Lex Fridman | Balaji Srinivasan: How to Fix Government, Twitter, Science, and the FDA | Lex Fridman Podcast #331 @lexfridman | Uploaded October 2022 | Updated October 2024, 1 week ago.
Balaji Srinivasan is an angel investor, tech founder, philosopher, and author of The Network State: How to Start a New Country. He was formerly the CTO of Coinbase and General Partner at Andreessen Horowitz. Please support this podcast by checking out our sponsors:
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EPISODE LINKS:
Balaji's Twitter: twitter.com/balajis
Balaji's Website: balajis.com
Books:
1. The Network State: thenetworkstate.com
2. Reputation and Power: amzn.to/3eyQiF6
3. Exit, Voice, and Loyalty: amzn.to/3TpuLNP
4. Seeing Like a State: amzn.to/3MJfvcD
Articles:
1. Bitcoin Is Civilization: https://www.commonsense.news/p/is-bitcoin-anarchy-or-civilization
2. Great Protocol Politics: foreignpolicy.com/2021/12/11/bitcoin-ethereum-cryptocurrency-web3-great-protocol-politics
3. Regulation, Disruption, and the Future: bit.ly/3CKY9Ys
4. The Measured Man: theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2012/07/the-measured-man/309018
5. Secret Document That Transformed China: npr.org/sections/money/2012/01/20/145360447/the-secret-document-that-transformed-china
6. Hollywood's Missing Movies: reason.com/2000/06/01/hollywoods-missing-movies
7. New York Times Truth Campaign: adweek.com/agencyspy/droga5s-first-big-campaign-for-the-new-york-times-is-all-about-the-truth/126274
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OUTLINE:
0:00 - Introduction
2:21 - Prime number maze
28:33 - Government
44:50 - The Network State
54:54 - Pseudonymous economy
1:18:40 - Exit
1:33:21 - Building a network state
2:21:08 - Wikipedia
2:58:38 - Fixing science
3:25:06 - Fixing the FDA
4:56:14 - Longevity
5:15:12 - Donald Trump's ban from social media
5:44:31 - War
5:51:39 - Censorship
6:05:39 - Social media
6:21:54 - Wokeism and communism
6:40:42 - Cryptocurrency
6:58:15 - AI, AR, and VR
7:10:14 - Advice for young people
7:43:08 - Regulating logic
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Balaji Srinivasan is an angel investor, tech founder, philosopher, and author of The Network State: How to Start a New Country. He was formerly the CTO of Coinbase and General Partner at Andreessen Horowitz. Please support this podcast by checking out our sponsors:
- Policygenius: policygenius.com
- Blinkist: blinkist.com/lex to get 25% off premium
- Notion: notion.com
- Onnit: lexfridman.com/onnit to get up to 10% off
EPISODE LINKS:
Balaji's Twitter: twitter.com/balajis
Balaji's Website: balajis.com
Books:
1. The Network State: thenetworkstate.com
2. Reputation and Power: amzn.to/3eyQiF6
3. Exit, Voice, and Loyalty: amzn.to/3TpuLNP
4. Seeing Like a State: amzn.to/3MJfvcD
Articles:
1. Bitcoin Is Civilization: https://www.commonsense.news/p/is-bitcoin-anarchy-or-civilization
2. Great Protocol Politics: foreignpolicy.com/2021/12/11/bitcoin-ethereum-cryptocurrency-web3-great-protocol-politics
3. Regulation, Disruption, and the Future: bit.ly/3CKY9Ys
4. The Measured Man: theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2012/07/the-measured-man/309018
5. Secret Document That Transformed China: npr.org/sections/money/2012/01/20/145360447/the-secret-document-that-transformed-china
6. Hollywood's Missing Movies: reason.com/2000/06/01/hollywoods-missing-movies
7. New York Times Truth Campaign: adweek.com/agencyspy/droga5s-first-big-campaign-for-the-new-york-times-is-all-about-the-truth/126274
PODCAST INFO:
Podcast website: lexfridman.com/podcast
Apple Podcasts: apple.co/2lwqZIr
Spotify: spoti.fi/2nEwCF8
RSS: lexfridman.com/feed/podcast
Full episodes playlist: youtube.com/playlist?list=PLrAXtmErZgOdP_8GztsuKi9nrraNbKKp4
Clips playlist: youtube.com/playlist?list=PLrAXtmErZgOeciFP3CBCIEElOJeitOr41
OUTLINE:
0:00 - Introduction
2:21 - Prime number maze
28:33 - Government
44:50 - The Network State
54:54 - Pseudonymous economy
1:18:40 - Exit
1:33:21 - Building a network state
2:21:08 - Wikipedia
2:58:38 - Fixing science
3:25:06 - Fixing the FDA
4:56:14 - Longevity
5:15:12 - Donald Trump's ban from social media
5:44:31 - War
5:51:39 - Censorship
6:05:39 - Social media
6:21:54 - Wokeism and communism
6:40:42 - Cryptocurrency
6:58:15 - AI, AR, and VR
7:10:14 - Advice for young people
7:43:08 - Regulating logic
SOCIAL:
- Twitter: twitter.com/lexfridman
- LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/lexfridman
- Facebook: facebook.com/lexfridman
- Instagram: instagram.com/lexfridman
- Medium: medium.com/@lexfridman
- Reddit: reddit.com/r/lexfridman
- Support on Patreon: patreon.com/lexfridman
