The Battle for Free Will
Jeremy Epstein
Professionally, I am passionate about #Marketing and #Web3. I have other passions as well and I'm not shy about sharing them on LinkedIn. ????????????????
In this powerful, stream-of-consciousness talk (Five Pillars of the 21st Century), the founder of the blockchain Cardano, Charles Hoskinson, explains that the battle of “our times” is the battle for free will.
He makes this case by demonstrating that there are 4 technologies (AI, Quantum, synthetic biology, & nanotech) that are inevitable and when put together have the opportunity to control the thoughts and behavior of people.
It’s pretty trippy, but if you understand the premise of each of these 4 and you follow his talk, it’s a pretty compelling thesis.
And this is where blockchain fits in.
These 4 technologies will either be owned and operated by a few elites, people who are fallible, susceptible to corruption, and motivated by self-interest, or by a global community of people who, through the power of distributed ledger and smart contracts don’t have to trust each other at all, but can peacefully co-exist because the rules of a neutral protocol serve the needs of the majority while protecting the rights of the minority.
Every now and then, as I go through with?Operation Florence, I think that maybe I should move on from blockchain/crypto. After all, it’s not the most popular or most beautiful thing right now.
But then, when I hear a talk like the one that Charles gave, I realize just how important it is, not just for me and my future, but for my children and for other people’s children.
It’s ok that no one else recognizes it.
https://youtu.be/uragYmFhNIk