Katherine Boyle and Mike Solana join Erik, Dan, and Antonio to discuss whether a liberal arts degree is worth it and how to save San Francisco.
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TIMESTAMPS:
(00:00) Episode Preview
(04:30) Recapping the first Moment of Zen fight
(07:00) Is a Liberal Arts degree worth it?
(010:30) The siren song of The Social Network
(14:00) Finance vs Tech in the 2010s
(15:35) Sponsor: Secureframe
(16:40) 4 out of the 5 people on this episode got a liberal arts degree
(21:00) Are elite schools still worth it? Are middle tier colleges worth it?
(29:00) Are CS degrees necessary?
(31:00) Zero sum: college vs vocational school
(42:00) Mike Solana’s political future in San Francisco
(44:45) How tech failed SF
(46:40) How to talk about drug dealers, drug addicts, and recreational drug use
(51:30) Wealth in SF, geographically
(1:01:00) Housing
(1:0400) Fentanyl will be a key issue in the upcoming election
(1:08:00) Dangerous memes, aspirations, and not accepting market realities
LINKS:
Season of the Witch by David Talbot: https://www.amazon.com/Season-Witch-Enchantment-Terror-Deliverance/dp/1439108242
Base Reality by Mike Solana: https://www.piratewires.com/p/base-reality-an-interview-with-grimes-6b3

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@eriktorenberg (Erik)
@antoniogm (Antonio)
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