Nadia Asparouhova - Tech Elites, Democracy, Open Source, & Philanthropy

<p>Nadia Asparouhova is currently researching what the new tech elite will look like at <a target="_blank" href="https://nadia.xyz/">nadia.xyz</a>. She is also the author of <a target="_blank" href="https://www.amazon.com/Working-Public-Making-Maintenance-Software/dp/0578675862">Working in Public: The Making and Maintenance of Open Source Software</a>.</p><p>We talk about how:</p><p>* American philanthropy has changed from Rockefeller to Effective Altruism</p><p>* SBF represented the Davos elite rather than the Silicon Valley elite,</p><p>* Open source software reveals the limitations of democratic participation,</p><p>* & much more.</p><p>Watch on <a target="_blank" href="https://youtu.be/nvL3vqMzznY">YouTube</a>. Listen on <a target="_blank" href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/nadia-asparouhova-tech-elites-democracy-open-source/id1516093381?i=1000590272044">Apple Podcasts</a>, <a target="_blank" href="https://open.spotify.com/episode/0N6sBlxE7Vanwrjrl8bY7k?si=F8ziFs6nRd64r99lMq15PQ">Spotify</a>, or any other podcast platform. Read the full transcript <a target="_blank" href="https://www.dwarkeshpatel.com/p/nadia-asparouhova">here</a>.</p><p>Timestamps</p><p>(0:00:00) - Intro</p><p>(0:00:26) - SBF was Davos elite</p><p>(0:09:38) - Gender sociology of philanthropy</p><p>(0:16:30) - Was Shakespeare an open source project?</p><p>(0:22:00) - Need for charismatic leaders</p><p>(0:33:55) - Political reform</p><p>(0:40:30) - Why didn’t previous wealth booms lead to new philanthropic movements?</p><p>(0:53:35) - Creating a 10,000 year endowment</p><p>(0:57:27) - Why do institutions become left wing?</p><p>(1:02:27) - Impact of billionaire intellectual funding</p><p>(1:04:12) - Value of intellectuals</p><p>(1:08:53) - Climate, AI, & Doomerism</p><p>(1:18:04) - Religious philanthropy</p><p>Transcript</p><p><em>This transcript was autogenerated and thus may contain errors.</em></p><p>Nadia Asparouhova 0:00:00</p><p>You start with this idea that like democracy is green and like we should have tons of tons of people