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Chris Dixon On Crypto, AI, and Why We Need Blockchain More Than Ever

2024/1/29
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This chapter explores the history of the internet protocol, highlighting its unique, almost accidental, development driven by a small group of ideological people. It emphasizes the decentralized nature of early internet architecture and its impact on power dynamics.
  • Open-source is a miracle.
  • Network architecture is destiny.
  • The internet protocol (IP) is unopinionated and moves bits around.
  • Early internet design shifted power to users, giving them control over their digital land.
  • The open-access tradition of early internet developers embodied democratic ideals.

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EPISODE #34: Today's guest is Chris Dixon, Founder and Managing Partner at A16z Crypto. Chris is here to discuss his new book "Read Write Own: Building the Next Era of the Internet". In this episode, we get into open source internet, ownership of digital property, why Bitcoin is important, regulation in the United States, fear around centralized A.I. and the future of blockchain

Featuring Mike Solana , Chris Dixon

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Topics Discussed: https://www.piratewires.com/p/crypto-choke-point

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TIMESTAMPS:

0:00 - Welcome Chris Dixon To The Pod! Like & Subscribe 1:20 - Chris' New Book! 3:30 - A History Of The Internet - The Miracle Of The Internet Protocol 7:50 - Digital Property 13:00 - Web 2.0 - Companies Built & Accrue Power 21:15 - RSS vs. Corporate Power 27:00 - Fears Of Controlled Future - Getting To Web3 36:00 - Politicians Who Want More Power 44:30 - Can We Get Out Of This Regulatory Environment? 47:15 - Blockchains Turn 'Don't Be Evil' Into 'Can't Be Evil' 56:00 - Fears Of AI - Centralized Power 1:01:00 - Why We Need Blockchains & Open Source 1:05:00 - Thanks For Joining Chris! Buy His New Book!