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Mtambo Desk PodcastDaily Balajisms - Se2: Blue Checks are the New Blue Collars | Ep #012Duke Mtambo talks with Jakub Simek about his article on "Blue Checks are the New Blue Collars". The AI summer has flipped our assumptions about its impact, and Balaji discussed with Amjad Massad of Replit how traditional journalism and downstream media are more prone to AI takeover than blue-collar jobs. Balaji envisions a better information supply chain and new media business models using Web3 and crypto-instruments, and believes that centralized AI is inherently unethical because it cannot make up for the true diversity of global tech and media talent.You can also watch the video version of this episode di...
2023-05-0832 min
Mtambo Desk PodcastDaily Balajisms - Se2: Anarcho-tyranny | Ep #011Duke Mtambo talks with Jakub Simek about his article on "Anarcho-tyranny". In this article, Balaji Srinivasan discusses the concept of anarcho-tyranny and its impact on San Francisco, where regular people are excessively punished while criminals walk free. He also talks about the decline of liberal democracies and the rise of crypto-anarchy and crypto-civilization, with Bitcoin being seen as a lifeboat in times of chaos. Balaji suggests that a smart regulator, like Uber or Bolt, is better than analog regulators, and the US establishment needs to be better at perceiving weak signals and capital allocation.You can also watch the v...
2023-05-0549 min
Mtambo Desk PodcastDaily Balajisms - Se2: Venture Journalist and Angel Influencer | Ep #010Duke Mtambo talks with Jakub Simek about his article on "Venture Journalist and Angel Influencer". Balaji Srinivasan introduces a new media business model he calls "venture journalism" or "angel influencer," where a person writes for an audience of one and can inspire or discover the next Mark Zuckerberg or Palmer Luckey and invest in them, creating a new type of public intellectual called an "Overton whale." He also discusses the concept of going short on one idea and long on a related idea, the importance of weak signals, and the need for a fusion between a public intellectual and a scientist to...
2023-05-0230 min
Mtambo Desk PodcastDaily Balajisms - Se2: Computable Communities | Ep #009Duke Mtambo talks with Jakub Simek about his article on "Computable Communities". Crypto can make communities computable and composable, according to Balaji Srinivasan, who believes this is the next frontier after DeFi and DeSci. This new space aims to make communities computable using cryptography, with network states and their prior stages focusing on building solutions for startup societies and positioning themselves as DeGov.You can also watch the video version of this episode directly on Mtambo Desk youtube channnel. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers...
2023-05-0142 min
Mtambo Desk PodcastDaily Balajisms - Se2: America is the new Argentina | Ep #008Duke Mtambo talks with Jakub Simek about his article on "America is the new Argentina". In this article, Balaji Srinivasan warns that the US is facing a central bank and fiat crisis, and could become like Argentina or Venezuela. He suggests that crypto is the new frontier and possibility to exit, and urges people to buy bitcoin, move it off exchanges, and move to a crypto-friendly jurisdiction.You can also watch the video version of this episode directly on Mtambo Desk youtube channnel.SOCIAL MEDIA LINKS:Twitter: https://twitte...
2023-04-2452 min
Mtambo Desk PodcastDaily Balajisms - Se2: TradFi Winter | Ep #007Duke Mtambo talks with Jakub Simek about his article on "TradFi Winter". Balaji Srinivasan, entrepreneur and investor, argues that after artificial intelligence has eaten everything digital, only three things remain scarce: community, cryptography, and commodity. Technology can make previously unviable solutions or ideologies viable, shrinking populations needed for viable civilizations, and making sovereign collectives more self-sufficient. Additionally, the legacy finance industry might be heading towards a "TradFi Winter", and in his opinion, the next gray swan could be the digital death of legacy automakers who are being squeezed out of the Chinese market.You can also watch the...
2023-04-2044 min
Mtambo Desk PodcastDaily Balajisms - Se2: Orange Coin is the New Blue Jeans | Ep #006Duke Mtambo talks with Jakub Simek about his article on "Orange coin is the new blue jeans". Balaji Srinivasan believes that amidst the Fiat Crisis and TradFi Winter, everyone is becoming a Bitcoin maximalist. With the current central bank crisis, people sense crypto as an exit towards financial freedom and prosperity, and Bitcoin serves as a Schelling point for the whole freedom-loving crypto movement.You can also watch the video version of this episode directly on Mtambo Desk youtube channnel.SOCIAL MEDIA LINKS:Twitter: https://twitter.com/dukemtambo
2023-04-1927 min
Mtambo Desk PodcastDaily Balajisms - Se2: Community, Cryptography & Commodity | Ep #005Duke Mtambo talks with Jakub Simek about his article on "Community, Cryptography & Commodity". Balaji Srinivasan believes that AI has "eaten" software, leaving only community, cryptography, and commodity as scarce resources. He suggests that decentralized AI, social networks, and crypto must be promoted to preserve liberty in the face of digital authoritarianism. Balaji also argues that technology can make previously unviable solutions or ideologies viable, and that small teams can beat big corporations with the help of these technologies.You can also watch the video version of this episode directly on Mtambo Desk youtube channnel....
