The one positive thing about a second Trump term that I hope we all come away with is what a real, lived, informed perspective on what the actual alternative to liberal democracy is.
Honestly I think Americans were incredibly naive to think authoritarianism couldn’t happen here. My grandparents fled Germany. While there are differences it was an incredibly modern society and ultimately not that long ago. Like a generation ago
I just read the transcript. Enjoyed the interview!
However, I do think that being anti-tech will be a major part of the Democratic party going forward. Look at this last year: tech is in the bag for trump, they donated to him and bent their platforms to support him. They are to the left what the universities are to the right: an institution that we perceive has been captured by the other side.
Moreover, tech is extremely unpopular. If someone ran on breaking up tech monopolies, they would win votes.
The rank and file tech workers tend to vote Democrat, so I hope party elites can keep the anti-tech rhetoric in check.
I *do* think there are specific bad actors to go after, like social media and phone-based gambling. Just attacking "billionaires" is a bad strategy IMO.
On the network state stuff, one area they could really help is by creating and promoting standards for verification and trust - cryptographically verifiable identity documents, company formation documents, etc.
Most of these standards already exist but adoption by governments is nonexistent (though the EU is making good progress). The Wyoming DAO LLC framework is a good start.
The one positive thing about a second Trump term that I hope we all come away with is what a real, lived, informed perspective on what the actual alternative to liberal democracy is.
Honestly I think Americans were incredibly naive to think authoritarianism couldn’t happen here. My grandparents fled Germany. While there are differences it was an incredibly modern society and ultimately not that long ago. Like a generation ago
I just read the transcript. Enjoyed the interview!
However, I do think that being anti-tech will be a major part of the Democratic party going forward. Look at this last year: tech is in the bag for trump, they donated to him and bent their platforms to support him. They are to the left what the universities are to the right: an institution that we perceive has been captured by the other side.
Moreover, tech is extremely unpopular. If someone ran on breaking up tech monopolies, they would win votes.
The rank and file tech workers tend to vote Democrat, so I hope party elites can keep the anti-tech rhetoric in check.
I *do* think there are specific bad actors to go after, like social media and phone-based gambling. Just attacking "billionaires" is a bad strategy IMO.
OMG when I saw you two together I said, “Oh f#%€, I gotta hear these two”…can’t wait! Haven’t even started yet.
On the network state stuff, one area they could really help is by creating and promoting standards for verification and trust - cryptographically verifiable identity documents, company formation documents, etc.
Most of these standards already exist but adoption by governments is nonexistent (though the EU is making good progress). The Wyoming DAO LLC framework is a good start.
I’m not on this wavelength. More into big picture stuff. Bye.