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E17: Mike Solana on SF politics, tech & media fights, Tik Tok policy, and AI wars
From"Moment of Zen"
E17: Mike Solana on SF politics, tech & media fights, Tik Tok policy, and AI wars
From"Moment of Zen"
ratings:
Length:
100 minutes
Released:
Apr 7, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode
Description
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%.
Also, check out the debut of Erik's new long-form interview podcast Upstream. This coming season features interviews with Marc Andreessen, Balaji Srinivasan, Ezra Sacks (all live already), David Sacks, Katherine Boyle, Joe Lonsdale, and more upcoming. Subscribe here:
Apple Podcasts: bit.ly/3z8TldL
Spotify: bit.ly/40letd0
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
TWITTER:
@MOZ_Podcast
@micsolana (Mike)
@eriktorenberg (Erik)
@dwr (Dan)
@antoniogm (Antonio)
More shownotes and reading material released in our Substack: https://momentofzen.substack.com/
Thank you to Secureframe for sponsoring (Use "Moment of Zen" for 20% discount) and Graham Bessellieu for production.
Also, check out the debut of Erik's new long-form interview podcast Upstream. This coming season features interviews with Marc Andreessen, Balaji Srinivasan, Ezra Sacks (all live already), David Sacks, Katherine Boyle, Joe Lonsdale, and more upcoming. Subscribe here:
Apple Podcasts: bit.ly/3z8TldL
Spotify: bit.ly/40letd0
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
TWITTER:
@MOZ_Podcast
@micsolana (Mike)
@eriktorenberg (Erik)
@dwr (Dan)
@antoniogm (Antonio)
More shownotes and reading material released in our Substack: https://momentofzen.substack.com/
Thank you to Secureframe for sponsoring (Use "Moment of Zen" for 20% discount) and Graham Bessellieu for production.
Released:
Apr 7, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode
Titles in the series (77)
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