#331 – Balaji Srinivasan: How to Fix Government, Twitter, Science, and the FDA

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<p>Balaji Srinivasan is an angel investor, tech founder, philosopher, and author of The Network State: How to Start a New Country. He was formerly the CTO of Coinbase and General Partner at Andreessen Horowitz. Please support this podcast by checking out our sponsors:<br /> &#8211; <b>Policygenius</b>: <a href="https://www.policygenius.com/">https://www.policygenius.com/</a><br /> &#8211; <b>Blinkist</b>: <a href="https://blinkist.com/lex">https://blinkist.com/lex</a> to get 25% off premium<br /> &#8211; <b>Notion</b>: <a href="https://notion.com">https://notion.com</a><br /> &#8211; <b>Onnit</b>: <a href="https://lexfridman.com/onnit">https://lexfridman.com/onnit</a> to get up to 10% off</p> <p><b>EPISODE LINKS:</b><br /> Balaji&#8217;s Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/balajis">https://twitter.com/balajis</a><br /> Balaji&#8217;s Website: <a href="https://balajis.com">https://balajis.com</a><br /> Books:<br /> 1. The Network State: <a href="https://thenetworkstate.com">https://thenetworkstate.com</a><br /> 2. Reputation and Power: <a href="https://amzn.to/3eyQiF6">https://amzn.to/3eyQiF6</a><br /> 3. Exit, Voice, and Loyalty: <a href="https://amzn.to/3TpuLNP">https://amzn.to/3TpuLNP</a><br /> 4. Seeing Like a State: <a href="https://amzn.to/3MJfvcD">https://amzn.to/3MJfvcD</a><br /> Articles:<br /> 1. Bitcoin Is Civilization: <a href="https://www.commonsense.news/p/is-bitcoin-anarchy-or-civilization">https://www.commonsense.news/p/is-bitcoin-anarchy-or-civilization</a><br /> 2. Great Protocol Politics: <a href="https://foreignpolicy.com/2021/12/11/bitcoin-ethereum-cryptocurrency-web3-great-protocol-politics">https://foreignpolicy.com/2021/12/11/bitcoin-ethereum-cryptocurrency-web3-great-protocol-politics</a><br /> 3. Regulation, Disruption, and the Future: <a href="https://bit.ly/3CKY9Ys">https://bit.ly/3CKY9Ys</a><br /> 4. The Measured Man: <a href="https://theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2012/07/the-measured-man/309018">https://theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2012/07/the-measured-man/309018</a><br /> 5. Secret Document That Transformed China: <a href="https://npr.org/sections/money/2012/01/20/145360447/the-secret-document-that-transformed-china">https://npr.org/sections/money/2012/01/20/145360447/the-secret-document-that-transformed-china</a><br /> 6. Hollywood&#8217;s Missing Movies: <a href="https://reason.com/2000/06/01/hollywoods-missing-movies">https://reason.com/2000/06/01/hollywoods-missing-movies</a><br /> 7. New York Times Truth Campaign: <a href="https://adweek.com/agencyspy/droga5s-first-big-campaign-for-the-new-york-times-is-all-about-the-truth/126274">https://adweek.com/agencyspy/droga5s-first-big-campaign-for-the-new-york-times-is-all-about-the-truth/126274</a></p> <p><b>PODCAST INFO:</b><br /> Podcast website: <a href="https://lexfridman.com/podcast">https://lexfridman.com/podcast</a><br /> Apple Podcasts: <a href="https://apple.co/2lwqZIr">https://apple.co/2lwqZIr</a><br /> Spotify: <a href="https://spoti.fi/2nEwCF8">https://spoti.fi/2nEwCF8</a><br /> RSS: <a href="https://lexfridman.com/feed/podcast/">https://lexfridman.com/feed/podcast/</a><br /> YouTube Full Episodes: <a href="https://youtube.com/lexfridman">https://youtube.com/lexfridman</a><br /> YouTube Clips: <a href="https://youtube.com/lexclips">https://youtube.com/lexclips</a></p> <p><b>SUPPORT &#38; CONNECT:</b><br /> &#8211; Check out the sponsors above, it&#8217;s the best way to support this podcast<br /> &#8211; Support on Patreon: <a href="https://www.patreon.com/lexfridman">https://www.patreon.com/lexfridman</a><br /> &#8211; Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/lexfridman">https://twitter.com/lexfridman</a><br /> &#8211; Instagram: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/lexfridman">https://www.instagram.com/lexfridman</a><br /> &#8211; LinkedIn: <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/lexfridman">https://www.linkedin.com/in/lexfridman</a><br /> &#8211; Facebook: <a href="https://www.facebook.com/lexfridman">https://www.facebook.com/lexfridman</a><br /> &#8211; Medium: <a href="https://medium.com/@lexfridman">https://medium.com/@lexfridman</a></p> <p><b>OUTLINE:</b><br /> Here&#8217;s the timestamps for the episode. On some podcast players you should be able to click the timestamp to jump to that time.<br /> (00:00) &#8211; Introduction<br /> (07:23) &#8211; Prime number maze<br /> (33:35) &#8211; Government<br /> (49:51) &#8211; The Network State<br /> (59:55) &#8211; Pseudonymous economy<br /> (1:23:41) &#8211; Exit<br /> (1:38:23) &#8211; Building a network state<br /> (2:26:09) &#8211; Wikipedia<br /> (3:03:40) &#8211; Fixing science<br /> (3:30:08) &#8211; Fixing the FDA<br /> (5:01:16) &#8211; Longevity<br /> (5:20:14) &#8211; Donald Trump&#8217;s ban from social media<br /> (5:49:32) &#8211; War<br /> (5:56:41) &#8211; Censorship<br /> (6:10:40) &#8211; Social media<br /> (6:26:56) &#8211; Wokeism and communism<br /> (6:45:44) &#8211; Cryptocurrency<br /> (7:03:17) &#8211; AI, AR, and VR<br /> (7:15:15) &#8211; Advice for young people<br /> (7:48:10) &#8211; Regulating logic</p>