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Balaji Srinivasan proposes 'network states' as digital communities that could eventually gain diplomatic recognition and crowdfund territory.
Balaji Srinivasan · Balaji Srinivasan: How to Fix Government, Twitter, Science, and the FDA
Srinivasan argues that the FDA's regulatory approach delays innovation, estimating early vaccines could have saved a million lives.
Balaji Srinivasan · Balaji Srinivasan: How to Fix Government, Twitter, Science, and the FDA
The conversation suggests pseudonymity as a form of decentralization, allowing individuals to detach identities from state control.
Balaji Srinivasan · Balaji Srinivasan: How to Fix Government, Twitter, Science, and the FDA
Srinivasan claims the FDA's delays in drug approvals lead to more deaths than high-profile medical failures like Theranos.
Balaji Srinivasan · Balaji Srinivasan: How to Fix Government, Twitter, Science, and the FDA
Decentralized systems and blockchain technology are proposed as solutions to the ossification of traditional institutions.
Balaji Srinivasan · Balaji Srinivasan: How to Fix Government, Twitter, Science, and the FDA
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