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Build For Tomorrow

We Can Make Politics Smarter

Build For Tomorrow

Jason Feifer

Business, History, Technology, Entrepreneurship

4.7573 Ratings

🗓️ 27 December 2021

⏱️ 44 minutes

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Summary

We like to laugh at lawmakers for their technology ignorance, like when Sen. Richard Blumenthal asked a Facebook executive if she’ll “commit to ending finsta.” But how do gaffes like these actually happen? The answer is more complicated than you'd think. In this episode, a deep investigation into the cause and effects of a political gaffe — and why it's something that we, together, should want to fix. Get in touch! Newsletter: jasonfeifer.bulletin.com Website: jasonfeifer.com Instagram: @heyfeifer Twitter: @heyfeifer Sponsors: betterhelp.com/build Expressvpn.com/BUILDFORTOMORROW beforeithappened.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0

Hear that? It's your big McDonald's hunger calling, because the Big Arch is back, and this time

0:05.3

is here to stay with juicy beef, cheddar cheese and that Big Arch sauce.

0:09.9

Hungry? You are now. Order delivery on the McDonald's app.

0:15.0

Serve from 11am. Upcharges and fees apply to delivery orders. Subjects availability, price and

0:19.0

participation may vary.

0:20.2

This is Build For Tomorrow, a podcast about the unexpected things that shape us and how we can shape the future.

0:26.1

I'm Jason Piper, and in each episode, I take something that seems concerning or confusing today

0:30.4

and figure out where it came from, what important things we're missing, and how to be more

0:34.4

optimistic about tomorrow.

0:36.6

Who doesn't love a viral video? And even better. Who doesn't love a viral video?

0:38.9

And even better, who doesn't love a viral video featuring a politician saying something stupid?

0:43.6

I mean, we will retweet the hell out of that, because if there's one thing we love more than viral

0:47.3

videos, I guess it's feeling superior to people in power.

0:51.1

But recently, as I also enjoyed and then, yes, retweeted a viral video of a

0:56.1

politician saying something stupid, a very simple question occurred to me about why this politician

1:01.7

said something stupid. And I realized, I don't know the answer. And in fact, I had never heard

1:07.6

anyone actually explain it. And so I went searching. And eventually, I got an answer.

1:12.9

And it made me see this video very differently. In fact, it forced me to think about politics a little

1:18.5

differently. So first, I want to play the video for you. And then I want to tell you the question that I

1:24.9

asked. And then we'll get to the answer. And you can see if it makes you feel differently, too.

1:30.8

So first, the video.

1:32.6

Will you commit to ending Finsta?

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