Elon Fires Disabled Twitter Employee, Biden's TikTok Bill & More Tech News (#429)

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Sam and Shaan react to several viral news stories: Elon Musk’s public clash with a disabled Twitter employee he appeared to fire without notice, his attempted sale of office plants to employees, a new study suggesting money continues to increase happiness beyond the previously cited $70k threshold, and Dana White’s involvement with power slap fighting. The hosts also recommend the Korean Netflix show Physical 100.

Key takeaways

• Sam argues Elon’s conflict with the wheelchair-using employee—who had sold his company to Twitter and built hundreds of wheelchair ramps in Iceland—represents poor leadership; Elon only engaged after public pressure and later claimed miscommunication, but the employee still faces job uncertainty despite being contractually guaranteed pay.
• Shaan and Sam are skeptical of the 2010 study claiming money stops increasing happiness at $70k, and reference new research suggesting happiness continues to correlate with income up to at least $500k; they note that wealthy people who claim money doesn’t buy happiness often don’t give theirs away.
• Sam and Shaan distrust viral lists and rankings, arguing media outlets design them to generate outrage and clicks rather than reflect reality, citing Baltimore’s appearance on a ‘favorite cities’ list as an example of manufactured controversy.
• Shaan expresses disdain for power slap fighting, viewing it as stupider and more ethically questionable than UFC because participants must stand passively while being struck, and questions why Dana White isn’t facing the same backlash as Michael Vick or Colin Kaepernick.
• Shaan enthusiastically recommends Physical 100 (Korean Netflix show) for its legitimately elite athletes, lack of manufactured American-style drama, honorable competition format, and full-length uncut competition segments that feel like documentary filmmaking.

Episode details: published March 10, 2023 · 16K views · 31:34 long. Summary written by Self Growth Videos from the episode itself. The business ideas, figures and results discussed are the hosts’ and guests’ own claims, shared as brainstorming and entertainment — not verified facts and not investment advice.

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