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The speaker identifies Silicon Valley's venture-capital startup ecosystem, rather than an unspecified emergent force, as the relevant system shaping these actors.
Adam Becker · Every Exponential Ends — Silicon Valley Forgot — Adam Becker · 20 Aug 2026
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“except I wouldn't even, I would get more specific instead of saying an emergence force above them that they don't understand.”
“I would say the venture capital startup ecosystem of Silicon Valley.”43:49Report a misattribution
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