Cyan Banister

I agree with Friedberg and Chamath. You know, it's a lot of everything. But I also think that to add to the prevention part, you know, other than clearing out underbrush and trees and things like that, you know, we don't build things in the state of California in a way that Houses should be built when you know that there are fires like this.

I agree with Friedberg and Chamath. You know, it's a lot of everything. But I also think that to add to the prevention part, you know, other than clearing out underbrush and trees and things like that, you know, we don't build things in the state of California in a way that Houses should be built when you know that there are fires like this.

So, for example, we have more wooden roofs than we really should have. We should really evaluate our materials that we're building things out of. But we also have, you know, down in El Segundo, you know, this is a company that I invested in Rainmaker. We have the ability now to cloud seed and do preventative measures to actually make a region have more water.

So, for example, we have more wooden roofs than we really should have. We should really evaluate our materials that we're building things out of. But we also have, you know, down in El Segundo, you know, this is a company that I invested in Rainmaker. We have the ability now to cloud seed and do preventative measures to actually make a region have more water.

And I don't understand why we're not looking into things like this that could have prevented, you know, we knew that this storm was coming. We knew that these winds were coming. You know, Southern California shut power down. I have a farm down there. We still don't have power because they knew that most of these fires were started by PG&E or down power lines.

And I don't understand why we're not looking into things like this that could have prevented, you know, we knew that this storm was coming. We knew that these winds were coming. You know, Southern California shut power down. I have a farm down there. We still don't have power because they knew that most of these fires were started by PG&E or down power lines.

And so they proactively shut everybody down and we're still running on generators. And if you notice, there's no fires down there, but they also have 100 mile per hour winds.

And so they proactively shut everybody down and we're still running on generators. And if you notice, there's no fires down there, but they also have 100 mile per hour winds.

And you're not seeing it. And there's plenty of mountain ranges and dryness there. You know, avocado farms are basically just sitting fuel. So I do think it's a combination of all of those things. And competence is definitely one of them.

And you're not seeing it. And there's plenty of mountain ranges and dryness there. You know, avocado farms are basically just sitting fuel. So I do think it's a combination of all of those things. And competence is definitely one of them.

Oh, without a doubt. I think diversity is good unless that's all you have. And I'll just simplify it like that. And I think it's very sad that somebody could be very qualified and be in a position, and we now have to question whether or not they were hired because of DEI. And Then it comes down to prioritization.

Oh, without a doubt. I think diversity is good unless that's all you have. And I'll just simplify it like that. And I think it's very sad that somebody could be very qualified and be in a position, and we now have to question whether or not they were hired because of DEI. And Then it comes down to prioritization.

Like, when you're dealing with an organization like a fire department whose main job is to protect the public and put out fires and save people, any amount of time, as we know, is a valuable, precious resource that's being spent trying to roll out these programs or, you know... It goes beyond just who you hire. It's even the thought police of how you think.

Like, when you're dealing with an organization like a fire department whose main job is to protect the public and put out fires and save people, any amount of time, as we know, is a valuable, precious resource that's being spent trying to roll out these programs or, you know... It goes beyond just who you hire. It's even the thought police of how you think.

It's so pervasive within an organization that you die from the bureaucracy of it. And if anything went wrong with DEI, it was that they didn't have their eye on the prize of fighting fires. And instead, you know, they're focusing on something that truly doesn't matter. So you can be as diverse as you want to be and not be able to put out a fire and then it just really doesn't matter, right?

It's so pervasive within an organization that you die from the bureaucracy of it. And if anything went wrong with DEI, it was that they didn't have their eye on the prize of fighting fires. And instead, you know, they're focusing on something that truly doesn't matter. So you can be as diverse as you want to be and not be able to put out a fire and then it just really doesn't matter, right?

Because you're not training people. You're not spending money on things that matter. You're not having the discussions that matter. And... That's where I think that does fall apart and it has a place there. But, you know, I go back to what Chamath said, though, you know, it really comes down to prevention and learning from our past.

Because you're not training people. You're not spending money on things that matter. You're not having the discussions that matter. And... That's where I think that does fall apart and it has a place there. But, you know, I go back to what Chamath said, though, you know, it really comes down to prevention and learning from our past.

We seem to have a very short term memory and we forget very quickly because we rebuild and it looks pretty again and everybody forgets. And we just don't have the ability as a society really to think long anymore. Yeah. And that's a real problem. And I think we should learn from this fire. I really hope that what comes out of this is a shift in political leanings in this in this state.

We seem to have a very short term memory and we forget very quickly because we rebuild and it looks pretty again and everybody forgets. And we just don't have the ability as a society really to think long anymore. Yeah. And that's a real problem. And I think we should learn from this fire. I really hope that what comes out of this is a shift in political leanings in this in this state.