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Balaji Srinivasan: How to Fix Government, Twitter, Science, and the FDA | Lex Fridman Podcast #331

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: https://www.policygenius.com/ - Blinkist: https://blinkist.com/lex to get 25% off premium - Notion: https://notion.com - Onnit: https://lexfridman.com/onnit to get up to 10% off EPISODE LINKS: Balaji's Twitter: https://twitter.com/balajis Balaji's Website: https://balajis.com Books: 1. The Network State: https://thenetworkstate.com 2. Reputation and Power: https://amzn.to/3eyQiF6 3. Exit, Voice, and Loyalty: https://amzn.to/3TpuLNP 4. Seeing Like a State: https://amzn.to/3MJfvcD Articles: 1. Bitcoin Is Civilization: https://www.commonsense.news/p/is-bitcoin-anarchy-or-civilization 2. Great Protocol Politics: https://foreignpolicy.com/2021/12/11/bitcoin-ethereum-cryptocurrency-web3-great-protocol-politics 3. Regulation, Disruption, and the Future: https://bit.ly/3CKY9Ys 4. The Measured Man: https://theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2012/07/the-measured-man/309018 5. Secret Document That Transformed China: https://npr.org/sections/money/2012/01/20/145360447/the-secret-document-that-transformed-china 6. Hollywood's Missing Movies: https://reason.com/2000/06/01/hollywoods-missing-movies 7. New York Times Truth Campaign: https://adweek.com/agencyspy/droga5s-first-big-campaign-for-the-new-york-times-is-all-about-the-truth/126274 PODCAST INFO: Podcast website: https://lexfridman.com/podcast Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/2lwqZIr Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2nEwCF8 RSS: https://lexfridman.com/feed/podcast/ Full episodes playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLrAXtmErZgOdP_8GztsuKi9nrraNbKKp4 Clips playlist: https://www.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: https://twitter.com/lexfridman - LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lexfridman - Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/lexfridman - Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lexfridman - Medium: https://medium.com/@lexfridman - Reddit: https://reddit.com/r/lexfridman - Support on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/lexfridman

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Oct 20, 20227h 47mWatch on YouTube ↗

CHAPTERS

  1. 0:00 – 2:21

    Introduction

  2. 2:21 – 28:33

    Prime number maze

  3. 28:33 – 44:50

    Government

  4. 44:50 – 54:54

    The Network State

  5. 54:54 – 1:18:40

    Pseudonymous economy

  6. 1:18:40 – 1:33:21

    Exit

  7. 1:33:21 – 2:21:08

    Building a network state

  8. 2:21:08 – 2:58:38

    Wikipedia

  9. 2:58:38 – 3:25:06

    Fixing science

  10. 3:25:06 – 4:56:14

    Fixing the FDA

  11. 4:56:14 – 5:15:12

    Longevity

  12. 5:15:12 – 5:44:31

    Donald Trump's ban from social media

  13. 5:44:31 – 5:51:39

    War

  14. 5:51:39 – 6:05:39

    Censorship

  15. 6:05:39 – 6:21:54

    Social media

  16. 6:21:54 – 6:40:42

    Wokeism and communism

  17. 6:40:42 – 6:58:15

    Cryptocurrency

  18. 6:58:15 – 7:10:14

    AI, AR, and VR

  19. 7:10:14 – 7:43:08

    Advice for young people

  20. 7:43:08 – 7:47:52

    Regulating logic

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