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Most American consumers don't realize how valuable the global market has been for them.

I spent a number of weeks in Europe traveling around,

doing conferences, and a number of people kind of talk to me saying, look, you know, we've really

liked having U.S. as a stable trade partner, but maybe China's a more stable trade partner

for us now. And I think that's fundamentally very bad for the U.S.

economy. That's Reid Hoffman, co-founder at LinkedIn, partner at Greylock, and founding host of

Masters of Scale. Today, Reid and I dig in about what's noise and what matters most in 2025's

fast-changing environment, from Trump and Musk's public spat to the

conflict between Israel and Iran, to whether AI will really lead to a, quote, white-collar bloodbath

and what Mark Zuckerberg means when he says MEDA is pursuing, quote, superintelligence.

There's much to get to, so let's jump in. I'm Bob Safian, and this is

Rapid Response. I'm Bob Safian. I'm here with Reid Hoffman, co-founder of LinkedIn, partner at

Greylock, founding host of Massage of and co-host of Podcast Possible.

Reid, great as always, to chat with you. Bob, it's great to see you. There is so much going on

in the economy and in tech right now. It's hard to know where to focus. How would you describe this

moment with so much change on so many fronts? Like, do you

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