33 - Slaying Moloch | Ameen Soleimani & Kevin Owocki
Oct 5, 2020
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Ameen Soleimani, a key player in the Ethereum ecosystem, and Kevin Owocki, the founder of Gitcoin, tackle the concept of Moloch—symbolizing societal coordination failures. They discuss how Ethereum can provide innovative solutions to these challenges, fostering collaboration and combating systemic issues. The duo emphasizes the importance of public goods funding through decentralized platforms like Gitcoin and MolochDAO, while also exploring the revolution of trust technology and its implications for individual agency in the evolving financial landscape.
Moloch is the god of human coordination failure; the reason why we can't have nice things; the embodiment of the Prisoners Dilemma. The story of humanity is a never-ending iterative process of discovering new tools and mechanisms to coordinate against Moloch.
Is Ethereum the Sword that Humanity needs to finally slay Moloch? Why is Ethereum different than previous instances of coordination mechanisms, such as Religion or the Nation-State.
Tune in to this extremely important episode, and join the army of coordinators to help Slay Moloch!
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