Is It Nepotism or Socialism?

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"I don't like nepotism, because i feel it's actually civilizational diabedes," he says. "Where there's an over abundance of resource, you didn't work for it, i kind of corrupts,. On the other hand, i also don't think itall be seized by the government, because government is a terribly poor capital alicator."

Balaji Srinivasan makes a return appearance to The Knowledge Project, this time to go in-depth on Web3, Crypto, and the state of the world today. Srinivasan offers his unfiltered thoughts on the advantages and disadvantages of established democracies, the Russia-Ukraine situation, housing as an investment, education, legacy wealth, and which country he would bet on to dominate the future.

Srinivasan is the former CTO of Coinbase and General Partner at Andreessen Horowitz, and is an early investor in many successful tech companies and crypto protocols. He is also the author of the book The Network State: How To Start a New Country, set for release July 4, 2022.

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