Balaji Srinivasan
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The a16z Show
Balaji Srinivasan: Prove Correct, Not Just Go Direct
And so the reason I say that is, you know, just to calibrate on what the world was, you look at this graph, right?
The a16z Show
Balaji Srinivasan: Prove Correct, Not Just Go Direct
And I'll get to my point in a second.
The a16z Show
Balaji Srinivasan: Prove Correct, Not Just Go Direct
just click this table, right?
The a16z Show
Balaji Srinivasan: Prove Correct, Not Just Go Direct
Zoom in.
The a16z Show
Balaji Srinivasan: Prove Correct, Not Just Go Direct
Most of the world, with the exception of the U.S., Canada, and Australia.
The a16z Show
Balaji Srinivasan: Prove Correct, Not Just Go Direct
Yeah, you got it on screen, right?
The a16z Show
Balaji Srinivasan: Prove Correct, Not Just Go Direct
So, most, you can actually...
The a16z Show
Balaji Srinivasan: Prove Correct, Not Just Go Direct
Russia, negative 100%.
The a16z Show
Balaji Srinivasan: Prove Correct, Not Just Go Direct
Like, what does communism mean?
The a16z Show
Balaji Srinivasan: Prove Correct, Not Just Go Direct
It means you go to zero.
The a16z Show
Balaji Srinivasan: Prove Correct, Not Just Go Direct
Do not pass go.
The a16z Show
Balaji Srinivasan: Prove Correct, Not Just Go Direct
Do not collect $200, right?
The a16z Show
Balaji Srinivasan: Prove Correct, Not Just Go Direct
Go directly to Gulag, okay?
The a16z Show
Balaji Srinivasan: Prove Correct, Not Just Go Direct
Your farm is seized.
The a16z Show
Balaji Srinivasan: Prove Correct, Not Just Go Direct
You're shot.
The a16z Show
Balaji Srinivasan: Prove Correct, Not Just Go Direct
Wife is, kid is thrown into a Gulag and reeducated, sent to a collective farm, right?
The a16z Show
Balaji Srinivasan: Prove Correct, Not Just Go Direct
Also, by the way, a farm is a lot like a factory.
The a16z Show
Balaji Srinivasan: Prove Correct, Not Just Go Direct
You know why?
The a16z Show
Balaji Srinivasan: Prove Correct, Not Just Go Direct
Why?
The a16z Show
Balaji Srinivasan: Prove Correct, Not Just Go Direct
you're growing radishes or something.