[__loam]

It's all well and good to deny that this group represents SV, but I do think they're more representative of the leadership class than most would like to admit. They were among the first people to call out that layoffs were coming. Even if their reasoning was bad, they're well connected enough to understand the vibe among the wealthiest people in the area. Within two years of that prediction, and after Musk had laid off 80% of Twitter, hundreds of thousands of tech workers had lost their jobs.

Even if the podcast makes it obvious that these men are clueless dilettantes, they were still lucky enough to have invested money into the right companies at the right time. They are well connected and rich. They're part of the private group chats that people like Peter Thiel and Marc Andreesen are using to shape the vibe, and like it or not, people like this have a lot of influence over the business culture in the valley.

[davidivadavid]

What's most puzzling to me is how at this point a larger part of SV hasn't distanced itself with All-in Podcast-adjacent people a lot more vocally. I think the lasting power of that region hinges on some important voices doing that sooner rather than later, because they're actively damaging the whole brand of SV at this point.

[__loam]

Yeah it's weird that people who agree with each other don't distance themselves from each other.

[davidivadavid]

Everyone in Silicon Valley agrees with the All-in Podcast clowns? Nah. PG himself has had beef with David Sacks. It's just surprisingly quiet.