balajis
@balajis.eth
Some people think technological acceleration will bail out the current political order. We’ll grow our way out! Or so the logic goes. But did streaming bail out Blockbuster? Did smartphones bail out Nokia? Or did the Industrial Revolution bail out the monarchy? The growth did come. But so did the disruption.
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Dan Romero
@dwr.eth
Do you think LK-99 or equivalent breakthrough leads to increased power to status quo countries or more of an arm the rebels situation?
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balajis
@balajis.eth
Exactly. You need to be extremely competent to ride a wave of technological disruption. Even then it’s hard. And what organizations have capable leaders that can ride the lightning? Global tech and Asian tigers. What organizations don’t? Western governments.
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balajis
@balajis.eth
I’m thinking of Gates’s 1995 Internet Memo, Larry Page’s push for Google Plus, and Zuck’s turn to mobile in 2012. Some of the best leaders of all time had to make 90 degree turns while moving at 90 miles per hour. Many didn’t make it. Page, one of the best ever, lost social. Applies politically too.
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balajis
@balajis.eth
@dwr.eth One more thought. Status quo incumbents that think being #1 is their birthright, and that anyone who says differently must be a traitor…those are the least likely to adopt new tech. They aren’t hungry. They are arrogant. And they also attack internal dissenting voices. Like Steve Ballmer vs the iPhone.
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boscolo.eth
@boscolo.eth
This same idea also applies to many individuals that made a lot of money being early to crypto or a successful startup and attributing their success to something they themselves did. (ie. arrogance) It's like a pilot fish venturing off on its own because it thinks it's a shark.
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