Announcing our new show, Monitoring the Situation, hosted by a16z General Partners Erik Torenberg and Katherine Boyle, with guest Eddie Lazzarin, CTO of a16z crypto.
In this first episode, we ask how American Dynamism, consumer, games, and crypto all fit together, from Palmer/Oculus to Marc Andreessen’s Techno-Optimist Manifesto, while also exploring crypto × AD values, parenting in the AI era, and how internet subcultures shape the news.
Timecodes:
0:00 Introduction
1:25 Tech Coherence: American Dynamism & Consumer Crypto
4:55 The Hero’s Journey in Tech
5:59 Games, Toys, and Defense Innovation
6:38 Crypto & American Values
11:25 Decentralization, Federalism, and Tech
13:08 AI, China, and Competing Values
14:18 Medicine, Parenting, and the Wisdom of Crowds
20:47 ADHD, Diagnosis Incentives, and Education
27:31 Alternative Schooling & AI Tutors
35:46 Parenting, Family, and Modern Support Systems
42:24 Zoomer Culture, Internet Fragmentation, and X
54:38 Media, Social Networks, and Cultural Shifts
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