Reid Hoffman

I sat with a- Well, by the way, I generally think we agree on the constraints of the law, but I also agree on, I also think importantly civilly. And civilly means? Well, like no threat of violence.

I sat with a- Well, by the way, I generally think we agree on the constraints of the law, but I also agree on, I also think importantly civilly. And civilly means? Well, like no threat of violence.

Well, because the preaching of the church was odd.

Well, because the preaching of the church was odd.

Yes, 100%. I'm strongly in defense of that. Yeah. Right. I just think that... And like, so, you know, I don't mind... people criticizing me. I don't mind them criticizing my arguments. I don't mind them criticizing my choices of who I'm going to support politically, what I'm going to do philanthropically.

Yes, 100%. I'm strongly in defense of that. Yeah. Right. I just think that... And like, so, you know, I don't mind... people criticizing me. I don't mind them criticizing my arguments. I don't mind them criticizing my choices of who I'm going to support politically, what I'm going to do philanthropically.

I strongly prefer that those criticisms be backed with some knowledge and intelligence and some good argument point of view. And I really want it to be a civil discourse.

I strongly prefer that those criticisms be backed with some knowledge and intelligence and some good argument point of view. And I really want it to be a civil discourse.

So the classic thing that humans make in reasoning is they go A or B. And your answer is both. So there's responsibility on both sides. It's like, oh no, it's the responsibility of the individual. It's like, well... Like, are you kind of saying I have zero responsibility? There's zero I can do to be positively contributory here? Of course you can. Right.

So the classic thing that humans make in reasoning is they go A or B. And your answer is both. So there's responsibility on both sides. It's like, oh no, it's the responsibility of the individual. It's like, well... Like, are you kind of saying I have zero responsibility? There's zero I can do to be positively contributory here? Of course you can. Right.

So, for example, like it's totally possible to say I have a freedom of speech network. And if you are engaging in threats, like, for example, you're Trump and you're tweeting that Mark Milley should be executed when he is the Joint Chief of Staff's general. That's a threat of violence. That should be removed, right?

So, for example, like it's totally possible to say I have a freedom of speech network. And if you are engaging in threats, like, for example, you're Trump and you're tweeting that Mark Milley should be executed when he is the Joint Chief of Staff's general. That's a threat of violence. That should be removed, right?

So it's totally doable to say violence has no place on this platform or threats of violence. Now, violence is illegal. Threats of violence is not.

So it's totally doable to say violence has no place on this platform or threats of violence. Now, violence is illegal. Threats of violence is not.

I'm always open as an investor to interesting ideas. Here we are in a business podcast, so I'm always looking at stuff. Look, I think they will grow to be an increasingly, just as they've grown massively in the last 20 years, they will continue to grow to be an important part of life. I think there will be different social networks that fit different parts of our lives.

I'm always open as an investor to interesting ideas. Here we are in a business podcast, so I'm always looking at stuff. Look, I think they will grow to be an increasingly, just as they've grown massively in the last 20 years, they will continue to grow to be an important part of life. I think there will be different social networks that fit different parts of our lives.

That's part of the reason, like, for example, like back when I started LinkedIn, it was also thought to be, oh, no, no, no one's ever going to do a business network. It's only going to be social networks, right? It's only going to be at the time it was like Friendster, then it was MySpace, then it was Facebook. It was like, look, there's only going to be that. There's never going to be those.

That's part of the reason, like, for example, like back when I started LinkedIn, it was also thought to be, oh, no, no, no one's ever going to do a business network. It's only going to be social networks, right? It's only going to be at the time it was like Friendster, then it was MySpace, then it was Facebook. It was like, look, there's only going to be that. There's never going to be those.

And then people say, well, there's only going to ever be one social network. And you're like, well, actually, in fact, we do have like Twitter and we do have Snap and we do have, right, there is multiple ones. And I think there will be more.

And then people say, well, there's only going to ever be one social network. And you're like, well, actually, in fact, we do have like Twitter and we do have Snap and we do have, right, there is multiple ones. And I think there will be more.