Joe Lonsdale

This is like the really sad thing in World War I where like the British aristocrats had been treated like crap for 30 years. And the aristocracy, your role was a warrior who defends society. That was like kind of how you were taught. And so they were so excited when World War I came that they'd get to like finally fight and show their honor and defend their society and be proud.

This is like the really sad thing in World War I where like the British aristocrats had been treated like crap for 30 years. And the aristocracy, your role was a warrior who defends society. That was like kind of how you were taught. And so they were so excited when World War I came that they'd get to like finally fight and show their honor and defend their society and be proud.

This is like the really sad thing in World War I where like the British aristocrats had been treated like crap for 30 years. And the aristocracy, your role was a warrior who defends society. That was like kind of how you were taught. And so they were so excited when World War I came that they'd get to like finally fight and show their honor and defend their society and be proud.

And they all jumped on their horses and they all charged and they were all mowed down by machine guns. Like the whole generation was killed. It was terrible, right? So even like a hundred years ago, you didn't want people charging that way. Now it's insane. But what you do have is you have a special forces model where there's like,

And they all jumped on their horses and they all charged and they were all mowed down by machine guns. Like the whole generation was killed. It was terrible, right? So even like a hundred years ago, you didn't want people charging that way. Now it's insane. But what you do have is you have a special forces model where there's like,

And they all jumped on their horses and they all charged and they were all mowed down by machine guns. Like the whole generation was killed. It was terrible, right? So even like a hundred years ago, you didn't want people charging that way. Now it's insane. But what you do have is you have a special forces model where there's like,

You probably have everyone have like multiple robots around them and they're controlling them in different ways and complimenting them. You probably have them calling in airstrikes, calling in drone strikes, like figuring out what's going on, using the tools. But you are going to want people on the battlefield or near the battlefield. They're just going to be like using a lot of stuff around them.

You probably have everyone have like multiple robots around them and they're controlling them in different ways and complimenting them. You probably have them calling in airstrikes, calling in drone strikes, like figuring out what's going on, using the tools. But you are going to want people on the battlefield or near the battlefield. They're just going to be like using a lot of stuff around them.

You probably have everyone have like multiple robots around them and they're controlling them in different ways and complimenting them. You probably have them calling in airstrikes, calling in drone strikes, like figuring out what's going on, using the tools. But you are going to want people on the battlefield or near the battlefield. They're just going to be like using a lot of stuff around them.

But you're probably still going to want them there for quite a long time is my view. What were you saying about rods from space? What are rods from space? I mean, right now, I think it costs as much as an aircraft carrier to get 100,000 of these in space. I don't know what the ratio is. It could go to a million of these in space for the cost of a carrier.

But you're probably still going to want them there for quite a long time is my view. What were you saying about rods from space? What are rods from space? I mean, right now, I think it costs as much as an aircraft carrier to get 100,000 of these in space. I don't know what the ratio is. It could go to a million of these in space for the cost of a carrier.

But you're probably still going to want them there for quite a long time is my view. What were you saying about rods from space? What are rods from space? I mean, right now, I think it costs as much as an aircraft carrier to get 100,000 of these in space. I don't know what the ratio is. It could go to a million of these in space for the cost of a carrier.

At some point, it's just like obvious how you want to be spending that money.

At some point, it's just like obvious how you want to be spending that money.

At some point, it's just like obvious how you want to be spending that money.

In many cases.

In many cases.

In many cases.

It's a huge part of it. I mean, when we do these Saronic ships with the Navy. Saronic? Saronic is a company that just raised $600 million at a $4 billion valuation that we helped some of the amazing talented guys start. Dino Maroukas is a Navy sailor who started here in Austin. And so it's an Austin-based company. It's building like hundreds of these weaponized vessels.

It's a huge part of it. I mean, when we do these Saronic ships with the Navy. Saronic? Saronic is a company that just raised $600 million at a $4 billion valuation that we helped some of the amazing talented guys start. Dino Maroukas is a Navy sailor who started here in Austin. And so it's an Austin-based company. It's building like hundreds of these weaponized vessels.