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And now that we've seen that those advances aren't always good, now with AI, which is far more powerful than social networking, we're going, wow, how do we shape this thing to get the good, which is definitely there, but avoid the bad stuff. And it's a little bit scary right now.
Yeah, my youngest, I stopped her from having a cell phone until she was 14. And she was quite upset because the other kids had access. It works a lot better if groups of parents or even the school come in and saying, hey, during the school day, this is pretty distracting. And Australia's now... trying to pass a set of rules.
Yeah, my youngest, I stopped her from having a cell phone until she was 14. And she was quite upset because the other kids had access. It works a lot better if groups of parents or even the school come in and saying, hey, during the school day, this is pretty distracting. And Australia's now... trying to pass a set of rules.
Yeah, my youngest, I stopped her from having a cell phone until she was 14. And she was quite upset because the other kids had access. It works a lot better if groups of parents or even the school come in and saying, hey, during the school day, this is pretty distracting. And Australia's now... trying to pass a set of rules.
You know, there's a book by Jonathan Haidt called The Anxious Generation. Yeah, we've read it. I've read it. Okay, good, good. You know, and his point that we're kind of overprotecting kids in the real world and underprotecting them in the digital world, I think he's got a super good point there, and we've got to step up on that.
You know, there's a book by Jonathan Haidt called The Anxious Generation. Yeah, we've read it. I've read it. Okay, good, good. You know, and his point that we're kind of overprotecting kids in the real world and underprotecting them in the digital world, I think he's got a super good point there, and we've got to step up on that.
You know, there's a book by Jonathan Haidt called The Anxious Generation. Yeah, we've read it. I've read it. Okay, good, good. You know, and his point that we're kind of overprotecting kids in the real world and underprotecting them in the digital world, I think he's got a super good point there, and we've got to step up on that.
Yeah, when you see how polarized we are, and that, you know, even I, if there's some... article criticizing somebody I don't like, I'm like, oh yeah, I want to be outraged against the people I think have shortcomings. And so, you know, you want an algorithm that brings us together and, you know, maybe a moratorium would help us get there.
Yeah, when you see how polarized we are, and that, you know, even I, if there's some... article criticizing somebody I don't like, I'm like, oh yeah, I want to be outraged against the people I think have shortcomings. And so, you know, you want an algorithm that brings us together and, you know, maybe a moratorium would help us get there.
Yeah, when you see how polarized we are, and that, you know, even I, if there's some... article criticizing somebody I don't like, I'm like, oh yeah, I want to be outraged against the people I think have shortcomings. And so, you know, you want an algorithm that brings us together and, you know, maybe a moratorium would help us get there.
Well, it's definitely wild. You know, at a young age, You know, I was in my 30s when I become the richest person. And my parents, fortunately, you know, their values helped anchor me and they were always saying, okay, you know, to whom much is given. much as expected.
Well, it's definitely wild. You know, at a young age, You know, I was in my 30s when I become the richest person. And my parents, fortunately, you know, their values helped anchor me and they were always saying, okay, you know, to whom much is given. much as expected.
Well, it's definitely wild. You know, at a young age, You know, I was in my 30s when I become the richest person. And my parents, fortunately, you know, their values helped anchor me and they were always saying, okay, you know, to whom much is given. much as expected.
So I did start in my 40s to really study philanthropy, Rockefeller, Carnegie, what had they done, and try and figure out, could I be as careful about giving it back? And then in my 50s, I retired from Microsoft and moved over to do foundation work full time. But yes, it's bizarre.
So I did start in my 40s to really study philanthropy, Rockefeller, Carnegie, what had they done, and try and figure out, could I be as careful about giving it back? And then in my 50s, I retired from Microsoft and moved over to do foundation work full time. But yes, it's bizarre.
So I did start in my 40s to really study philanthropy, Rockefeller, Carnegie, what had they done, and try and figure out, could I be as careful about giving it back? And then in my 50s, I retired from Microsoft and moved over to do foundation work full time. But yes, it's bizarre.
Having close friends who really know you, who can laugh about your success, I think, you know, does help keep you grounded.
Having close friends who really know you, who can laugh about your success, I think, you know, does help keep you grounded.
Having close friends who really know you, who can laugh about your success, I think, you know, does help keep you grounded.
Well, I loved being an individual contributor in my 20s and then managing Microsoft in my 30s, where you're just very hands-on and you can say, my product is selling well, or this one is not, how do we fix that? And so it's a real switch, where you're not having that immediate market feedback to go and say, hey, why do children die? How many children die? Can we reduce that?