--- title: Snapchat CEO Emails Reflect Silicon Valley Culture and Other Fascinating News on the Web description: May 29, 2014 canonical: https://time.com/138671/snapchat-ceo-emails-reflect-silicon-valley-culture-and-other-fascinating-news-on-the-web/ author: Dave Pell article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2014-05-29T20:54:28.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-05-11T04:48:38.343Z og:title: Snapchat CEO Emails Reflect Silicon Valley Culture and Other Fascinating News on the Web og:description: May 29, 2014 og:url: https://time.com/138671/snapchat-ceo-emails-reflect-silicon-valley-culture-and-other-fascinating-news-on-the-web/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 675 og:image:alt: TIME og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Snapchat CEO Emails Reflect Silicon Valley Culture and Other Fascinating News on the Web twitter:description: May 29, 2014 twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production --- # Snapchat CEO Emails Reflect Silicon Valley Culture and Other Fascinating News on the Web > Sponsored content. 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A collection of his “cringeworthy” college emails to fellow frat members were leaked and Spiegel [quickly responded with a statement](http://www.businessinsider.com/snapchat-ceo-my-emails-dont-reflect-my-view-towards-women-2014-5): “I’m obviously mortified and embarrassed that my idiotic emails during my fraternity days were made public. I have no excuse. I’m sorry I wrote them at the time and I was jerk to have written them. They in no way reflect who I am today or my views towards women.” There are a few reasons why these leaked emails are big news. Spiegel’s college days were recent. His company is massive (people send more than 700 million snaps a day). And it confirms the belief among some that Spiegel “[is kind of an ass](http://techcrunch.com/2014/05/28/confirmed-snapchats-evan-spiegel-is-kind-of-an-ass/).” But there is a broader cultural trend to consider here. Increasingly, much of what we say or write — including the stuff that would mortify and embarrass us — is being recorded. Are we all ready to be judged by our “private” conversations? (Just in case, I’d like to preemptively state that certain comments I made following a keg stand in 1989 detoured significantly from my actual views.) ## 2\. Riling for Dollars Could there be a connection between privately-exchanged offensive comments and big pay days? Snapchat recently turned down a $3 billion offer from Facebook and Donald Sterling is about to gain an enormous profit from the sale of the Clippers. From _Bloomberg_: [Clippers sale deserves Harvard study on idiocy profits](http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2014-05-29/clippers-sale-deserves-harvard-case-study-on-idiocy-profits.html). ## 3\. Coal Position On Monday, President Obama will use his authority under the Clean Air Act to introduce new rules [requiring power plants to cut carbon dioxide emissions](http://www.latimes.com/nation/politics/politicsnow/la-na-nn-climate-change-power-plant-20140528-story.html). It could be the most significant effort to confront climate change in the country’s history. \+ Here’s a bit [more detail on the plan from Vox](http://www.vox.com/2014/5/29/5755070/EPA-carbon-power-plants-climate-change). \+ Oh wait, did I say climate change? I meant global warming. When it comes to public opinion, [it makes a big difference](http://www.outsideonline.com/news-from-the-field/Global-Warming-Scarier-Than-Climate-Change.html). ## 4\. Come Heavy or Not At All It turns out it’s not such a small world after all. According to a large study, [a third of the world’s population](http://www.thewire.com/global/2014/05/one-third-of-the-world-is-obese-overweight/371790/) is either overweight or obese. “Worldwide, prevalence of overweight and obesity combined rose by 27% for adults and 47% for children between 1980 and 2013\. The number of overweight and obese individuals increased from 857 million in 1980, to 2.1 billion in 2013.” \+ The Mediterranean diet isn’t all that popular in the Mediterranean. [Greece and Italy](http://www.vox.com/2014/5/28/5756110/so-much-for-the-mediterranean-diet-greece-italy-have-the-worlds-most) have the world’s most overweight kids. \+ _The Economist’s_ Daily Chart: [Peak Fat](http://www.economist.com/blogs/graphicdetail/2014/05/daily-chart-19). ## 5\. The Music Man “My life changed because Bruce Springsteen got on a mic in front of me. That continued in my life over and over again, so I get the joke now. Artists have to be represented properly, and paid properly.” [Meet Jimmy Iovine](http://www.nytimes.com/2014/05/29/business/media/jimmy-iovine-a-master-of-beats-lends-apple-a-skilled-ear.html), the first Silicon Valley mogul to get his start fetching tea for John Lennon (and probably the only dude on the planet who can pull off