2023-04-1828 min
Mtambo Desk PodcastDaily Balajisms - Se2: Uncle Sam Bankman-Fried | Ep #004Duke Mtambo talks with Jakub Simek about his article on "Uncle Sam Bankman-Fried". The US banking system is in crisis due to accounting tricks, mismanagement, and outright fraud, exposed when deposits began leaving banks and the value of long-term US treasuries fell. Balaji Srinivasan warns that this consumer-facing crisis cannot be easily solved, and advises people to buy bitcoin and move to a crypto-friendly jurisdiction to avoid the impending financial disaster.You can also watch the video version of this episode directly on Mtambo Desk youtube channnel.SOCIAL MEDIA LINKS:Twitt...
2023-04-1742 min
Mtambo Desk PodcastCrypto is for Power Users and the Powerless | Daily Balajisms - Se2, Ep3Duke Mtambo talks with Jakub Simek about his article on "Crypto is for Power Users and the Powerless". Balaji Srinivasan proposes using crypto and decentralized tech to create an off-ramp for the powerless and counter-elites to exit the old world and accelerate both technological and moral progress. By introducing concepts like moral innovations and network states, he aims to make actual exit possible and provide a new frontier for power-users and the powerless, similar to what America was to Europe.You can also watch the video version of this episode directly on Mtambo Desk youtube channnel.
2023-04-1350 min
Mtambo Desk PodcastDaily Balajisms - Se2: Crypto is for Power Users and the Powerless | Ep #003Duke Mtambo talks with Jakub Simek about his article on "Crypto is for Power Users and the Powerless". Balaji Srinivasan proposes using crypto and decentralized tech to create an off-ramp for the powerless and counter-elites to exit the old world and accelerate both technological and moral progress. By introducing concepts like moral innovations and network states, he aims to make actual exit possible and provide a new frontier for power-users and the powerless, similar to what America was to Europe.You can also watch the video version of this episode directly on Mtambo Desk youtube channnel.
2023-04-1350 min
Mtambo Desk PodcastDaily Balajisms - Se2: Digital Death | Ep #002Duke Mtambo talks with Jakub Simek about his article on "Digital Death". The internet has transformed the banking industry and legacy banks must adapt to keep up with the innovations in fintech and crypto, or face a "digital death" as even venerable institutions like Silicon Valley Bank can be subject to a digital bank run and perish within a day. Regulators must also be proactive and embrace competition to avoid being left behind in a rapidly evolving digital world, while individuals must choose between getting into digital gold or facing the risk of digital death.You can also w...
2023-04-1349 min
Mtambo Desk PodcastDigital Death | Daily Balajisms - Se2, Ep2Duke Mtambo talks with Jakub Simek about his article on "Digital Death". The internet has transformed the banking industry and legacy banks must adapt to keep up with the innovations in fintech and crypto, or face a "digital death" as even venerable institutions like Silicon Valley Bank can be subject to a digital bank run and perish within a day. Regulators must also be proactive and embrace competition to avoid being left behind in a rapidly evolving digital world, while individuals must choose between getting into digital gold or facing the risk of digital death.You can...
2023-04-1249 min
Mtambo Desk PodcastDaily Balajisms - Se2: BitSignal | Ep #001Duke Mtambo talks with Jakub Simek about his article on "BitSignal". Balaji Srinivasan through his BitSignal warns of a systemic problem with insolvent banks and the fall of the US dollar, calling people to exit fiat for bitcoin. He proposes a technical defense in the current financial crisis, and encourages people to move to bitcoin-friendly and crypto-friendly jurisdictions, while also challenging people to create memes that illustrate the current predicament of the financial system.You can also watch the video version of this episode directly on Mtambo Desk youtube channnel.SOCIAL MEDIA LINKS:
2023-04-1031 min
Mtambo Desk Podcast$1 Million BitSignal, 2023 Banking Crisis, Balaji as Overton Whale & Machankura's BTC USSDDuke Mtambo talks with Jakub Simek about the current developments on the ongoing 2023 Financial Crisis, The fall of US Dollar, Balaji Srinivasan's BitSignal, Balaji's 1 million dollars bet, Bitcoin to 1 Million dollars in 90 days and Machankura spearheading Africa's Bitcoin mass adoption through USSD inovation.If you think this content is great, and you feel like you should appreciate and support this Podcast, please do so through the support links below. Thanks!SUPPORT LINKS:MPESA: https://me.creator.co.ke/c?aff=dukemtamboCRYPTO: https://commerce.coinbase...
2023-03-311h 28
Mtambo Desk PodcastThe SVB Crash, Jur Startup Society Award, GPT-4 and The Network StatesDuke Mtambo talks with Jakub Simek about the current developments on the; Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) Crash, Jur Startup Society Awards, Solana Hackathon (Grizzlython), Open AI/ Chat GPT-4, Bitcoin 26K + Bull Run and The Network States Updates.If you think this content is great, and you feel like you should appreciate and support this Podcast, please do so through the support links below. Thanks!SUPPORT LINKS:MPESA: https://me.creator.co.ke/c?aff=dukemtamboCRYPTO: https://commerce.coinbase.com/chec...
2023-03-191h 50
Mtambo Desk PodcastDaily Balajisms - Sn1: The Network State | Ep #040Duke Mtambo talks with Jakub Simek about his article on "The Network State". Balaji Srinivasan argues that starting new countries is now possible, preferable, and profitable, and he explains his approach of "cloud-first, land-last, but not land never." In his book, "The Network State," Srinivasan defines a network state as a social network with a moral innovation, national consciousness, collective action, and an integrated cryptocurrency, among other features, and outlines a gradualist bottom-up approach to creating new digitally-first countries that can be launched by anyone with a laptop.If you think this content is great, and...
