Chamath Palihapitiya

It's when it's presented either in a partisan way or by somebody who reeks of partisanship that I think people attack the messenger versus the message.

So I'm just trying to understand why hasn't the California government confronted this?

It has the highest rents in America.

It has the highest poverty rate in America.

And it also has the highest regulation that has the lowest and the slowest unit housing growth.

Steve, I guess what I'm asking you is how does that not get to the legislature floor?

So we have a car-loving culture in California, to your point, Jason.

It's part of our cultural fabric, driving down Highway 1.

It's just a very iconic thing that's embedded in this state.

Steve, I have two questions.

What has all of the incremental regulations...

done with respect to climate quality, whether it's EV mandates or the ice engine requirements.

And then separately, just as a more general way to explain it, why is gas in California $7 and $8 a gallon?

And why is it $3 everywhere else?

Why is ours more than 2x that it costs everywhere else, including other states that are also quite expensive to live in?

Sorry, sorry, sorry, sorry, sorry, sorry.

The state of California itself, we are wholly dependent on Iraqi oil to sustain our economy?

Change the finish line.

Steve, I want to switch topics to education.

This is a thing that