WeWork Will Set You Free | Chapo Trap House | Episode 370 FULL

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Amber talks us through the saga of WeWork, another in a long line of dumb tech start ups headed by a dumber leader emblematic of our dumbest economy. We then help talk you through some potential political minefields of your upcoming Thanksgiving Dinner Tables.
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Amber's WeWork piece in Jacobin: jacobinmag.com/2019/11/wework...
WeWork umbrella thread: / 1173997679363407872
[editor's note: sorry about the slight audio issues in this episode and the last. working to fix our recorder asap, bear with us.]
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[@juliettedemaso7588]

“He tried a bunch of dumb shit first before deciding nvm he’ll just do real estate” Amber just described the American economy.

[@PurushaDesa]

Wonderful. And Amber needs to do accents more often cos that was golden - Malkovichian even.

[@numskul]

"It's not the dog, it's the owner" sums it up pretty well.

[@chumbucket6989]

“Everyone has a spiritual desire for community” damn :(

[@jeffreylaporte6525]

chum bucket I mean thats a good thing right? The innate desire for community forms the basis of socialism

[@Trashcom1917]

"Oh great I ran afoul of the company wizard again" my sides exploded you have no idea

[@PotentialAutist42069]

"Gareth in warlocks is gonna have my ass"

[@TheSugarRay]

This is one of my favorite episodes. I already shared the article with all my friends who didn't read it but now it is accessible on youtube.

[@barbarasmith6005]

This episode is a good one, and my favorite is the one on Jordan Peterson. I listened to it twice already, and will do so again as long as that charlatan keeps selling books.

[@Ali-fm7kw]

On my 3rd listen right now...more of this please!

[@andrewwestfall65]

With the whole Thanksgiving thing; during the 2016 election, my grandparents asked me what I thought about Bernie and how I felt about a democratic socialist my response was "I was a socialist before he made it cool." They laughed because just about everyone in the family had been socialist for generations and they never talked to me about it because I hadn't brought up politics before.

[@keishpie1]

I wish I was in your family. My dad likes Kamala Harris and Sam Bee. I got my mom on board with Bernie in 2016.

[@andrewwestfall65]

@@keishpie1 My grandma was telling stories this year about how her family was well off when she was growing up and had extra rooms in their house, so they would let 2-3 people that needed a place to stay for the night in and give them food. I often feel very lucky that my family has just always been that kind and caring.

[@Cawktism]

9

[@tylerscherer57]

A socialist who doesn’t bring up politics.. interesting.

[@AtodaK]

"You know Bernie's never going to give you everything he's promsing right? It's just not realistic." "At least his history says he'll fucking try. That's more than I can say about anyone else on the stage."

[@johnnycatsup]

Virgil (foreshadowing): "You get out of there, don't even say a word, don't even look them in the eyes. They don't deserve that. You don't owe these people anything. Go to the airport, block all their numbers, you know, filter all their email addresses..."

[@tomrobbins5242]

They're spot on about jobs. Jonas Salk is the anti jobs hero of the past.

[@m4nl875]

Virgil has the least hair which makes him the most attractive if that's your thing

[@zackburke5459]

This hits different in November 2020.

[@thisislesbomaya]

KAMALA IS GONE

[@Dante45p]

crabs everywhere dance

[@nekrataali]

Hells yeah fuck the police lol

[@Virjunior01]

KOPmala*

[@anarckyboi6915]

this didn't age well :(

[@noko4247]

sike

[@chidorirasenganz]

Listening to this in a WeWork 😂 😂😭

[@timestamp_livewebservices6503]

No way hahahahaha

[@Mark-td6wh]

Not anymore lmao

[@goldfishforce12]

16:40 damn you can tell Mullen and Amber were roommates

[@FreakyFriday4Phaggs]

Hell yes, Slur slip Spotted! *Cocks ShotGun*

[@mazzyfart420]

The whole pitch was literally just a public library with merch lmao

[@juliettedemaso7588]

My husband worked in a very large WeWork (I call it Wee work) suite in Manhattan, leased out by a single multi billion dollar company, not individuals... it was the most bullshit bougie oversized exposed-beam faux luxe multistory tool shed with incomplete murder stairwells and free designer peanut butter and tampons ever.

[@duncanyeatts6512]

The fact that the ads I got for this video were for real estate investment... Chefs kiss

[@waltershink6878]

Those two were the inspiration for the show Frasier. Peace love and solidarity!

[@BogartWestern]

My hometown briefly had a place called "(hometown name) Cowork" in about 2011-2012 when the tech craze hit there. Sure, you had to pay to use the coworking space, but some people put it on their LinkedIns like they were employed by it.

[@DanRec1312]

This is my favorite episode of the pod, came back after finding out Wework filed for bankruptcy.

[@PeruvianTreeProductions]

Take a shot each time Amber says “like” :) Love your podcast guys!

[@tomrobbins5242]

You trying to kill us?

[@Garrett1240]

Really surprised to hear Matt pronounce Glasgow that way. For fuck’s sake, how hard is it?