2023-02-2857 min
Mtambo Desk PodcastDaily Balajisms - Sn1: Network Archipelago | Ep #039Duke Mtambo talks with Jakub Simek about his article on "Network Archipelago". Balaji Srinivasan's vision of a "network archipelago" is a physically-connected community that crowdfunds properties globally through collective action in the digital world. This concept is the third step in his vision of "network states," where individuals can create startup societies with clear moral innovations, form network unions capable of collective action, and eventually achieve diplomatic recognition as a network archipelago.If you think this content is great, and you feel like you should appreciate and support this Podcast, please do so through the support...
2023-02-2752 min
Mtambo Desk PodcastDaily Balajisms - Sn1: Network Union | Ep #038Duke Mtambo talks with Jakub Simek about his article on "Network Union". Balaji Srinivasan outlines the concept of a network union as a highly-aligned community organized in a tree-like structure with a leader, a purpose, a crypto-based financial and messaging system, and a daily call-to-action. The ultimate goal is to build a digitally-native form of bottom-up nation building, with network unions being the second step towards achieving this.If you think this content is great, and you feel like you should appreciate and support this Podcast, please do so through the support links below. Thanks!
2023-02-2444 min
Mtambo Desk PodcastDaily Balajisms - Sn1: Bundling, Unbundling and Re-bundling | Ep #037Duke Mtambo talks with Jakub Simek about his article on "Bundling, Unbundling and Re-bundling". Balaji Srinivasan explores the concept of bundling, unbundling, and rebundling in business and applies it to centralization, decentralization, and recentralization in technology. He predicts that the West will experience significant unbundling and decentralization, while the East will continue to centralize, leading to a future scenario of American Anarchy versus Chinese Control or Decentralized West versus Centralized East. Srinivasan sees a role for tech and moral innovations in building highly-aligned communities and high-trust societies.If you think this content is great, and you...
2023-02-2333 min
Mtambo Desk PodcastDaily Balajisms - Sn1: Flat Coin | Ep #036Duke Mtambo talks with Jakub Simek about his article on "Flat Coin". Balaji Srinivasan proposes a "flat coin" that remains stable against a basket of goods tracked on-chain, making every asset instantly liquid and tradeable against each other in a giant matrix of assets. He suggests a demurrage as a solution to make the trade-off between crypto and fiat explicit and to make various flat coin managers compete against each other.If you think this content is great, and you feel like you should appreciate and support this Podcast, please do so through the support links b...
2023-02-2236 min
Mtambo Desk PodcastDaily Balajisms - Sn1: Privacy Over KYC | Ep #035Duke Mtambo talks with Jakub Simek about his article on "Privacy Over KYC". Balaji Srinivasan warns that governments are a combination of surveillance state and Keystone Kops, hoovering up private information but incompetent at securing data, leading to constant hacking and threats to offline security. He believes crypto solves this issue, allowing for provably encrypted peer-to-peer communication and creating a pseudonymous economy that advances AI and helps both the powerless and power users.If you think this content is great, and you feel like you should appreciate and support this Podcast, please do so through the s...
2023-02-2150 min
Mtambo Desk PodcastDaily Balajisms - Sn1: Purpose of Tech is Longevity | Ep #034Duke Mtambo talks with Jakub Simek about his article on "Purpose of Tech is Longevity". Balaji Srinivasan argues that the ultimate purpose of technology is to end mortality, and advocates for a tech-driven decentralized media ecosystem and the creation of network states to unlock innovation in longevity. Technology reduces scarcity, reconciles trade-offs, and is both the cause and solution to life's problems, including existential risks and climate change.If you think this content is great, and you feel like you should appreciate and support this Podcast, please do so through the support links below. Thanks!
2023-02-2032 min
Mtambo Desk PodcastDaily Balajisms - Sn1: User-aligned Content | Ep #033Duke Mtambo talks with Jakub Simek about his article on "User-aligned Content". Balaji Srinivasan argues that "the news you can use" is like a healthy salad compared to the junk food of infotainment and clickbait in today's downstream media. He envisions a future where decentralized social media and web3 technology enable people to track their progress based on their information diet and stimuli, allowing the creation of user-aligned and community-owned media.If you think this content is great, and you feel like you should appreciate and support this Podcast, please do so through the support links...
2023-02-1726 min
Mtambo Desk PodcastDaily Balajisms - Sn1: Moral Stack | Ep #032Duke Mtambo talks with Jakub Simek about his article on "Moral Stack". Balaji Srinivasan argues that in the new web3 era, it is important to have a strong moral stack to operate, a tech stack to scale, and a global stack of supportive jurisdictions. He says that value-signaling will replace virtue/vice signaling in the new era, and "learning, burning, and earning" will become the new motto.If you think this content is great, and you feel like you should appreciate and support this Podcast, please do so through the support links...
