Palo Alto is part of the world, and that's something Palo Alto frequently forgets. If you look at what is their solution, their solution is find another Earth somewhere, right? It's go to Mars. And that's not gonna happen. They're hitting really like hard planetary limits. Yeah, they don't like consequences on Palo Alto. They're not good with the consequences of those people. The abortion thing seems to bother many women and men too. What has changed? Cause I do perceive a difference of younger startups, you know, in mentality and consequence. Do you pick that up or not?
Dilbert is out of work after his creator made racist remarks. House Republicans are launching an investigation into the toxic train derailment in Ohio. Also, Twitter has cut staff yet again, and prominent Elon-backers are in the mix. Plus, Meta has jumped into the A.I. race at last, sans a chatbot. Kara and Scott are joined by Friend of Pivot Malcolm Harris on his new book, “Palo Alto: A History of California, Capitalism, and the World.”
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