Peter Thiel

How do you feel about, you're a parent, when the Jonathan Haidt book comes out and he goes, we should get rid of phones for kids until they're 16. Does that make sense or not really? No, because then you alienate your kids.

People that give up their phones always talk about that.

People that give up their phones always talk about that.

People that give up their phones always talk about that.

It is good to detach. It is interesting. Imagine if you just didn't even engage, like didn't really look, weren't in it at all.

It is good to detach. It is interesting. Imagine if you just didn't even engage, like didn't really look, weren't in it at all.

It is good to detach. It is interesting. Imagine if you just didn't even engage, like didn't really look, weren't in it at all.

So you think it would be miserable to just be happy somewhere?

So you think it would be miserable to just be happy somewhere?

So you think it would be miserable to just be happy somewhere?

You have to be connected because you have to build followers to get booked now because these clubs are like, we've got to book people with followers. You're not necessarily looking at who's working hard or who's good. And I feel for a lot of younger people because they have to, you know, they have to have a social media presence early on, maybe even before they figured out what they want to say.

You have to be connected because you have to build followers to get booked now because these clubs are like, we've got to book people with followers. You're not necessarily looking at who's working hard or who's good. And I feel for a lot of younger people because they have to, you know, they have to have a social media presence early on, maybe even before they figured out what they want to say.

You have to be connected because you have to build followers to get booked now because these clubs are like, we've got to book people with followers. You're not necessarily looking at who's working hard or who's good. And I feel for a lot of younger people because they have to, you know, they have to have a social media presence early on, maybe even before they figured out what they want to say.

Maybe, you know, before they figured out how to say it the right way, they have to have this social media presence. And I think people become, and it's a dopamine hit, right? To do things. I get it. Like you get followers, you get rewarded. It's a whole system. But it also could take over your life.

Maybe, you know, before they figured out how to say it the right way, they have to have this social media presence. And I think people become, and it's a dopamine hit, right? To do things. I get it. Like you get followers, you get rewarded. It's a whole system. But it also could take over your life.

Maybe, you know, before they figured out how to say it the right way, they have to have this social media presence. And I think people become, and it's a dopamine hit, right? To do things. I get it. Like you get followers, you get rewarded. It's a whole system. But it also could take over your life.

Dude, I had a BlackBerry. I was working in my early 20s with a BlackBerry. And that's very different than an iPhone. Sure. That's emails. It's emails. So we were getting emails from our manager at work going, will you fucking losers do something? Things like that. Because we couldn't sell anything.

Dude, I had a BlackBerry. I was working in my early 20s with a BlackBerry. And that's very different than an iPhone. Sure. That's emails. It's emails. So we were getting emails from our manager at work going, will you fucking losers do something? Things like that. Because we couldn't sell anything.

Dude, I had a BlackBerry. I was working in my early 20s with a BlackBerry. And that's very different than an iPhone. Sure. That's emails. It's emails. So we were getting emails from our manager at work going, will you fucking losers do something? Things like that. Because we couldn't sell anything.

Yeah, because you could take a shitty photo and send it to someone. You could email a photo. And the photos were like terrible quality. Yeah. But just the idea of like at your job, just sending someone an email photo was like hilarious. Like being out somewhere and taking a photo and emailing it to somebody going, fuck you, I'm not at work. That was like fun.