit, Debt, and Economic Activity https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/money-credit-debt-ray-dalio/ Show Notes: 0:00 Reflecting on the controversial Robinhood interview, iterating on the show format, getting back to basics 10:52 Chesa Boudin cancelled on us, radical DAs & local prosecution in SF & LA, why criminal justice reform resonates 34:44 Breaking down the Facebook/Google situation in Australia, understanding fair use, potential saving grace for traditional media? 47:26 Vaccine update, conditioned fear sustaining post-vaccine 58:58 Fan Q&A: what the besties are investing in over the next decade, bestie anti-portfolio, biggest current portfolio risks, what would you teach every 12-year old #allin #tech #news

🎤 SPEAKERS

• Chamath Palihapitiya

  host

• Jason Calacanis

  host

• David Friedberg

  host

🧾 EPISODE SUMMARY

In this episode of All-In Podcast, featuring Chamath Palihapitiya and Jason Calacanis, E23: Radical DAs, breaking down FB/Google vs. Australia, sustained fear post-vaccine & fan questions explores radical DAs, Big Tech vs. Media, Vaccines, Fear, and Finance The hosts open by dissecting backlash to their prior Vlad Tenev/Robinhood episode, clarifying that they see themselves as operators and commentators, not journalists, and debating new ground rules for guests and veto power. They then pivot into a long, heated discussion of San Francisco’s progressive district attorney Chesa Boudin, arguing his decarceration policies are fueling a crime wave while acknowledging real systemic injustices in U.S. criminal justice. The conversation shifts to Facebook and Google’s fight with Australia over paying for news links, exploring fair use, platform power, and the economic collapse of legacy media. They close with COVID vaccination rollout inefficiencies, persistent post-vaccine fear, plus rapid‑fire audience Q&A on long-term investing themes, inflation risk, Bitcoin regrets, and what every 12‑year‑old should learn.

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