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Balaji Srinivasan

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The a16z Show
Balaji Srinivasan: Prove Correct, Not Just Go Direct

So the boring company is actually potentially a much, much, much bigger thing than people even realize beyond just tunnels for cars and self-driving cars.

The a16z Show
Balaji Srinivasan: Prove Correct, Not Just Go Direct

It might be tunnels for cities and for homes and so on in the medium to long term.

The a16z Show
Balaji Srinivasan: Prove Correct, Not Just Go Direct

Also, you know the term air rights?

The a16z Show
Balaji Srinivasan: Prove Correct, Not Just Go Direct

Have you heard that term?

The a16z Show
Balaji Srinivasan: Prove Correct, Not Just Go Direct

No.

The a16z Show
Balaji Srinivasan: Prove Correct, Not Just Go Direct

I think so.

The a16z Show
Balaji Srinivasan: Prove Correct, Not Just Go Direct

When you're buying property, right?

The a16z Show
Balaji Srinivasan: Prove Correct, Not Just Go Direct

Property has, you know, cadesters.

The a16z Show
Balaji Srinivasan: Prove Correct, Not Just Go Direct

Yeah, so it's like boundaries, like the latitude, longitude coordinates in XY space that define what you're actually buying if you're buying property.

The a16z Show
Balaji Srinivasan: Prove Correct, Not Just Go Direct

In cities, you also have air rights, which add a Z axis because you're going up in the air and you might build a skyscraper.

The a16z Show
Balaji Srinivasan: Prove Correct, Not Just Go Direct

And can you build upward in this way?

The a16z Show
Balaji Srinivasan: Prove Correct, Not Just Go Direct

Because if, you know, are you casting shadows on people nearby and taking away, you know?

The a16z Show
Balaji Srinivasan: Prove Correct, Not Just Go Direct

So...

The a16z Show
Balaji Srinivasan: Prove Correct, Not Just Go Direct

Now you have, let's call it subterranean rights, which are ground rights.

The a16z Show
Balaji Srinivasan: Prove Correct, Not Just Go Direct

How low can you drill into the ground without, you know, obviously you can destabilize things near you and whatnot.

The a16z Show
Balaji Srinivasan: Prove Correct, Not Just Go Direct

So there's engineering considerations.

The a16z Show
Balaji Srinivasan: Prove Correct, Not Just Go Direct

That's going to become a big thing.

The a16z Show
Balaji Srinivasan: Prove Correct, Not Just Go Direct

Anyway, coming back to the stack.

The a16z Show
Balaji Srinivasan: Prove Correct, Not Just Go Direct

So Elon, Grokopedia.

The a16z Show
Balaji Srinivasan: Prove Correct, Not Just Go Direct

So we got Gelman Amnesia.