Why America's Money Printer is About to Break (And What Comes Next) | Balaji Srinivasan

Balaji explores the growing sympathy for white American conservatives amid societal breakdown and the transition from empire to manufacturing economics. The discussion covers how nothing ever happens politically while exponential technologies like Bitcoin and AI reshape everything. Topics include tariff impacts on energy infrastructure, the hollowing out of Middle America, defense spending priorities, and asymmetric drone warfare. Balaji analyzes Bitcoin's 100 million x appreciation against the dollar, Chinese manufacturing dominance, and the coming clash between centralized control and decentralized networks. The conversation examines nuclear family breakdown, community building strategies, and models like Starbase Texas for local democracy. From network states to sovereign individuals, this wide-ranging discussion connects current political polarization to long-term technological and economic disruption.

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0:00 - Intro
0:58 - White conservative sympathy
15:06 - Cut silence
27:25 - Bitkey & Opportunity Cost
29:04 - Nothing ever happens except for the singularity
37:14 - Unchained
37:40 - Tariffs and energy infrastructure
45:00 - AI productivity
51:21 - Digital borders
1:03:45 - Asymmetric warfare
1:18:38 - Network states

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