The first presidential debate was very bad.
Here’s a summary that includes tech policy issues and also some of the most unhinged stuff we heard tonight.
Things mentioned:
China, tariffs, semiconductor chips, Charlottesville, the border, “space age materials,” the Green New Deal, environment, election “fraud,” opioids, Twitter(???), having sex with porn stars, Hunter Biden laptop, golf handicaps(??????)
Things not mentioned:
TikTok, Facebook, FISA warrantless surveillance, EVs, intellectual property, broadband policy, artificial intelligence (thank god!!!)