Joe Lonsdale
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And of course, they sued us for that. But DOD agreed with us, but Labor Party disagreed with us. The government doesn't always agree with itself.
And of course, they sued us for that. But DOD agreed with us, but Labor Party disagreed with us. The government doesn't always agree with itself.
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Yeah.
Yeah.
think what that was i'll tell you what i think that was uh this is speculation but i've talked to a bunch of people there actually were a lot of uh kind of chinese mafia operating in shenzhen which is like a area that had a lot of this historically and it's a very powerful groups and xi jinping was doing a really big crackdown in china and some of his crackdown was on stuff that was kind of messed up like i've had friends caught up in it who disappeared and died in the tech world where i don't think we're bad guys i think they just didn't just didn't just didn't agree with ccp but some of it was cracked down on actual elements i think a lot of those criminals
think what that was i'll tell you what i think that was uh this is speculation but i've talked to a bunch of people there actually were a lot of uh kind of chinese mafia operating in shenzhen which is like a area that had a lot of this historically and it's a very powerful groups and xi jinping was doing a really big crackdown in china and some of his crackdown was on stuff that was kind of messed up like i've had friends caught up in it who disappeared and died in the tech world where i don't think we're bad guys i think they just didn't just didn't just didn't agree with ccp but some of it was cracked down on actual elements i think a lot of those criminals
think what that was i'll tell you what i think that was uh this is speculation but i've talked to a bunch of people there actually were a lot of uh kind of chinese mafia operating in shenzhen which is like a area that had a lot of this historically and it's a very powerful groups and xi jinping was doing a really big crackdown in china and some of his crackdown was on stuff that was kind of messed up like i've had friends caught up in it who disappeared and died in the tech world where i don't think we're bad guys i think they just didn't just didn't just didn't agree with ccp but some of it was cracked down on actual elements i think a lot of those criminals
fled and are doing criminal activities now in the U.S. and across the border because they weren't safe in China anymore, so they came here.
fled and are doing criminal activities now in the U.S. and across the border because they weren't safe in China anymore, so they came here.
fled and are doing criminal activities now in the U.S. and across the border because they weren't safe in China anymore, so they came here.
Well, we don't want these people in our country, and I think some of them probably came here even without China knowing it, but I'm sure they're smart enough to take advantage of it and use them, too, so it's very scary.
Well, we don't want these people in our country, and I think some of them probably came here even without China knowing it, but I'm sure they're smart enough to take advantage of it and use them, too, so it's very scary.
Well, we don't want these people in our country, and I think some of them probably came here even without China knowing it, but I'm sure they're smart enough to take advantage of it and use them, too, so it's very scary.
There's something really special about having a crazy idea about something that should work, how the world should work, and then, like, working with lots of other smart people, convincing them of it, and then building and iterating towards it. I love that. It's one of my favorite things.
There's something really special about having a crazy idea about something that should work, how the world should work, and then, like, working with lots of other smart people, convincing them of it, and then building and iterating towards it. I love that. It's one of my favorite things.
There's something really special about having a crazy idea about something that should work, how the world should work, and then, like, working with lots of other smart people, convincing them of it, and then building and iterating towards it. I love that. It's one of my favorite things.
I'm doing a bunch of it right now with a bunch of new things, and it's just so fun when you have these big, bold ideas. They don't always work, but with enough smart people around you to iterate on them, a lot of times they do.
I'm doing a bunch of it right now with a bunch of new things, and it's just so fun when you have these big, bold ideas. They don't always work, but with enough smart people around you to iterate on them, a lot of times they do.
I'm doing a bunch of it right now with a bunch of new things, and it's just so fun when you have these big, bold ideas. They don't always work, but with enough smart people around you to iterate on them, a lot of times they do.