Interesting podcast. Now let’s do something that will affect the oligarchs and get then out of power, not just talk about how naughty they are. See my idea below.
Why are we allowing this to happen? If millions of us stop spending on discretionary stuff in the USA in 2025, we will create the Trump Recession and get them out of power. All they care about is their money, not their fellow humans. It is not helpful to just talk about their misdeeds. Do this and we will get their attention.
Charlie was right in direction, but missing one of the most salient details: The new media ecosystem that Kara is so effusive about is utterly fractured.
With modern media, those who don't pay for the product , *are* the product. Free media survives on advertising , so it's all click bait, all the time. That's the real problem with Ben Shapiro - he was worth listening to until he started trying to make money, now he's just the foreman of an outrage factory.
In 2016 I began the project to subscribe to news sources I could trust, or wanted to keep an eye on, on the theory that subscriptions would be a better model than ads for honesty in reporting. One by one I've added news sites and substacks and podcasts to my media diet, and now I find myself paying about $2k a year and still under-informed.
Most people can't afford that much, and even if they could, they wouldn't - who has the time? The real result of this shattered ecosystem is an increase in news silos.
I am not a fan of the New Way. There needs to be some serious consolidation.
“…every accusation is a confession with these people.” Thank you, Ms. Swisher, for summing up the behavior of the entire “Republican” Party, starting, if course, with their cult leader. Bravo!
Kara I love how you never let these guys get away with anything but are willing to compliment them when you can. It’s a superpower I’m trying to develop but it’s a work in progress!
I’ve been listening to Charlie since about 1993 driving around Madison running my part of a business. Yelling at him through the radio! I often disagreed with him, but I ALWAYS listened to him. He is now doing great work, I still have disagreement with him, but I have greater respect for him than many of my fellow limbs! Keep up the good works!
I am so glad I tuned in. Charlie, you and I would not agree on much. That said, this is one of the best "tell it like it is" interviews out there. Thank you so much. Now, can you come up with a "round table - Kara Swisher, Mark Cuban, Pete Buttigieg, possibly including AOC? To help us find a path - clear, if possible - I doubt it - forward. The fire alarm has been pulled, where are the firefighters? Would we know them if we saw them?
A great way to spend part of a gray, New England afternoon.
The fire alarm has indeed been pulled. And the fire fighters have arrived. It’s just that they don’t know how, and don’t have the skill to fight this type of fire.
Tech oligarchs like Bezos all seem to suffer from the “Great Man Theory” of history.
Sometimes a great person emerges in troubled times to pull the country out of dire straits (think FDR and Winston Churchill).
However, most oligarchs are smart, hard-working and lucky narcissists surrounded by sycophants (think Musk, Bezos, Thiel, and many others). They don’t have the perspective and compassion to be great leaders.
I am 77 years old. I hope to live to see the voters come to their senses and fix this mess!
If a parent has a THREE YR old throwing a fit of the front porch steps because they don't like being taken out of diapers....OMG..,.,.it is because the child at the pliable, agreeable EIGHTEEN months stage, was not introduced to the "Big Boy" concept (and experience! ) of using a toilet.. "like Daddy".....then, an entire YEAR and a half later...the parent has what Ms.Swisher described.
Kara is so on it!
Dude I freakin’ love Kara Swisher and her energy! 😂 Doesn’t pull any punches and just gives it to us straight. Keep it up! 👏🏼
Interesting podcast. Now let’s do something that will affect the oligarchs and get then out of power, not just talk about how naughty they are. See my idea below.
Why are we allowing this to happen? If millions of us stop spending on discretionary stuff in the USA in 2025, we will create the Trump Recession and get them out of power. All they care about is their money, not their fellow humans. It is not helpful to just talk about their misdeeds. Do this and we will get their attention.
Charlie was right in direction, but missing one of the most salient details: The new media ecosystem that Kara is so effusive about is utterly fractured.
With modern media, those who don't pay for the product , *are* the product. Free media survives on advertising , so it's all click bait, all the time. That's the real problem with Ben Shapiro - he was worth listening to until he started trying to make money, now he's just the foreman of an outrage factory.
In 2016 I began the project to subscribe to news sources I could trust, or wanted to keep an eye on, on the theory that subscriptions would be a better model than ads for honesty in reporting. One by one I've added news sites and substacks and podcasts to my media diet, and now I find myself paying about $2k a year and still under-informed.
Most people can't afford that much, and even if they could, they wouldn't - who has the time? The real result of this shattered ecosystem is an increase in news silos.
I am not a fan of the New Way. There needs to be some serious consolidation.
“…every accusation is a confession with these people.” Thank you, Ms. Swisher, for summing up the behavior of the entire “Republican” Party, starting, if course, with their cult leader. Bravo!
Kara I love how you never let these guys get away with anything but are willing to compliment them when you can. It’s a superpower I’m trying to develop but it’s a work in progress!
It was difficult for me to listen to the Kara Swisher interview. Lots of interrupting and Charlie's speech seemed pressured and at times almost manic.
Dear Both, This was totally awesome. Thank you so much!
I’ve been listening to Charlie since about 1993 driving around Madison running my part of a business. Yelling at him through the radio! I often disagreed with him, but I ALWAYS listened to him. He is now doing great work, I still have disagreement with him, but I have greater respect for him than many of my fellow limbs! Keep up the good works!
I am so glad I tuned in. Charlie, you and I would not agree on much. That said, this is one of the best "tell it like it is" interviews out there. Thank you so much. Now, can you come up with a "round table - Kara Swisher, Mark Cuban, Pete Buttigieg, possibly including AOC? To help us find a path - clear, if possible - I doubt it - forward. The fire alarm has been pulled, where are the firefighters? Would we know them if we saw them?
A great way to spend part of a gray, New England afternoon.
The fire alarm has indeed been pulled. And the fire fighters have arrived. It’s just that they don’t know how, and don’t have the skill to fight this type of fire.
As GK Chesterson remarked, "The poor have sometimes objected to being governed badly; the rich have always objected to being governed at all."
A dear friend of mine was completely convinced that his meth use helped him be a better worker. And using it by IV was "more efficient."
He died 2 years ago from an overdose.
Tech oligarchs like Bezos all seem to suffer from the “Great Man Theory” of history.
Sometimes a great person emerges in troubled times to pull the country out of dire straits (think FDR and Winston Churchill).
However, most oligarchs are smart, hard-working and lucky narcissists surrounded by sycophants (think Musk, Bezos, Thiel, and many others). They don’t have the perspective and compassion to be great leaders.
I am 77 years old. I hope to live to see the voters come to their senses and fix this mess!
Terrific. Both of you are honest and clear. Listening to this back and forth was a palette cleanser. Thanks!
If a parent has a THREE YR old throwing a fit of the front porch steps because they don't like being taken out of diapers....OMG..,.,.it is because the child at the pliable, agreeable EIGHTEEN months stage, was not introduced to the "Big Boy" concept (and experience! ) of using a toilet.. "like Daddy".....then, an entire YEAR and a half later...the parent has what Ms.Swisher described.