Ellen Pao
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- All-In Podcast1h 35m
E47: Facebook's week from hell, Ellen Pao on sexism in Elizabeth Holmes coverage, Newsom wins & more
Ellen Pao, Elizabeth Holmes, Newsom, AOC, David Sacks
The podcast's 50th-episode milestone live event brought together a diverse audience of scientists and fans at David Friedberg's facility, where hosts Chamath Palihapitiya, Larry Summers, and David Sacks critiqued Universal Basic Income, the California recall of Gavin Newsom, and internal social media research linking Instagram to teen mental health decline. The panelists debated the societal risks of welfare dependency, the tactical errors in the recall election, and the ethical implications of algorithmic manipulation before addressing the U.S. military's accidental drone strike in Kabul and the nuanced distinctions between startup puffery and securities fraud. Discussion concluded with an analysis of Mailchimp's record-breaking $12 billion bootstrapped acquisition and the hypocrisy surrounding political figures profiting from wealth redistribution slogans while selling branded merchandise.