Dan and Erik discuss the potential impact of a Trump win in 2024, the appeal of populism, the impact of AI on the next generation of startups, and an update from Farcaster and Turpentine. Moment of Zen is sponsored by Shopify: https://shopify.com/momentofzen for a $1/month trial period.
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TIMESTAMPS:
(00:00) Intro
(01:08) Recap of 2023
(01:59) Impact of Elon Musk's Takeover of Twitter
(05:07) Impact of Changing Twitter and Zerp Policies
(08:54) Decline of Cancel Culture and Rise of Intellectual Diversity
(14:47) Sponsors: Shopify | NetSuite
(27:17) The Role of Prediction Markets in Politics
(35:15) Affirmative Action
(37:10) The Reality of Raising Funds in the Crypto World
(39:32) Tech and Politics
(45:24) Potential Trump Win 
(01:07:31) Political Campaign Strategies
(01:08:58) New City Projects
(01:10:28) The Influence of Interest Rates on Tech Companies
(01:12:33) The Potential of AI and Startup Efficiency
(01:15:49) Forcaster updates
(01:24:39) Turpentine updates