Harvey Weinstein, Media Herd Behavior, and Political Dynasties

• 47:18Tim explains how the media functions as a pack animal, requiring a critical threshold before they feel safe attacking a powerful figure like Weinstein.
• 47:44Proposing a risky idea at work—like taking on Weinstein—gets your head cut off; everyone wants new ideas but only ones that keep you slightly ahead of the pack.
• 48:18Tim criticizes the term 'disruption,' saying companies using it are just making tiny incremental changes while calling themselves disruptors.
• 48:34After Watergate, the CIA faced serious scrutiny and funding restrictions, but eventually the attention faded and they returned to business as usual.
• 49:15Tim conducts seminars with entry-level journalists and acknowledges nobody knows if sex abuse reporting will sustain or become a temporary wave.
• 49:36Eventually people tune out sex scandals; the danger is numbness setting in when there are so many accusations that they become lists of who hasn't been accused.
• 50:18The old Yale club establishment never expected to deal with self-made billionaires like Mark Zuckerberg and Mark Cuban, who operate outside their traditional power structure.
• 50:54Tim notes the old white establishment split over Trump, with the Bushes opposing him while calling Bill Clinton a son.
• 51:23Both major parties are different branches of Wall Street, which is why Sanders and Trump got attention—people were sick of facing Clinton and Bush again.
• 51:50George P. Bush, a third-generation Bush, is positioned as the next governor of Texas and future president after serving as railroad or land commissioner.

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