In 2019 Erik Torenberg sat down with Balaji Srinivasan and Glen Weyl to talk about the future of a decentralized world. They cover decentralized governance, politics, voting, and more.
In 2019 Erik Torenberg sat down with Balaji Srinivasan and Glen Weyl to talk about the future of a decentralized world. They cover decentralized governance, politics, voting, and more. This conversation was recorded orginally for Village Global's Venture Stories.
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TIMESTAMPS:
(00:00) Intro
(00:53) RadicalxChange
(02:20) Common ground and divergences
(05:19) Role of choice and community
(06:59) Voice vs. Exit
(10:06) Future of governance and identity
(16:52) Sponsor: Beehiiv and Babbel
(19:25) Complexity of social systems
(25:20) Social inequality and drug war
(39:40) Technocracy and its implications
(46:44) Economic models and social relations
(56:34) Changes on property law
(56:41) Quadratic voting and finance
(01:01:21) Limitations of technology in the next century
(01:04:19) Future of nation states and governance
(01:10:53) Technocrats, empires, and incentives
(01:15:07) Wrap