2023-02-1442 min
Mtambo Desk PodcastDaily Balajisms - Sn1: Mobile Telescope | Ep #031Duke Mtambo talks with Jakub Simek about his article on "Mobile Telescope". Balaji Srinivasan explores the potential of a "mobile telescope" to search for "dark talent" worldwide. He suggests that with billions of people now having access to mobile phones, they can work pseudonymously and earn crypto, being a part of the emerging pseudonymous economy.If you think this content is great, and you feel like you should appreciate and support this Podcast, please do so through the support links below. Thanks!SUPPORT LINKS:
2023-02-1344 min
Mtambo Desk PodcastDaily Balajisms - Sn1: Founding vs Inheriting | Ep #030Duke Mtambo talks with Jakub Simek about his article on "Founding vs Inheriting". Balaji Srinivasan uses the mental model of founding versus inheriting to compare the ability of legacy institutions to innovate and maintain operations with founder-led organizations. He argues that while founders can create and adjust operations quickly, inheritors often lack the capacity to do so and are often criticized by downstream media due to the difference between being born-rich and built-rich.If you think this content is great, and you feel like you should appreciate and support this Podcast, please...
2023-02-1025 min
Mtambo Desk PodcastDaily Balajisms - Sn1: Cryptohistory | Ep #029Duke Mtambo talks with Jakub Simek about his article on "Cryptohistory". Balaji Srinivasan advocates for the creation of a "cryptohistory," which is a cryptographically verifiable macrohistory that is near impossible to doctor and serves as a reliable record of history. He believes that decentralized social networks and crypto oracles will allow for the permanent recording of all kinds of data feeds, including proof of location and proofs of various actions, which will eventually replace traditional media as the source of truth.If you think this content is great, and you feel like y...
2023-02-0924 min
Mtambo Desk PodcastDaily Balajisms - Sn1: The Social War | Ep #028Duke Mtambo talks with Jakub Simek about his article on "The Social War". Balaji Srinivasan explores how online conflict, or the "social war," is influenced by the memetic tribes people belong to on social media. He explains that cancelation and de-platforming are tactics used in this war, with the goal of invading people's minds or turning off an enemy node in the social network.If you think this content is great, and you feel like you should appreciate and support this Podcast, please do so through the support links below. Thanks!
2023-02-0829 min
Mtambo Desk PodcastDaily Balajisms - Sn1: The Ledger of Record | Ep #027Duke Mtambo talks with Jakub Simek about his article on "The Ledger of Record". Balaji Srinivasan presents the idea of the ledger of record as a better alternative to the paper of record, with blockchain technology and crypto oracles replacing traditional sources of information. The ledger of record promises to provide decentralized, immutable information and replaces the argument from authority with the argument from cryptography.If you think this content is great, and you feel like you should appreciate and support this Podcast, please do so through the support links below. Thanks!
2023-02-0725 min
Mtambo Desk PodcastDaily Balajisms - Sn1: Longevity as The $100T Unlock | Ep #026Duke Mtambo talks with Jakub Simek about his article on "Longevity as The $100T Unlock". Jakub Simek shares the impact of Deng Xiaoping's "profit is good" philosophy on modern China, which has led to a wealth creation of roughly $100T in China. Balaji Srinivasan, argues that a similar wealth creation could be unlocked in the world today with the creation of special innovation zones for longevity and extension of healthspan.If you think this content is great, and you feel like you should appreciate and support this Podcast, please do so through...
2023-02-0627 min
Mtambo Desk PodcastDaily Balajisms - Sn1: Reverse Diaspora | Ep #025Duke Mtambo talks with Jakub Simek about his article on "Reverse Diaspora". Balaji Srinivasan's 2013 article "Software is reorganizing the world" envisions the emergence of a reverse diaspora, where people who share values and interests can find each other online and build their community in the cloud. If you think this content is great, and you feel like you should appreciate and support this Podcast, please do so through the support links below. Thanks!SUPPORT LINKS:MPESA: https://me.creator.co.ke/c?a...
2023-02-0323 min
Mtambo Desk PodcastDaily Balajisms - Sn1: Helical Theory of History | Ep #024Duke Mtambo talks with Jakub Simek about his article on "Helical Theory of History". Balaji Srinivasan combines the theories of linear progress and cyclical history, positing that technology is what makes noble ideas and ideals feasible. He argues that history follows a helical pattern, with cycles being influenced by political ideologies, and that moral innovations and technological progress often go hand in hand.If you think this content is great, and you feel like you should appreciate and support this Podcast, please do so through the support links below. Thanks!
2023-02-0229 min
Mtambo Desk PodcastDaily Balajisms - Sn1: The DeFi Matrix | Ep #023Duke Mtambo talks with Jakub Simek about his article on "The DeFi Matrix". Balaji Srinivasan believes that the DeFi Matrix, a decentralized financial platform built on blockchain technology, will revolutionize finance in the same way that social networks disrupted communication. As governments around the world begin to embrace digital currencies, the DeFi matrix is poised to dissolve traditional financial monopolies and provide a more level playing field for all assets.If you think this content is great, and you feel like you should appreciate and support this Podcast, please do so through...
2023-02-0126 min
Mtambo Desk PodcastDaily Balajisms - Sn1: AI, Crypto and Social | Ep #022Duke Mtambo talks with Jakub Simek about his article on "AI, Crypto and Social". Balaji Srinivasan believes that AI, Crypto, and Social networks are the most crucial technologies shaping the world today, bringing us into "the age of a short phrase". AI can produce content with short prompts, crypto can be stored with a 12-word mnemonic phrase, and social networks can start global movements with a hashtag.If you think this content is great, and you feel like you should appreciate and support this Podcast, please do so through the support links...
