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So I think there's like more work to be done here in terms of leadership.

So I think there's like more work to be done here in terms of leadership.

Okay. Well, the media is reflecting what is said by both candidates and both sides, and they both use very targeted language. I'll put a couple of links in the show notes of both sides doing this, and you can make your own decision as the audience. But I do think leadership would be both of them saying, stop this violent language. And both sides do it.

Okay. Well, the media is reflecting what is said by both candidates and both sides, and they both use very targeted language. I'll put a couple of links in the show notes of both sides doing this, and you can make your own decision as the audience. But I do think leadership would be both of them saying, stop this violent language. And both sides do it.

Yeah, sure. Go ahead.

Yeah, sure. Go ahead.

Yeah, that's just the distinction I wanted to make here. There's no political leader who said that.

Yeah, that's just the distinction I wanted to make here. There's no political leader who said that.

J.D. Vance. referred to him as Hitler as well. Other people inside the Republican Party have referred to him as Hitler and a threat to democracy. So there's plenty of blame to go around to correct sex.

J.D. Vance. referred to him as Hitler as well. Other people inside the Republican Party have referred to him as Hitler and a threat to democracy. So there's plenty of blame to go around to correct sex.

Threat democracy, I think, is a valid criticism of Trump calling him Hitler. Yeah, probably insightful. So yeah, I think reasonable people can parse this. And it is something that has occurred on both sides. It's well documented, and both parties can do better.

Threat democracy, I think, is a valid criticism of Trump calling him Hitler. Yeah, probably insightful. So yeah, I think reasonable people can parse this. And it is something that has occurred on both sides. It's well documented, and both parties can do better.

And how do we make sure that they are actually competent in doing their job? This is the key point, Chamath, is the outcome. How do we judge people? Outcomes. And if you look at the outcome, how the Secret Service director hasn't resigned now. I mean, I know she's had a storied career and she's probably a good person who's done plenty of great things in her career. I don't know the details of it.

And how do we make sure that they are actually competent in doing their job? This is the key point, Chamath, is the outcome. How do we judge people? Outcomes. And if you look at the outcome, how the Secret Service director hasn't resigned now. I mean, I know she's had a storied career and she's probably a good person who's done plenty of great things in her career. I don't know the details of it.

But if the outcome of what you've done results in something this tragic and that could have been avoided, the proper thing is ownership and resignation or the people who run this organization or they answer to being fired. And so this absolute acceptance of mediocrity is something that has to change.

But if the outcome of what you've done results in something this tragic and that could have been avoided, the proper thing is ownership and resignation or the people who run this organization or they answer to being fired. And so this absolute acceptance of mediocrity is something that has to change.

There's a very simple test here. The job of the Secret Service is to jump in front of a bullet as we witnessed. In order to jump in front of a bullet, you have to be bigger than the target, right? You have to be. So a six foot two woman who's four feet wide, just as qualified as a man who's six foot two, four feet wide for that job description.

There's a very simple test here. The job of the Secret Service is to jump in front of a bullet as we witnessed. In order to jump in front of a bullet, you have to be bigger than the target, right? You have to be. So a six foot two woman who's four feet wide, just as qualified as a man who's six foot two, four feet wide for that job description.

You have to be brave enough to jump in front of a bullet.

You have to be brave enough to jump in front of a bullet.