#82: TikTok, Trade Wars & Tech 2.0

On this week’s episode of More or Less, Meta kills DEI and fact-checking (right after their $27B moderation exit), Zuck's talking "masculine energy" on Rogan, and TikTok's facing a ban while DJI mysteriously drops US flight restrictions. It's not even February.

We also share opinions on:
• why tech's gender gap persists (18% of CS grads are women)

• whether Elon's X could inherit TikTok's distribution

• what NYC's congestion tax reveals about tech's bubble

Just another week in Silicon Valley's great realignment.

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00:00 Trailer

01:22 Tech's gender gap

07:52 Balancing Masculine and Feminine Energies

18:36 Implications of TikTok Ban

26:52 If TikTok goes dark

30:51 Balkanization

38:21 Inauguration

41:01 Wellness festival

44:12 Congestion tax and consumption patterns

48:08 Girl math

49:41 Los Angeles

53:10 Outro