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Exploring the Controversial Memo and Twitter Drama Surrounding a Google Engineer
TLDR This podcast episode delves into the controversy surrounding a Google engineer who wrote a memo about diversity and gender stereotypes, discussing the subsequent events that revealed inconsistencies in his claims and undermined his credibility. The hosts also touch on a confusing tweet involving a meme and a Twitter thread, as well as the basketball careers of Enes Cantor, Russell Westbrook, and Kevin Durant.
Timestamped Summary
00:00
A discussion about a confusing tweet involving a meme and a Twitter thread.
04:03
The discussion is about a meme called the "exploding brain meme" and its connection to a controversial memo written by a Google engineer about diversity and gender stereotypes.
07:15
A Google engineer who was fired for writing a controversial memo becomes a symbol for the right, but subsequent events reveal inconsistencies in his claims and undermine his credibility.
10:31
The controversial Google engineer's argument about the KKK and the concept of "ratio" on Twitter led to a series of tweets that progressively worsened the ratio, indicating a loss of support for his argument.
14:21
The hosts discuss a tweet about Enes Cantor and Kevin Durant, but Alex Goldman doesn't understand it because he doesn't know who Enes Cantor is or what "lake show yo" and "GM Coops" refer to.
17:44
The hosts discuss the basketball careers of Enes Cantor, Russell Westbrook, and Kevin Durant, and how the Oklahoma City Thunder were a strong team with a chance of winning a championship.
21:11
Kevin Durant joins the already stacked Golden State Warriors team, leading to backlash from fans and being called a traitor, but ultimately resulting in a national championship win for the team.
24:15
Kevin Durant denies having a ghost account on Twitter, but it is widely believed that he has an alternate account where he defends himself, leading to backlash from his former teammate Enes Kanter and ultimately getting traded by the Oklahoma City Thunder.
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Technology
Society & Culture
