Episode · All-In with Chamath, Jason, Sacks & Friedberg · 2021-07-23

Books mentioned on E41: Vaccine policy, Big Tech, DeepMind's latest breakthrough, wealth creation, opportunity & more

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Show Notes: 0:00 Intro & Dog update 5:48 COVID, Vaccine mandates, public vs. private policy 26:26 Collectivism, comparison to cigarettes, Sacks' latest podcast beef 36:56 Vaccine incentives in France

Jason Calacanis discussed Thank You for Smoking by Christopher Buckley.

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  1. Thank You for Smoking

    Christopher Buckley · at 30:38

    Thank You for Smoking by Christopher Buckley is a satirical novel about a tobacco lobbyist who skillfully defends the rights of Americans to consume a harmful product.

    Discussed
    “You know, it's like smoking in a way, where when I made the movie thing for smoking, Christopher Buckley told me, you know, he's the author of the book and he said, 'Look, there's something uniquely American about defending people's right to do something that's manifestly harmful.' The main character in Thank You for Smoking is a spokesman for big”
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