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Oct 2020

1h 5m

SLP220 Is Bitcoin Democratic, And Is Dem...

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Is Bitcoin a democracy? Or is it more like a natural order? What about democracy in general, does that protect human rights and enable human flourishing? Saifedean and Alex Gladstein debate the question of whether democracy promotes human flourishing. This was moderated by Stephan Livera, initially on Saifedean’s online seminar.

Saifedean's Links:

Twitter: @saifedean
Saifedean.com

Alex Gladstein's Links:

Twitter: @gladstein
Hrf.org

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