In the 26th episode author of Chaos Monkeys and former Facebook PM Antonio García Martínez joins to discuss his experiences visiting Ukraine during the current crisis, debunking the biggest Facebook conspiracy theories, announces his new Web3 company, and then debates Zach about it!

(0:00) - Intro

(1:27) – Welcoming Antonio García Martínez (AGM)

(4:04) – AGM’s greatest hits

(7:45) – Ad tech

(10:04) – Why AGM wrote Chaos Monkey

(14:50) – His character in Chaos Monkey

(17:19) – Bringing your whole self to work

(19:14) – Politics in social media

(26:17) – Converting to Judaism

(30:58) – Visiting Ukraine

(35:19) – Current thing theory

(43:25) – Chamath example

(46:45) – What’s something everyone incorrectly believes is true?

(51:16) – Facebook isn’t listening to your phone

(56:09) – IG vs Twitter ad targeting

(57:56) – AGM announces his Web3 company

(1:04:28) – Zach agrees in a Web3 debate

(1:06:41) – Fundamental business models in Web3

(1:11:44) – Web3 skepticism

(1:15:44) – Acquisitions in Web2 vs Web3

(1:22:53) – Web3 macro analysis

(1:25:00) – Farcaster

(1:31:54) – Will Zach invest?

(1:36:02) – Outro

Mixed and edited: Justin Hrabovsky

Produced: Andrew Nadeau and Rashad Assir

Executive Producer: Josh Machiz

Music: Griff Lawson

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EP 26: Chaos Monkey’s author Antonio García Martínez talks book, Facebook conspiracy theories, and a Web3 debate

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