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Katherine Boyle and Mike Solana on Liberal Arts Debate, Tech Culture, and Saving San Francisco

Katherine Boyle and Mike Solana join Erik, Dan, and Antonio to discuss whether a liberal arts degree is worth it and how to save San Francisco. We are proudly sponsored by Secureframe https://secureframe.com/ - Get 20% off by mentioning MoZ during your demo.

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TIMESTAMPS:
(00:00) Episode Preview
(03:40) Recapping the first Moment of Zen fight
(06:00) Is a Liberal Arts degree worth it?
(09:45) The siren song of The Social Network
(13:00) Finance vs Tech in the 2010s
(14:35) Sponsor: Secureframe
(15:40) 4 out of the 5 people on this episode got a liberal arts degree
(20:00) Are elite schools still worth it? Are middle tier colleges worth it?
(28:00) Are CS degrees necessary?
(30:00) Zero sum: college vs vocational school
(41:00) Mike Solana’s political future in San Francisco
(43:45) How tech failed SF
(45:40) How to talk about drug dealers, drug addicts, and recreational drug use
(50:30) Wealth in SF, geographically
(1:00:00) Housing
(1:03:00) Fentanyl will be a key issue in the upcoming election
(1:07:00) Dangerous memes, aspirations, and not accepting market realities

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