All-In E4: Politicizing the pandemic, Police reform, Twitter vs Facebook with David Sacks & David Friedberg

Episode 4 • 6/20/2020

Pandemic Response & Reopening Strategies

The hosts discuss their personal approaches to reopening, with varying levels of risk tolerance:
- Chamath remains mostly quarantined, only going out with masks for essential trips
- Sacks has opened up to small groups (~20 people) for outdoor activities like golf
- Friedberg comfortable with outdoor activities, citing data showing 97% of transmission occurs indoors
Discussion of how the pandemic has become politicized in the US, particularly around mask-wearing. Sacks notes the irony of being viewed as taking a "left-wing position" for supporting mandatory masks

Extensive discussion of police militarization and need for reform:
- Criticism of providing military equipment to local police departments
- Support for ending qualified immunity
- Need for better training focused on de-escalation and mental health response
- Discussion of the Rayshard Brooks shooting as example of excessive force
Debate over police unions' role in preventing reform, with agreement that unions have too much power but disagreement on how to address it

Contrasting approaches of Twitter and Facebook to moderating Trump's posts:
- Twitter adding warnings/labels to posts
- Facebook taking a more hands-off approach
Chamath observes that Facebook is becoming "middle America" while Twitter represents "coastal elites"

Mixed predictions for November:
- Chamath: 75% chance Biden wins
- Friedberg: 70% chance Trump wins
- Sacks: Trump would lose if election held today but could recover
- Host believes Biden will win if he picks strong running mate
Discussion of potential VP picks, with surprising consensus around Oprah Winfrey as an intriguing possibility, though concerns raised about celebrities' "glass jaw" in politics