E22: Twitter’s new CEO, Elon’s strategy vs Sam Altman’s strategy, Liberal depression, crime and prisons

Dan and Erik discuss how Elon got coded right-wing, why liberals are more depressed than conservatives, crime and prisons. If you’re looking for an ERP platform, check out our sponsor, NetSuite: http://netsuite.com/zen

We're hiring across the board at Turpentine and for Erik's personal team on other projects he's incubating. He's hiring a Chief of Staff, EA, Head of Special Projects, Investment Associate, and more. For a list of JDs, check out: eriktorenberg.com.

LINKS: Patrick Collison interviews Sam Altman: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1egAKCKPKCk

RECOMMENDED PODCAST: Upstream with Erik Torenberg: https://link.chtbl.com/Upstream

TIMESTAMPS: (00:00) Episode preview (02:48) Twitter’s new CEO and Elon (9:00) When did Elon become right-wing coded? (15:00) Contrasting Zuck and Elon (16:28) Sponsors: Secureframe | MarketerHire (18:26) Contrasting Elon and Sam Altman (23:00) Elon’s quest to increase “net truth” (29:00) AI race / live players (31:45) Accountability within private vs public sector (34:00) Facebook bull case (40:30) Jonathan Haidt’s anti-facebook case (45:00) Why depression is on the rise (51:00) Why liberals are more depressed than conservatives (59:00) Living in America is higher variance (1:06:00) Different approaches to curbing crime

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Release date

Lydbog: 14. maj 2023