E88: Brand New Balaji: Trump/Biden, Jan 6

In this episode of Moment of Zen, Balaji Srinivasan sits down with Erik Torenberg to discuss the massive vibe shift in Silicon Valley a week after Trump's near-assassination, tech's emerging role as a counter-elite force, why Biden is president NPC, January 6, and the role of the media.

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School of Fish Meme: https://x.com/balajis/status/1489288836349784064

Graph: History is Running in Reverse: https://x.com/balajis/status/1749858089665257497

FBI Lost Count of Number of Informants at Jan 6: https://nypost.com/2023/09/19/fbi-lost-count-of-number-of-informants-at-capitol-on-jan-6-ex-official/

Most important article: https://time.com/5936036/secret-2020-election-campaign/

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