Reid Hoffman

That's fine. Oh, you shouldn't then talk about microphones because you invested in the microphone business. Well, it's nutty. Yeah, that's true.

Usually it's complicated because the reason you're willing to do that, of course, is because you benefit from this great society that we live in with kind of the rule of law and all the rest. So it's what you perceive to be actually a benefit.

Usually it's complicated because the reason you're willing to do that, of course, is because you benefit from this great society that we live in with kind of the rule of law and all the rest. So it's what you perceive to be actually a benefit.

Usually it's complicated because the reason you're willing to do that, of course, is because you benefit from this great society that we live in with kind of the rule of law and all the rest. So it's what you perceive to be actually a benefit.

That we collectively do. And by the way, you think that the right society is one that allows people to be people and actually, in fact, sexual orientation is just people. Right. Or these other, for example, someone who has a religious point of view that's really negative on that goes, no, no, no, because that's in your interest.

That we collectively do. And by the way, you think that the right society is one that allows people to be people and actually, in fact, sexual orientation is just people. Right. Or these other, for example, someone who has a religious point of view that's really negative on that goes, no, no, no, because that's in your interest.

That we collectively do. And by the way, you think that the right society is one that allows people to be people and actually, in fact, sexual orientation is just people. Right. Or these other, for example, someone who has a religious point of view that's really negative on that goes, no, no, no, because that's in your interest.

So I actually think the right way to approach interest is to be clear about here's why I believe my interests are right and my interests align with a good future humanity.

So I actually think the right way to approach interest is to be clear about here's why I believe my interests are right and my interests align with a good future humanity.

So I actually think the right way to approach interest is to be clear about here's why I believe my interests are right and my interests align with a good future humanity.

Yes. And of course, I'm arguing for things that may fit my ideology, may fit my economic thing. But by the way, the idea is to be truthful and in discussion about it and transparent about it and in dialogue about it. And that's why super agency. I actually view this to be good for humanity.

Yes. And of course, I'm arguing for things that may fit my ideology, may fit my economic thing. But by the way, the idea is to be truthful and in discussion about it and transparent about it and in dialogue about it. And that's why super agency. I actually view this to be good for humanity.

Yes. And of course, I'm arguing for things that may fit my ideology, may fit my economic thing. But by the way, the idea is to be truthful and in discussion about it and transparent about it and in dialogue about it. And that's why super agency. I actually view this to be good for humanity.

So here's what's stunning, which most people won't realize. So the printing press, of course. Of course it's great. I mean, here we have all these books. It's how we create a middle class. We can't have science without the printing press. You have to be able to print and disseminate information in scientific journals in order to have science.

So here's what's stunning, which most people won't realize. So the printing press, of course. Of course it's great. I mean, here we have all these books. It's how we create a middle class. We can't have science without the printing press. You have to be able to print and disseminate information in scientific journals in order to have science.

So here's what's stunning, which most people won't realize. So the printing press, of course. Of course it's great. I mean, here we have all these books. It's how we create a middle class. We can't have science without the printing press. You have to be able to print and disseminate information in scientific journals in order to have science.

All of our modern life is based on scientific advancement. It's super critical. And yet the discourse around when the printing press was created was this is the destruction of human society. It's the destruction of knowledge. It's the destruction of human capabilities like memory. Wow. And so a lot of the discourse we're having right now around AI was the discourse around the printing press.

All of our modern life is based on scientific advancement. It's super critical. And yet the discourse around when the printing press was created was this is the destruction of human society. It's the destruction of knowledge. It's the destruction of human capabilities like memory. Wow. And so a lot of the discourse we're having right now around AI was the discourse around the printing press.

All of our modern life is based on scientific advancement. It's super critical. And yet the discourse around when the printing press was created was this is the destruction of human society. It's the destruction of knowledge. It's the destruction of human capabilities like memory. Wow. And so a lot of the discourse we're having right now around AI was the discourse around the printing press.

And there's both good news and the challenging news around this. The good news is, of course, we get to the other side of the printing press and modern society is enabled. The challenge is we had nearly a century of war. Because of it, because all this religious work, who can distribute God's word in printed form?