2023-01-3122 min
Mtambo Desk PodcastDaily Balajisms - Sn1: Crypto vs Big Tech | Ep #021Duke Mtambo talks with Jakub Simek about his article on "Crypto vs Big Tech". Balaji Srinivasan believes that decentralized finance (DeFi) and the rise of web3 technology will disrupt the Big Five tech companies, including Microsoft, Amazon, Google, Apple, and Facebook. He explains how crypto will revolutionize various industries including messaging, social networks, and operating systems, while empowering users with secure and provable end-to-end encryption.If you think this content is great, and you feel like you should appreciate and support this Podcast, please do so through the support links below. Thanks!
2023-01-3024 min
Mtambo Desk PodcastDaily Balajisms - Sn1: Truly Reproducible Research | Ep #020Duke Mtambo talks with Jakub Simek about his article on "Truly Reproducible Research". Balaji Srinivasan believes that the next step in open science and citizen science movements is truly reproducible research. He argues that science should be about independent replication, not prestigious citations, and that blockchain technology has the potential to establish universal truth and make scientific information supply chain fully traceable, auditable, and replicable.If you think this content is great, and you feel like you should appreciate and support this Podcast, please do so through the support links below. Thanks!
2023-01-2731 min
Mtambo Desk PodcastDaily Balajisms - Sn1: Downstream Media | Ep #019Duke Mtambo talks with Jakub Simek about his article on "Downstream Media". Balaji Srinivasan sees the recent Twitter Files revelations as an important step towards citizen journalism. He believes that traditional corporate media, like the New York Times, have become "downstream media" that are driven by search for popularity and not truth, and are increasingly just wrappers around tweets.If you think this content is great, and you feel like you should appreciate and support this Podcast, please do so through the support links below. Thanks!
2023-01-2625 min
Mtambo Desk PodcastDaily Balajisms - Sn1: Stasi with a Stock Symbol | Ep #018Duke Mtambo talks with Jakub Simek about his article on "Stasi with a Stock Symbol". Balaji Srinivasan sees the recent Twitter Files revelations as an important step towards citizen journalism and away from corporate media that often use techniques such as Russell's conjugation and Lakoff's framing to put an emotive spin on contentious issues, and that have been losing public trust. He sees a transition from the traditional "Paper of Record" to what he calls the "Ledger of Record", where truth is secured by blockchain technology, instead of arguments from authority.
2023-01-2521 min
Mtambo Desk PodcastDaily Balajisms - Sn1: The One Commandment | Ep #017Duke Mtambo talks with Jakub Simek about his article on "The One Commandment". Balaji Srinivasan in his book "The Network State" introduced the concept of "The One Commandment" which allows startup societies to focus on one specific moral innovation and build a community around it. This concept makes it easier to compare startup societies focused on the same moral innovation, similar to how tech startups focus on one specific tech innovation. "The One Commandment" is the first stage in building a network state, which can eventually progress to network unions and network a...
2023-01-2442 min
Mtambo Desk PodcastDaily Balajisms - Sn1: Personal Runway | Ep #016Duke Mtambo talks with Jakub Simek about his article on "Personal Runway". The concept of "personal runway" is an extension of the idea that a runway is cash in the bank, divided by a monthly burn-rate of a startup. It is a measure of an individual's ability to withstand various negative events, such as cancelation by an online mob, and is important for maintaining ideological independence. Balaji Srinivasan suggests that web3 will ultimately solve this issue by allowing creators to own their content and social graph, which will be a financial unlock co...
2023-01-2344 min
Mtambo Desk PodcastDaily Balajisms - Sn1: Truth, Health & Wealth as the New Web 3 Motto | Ep #015Duke Mtambo talks with Jakub Simek about his article on "Truth, Health and Wealth". Balaji Srinivasan proposes a new motto for the era of web3 and network states: Truth, Health, Wealth in that order. He argues that people need to include morality in their stack, as a fundamental layer-0 that enables all their endeavors, and that news should demonstrably boost your health and wealth, instead of providing infotainment.If you think this content is great, and you feel like you should appreciate and support this Podcast, please do so through the support...
2023-01-2037 min
Mtambo Desk PodcastDaily Balajisms - Sn1: True Charity is Investment | Ep #014Duke Mtambo talks with Jakub Simek about his article "True Charity is Investment". Balaji Srinivasan compares investing in founders, through a business plan competition in Nigeria, to running a race, where everyone gets a workout, while only few win the funding. It incentivizes people to present themselves as the most convincing victors, and promote their skills.If you think this content is great, and you feel like you should appreciate and support this Podcast, please do so through the support links below. Thanks!SUPPORT LINKS:
2023-01-1936 min
Mtambo Desk PodcastDaily Balajisms - Sn1: AR Glasses as the Next Convergence Device | Ep #013Duke Mtambo talks with Jakub Simek about his article on "AR Glasses as the Next Convergence Device". Balaji Srinivasan believes that AR glasses will be to this decade, what a smartphone was to the last decade. He predicts that the AR glasses will bridge the digital with physical, and people will be able to recognize building and members of their startup societies/network unions through glowing sigils that will be visible only to those communities.If you think this content is great, and you feel like you should appreciate and support this...
