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I honestly can’t think of two people I’d less like to hear predictions from. Sorry to be negative.


There is something to be said for knowing your enemy.


Then you should definitely read as it is contains stuff mostly very unconnected with their public speeches. In particular you can say Thiel kinda defending socialism which is funny.


Yeah two monsters that got as rich as they are nasty, let's all pull up a chair and listen.


Why?


what do a pair of out of touch billionaires have to say that’s worth listening to. especially one that’s actively funding the erosion of American democracy


I for one think, it’s almost refreshing to see Billionaires acknowledge the problems truthfully, even if it is to protect their own interests.

> But when 70% of Millennials say they are pro-socialist, we need to do better than simply dismiss them by saying that they are stupid or entitled or brainwashed; we should try and understand why

> Beyond how we talk, there's also a question of which issues we focus on and try to provide solutions for. For example, we work a lot on housing, but perhaps there are specific things we could do to make housing more affordable with an emphasis on younger people who don't have large families yet. Or given that so many people graduate college today burdened with crazy amounts of debt, perhaps we should have a larger program for hiring people who didn't go to college to help show that that's a reasonable path as well.

That is far more than any politician, media organization or even a significant portion of boomers, even the ones in your family, are willing to do.




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