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Lex Fridman Cast

03/25/25

@ Lex Fridman

The only way to make radical change in government is to bulldoze the existing structure and then rebuild it, allowing for a fresh start.

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Ezra Klein and Derek Thompson: Politics, Trump, AOC, Elon & DOGE | Lex Fridman Podcast #462

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Ezra Klein and Derek Thompson: Politics, Trump, AOC, Elon & DOGE | Lex Fridman Podcast #462

03/25/25

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Lex Fridman Cast

03/25/25

@ Lex Fridman

You cannot change American politics or the Democratic Party without being willing to upset people, just as Donald Trump reformed the Republican Party by challenging its sacred cows.

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Oliver Anthony

05/19/25

@ Lex Fridman

To shake up a complacent system, we need a bit of intensity, some rawness, and even a touch of rudeness to break through the polite bureaucracy that can hide serious issues.

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Derek Thompson

03/25/25

@ Lex Fridman

We need to think about deregulating government itself, getting the rules out of the way that keep government from achieving the democratic outcomes it aims for.

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Jensen Huang

06/24/11

@ Stanford Online

The biggest challenge in building a company is the need for reinvention; every successful thing needs to be torn down and rebuilt at some point.

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Lex Fridman Cast

03/25/25

@ Lex Fridman

The current administration's approach is about breaking down the existing government structure without articulating clear goals for what should replace it.

DT

Derek Thompson

03/25/25

@ Lex Fridman

We need to think about deregulating government itself to remove the rules that prevent it from achieving democratic outcomes.

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Marc Andreessen

07/18/23

@ Joe Lonsdale

To drive change, individuals must demonstrate better alternatives and solutions, as simply trying to reform existing systems may not be sufficient.

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Vinod Khosla

04/02/25

@ South Park Commons

Founders who think from first principles almost always do the best when trying to dramatically change the rules of the game.

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Peter Thiel

04/17/25

@ Joe Lonsdale

The current administration presents a unique opportunity for change, as the opposition seems exhausted and out of ideas, reminiscent of the early Reagan era.