[@missyrogers7098]

btw Melania's "macabre" coat was a floral pattern

[@jonathanedwardgibson]

Generals make the greatest divas.

[@nunyabusiness7278]

Dont Diss Ma Anand Sheela! The Rajneeshees are gonna take over Brooklyn now!

[@Bigpharmajunkie]

I wanna invest in wewash now

[@dronesaur4328]

Still waiting on that St. Petersburg show 😢

[@tpu55]

for November turkey, May-ham

[@dogchaser520]

"There's no bigger sucker than the smartest guy in the room." Amber is on fire this episode. Making me feel all academic in my pants. (Rise up, slighted adjuncts. If we all strike this bidj we could shurt 'er down overnight.)

[@albertgriffith5801]

Those commercial mortgages are going to explode this year, it'll be way worse than 2008.

[@michiganmonkey1910]

so...FINANCIAL collapse is likely never FUNNY! better get ur garden goin!

[@averagejoe455]

"Non Union" "Went on strike" ???

[@screenPhiles]

Virgil Texas sounds like what I imagine a young Bernie Sanders sounded like.

[@tylerscherer57]

No.

[@screenPhiles]

Sure? Especially since he sounds like Bernie Sanders now?

[@sarahanderson2525]

Please don't yell at me I love the show but where does the name Chapo Trap House come from?

[@markwilliams2620]

Around Orlando, IIRC.

[@craigtrautmanjr9393]

Will used it as a funny working title for the first episode, cuz its sounds like a mixtapes title. Just stuck.

[@Chaturbate_Billy]

@@craigtrautmanjr9393 is the Chapo part a reference to the cartel leader ?

[@tinker0331]

@@Chaturbate_Billy yeah

[@mcs914]

We work is still here in chil

[@mcs914]

Here in chile. In las condes which is a pretty wealthy municipality . What can I do to visibilizar this?

[@earfboy2146]

Matt calling people spooks like he’s Clint Eastwood

[@tinker0331]

Different kind of spook

[@booboo4963]

Gook?

[@metabolic_jam]

"like, but like, like"

[@SickBuckNaStY]

WeWork Reminds Me of WorryFree From: The Anti-Capitolist Movie "Sorry To Bother You"

[@spoogerification]

Don’t go to the south. Country bumpkins don’t even listen to Chapo.

[@seanvalentine4198]

Atlanta, Asheville, Nashville?

[@siliconebaby6270]

No come to the south

[@nunyabusiness7278]

Come to the big O, guys! Represent the 402!

[@70sman]

ok segregated schools ass

[@bobsaget121]

How can Yankees even bitch about capitalism when yall are this loaded

[@Nick-sx4nn]

First?

[@lizzyfrizzle8986]

What are you guys like ideologically, because you sound like social democrats and not Marxists

[@tracksuitjim]

afaik theyre democratic socialists, like legit not like aoc usin a buzzword on late night television. u'll hear them talk about worker self-management, surplus value, i think some of them are membees of the dsa, etc.

[@comradesillyotter1537]

To me it seems thus far they are hiding their power levels and are just working in the frame work of what is present That said, i honestly dont think the distinction matters much at the moment

[@IndieGinge]

They're pragmatic marxists. Matt Amber and Virgil definitely are for the eventual abolition of wage labor, Will and Felix mention stuff related to that far less often1 but probably agree, but I don't think any of them believe they'll live to see that. Their project is working on building socialism and surviving under capitalism. They don't advocate revolution because the left in the imperial core is soooooo weak that it's pointless. Building political power that won't be stomped out in 2 seconds seems to be what they want.

[@Mark-td6wh]

What r u

[@ViolentOrchid]

Trump for human president

[@ViolentOrchid]

I mean, just president, the species was never in question.

[@itsallfunandgames723]

I like that they can be so witty, yet still know so little about American politics that they think Sanders can win.

[@itsallfunandgames723]

@halupadude : He ran before and is a known quantity to the Democratic electorate, and now we empirically know at least half of his support came as a protest against Clinton as those people have peeled off and are no longer interested him. As a known quantity to the electorate, it seems at most 20% are willing to support him, 20% is insufficient to win this primary race. Ergo, he literally cannot win save the other top 5 candidates dying. Support his policies, but don't waste money on propping up another hopeless campaign.

[@michiganmonkey1910]

What you call a protest against "clinton" should b realized as a stand against "status quo"...and that has massive momentum

[@michiganmonkey1910]

@@itsallfunandgames723 fyi...all the establishment candidates will fade away...drip drip drip

[@itsallfunandgames723]

@@michiganmonkey1910 : I agree anti-establishmentism is a big factor, and until Washington does something to satisfy that we'll keep getting anti-establishment candidates (which would include people like Trump, as well as people you'd actually want as a leader). But I've known since the spring that this primary is between Warren and Buttigieg. People here may as well pick the one they like the most now, because they'll be voting for one of them in November.

[@KalvinKoolfridge]

Bernie 2020