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Learning not to trust the All-In podcast

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nfw2 ◴[] No.42072852[source]
I think part of All-In's success is that it has the vibe of a group of friends sitting around and shooting the breeze. It's way less academic than something like the Ezra Klein Show, but that's the point. Is there bloviating involved? All the time, especially from Chamath. Are there bad takes? Certainly. But it's entertaining.
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nerdponx ◴[] No.42074160[source]
Being confidently wrong about matters of public policy in front of a large audience is more than just an incidental bad take. It pollutes the public well of information and thereby does a disservice to society. You do not have a right to entertain yourself with something that damages the ability of society to make decisions and govern itself.
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1. TeaBrain ◴[] No.42077754[source]
They didn't start off with a large audience and they weren't granted one by having something like a channel reserved on the airwaves. They gathered a large audience organically because people just wanted to watch. They have no obligation to be PBS.