wearing blue suede high tops). \+ The [epic visual history](http://www.theverge.com/2014/5/9/5699032/beats-by-dre-visual-history) of Beats by Dre. ## 6\. On a Ping and a Prayer A month ago, pings heard somewhere beneath 329 square miles of the surface of the Indian Ocean gave searchers hope that the remains of Malaysian Airlines Flight MH370 would be found. Today, [Australia called off the search in that area](http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2014/05/29/awful-but-true-pings-were-not-from-malaysia-airlines-flight-370.html). ## 7\. For Example… On Wednesday, _NPR’s_ David Schaper was conducting an interview related to Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel’s new gun control plan [when a gunman opened fire nearby](http://www.npr.org/blogs/thetwo-way/2014/05/29/317001107/oh-my-jesus-gun-violence-interview-gets-up-close-example). The plan calls for “video recordings of every gun purchase and a limit of one gun per customer per month.” (But don’t worry, there’s always your birthday…) \+ Deputies [seized 7 guns and 1,000 rounds of ammo](http://www.nbclosangeles.com/news/local/Deputies-Seize-7-Guns-1000-Rounds-of-Ammo-From-UC-Sana-Barbara-Students-Home-261016421.html) from (another) UC Santa Barbara student’s home after one of the guns was accidentally discharged. ## 8\. A Fair Share? “But sharing businesses aren’t just creating new income streams from nothing. In ‘disrupting’ even troubled markets — the taxi industry has had this coming for a long time — the glory of the peer economy comes at the expense of other workers’ livelihoods.” Susie Cagle [makes the case against sharing](https://medium.com/the-nib/the-case-against-sharing-9ea5ba3d216d) and tries to give some context to what we mean when we say _share_. (My kids now accept credit cards or PayPal when sharing their toys.) ## 9\. Reinventing the Waffle “As soon as the team started to see it, there was this instant excitement, this buzz that this is a cool idea, this is a big idea.” That’s Heather Mottershaw reflecting on the invention of the Waffle Taco. Venessa Wong takes you inside [Taco Bell’s secret recipe for new products](http://www.businessweek.com/articles/2014-05-29/taco-bells-secret-recipe-for-new-products). \+ You’re [eating a lot of nanoparticles](http://www.motherjones.com/tom-philpott/2014/05/nanotech-food-safety-fda-nano-material). \+ The [science behind the smell of bacon](http://www.npr.org/blogs/thesalt/2014/05/29/316346426/you-can-thank-150-different-compounds-for-the-sweet-smell-of-bacon). \+ “Artisanal gefilte fish. Slow-fermented bagels. Organic chopped liver. Sustainable schmaltz.” [Oy Vey](http://www.nytimes.com/2014/05/28/dining/everything-new-is-old-again.html)… ## 10\. The Bottom of the News According to a recent study, [cynics are at a higher risk of developing dementia](http://www.psmag.com/navigation/health-and-behavior/cynics-higher-risk-developing-dementia-82347/). Thankfully, none of them will believe this study. \+ What happens if you blow in LeBron’s ear during an NBA playoff game? Not much, [but it was worth a shot](http://www.npr.org/blogs/thetwo-way/2014/05/29/317033278/man-to-man-an-odd-and-quiet-moment-arises-in-nba-playoff-game). \+ “I’ll tell you what brilliance in advertising is: 99 cents. Somebody thought of that.” [The Complete Quips of Mad Men’s Roger Sterling](http://nxt.fm/1hhiHes). \+ Claire Meyer: The time Minnie Mouse [took off her head and projectile vomited](http://thehairpin.com/2014/05/the-best-time-minnie-mouse-my-hero-took-off-her-head-and-projectile-vomited-at-me) at me. \+ (New feature) Popular from yesterday’s NextDraft: [Thoughts on Maya Angelou](http://nextdraft.com/archives/n20140528/caged-bird-free/).  ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/138671/snapchat-ceo-emails-reflect-silicon-valley-culture-and-other-fascinating-news-on-the-web/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/138671/snapchat-ceo-emails-reflect-silicon-valley-culture-and-other-fascinating-news-on-the-web/"},"headline":"Snapchat CEO Emails Reflect Silicon Valley Culture and Other Fascinating News on the Web","datePublished":"2014-05-29T20:54:28.000Z","dateModified":"2026-05-11T04:48:38.343Z","description":"May 29, 2014","url":"https://time.com/138671/snapchat-ceo-emails-reflect-silicon-valley-culture-and-other-fascinating-news-on-the-web/","keywords":["Newsfeed","NextDraft"],"thumbnailUrl":"","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Dave Pell","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/dave-pell/"}],"articleSection":"","image":[],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/tag/time-section-newsfeed/","name":"Newsfeed"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/138671/snapchat-ceo-emails-reflect-silicon-valley-culture-and-other-fascinating-news-on-the-web/","name":"Snapchat CEO Emails Reflect Silicon Valley Culture and Other Fascinating News on the Web"}}]}] ```