All-In with Chamath, Jason, Sacks & Friedberg

#AIS: Tim Urban on political discourse + Keith Rabois on early-stage investing in 2022

May 26, 2022

01:09:01

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Keith Rabois

Tim Urban

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Quick takeaways

High rung politics promote nuanced discussions rooted in truth-seeking and humility, encouraging comprehensive dialogues.

Low rung politics foster extreme tribalism, black-and-white thinking, and cancel culture to stifle dissent and enforce echo chambers.

Engaging with diverse viewpoints, including conservative and liberal arguments, is crucial for healthy debate and understanding controversial subjects like changes in abortion policy.

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The Framework of Political Discussions

Political talks often center around the one-dimensional far left and far right spectrum. Instead of the traditional center-moderate narrative, the speaker presents a two-dimensional approach - the high rung and low rung of political thinking. High rung politics embrace nuanced discussions, rooted in truth-seeking and humility. The speaker suggests a 'latter' axis alongside the traditional political spectrum to encourage more comprehensive dialogues and understanding.

We Should Aim for “High-Rung Politics” (=Truth Seeking)

02:15

Low-Rung Politics Examples on the Left & the Right

02:29

The Role of the New York Times in Cancel Culture

02:37

High Riding Politics

01:48

Introduction

2min

How Do You Think About Politics?

5min

High Riding Politics

2min

You Know, You Can Kick a Machine in Your Asses

5min

The Environment Is What Changes

2min

Is There a Tribal Divide?

2min

The Biggest Loss in Media, Right?

5min

Diversity Isn't a Bad Thing, Right?

3min

I Don't Know, if You Got to Witness It, the Pamer Lucky Talk

2min

10.

What's Not OK With the Low Ronger?

2min

11.

Is It So Pleasurable to Trigger the Lips?

3min

12.

Is Twitter Really a Mechanissm?

4min

13.

Can You Explain Cancel Culture?

4min

14.

The Great Debate, the Great Conversation

3min

15.

Should We Introduce Gay Parenting in First Grade?

3min

16.

The New York Times Hippiece

2min

17.

The Cultural Power to Destroy Anyone

5min

18.

Is the Liquidation Preference Important?

6min

19.

The Last Crypto Insanity

3min

20.

The Tokens Aren't a Good Incentive, but You're Not Buying Chucky Tel

3min

21.

What's the Best Story of the Week?

3min

This talk was recorded LIVE at the All-In Summit in Miami and included slides. To watch on YouTube, check out our All-In Summit playlist: https://bit.ly/aisytplaylist

0:00 Tim Urban gives a talk on political discourse in America and explains high-rung vs. low-rung thinking

26:20 The Besties and Keith Rabois join Tim Urban on stage for a roundtable discussion on cancel culture

51:23 Keith Rabois talks about taking a pause on new investments in 2022 and gives his take on other major VC players

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