Digital Salon with Vitalik Buterin: Mechanism Design in Political Theory

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Introduction

00:00 • 5min

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Cryptocurrencies Are Discovered, Right?

04:42 • 6min

3

Are Markets a Natural Phenomenon?

10:30 • 4min

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Is the Internet Really a Politically Neutral Space?

14:51 • 2min

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Are You Continuing the Idea of a Community?

17:07 • 3min

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Is the Block Chain Space the Same as Liberal Radicalism?

19:43 • 4min

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The Libertarian Interpretation of a Lot of This

23:21 • 1min

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The Importance of Decentralization in the Cryptocurrency Space

24:48 • 5min

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I Think Both Tendencies Exist.

29:28 • 2min

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The Quadratic Funding Mechanism

31:14 • 3min

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Quadratic Funding - The Subsidy, the More People Contribute

34:06 • 2min

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Using Quadratic Logic to Vote From a List of Options

36:01 • 5min

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How Much Do People Value a Project?

41:10 • 3min

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Are You Building a Relationship With Government?

43:40 • 3min

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Is There a Decentralized Arbitration System?

46:17 • 2min

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Are Smart Contracts a Passing Fad or a Very Meaningful Show of Force?

48:28 • 5min

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Is There a Decentralized Social Media?

53:41 • 5min

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Is the World More Centralized in Two Thousand and Twenty?

58:56 • 4min

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Is There a Rolsey in a Vale?

01:02:49 • 4min

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A Question From Pasha, Why Are Prediction Markets Not More Popular?

01:06:36 • 5min

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Is There a Way to Disrupt the Internet Overlays?

01:11:36 • 2min

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Decentralized Arbitration Could Be a Potentially Powerful Alternative

01:13:48 • 4min

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What's the Opportunity for Decentralized Social Networks?

01:17:36 • 4min

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Is Audrey Monseur a Good Example of a Successful Stateman?

01:21:47 • 5min

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The Challenge With Broad Conceptual Narratives

01:26:49 • 2min