2023-01-1822 min
Mtambo Desk PodcastDaily Balajisms - Sn1: Longitudinal Arbitrage | Ep #012Duke Mtambo talks to Jakub Simek about his article on "Longitudinal Arbitrage". Balaji suggests that Starlink will reprice the real estate around the world and enable longitudinal arbitrage, allowing individuals and collectives to launch new network archipelagos and build startup towns in remote areas. If you think this content is great, and you feel like you should appreciate and support this Podcast, please do so through the support links below. Thanks!SUPPORT LINKS:MPESA: https://me.creator.co.ke/c?aff=dukemtambo
2023-01-1727 min
Mtambo Desk PodcastDaily Balajisms - Sn1: Optimalism vs Maximalism | Ep #011Duke Mtambo talks with Jakub Simek about his article on " Optimalism vs Maximalism". Balaji Srinivasan's idea of optimalism combines the optimism of tech-progressivism with the goal of optimizing an objective function. He sees optimalism as an alternative to trans-humanism and believes that startups with new technology can produce Pareto-improvements where others would make trade-offs.If you think this content is great, and you feel like you should appreciate and support this Podcast, please do so through the support links below. Thanks!SUPPORT LINKS:
2023-01-1617 min
Mtambo Desk PodcastDaily Balajisms - Sn1: CCP vs NYT vs BTC | Ep #010Duke Mtambo talks with Jakub Simek about his article on "CCP vs NYT vs BTC". Balaji Srinivasan argues that there are three main powers today: Communist Capital, Woke Capital, and Crypto Capital. The Chinese Communist Party demands submission through their hard power of infrastructure and economic dominance, while the Wokes and Bitcoin Maxies push for submission through different forms of soft power. He suggests that while maximalism in any of these three directions is bad, the absence of submission, tolerance, or sovereignty is equally bad. He posits that a healthy balance is n...
2023-01-1326 min
Mtambo Desk PodcastDaily Balajisms - Sn1: American Anarchy vs Chinese Control | Ep #009Duke Mtambo talks with Jakub Simek about his article on "American Anarchy vs Chinese Control". Balaji Srinivasan presents two possible future scenarios, American Anarchy and Chinese Control, in his book "The Network State". He argues that while China is becoming more authoritarian, the US is moving towards decentralization, driven by forces such as woke capital, the New York Times, and crypto capital. He also suggests that liberal democracies are at risk of falling into either chaos or tyranny, and that countries like Dubai, India, Israel, or Singapore may play a role in m...
2023-01-1225 min
Mtambo Desk PodcastDaily Balajisms - Sn1: Society as a Service | Ep #008Duke Mtambo talks with Jakub Simek about his article on "Society as a Service". Balaji argues that startups societies are similar to SaaS (Society as a Service) in that they are communities instead of products, and can be evaluated using established SaaS metrics.If you think this content is great, and you feel like you should appreciate and support this Podcast, please do so through the support links below. Thanks!SUPPORT LINKS:MPESA: https://me.creator.co.ke/c?aff=dukemtambo
2023-01-1125 min
Mtambo Desk PodcastDaily Balajisms - Sn1: Pseudonymous Economy | Ep #007Duke Mtambo talks with Jakub Simek about his article on "Pseudonymous Economy". Balaji Srinivasan's idea of a pseudonymous economy is a digitally-native form of work enabled by zero-knowledge blockchain technology and AI.If you think this content is great, and you feel like you should appreciate and support this Podcast, please do so through the support links below. Thanks!SUPPORT LINKS:MPESA: https://me.creator.co.ke/c?aff=dukemtamboCRYPTO: https://commerce.coinbase.com/checkout/1c6ba1e3...
2023-01-1027 min
Mtambo Desk PodcastDaily Balajisms - Sn1: HIMBY and the Building Man | Ep #006Duke Mtambo talks with Jakub Simek about his article on "HIMBY and the Building Man". Balaji Srinivasan suggests that the pro-housing YIMBY (Yes In My Backyard) movement should consider building horizontally, as it is faster and cheaper than building skyscrapers in dense cities.If you think this content is great, and you feel like you should appreciate and support this Podcast, please do so through the support links below. Thanks!SUPPORT LINKS:MPESA: https://me.creator.co.ke/c?aff=dukemtambo
2023-01-0927 min
Mtambo Desk PodcastDaily Balajisms - Sn1: The Idea Maze Concept | Ep #005Duke Mtambo talks with Jakub Simek about the Idea Maze concept, a tool that is designed to help founders think through the key aspects of their idea, including the problem they are trying to solve, the target market, and the potential competition.If you think this content is great, and you feel like you should appreciate and support this Podcast, please do so through the support links below. Thanks!SUPPORT LINKS:MPESA: https://me.creator.co.ke/c?aff=dukemtambo
2023-01-0752 min
Mtambo Desk PodcastDaily Balajisms - Sn1: Bright Sun vs Black Mirror | Ep #004Duke Mtambo talks with Jakub Simek about the "Bright Sun" vs "Black Mirror" metaphor. The "Bright Sun" and "Black Mirror" are described by Balaji Srinivasan as two contrasting visions of the future. The "Bright Sun" vision represents a tech-progressive and optimistic view of the world, where innovations like decentralized AI and web3 have the potential to unlock "longevity" and "practical miracles" such as curing blindness. In contrast, the "Black Mirror" vision represents a dystopian future where technology disrupts the supposed harmony of the present and hinders progress.
