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Connecting Smart Contracts and Data towards a New Age of Resilience
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By connecting smart contracts and data, we create more structured and grounded contracts between people that can withstand authoritarian regimes and give power to previously powerless individuals. This allows for greater resistance and the distribution of power, but may also pose a challenge to big governments and authoritarian regimes in terms of control over these cryptocurrency mining centers.

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Building relationships through nonverbal communication is a powerful tool that allows individuals to connect and bond without the need for explicit communication, as it fosters implicit understanding and empathy.
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Nonverbal Communication
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Building relationships through nonverbal communication is a powerful tool that allows individuals to connect and bond without the need for explicit communication, as it fosters implicit understanding and empathy.

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Connecting Smart Contracts and Data towards a New Age of Resilience
Episode
#240 – Neal Stephenson: Sci-Fi, Space, Aliens, AI, VR & the Future of Humanity
Podcast
Lex Fridman Podcast
This episode explores the human side of cryptocurrency, from the hackers and financial experts to the governments grappling with control and power over these centers.
1:53:50 - 1:57:33 (03:42)
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cryptocurrency
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This episode explores the human side of cryptocurrency, from the hackers and financial experts to the governments grappling with control and power over these centers. The conversation delves into the challenges of jurisdiction and the evolving landscape of this digital currency.

Chapter
Connecting Smart Contracts and Data towards a New Age of Resilience
Episode
#240 – Neal Stephenson: Sci-Fi, Space, Aliens, AI, VR & the Future of Humanity
Podcast
Lex Fridman Podcast
Smart contracts enable the integration of different kinds of data making contracts between people more structured and grounded in data.
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Smart Contracts
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Smart contracts enable the integration of different kinds of data making contracts between people more structured and grounded in data. This could distribute power and enable greater resistance to dictatorships and authoritarian regimes.

Chapter
Connecting Smart Contracts and Data towards a New Age of Resilience
Episode
#240 – Neal Stephenson: Sci-Fi, Space, Aliens, AI, VR & the Future of Humanity
Podcast
Lex Fridman Podcast