I see what you're saying but let me give a counterpoint:

Do you think it's good for a team to not trade for an awesome player because they are afraid that some current players (who they like) are going to be upset about having to ride the bench?

In my view, how the team as a whole is doing (US) is ultimately what's going to be better for everyone.  Big innovations really do trickle down. And what hurts now will be to our benefit in the coming years.

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He seems to say that his team winning depends on America's team winning. This makes sense to me.

Is he building America’s team or his own?

I think it’s done Coinbase very well to act as a championship team rather than a family

I still don’t think Brian gets enough credit for revamping their culture by dropping “Coinbase is a mission focused company” — especially given he did at peak corporate insanity with COVID and the riots

Elon seems to be flying closer and closer to the sun

“Grok, please walk back my previous statements using sports analogies to pander to the plebs and make them think I’m one of them”