Khaya Dlanga
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Podcast Appearances
And then they close the door for you. And I was like, this is incredible. I was so impressed by them. And to such an extent that I don't know if you know my friend Unzinga.
And then they close the door for you. And I was like, this is incredible. I was so impressed by them. And to such an extent that I don't know if you know my friend Unzinga.
So she sees me being dropped off at Capello. Yeah, yeah. I'm being dropped off. Uber driver comes out, opens the door. So when she sees me, she says, Kaya, and she genuinely thought this. Genuinely. She said, Kaya, are you a spy? And I'm like, so I was jokingly, I said, yeah, I'm a spy. And she believed this for the longest time. No way.
So she sees me being dropped off at Capello. Yeah, yeah. I'm being dropped off. Uber driver comes out, opens the door. So when she sees me, she says, Kaya, and she genuinely thought this. Genuinely. She said, Kaya, are you a spy? And I'm like, so I was jokingly, I said, yeah, I'm a spy. And she believed this for the longest time. No way.
Uber was so prestigious, so pristine that they've taken away all the nice things, but the price remains.
Uber was so prestigious, so pristine that they've taken away all the nice things, but the price remains.
You know, it's interesting because businesses always have this... grand philosophy about why it exists. There's no profits when you're looking at their vision statement as a company.
You know, it's interesting because businesses always have this... grand philosophy about why it exists. There's no profits when you're looking at their vision statement as a company.
But the ultimate reason they exist is to make a profit. Not really to provide the best service that they claim they want to provide.
But the ultimate reason they exist is to make a profit. Not really to provide the best service that they claim they want to provide.
I mean, it's pretty sad because... You know, there's actually, there's a flip. May I just switch off my phone?
I mean, it's pretty sad because... You know, there's actually, there's a flip. May I just switch off my phone?
You're addicted to your phone. There is a great quote.
You're addicted to your phone. There is a great quote.
Okay, I found it. What's the quote? The quote is by Carl Sagan. Let me just go quickly. Carl Sagan. Let me find. So I don't know if Carl Sagan was just like a physicist.
Okay, I found it. What's the quote? The quote is by Carl Sagan. Let me just go quickly. Carl Sagan. Let me find. So I don't know if Carl Sagan was just like a physicist.
And he says, I have a foreboding of an America in my children's or grandchildren's time when the United States is a service and information economy, when nearly all manufacturing industries have slipped away to other industries, when all some technological powers are in the hands of very few. and no one representing the public interest can even grasp the issues.
And he says, I have a foreboding of an America in my children's or grandchildren's time when the United States is a service and information economy, when nearly all manufacturing industries have slipped away to other industries, when all some technological powers are in the hands of very few. and no one representing the public interest can even grasp the issues.
When the people have lost the ability to set their own agendas or unknowledgeably question those in authority, when clutching our crystals and nervously consulting our horoscopes, our critical faculties in decline, unable to distinguish between what feels good and what's true, We slide almost without noticing back into superstitious darkness. The dumbing down of America.
When the people have lost the ability to set their own agendas or unknowledgeably question those in authority, when clutching our crystals and nervously consulting our horoscopes, our critical faculties in decline, unable to distinguish between what feels good and what's true, We slide almost without noticing back into superstitious darkness. The dumbing down of America.