Alex Gladstein: Bitcoin, Authoritarianism, and Human Rights | Lex Fridman Podcast #231
Alex Gladstein is the Chief Strategy Officer at the Human Rights Foundation and the Oslo Freedom Forum. Please support this podcast by checking out our sponsors:
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OUTLINE:
0:00 - Introduction
1:34 - Universal human rights
15:34 - Authoritarianism
25:44 - AIs impact on civil liberties
37:07 - Edward Snowden and government surveillance
40:46 - Money
44:59 - Bitcoin
1:00:46 - Government response to Bitcoin
1:11:17 - The blockchain
1:16:40 - Can Bitcoin fail?
1:19:31 - Bitcoin scams
1:23:16 - Patriotism
1:25:39 - Human Rights Foundation
1:30:13 - Conflict with China
1:33:03 - Corporate accountability
1:48:25 - Garry Kasparov and the HRF
1:53:34 - Journalism, conversations, and truth
2:00:48 - Alex's book recommendations
2:08:54 - Attacks on Bitcoin
2:10:34 - The future of humanity
2:14:55 - Advice for young people
2:26:12 - Meaning of life
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