History Has Begun with Bruno Maçães

Bruno Maçães (@MacaesBruno), author of History Has Begun: The Birth of a New America, joins Erik on this episode.

They discuss:

- What people don’t appreciate or misunderstand about China.

- His thoughts on Fukuyama.

- The west as a culture exporter.

- Why this moment is a fork in the road for America and how it might play out for the country.

- Twitter as a virtual reality platform.

- How tech will transform society.

- Whether a decentralized future will lead to more freedom.

- Whether the state can be replaced by smart contracts.

- What the legacy of COVID in society might be.

- Some of the thinkers that he admires and where he agrees or disagrees with them.

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