Should We Have Affirmative Action?

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It's like such a It's everywhere in society, but it's in silicon valley too and that's just so ridiculous. I don't know where I stand on affirmative action at a college Should it just be merit-based like this is super complex. None of us know the answer to How admission should work equally? We wouldn't be sitting here struggling with it So be able to discuss things with people who Have a difference opinion there and then have the humility to be like "I don't know how to deal with pouton He's a sociopath"

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(00:00) Jason intros today’s show
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(30:58) Talking about Doug Leone’s retirement
(52:22) Talking about the elephant in the room: Fast.co shutdown
(1:24:16) Talking with Lon Harris about the finale of “The Dropout”

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