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The Outlier Ventures Podcast

Underthrowing Power Structures with Technological Decentralization, with Max Borders

Jun 3, 2024
Max Borders, author of The Social Singularity, discusses decentralization, subversive innovation, and challenges to power structures. Topics include governance experiments, global debt collapse, decentralized internet, and concerns over political capture of cryptocurrency.
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Quick takeaways

  • Embrace decentralized technologies to disrupt centralized powers and enhance individual freedom.
  • Focus on reducing transaction costs, increasing predation costs for hostile entities, and lowering exit costs for system flexibility in decentralized innovation.

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Exploring the Soul of Crypto and Web3

The podcast delves into the essence of crypto and Web3, discussing the power dynamics within the community. Central to the conversation is the urgency for builders and innovators to realign their mission towards decentralization. Max Borders highlights the need for a paradigm shift away from the established centers of power, emphasizing the evolving landscape of decentralized technologies like Bitcoin and its transformative potential.

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