147 - Why Mainstream Media Sucks & How to Fix It with Saagar Enjeti
Launched in June 2021, Breaking Points has 850k Subscribers, with some videos getting millions of views—making Breaking Points a leading source of political news.
In today’s episode, Saagar shares the origin story of Breaking Points and his hot takes on social media, Elon, Twitter, de-platforming, 2024 political predictions, civil war, inflation, FTX, and how crypto can repair itself.
TIMESTAMPS
0:00 Intro
6:19 Advice Talking to Politicians
15:29 Breaking Points Origin
23:45 Authenticity
27:42 Dealing With Trolls
33:04 Prevent Being Captured
37:00 Meta Breaking Points
40:38 Saagar’s Take on Social Media
47:28 Elon & Twitter
53:22 Deplatforming
58:06 Canada Protests
1:03:15 Lessons From Breaking Points
1:09:27 Old vs. New Media
1:12:15 2024 Political Predictions
1:15:23 Probability of a Civil War
1:16:43 Inflation
1:19:42 FTX
1:23:11 Breaking Points Community
1:23:50 How Crypto Can Repair
1:25:55 Closing
RESOURCES
Saagar Enjeti
Breaking Points
https://www.youtube.com/c/breakingpoints
Read Snowball
https://www.amazon.com/Snowball-Warren-Buffett-Business-Life/dp/0553384619