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During the Covid-19 period, everyone must have read a lot of books~~
Former Coinbase CTO, Balaji Srinivasan , published a book online last month called “The Nation of the Web.”
Speaking of which, blockchain nation building has always been a topic of discussion. In the early years, there was an attempt to start a business on the high seas around California ( Blueseed ). Last year, with the practice of El Salvador, CityDAO, ConstitutionDAO, etc., this enthusiasm was pushed even further. to new highs. . .
Of course, like “Radical Market” , many of the arguments in this book remain at the stage of thought experiments, and we should also read this book with a critique of “historical nihilism”. . .
(There should be a quote from the preface to the Chinese translation of the old Wealth of Nations..)
But I still like this kind of madness. . . For example , Sovereign Individual , what if the prophecy is right?
Compared to the “Republic” series. . . The greatest benefit of this book. . It is the author’s technical background. . Provides it with fresher materials. . . With the perspective of standing in the summer of 2022. . Re-examine the world around us. . .
Instead of only I know no way of judging the future but by the past …
. . Technological innovation is definitely the most important driving force for social change. . .
Perhaps the best example is nuclear weapons. . . .
Maybe the next technology is an artificial womb. . . (I believe that after this tech tree is pointed out… around family construction… gender independence debates will all die naturally…)
in this book. . . Banerjee describes the current state of the world for us, from one superpower to one after the Cold War. . to a new three-pole structure. . And describe the specific way of building a country with blockchain. . .
Let’s talk about this three-pole structure first. . .
I think it sees NYT as too debilitating (American black). . . And both CCP and BTC are too strong. . .
First of all, BTC is clearly too strong. . . And that’s not in line with Assassin’s Creed #2. . .
“Let the people mask you such that you become one with the crowd”. .
Master Assassin Satoshi warned people to hide in the city. . .
– https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=2216.msg29280#msg29280
– https://satoshi.nakamotoinstitute.org/posts/bitcointalk/523/
It is obviously wrong to reveal one’s power prematurely. . . Moreover, BTC is obviously unable to achieve this kind of power now. . . More just a rave for web3 lovers. . .
If you need to hedge. . Read more Stephen Diehl to help us stay awake. . .
As for NYT. . . How could it be so weak. . . I still believe in the narrative of democratic media oversight. . That is error correction ability. . . Of course detours are inevitable. . But at least you can be a happy American black in America. . .
. . . Try posting your dissenting opinion next door. . . ? . . . A system without negative feedback regulation . . . It’s only a matter of time before it collapses. . . After the closure of Shanghai, everyone is generally more convinced of this. .
And it seems that transitional epidemic prevention is like drinking poison to quench thirst. . . Can’t stop. . .
Let’s talk about blockchain nation-building. . .
I surprisingly thought this would work. . . . . . Of course, the premise is that there needs to be a major change. .
That is to say, “When the world changes, order an admiral to command the troops of Jingzhou to Xiang Wan and Luo”. . .
So what about Covid? . .
Not quite. . Covid looks like just a centrifuge. . . Make everything speed up. . .
The biggest pity of this book is that it didn’t throw the recent Tornado Cash Case into the discussion. . . . If only it was a month later. . .
at last. . . I think this book is very suitable to be turned into a board game. . .
Compared with the historical theme of “Cold War”. . Or an asymmetric game like “Matrix Migration”. . . There are three forces in Cyber Nation. . . Provides a more interesting dynamic structure. . .
. . . Of course, it is different from the theme of “StarCraft” or “Three Kingdoms”. . I think these three forces must be designed as an asymmetric game. . . But I haven’t seen this design yet. . It will test the designer’s level very much! . . .
Even people can help you with multiple endings. . and victory conditions . . Everything is thought out. . . (There’s even a hidden ending..)
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