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Max Bodach

Max Bodach

Oct 15, 2026

13:05
But actually just turns out it's like a really poor map for understanding how like the Bay is making decisions and thinking about problems.
13:12
Yeah, very strongly agree with this.
13:13
I mean, I think the one good model here too, to think about is that like, you know, say, you know, DC conservatives or the Republican party is not a completely homogenous, uh, you know, set of people who all believe the same things, right? Politics is also all about factions.
13:28
And, you know, I think like, you know, one of FAI's comparative advantages in DC has always been that I think we have a good understanding of how factions work within both, you know, the two major parties and then also the tech community, where, again, I think like this is our sort of attempt to try to taxonomize many of these factions, share some of our alpha.
13:44
Right.
13:45
Because I think that like being effective in coalitional politics means that you also need to find allies and enemies.
13:49
You need to find people that you can work with on some things, even if you don't agree with them on everything.

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20:55
boom,

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