About this episode
Happy New Year! We start off 2025 with an in depth discussion about, what else? H-1B Visas.
In all seriousness, the visa issue has revealed fascinating dynamics within American politics and culture. Our guest Lee Fang wrote a fantastic article on the business dynamics behind a controversial policy that’s pitted Elon Musk against more traditional MAGA types. In this pod, our topics include but aren’t limited to…
* What the hell are H-1B Visas?
* Why is the “Tech Right” struggling to make a case for them?
* Is Elon Musk’s loyalty to America or Mars?
* I read the now infamous Vivek Ramaswamy tweet
* What’s wrong with 90’s sitcoms and sleepovers?
* “Market dominant minorities” and modern anti Indianism
* Is the Tech Right against racism? Or just highly specific forms of it?
* What are people in tech really like?
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