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#331 – Balaji Srinivasan: How to Fix Government, Twitter, Science, and the FDA

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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:
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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

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SUPPORT & CONNECT:
- Check out the sponsors above, it's the best way to support this podcast
- Support on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/lexfridman
- Twitter: https://twitter.com/lexfridman
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lexfridman
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- Medium: https://medium.com/@lexfridman

OUTLINE:
Here's the timestamps for the episode. On some podcast players you should be able to click the timestamp to jump to that time.
(00:00) - Introduction
(07:23) - Prime number maze
(33:35) - Government
(49:51) - The Network State
(59:55) - Pseudonymous economy
(1:23:41) - Exit
(1:38:23) - Building a network state
(2:26:09) - Wikipedia
(3:03:40) - Fixing science
(3:30:08) - Fixing the FDA
(5:01:16) - Longevity
(5:20:14) - Donald Trump's ban from social media
(5:49:32) - War
(5:56:41) - Censorship
(6:10:40) - Social media
(6:26:56) - Wokeism and communism
(6:45:44) - Cryptocurrency
(7:03:17) - AI, AR, and VR
(7:15:15) - Advice for young people
(7:48:10) - Regulating logic

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: <a href="https://www.policygenius.com/">https://www.policygenius.com/</a> 
– Blinkist: <a href="https://blinkist.com/lex">https://blinkist.com/lex</a> to get 25% off premium 
– Notion: <a href="https://notion.com">https://notion.com</a> 
– Onnit: <a href="https://lexfridman.com/onnit">https://lexfridman.com/onnit</a> to get up to 10% off
EPISODE LINKS: 
Balaji’s Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/balajis">https://twitter.com/balajis</a> 
Balaji’s Website: <a href="https://balajis.com">https://balajis.com</a> 
Books: 
1. The Network State: <a href="https://thenetworkstate.com">https://thenetworkstate.com</a> 
2. Reputation and Power: <a href="https://amzn.to/3eyQiF6">https://amzn.to/3eyQiF6</a> 
3. Exit, Voice, and Loyalty: <a href="https://amzn.to/3TpuLNP">https://amzn.to/3TpuLNP</a> 
4. Seeing Like a State: <a href="https://amzn.to/3MJfvcD">https://amzn.to/3MJfvcD</a> 
Articles: 
1. Bitcoin Is Civilization: <a href="https://www.commonsense.news/p/is-bitcoin-anarchy-or-civilization">https://www.commonsense.news/p/is-bitcoin-anarchy-or-civilization</a> 
2. Great Protocol Politics: <a href="https://foreignpolicy.com/2021/12/11/bitcoin-ethereum-cryptocurrency-web3-great-protocol-politics">https://foreignpolicy.com/2021/12/11/bitcoin-ethereum-cryptocurrency-web3-great-protocol-politics</a> 
3. Regulation, Disruption, and the Future: <a href="https://bit.ly/3CKY9Ys">https://bit.ly/3CKY9Ys</a> 
4. The Measured Man: <a href="https://theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2012/07/the-measured-man/309018">https://theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2012/07/the-measured-man/309018</a> 
5. Secret Document That Transformed China: <a href="https://npr.org/sections/money/2012/01/20/145360447/the-secret-document-that-transformed-china">https://npr.org/sections/money/2012/01/20/145360447/the-secret-document-that-transformed-china</a> 
6. Hollywood’s Missing Movies: <a href="https://reason.com/2000/06/01/hollywoods-missing-movies">https://reason.com/2000/06/01/hollywoods-missing-movies</a> 
7. New York Times Truth Campaign: <a href="https://adweek.com/agencyspy/droga5s-first-big-campaign-for-the-new-york-times-is-all-about-the-truth/126274">https://adweek.com/agencyspy/droga5s-first-big-campaign-for-the-new-york-times-is-all-about-the-truth/126274</a>
PODCAST INFO: 
Podcast website: <a href="https://lexfridman.com/podcast">https://lexfridman.com/podcast</a> 
Apple Podcasts: <a href="https://apple.co/2lwqZIr">https://apple.co/2lwqZIr</a> 
Spotify: <a href="https://spoti.fi/2nEwCF8">https://spoti.fi/2nEwCF8</a> 
RSS: <a href="https://lexfridman.com/feed/podcast/">https://lexfridman.com/feed/podcast/</a> 
YouTube Full Episodes: <a href="https://youtube.com/lexfridman">https://youtube.com/lexfridman</a> 
YouTube Clips: <a href="https://youtube.com/lexclips">https://youtube.com/lexclips</a>
SUPPORT & CONNECT: 
– Check out the sponsors above, it’s the best way to support this podcast 
– Support on Patreon: <a href="https://www.patreon.com/lexfridman">https://www.patreon.com/lexfridman</a> 
– Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/lexfridman">https://twitter.com/lexfridman</a> 
– Instagram: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/lexfridman">https://www.instagram.com/lexfridman</a> 
– LinkedIn: <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/lexfridman">https://www.linkedin.com/in/lexfridman</a> 
– Facebook: <a href="https://www.facebook.com/lexfridman">https://www.facebook.com/lexfridman</a> 
– Medium: <a href="https://medium.com/@lexfridman">https://medium.com/@lexfridman</a>
OUTLINE: 
Here’s the timestamps for the episode. On some podcast players you should be able to click the timestamp to jump to that time. 
(00:00) – Introduction 
(07:23) – Prime number maze 
(33:35) – Government 
(49:51) – The Network State 
(59:55) – Pseudonymous economy 
(1:23:41) – Exit 
(1:38:23) – Building a network state 
(2:26:09) – Wikipedia 
(3:03:40) – Fixing science 
(3:30:08) – Fixing the FDA 
(5:01:16) – Longevity 
(5:20:14) – Donald Trump’s ban from social media 
(5:49:32) – War 
(5:56:41) – Censorship 
(6:10:40) – Social media 
(6:26:56) – Wokeism and communism 
(6:45:44) – Cryptocurrency 
(7:03:17) – AI, AR, and VR 
(7:15:15) – Advice for young people 
(7:48:10) – Regulating logic

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