2023-01-0647 min
Mtambo Desk PodcastDaily Balajisms - Sn1: Money Rich vs Power Rich | Ep #003Duke Mtambo talks with Jakub Simek about his article on "Money Rich vs Power Rich". Balaji Srinivasan challenges the idea that wealthy people are necessarily powerful, and discusses the concept of dynamic inequality. He argues that inequality in the US is particularly dynamic, with many people moving in and out of the top 10% of wealthiest individuals over the course of their lives.If you think this content is great, and you feel like you should appreciate and support this Podcast, please do so through the s...
2023-01-0518 min
Mtambo Desk PodcastDaily Balajisms - Sn1: God, State and the Network State | Ep #002Duke Mtambo talks with Jakub Simek about his article on "God, State & Network". Balaji Srinivasan discusses the concept of the "network state," a potential future where nation states are replaced by decentralized online communities.If you think this content is great, and you feel like you should appreciate and support this Podcast, please do so through the support links below. Thanks!SUPPORT LINKS:MPESA: https://me.creator.co.ke/c?aff=dukemtamboCRYPTO: https://commerce.coinbase.com/checkout/1c6...
2023-01-0431 min
Mtambo Desk PodcastDaily Balajisms - Sn1: Centralized AI is Unethical | Ep #001Duke Mtambo talks with Jakub Simek about his article on "Centralized AI is Unethical". Balaji Srinivasan believes that decentralized AI is the solution to ethical concerns surrounding the centralization of AI and the lack of diverse voices in the tech industry.If you think this content is great, and you feel like you should appreciate and support this Podcast, please do so through the support links below. Thanks!SUPPORT LINKS:MPESA: https://me.creator.co.ke/c?aff=dukemtambo...
2023-01-0325 min
Mtambo Desk PodcastTwitter Files Release: Elon Musk Exposes Joe Biden's AdministrationDuke Mtambo talks with Jakub Simek about Elon Musk's "Twitter Files" exposing Biden’s government. The “Twitter Files” tell an incredible story from inside one of the world’s largest and most influential social media platforms. What you’re about to hear in this podcast, is a conversation based upon thousands of internal documents obtained by sources at Twitter.If you think this content is great, and you feel like you should appreciate and support this Podcast, please do so through the support links below. Thanks! SUPPORT LI...
2022-12-141h 06
Mtambo Desk PodcastGlobal Digital Empire, Digital Nomads & Attentionalism vs CapitalismDuke Mtambo talks with Alexander Bard & Jakub Simek and they dicuss about Alexander Bard's ideas around global digital empire (in relation to bitcoin and AI), digital nomads (in relation to tribal mapping) and Attentionalism vs Capitalism.If you think this content is great, and you feel like you should appreciate and support this Podcast, please do so through the support links below. Thanks!SUPPORT LINKS:MPESA: https://me.creator.co.ke/c?aff=dukemtamboCRYPTO: https://commerce.coinbase.com
2022-12-051h 20
Mtambo Desk PodcastWhat Really Caused the FTX Collapse? - Here is the TruthDuke Mtambo talks with Jakub Simek and they dicuss about the FTX collapse. FTX collapsed because of deeper collision issues between FTX (Sam Bankman-Fried) and Alameda (Caroline Ellison). The FTX exchange didn’t have its own bank account to accept wire transfers, so customers would send money to Alameda unknowingly, and FTX would credit their accounts. But the actual money was never passed on: three years later, Alameda had kept hold of, traded with, and frequently lost, $8bn of FTX customer funds. If you think this...
2022-11-2947 min
Mtambo Desk Podcast"Rug-pull to Give" - FTX, SBF and EADuke Mtambo talks with Jakub Simek and they dicuss about the FTX and SBF Fiasco, Effective Altruism and Humanity.If you think this content is great, and you feel like you should appreciate and support this Podcast, please do so through the support links below. Thanks!SUPPORT LINKS:MPESA: https://me.creator.co.ke/c?aff=dukemtamboCRYPTO: https://commerce.coinbase.comSOCIAL MEDIA LINKS:Twitter: https://twitter.com/mtambosdesk...
2022-11-1755 min
Mtambo Desk PodcastThe Great Reccession and the Rise of BitcoinDuke Mtambo talks with Jakub Simek and they dicuss about the current state of global reccession and the rise of Bitcoin as the new monetary system of world.If you think this content is great, and you feel like you should appreciate and support this Podcast, please do so through the support links below. Thanks!SUPPORT LINKS:MPESA: https://me.creator.co.ke/c?aff=dukemtamboCRYPTO: https://commerce.coinbase.comSOCIAL MEDIA LINKS:
2022-11-0754 min
Mtambo Desk PodcastNetwork State vs Fractal LocalismDuke Mtambo talks with Jakub Simek and they dicuss about Network State verses Fractal Localism as Jakub shares some ideas and concepts where Nassim Taleb and Balaji Srinivasan meet despite their differences in many areas. If you think this content is great, and you feel like you should appreciate and support this Podcast, please do so through the support links below. Thanks!SUPPORT LINKS:MPESA: https://me.creator.co.ke/c?aff=dukemtamboCRYPTO: https://commerce.coinbase.com
2022-10-3150 min
Mtambo Desk PodcastThe Network State Review by Jakub SimekIn this episode, I discuss with Jakub Simek in depth on his article about "The Network State Review". According to Jakub's review, the Balaji's idea is to start with moral innovation in the form of One Commandment, launch a startup society, organize online around network unions with daily calls to action, and later crowdfund land and real-estate to form network archipelagos. Something like Indonesia, but connected by a digital ocean of the internet.If you think this content is great, and you feel like you should appreciate and support this Podcast, please...
