Chamath Palihapitiya

If you look at people like

If you look at people like

Zoran Mamdani, who's beloved by the New York Times, or if you look at Lina Khan, who's beloved by the New York Times as well, what's the through line?

Zoran Mamdani, who's beloved by the New York Times, or if you look at Lina Khan, who's beloved by the New York Times as well, what's the through line?

It's a total and complete lack of experience.

It's a total and complete lack of experience.

And so what you're creating is essentially a very simple litmus test.

And so what you're creating is essentially a very simple litmus test.

If you have experience, we're going to paint you as conflicted.

If you have experience, we're going to paint you as conflicted.

So stay away.

So stay away.

But if you're completely inexperienced and have no experience whatsoever, have never done anything, and you're probably going to screw it up, but at least you'll be in our pocket for work with you.

But if you're completely inexperienced and have no experience whatsoever, have never done anything, and you're probably going to screw it up, but at least you'll be in our pocket for work with you.

And so we will leave you alone.

And so we will leave you alone.

That is the point of this article.

That is the point of this article.

And that is what is on trial here.

And that is what is on trial here.