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Episode · This Week in Startups · 2022-10-18

Books mentioned on Ye agrees to acquire Parler, Xi Jinping on the state of China, deglobalization & more | E1588

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J+M break down Ye agreeing to acquire Parler and share some thoughts on the artist's current situation. (2:22) Then, they cover CCP President Xi Jinping's recent comments on the current state of China (22:39), and what the world might look like with less globalization.

Jason Calacanis discussed Red Mars by Kim Stanley Robinson, Green Mars by Kim Stanley Robinson, and Blue Mars by Kim Stanley Robinson, and criticized Winners Take All by Anand Giridharadas.

Books mentioned, in the order they came up

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  1. Winners Take All

    Anand Giridharadas · at 46:03

    Winners Take All by Anand Giridharadas is a critical examination of elite philanthropy and how wealthy change-makers often preserve systemic inequality under the guise of solving global problems.

    Critiqued
    “I think he evolved from his first work the the winner what was it winners take all or something it was an okay look um but you know I was like he talks about like how like capitalism is horrible”
    Jason Calacanis Ye agrees to acquire Parler, Xi Jinping on the state of China, degloba… 2022-10-18 Listen at 46:03
    Where to get it
    AmazonListen on Audible

  2. Red Mars

    Kim Stanley Robinson · at 1:10:24

    Discussed
    “there's actually there's a really cool there's these books called the red Mars of course obviously the Mars Trilogy by um Kim Stanley Robinson they were written and they're so detailed that they almost feel like a history of colonizing Mars the way they're written”
    Jason Calacanis Ye agrees to acquire Parler, Xi Jinping on the state of China, degloba… 2022-10-18 Listen at 1:10:24
    Where to get it
    AmazonListen on Audible

  3. Green Mars

    Kim Stanley Robinson · at 1:10:50

    Discussed
    “it's like red Mars green Mars blue Mars is the three books the foundation series”
    Jason Calacanis Ye agrees to acquire Parler, Xi Jinping on the state of China, degloba… 2022-10-18 Listen at 1:10:50
    Where to get it
    AmazonListen on Audible

  4. Blue Mars

    Kim Stanley Robinson · at 1:10:50

    Discussed
    “it's like red Mars green Mars blue Mars is the three books the foundation series”
    Jason Calacanis Ye agrees to acquire Parler, Xi Jinping on the state of China, degloba… 2022-10-18 Listen at 1:10:50
    Where to get it
    AmazonListen on Audible
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