David Friedberg
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The poorest of people can't afford to cook their food because it's so expensive to use electricity to heat your food.
The poorest of people can't afford to cook their food because it's so expensive to use electricity to heat your food.
And, you know, the luxury belief is, oh, it's better for the planet.
And, you know, the luxury belief is, oh, it's better for the planet.
But for the majority of people, it hurts them.
But for the majority of people, it hurts them.
Similarly, once the Winnebago show up and your niece gets stabbed, you realize maybe that wasn't the best policy or set of policies.
Similarly, once the Winnebago show up and your niece gets stabbed, you realize maybe that wasn't the best policy or set of policies.
So I work in Silicon Valley and a lot of what Silicon Valley is on the receiving end of at this moment is this extraordinary anti-tech, anti-AI sentiment that seems to be brewing and bubbling on both sides of the aisle.
So I work in Silicon Valley and a lot of what Silicon Valley is on the receiving end of at this moment is this extraordinary anti-tech, anti-AI sentiment that seems to be brewing and bubbling on both sides of the aisle.
Democrats, Republicans, Republicans,
Democrats, Republicans, Republicans,
for different reasons, are viewing the tech industry as kind of this evil, the oligarchs, the new kleptocrats, and so on.
for different reasons, are viewing the tech industry as kind of this evil, the oligarchs, the new kleptocrats, and so on.
From where you sit, where is this headed?
From where you sit, where is this headed?
Is this a pronounced issue from your view?
Is this a pronounced issue from your view?
I mean, maybe we're all very sensitive to it here in Silicon Valley, but is the generally anti-tech sentiment becoming louder, becoming more significant?