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Nadia Asparouhova - Tech Elites, Democracy, Open Source, & Philanthropy

Dwarkesh Podcast

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Is There a Change in Funding for Public Intellectuals?

For public intellectuals there's a change in especially if you're making content that is tech adjacent or something. It's no longer Kevin Kelly's 10,000 um true fans but more like one tech billionaire who likes her work and will write you a check to investigate it for a year. "I do actually think like the model of patientage is very alive and well right now it's just not super obvious," she says.

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