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Why 14-Year-Olds Can Be Smart Enough for College But Can’t Open A Bank Account.
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The speaker raises issues surrounding personal finance and administrative responsibility when it comes to young people, and questions who creates money and what it means for our future in space colonization.

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The step towards Mars could mark the start of exploring and colonizing the rest of the galaxy, including creating floating colonies in space.
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Interstellar travel
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The step towards Mars could mark the start of exploring and colonizing the rest of the galaxy, including creating floating colonies in space. Exciting technologies are waiting to be discovered, engineered, and built, but require the first painful step towards interstellar travel.

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Why 14-Year-Olds Can Be Smart Enough for College But Can’t Open A Bank Account.
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#231 – Alex Gladstein: Bitcoin, Authoritarianism, and Human Rights
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Lex Fridman Podcast
The devastation of totalitarianism is already happening in several countries around the world, such as Xinjiang, North Korea, and Eritrea.
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Totalitarianism
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The devastation of totalitarianism is already happening in several countries around the world, such as Xinjiang, North Korea, and Eritrea. Unless power is decentralized, life as we know it will be destroyed.

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Why 14-Year-Olds Can Be Smart Enough for College But Can’t Open A Bank Account.
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#231 – Alex Gladstein: Bitcoin, Authoritarianism, and Human Rights
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Lex Fridman Podcast
Financial education for children should be incorporated early on as it can help develop their curiosity and sense of responsibility.
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Financial Literacy
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Financial education for children should be incorporated early on as it can help develop their curiosity and sense of responsibility. Neglecting financial literacy can deprive them of a fundamental understanding of money, banks and transaction processes.

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Why 14-Year-Olds Can Be Smart Enough for College But Can’t Open A Bank Account.
Episode
#231 – Alex Gladstein: Bitcoin, Authoritarianism, and Human Rights
Podcast
Lex Fridman Podcast