Episode 062 — Give Some to Get Some

Exponent

Ben Thompson / James Allworth

Technology

4.6 • 832 Ratings

🗓️ 8 January 2016

⏱️ 70 minutes

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Ben and James discuss Paul Graham’s essay on inequality and the politics of technology. This episode is sponsored by Wealthfront. See recommended portfolios and get up to $15,000 managed for free by visiting Wealthfront.com/Exponent. Links Ben Thompson: A Politics for Technology — Stratechery Paul Graham: Economic Inequality — Stratechery Ezra Klein: A Top Venture Capitalist Thinks Startups are Causing Inequality. He’s Wrong. — Vox Noam Scheiber and Patricia Cohen: For the Wealthiest, a Private Tax System That Saves Them Billions — The New York Times Gregory Ferenstein: The Unusual Politics of Silicon Valley, Explained — Vox Hosts Ben Thompson, @benthompson, … Continue reading Episode 062 — Give Some to Get Some

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0:00.0	Hi, James.
0:01.0	Ben, how are you?
0:03.4	I'm okay.
0:04.2	I'm happy it's 2016.
0:06.5	Yeah.
0:07.2	Why is that?
0:08.5	Because 2015 kind of sucked.
0:12.1	So that's reason enough for me.
0:13.7	It should be reason enough for you.
0:15.5	Very good.
0:16.5	Any New Year's resolutions?
0:19.2	Yeah, to not repeat 2015. Okay. I was going to be... To not roller Yeah, to not repeat 2015.
0:21.5	Okay.
0:22.7	To not roller blade, to not break the on.
0:25.1	Oh, damn it.
0:26.1	You beat me to it.
0:27.3	That's what I wanted.
0:28.2	No, I'm going to own my shame.
0:29.9	I'm not going to let anyone put it on me.
0:33.2	I was looking forward to that little jab and you denied it to me.
0:37.4	I'm going to, and I will continue to do so. jab and you denied it to me.
0:39.4	I'm going to, and I will continue to do so.
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