2022-10-2456 min
Mtambo Desk PodcastThe Network State Concept by BalajisDuke Mtambo talks with Jakub Simek and they dicuss about Balajis's idea of network state, startup cities, the network union. They also discuss why "truth, health & wealth" is a good motto for intentional communities of technological progressives.If you think this content is great, and you feel like you should appreciate and support this Podcast, please do so through the support links below. Thanks!SUPPORT LINKS:MPESA: https://me.creator.co.ke/c?aff=dukemtamboCRYPTO: https://commerce.coinbase.com
2022-05-0932 min
Mtambo Desk PodcastThe importance of technological progressDuke Mtambo talks with Jakub Simek and they dicuss about the importance of technological progress, inspired by Balaji Srinivasan and his 1729.com but also their overall plans with Wezesha and it's first competition. Wezesha means "to enable" in Swahili and we want to enable web3 apprentices and technological progressives. To join our competition you can write a one page essay on the importance of technological progress, e.g. on Substack. To learn and join the competition visit: https://www.wezesha.co/p/competition-the-importance-of-technological?s=w Join Wezesha Discord Channel here: htt...
2022-04-0755 min
Five Hole Fantasy Hockey PodcastFHFH 175 || Week 7 Preview || Post-PWNDWhat a doozy today. 22 teams play 4 game schedules, *we talk about all of them. * Plus some teams w/only 3 games, but 2 off-nights!
Couple Storylines to boot:
- Shayne Gostisbehere resurgence?
- What to do with Carey Price?
- Tarasenko coming back?
Lots to unpack in a PACKED week, we cover a ton! As you can see in the runtime… there is a ton of content. Hope you guys like it! Love ya’s
Players Discussed: cracks knuckles
-Jack Eichel, Linus Ullmark, Darcy Kuemper, Conor Garland, Petr Mrazek, Robin Lehner, Roope Hintz, Jake Oettinger, Radko Gudas, Erik Cernak, Anthony Cirelly, Blake Cole...
2021-02-281h 26
Between Ideas & SubculturesEP06 With Gregg Henriques on creating metaculture in digital age and transcending partial paradigmsWe discuss Gregg Henriques' work including his TOK System that aims to unite psychology and connect it with other sciences. I follow his discussions with John Vervaeke and Jordan Hall on creating metaculture that would represent another level of emergence above the four planes of matter, life, mind and culture, and thus above partial perspectives and subcultures.
2020-10-111h 18Between Ideas & Subcultures05 Between Ideas and Subcultures - Arya Jeipea Karijo - Transition to a more just and humane societyI am talking to a friend I haven't seen for three years. Arya Jeipea Karijo is a UX designer from Nairobi who consults Kenyan startups and writes about her work and life experience on Medium. We talk about the need to transition to a more humane society and civilization that is not self-terminating and is able to protect its ecosystems.
2020-07-1259 minBetween Ideas & SubculturesEP04 Leah Wanjiru - Counseling psychology intern at a rehab during COVID-19My friend Leah Wanjiru is a former graduate and a coworker at Sote Hub. She is currently graduating in counseling psychology from Moi University in Nairobi and works as an intern in a rehab, where she is quarantining with clients for over two months now during the COVID-19 pandemic. We talk about our daily lives and jobs and past experiences as we haven't seen each other for almost three years.
2020-05-2848 minBetween Ideas & SubculturesEP03 Herman Mwalakuku - Experiencing pandemic in rural KenyaI spoke with my friend Herman Mwalakuku, a teacher and mentor who I know from our Sote Hub projects. Herman talks about life in rural Kenya during corona pandemic and how he helps older people and people with disabilities in his area by donating food in bulk. Ideas being discussed: churches going digital, donating via mobile banking versus donating food in bulk, active citizenship in times of crisis.
2020-05-2036 minBetween Ideas & SubculturesEP02 Marylia Hushcha - Women in Nuclear Weapons PolicyI spoke with my friend Marylia Hushcha about her recent paper for International Institute for Peace titled Might Feminism Revive Arms Control? We discuss ideas and subcultures such as effective altruism, feminism, gender equality, gender differences, nuclear disarmament, existential risk, Game B, generator functions of existential risk.
2020-05-1940 minBetween Ideas & SubculturesThe Talebian and Thielian MomentThis episode explores my recent article on why Peter Thiel and Nassim Taleb as contrarians are important in our chaotic times, and how they have pointed out fragility in our systems.
2020-04-2653 minBetween Ideas & SubculturesPozmen mi nazor: Progresivizmus je pokracovanim krestanstvaV tomto pokracovani mojho mini projektu Pozmen mi nazor rozoberam preco je progresivizmus pokracovanim krestanstva. Vycharzam z myslitelov ako Peter Thiel, Rene Girard a Alexander Bard.
2020-02-2624 minBetween Ideas & SubculturesPozmen mi nazor - Kotleba je nudaPrvy zo serie podcastov Pozmen mi nazor, kde sa snazim pozriet na rozne palcive temy a kulturne vojny netradicnym sposobom.
2020-01-1247 min