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BONUS EPISODE with Jason Calacanis: The Civil War in Silicon Valley

2024/10/15
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Jason Calacanis discusses the shift in Silicon Valley's attitude towards Trump, attributing it to concerns about socialism, identity politics, and the Democratic Party's perceived anti-capitalist stance.
  • Silicon Valley's shift towards Trump is driven by fears of socialism and identity politics.
  • The Democratic Party's perceived attacks on capitalism and self-made entrepreneurs have alienated some tech leaders.
  • Jason Calacanis identifies a perception of the Democratic Party as elitist and anti-capitalist.

Shownotes Transcript

Trump used to be considered an existential threat throughout Silicon Valley, but now the tech world is split between Mark Cuban and Reid Hoffman on one side, and Elon and David Sacks on the latter. Elon & David's All-In Podcast friend "J-Cal" is on the fence. He explains that the Trump side's grievance has to do with Elizabeth Warren, socialism, DEI, the 'self-made' being attacked for being rich—and having their feelings hurts since Elon wasn't invited to the White House. Tim Miller tries to explain to J-Cal how silly these complaints are in this special bonus episode.