Key Personnel - Balaji 在 Coinbase 负责推动 USDC 的发布 [1] Cryptocurrency & Technology - Coinbase 推出了 USDC [1]

Event Overview - Edge City Patagonia 是一个科技、科学与社会前沿的快闪村 [1] - 该活动于 10 月 18 日至 11 月 15 日在 Patagonia 举行 [1] - 活动地点位于 San Martín de los Andes [1] Participation - 活动内容包括远程讲座和现场参与 [1] - 活动关注 Startup Societies [1]

From @some_one_else.sv.dime (@some_one_else):unexpected view on timezones. inspired by @PeterMcCormack x @balajis https://t.co/GTT1Kb3mOR https://t.co/pDmlgY9MXj ...

Social Media Analysis - The industry observes that some users track the timing of their social media posts [1] - The industry finds the practice of timing social media posts interesting [1]

What are the largest economies in the world by GDP-PPP?(1) China 🇨🇳(2) USA 🇺🇸(3) India 🇮🇳(4) Russia 🇷🇺Democrats fought Russia and Republicans are now antagonizing India. But it’s not particularly smart to fight the RIC of BRICS at the same time. https://t.co/Y79i49wcqG ...

Here’s a more detailed analysis.Balaji (@balajis):TRADEOFFS DO EXISTSeveral things are true at the same time.(1) First, woke is cancer, and US universities are one of the primary sources of this cancer. They are the furthest left organizations in the world, and still radically out of sync with the people who fund them. This https://t.co/Pfnd9RXBtt ...

US Academia & "Wokeness" - The report identifies US universities as primary sources of "wokeness," describing it as a "cancer" and suggesting state power as a potential countermeasure [1][2] - The report warns against indiscriminate application of state power ("chemotherapy"), as it could harm healthy aspects of academia, particularly STEM fields [3][4] - The report acknowledges "wokeness" has infiltrated STEM, especially medicine, but emphasizes the presence of remaining healthy elements [5] - The report highlights the risk of losing valuable individuals like mathematician Terry Tao if distinctions aren't made between moderate and far-left academics [6][8] Potential Consequences of Disrupting US Academia - The report entertains the idea that dismantling the Western university system could be beneficial, citing the export of problematic ideologies [7] - The report acknowledges the difficulty and time-consuming nature of distinguishing between "innocent" and "guilty" faculty [8][10] - The report warns that dismantling US academia could lead to China filling the void, potentially shifting global leadership in science and technology [11][14] Historical Parallels & Tradeoffs - The report draws a parallel to the early 1900s, when scientific leadership shifted from Europe to America due to internal conflicts [13] - The report suggests a similar shift is occurring now, with science decentralizing to the Internet and recentralizing in Asia, particularly China [14] - The report frames the potential destruction of US academia as a tradeoff, comparing it to actions taken to end communism or save the world from "Western leftism," even at the expense of American power [15][16]

Few truly understand what communism was. Previously functional civilizations were wrecked by what amounted to a fundamentalist takeover.Balaji (@balajis):Many had a bad 20th century.Millions suffered ~100% losses.That’s what communism means.And what war entails.Only US, Canada, Australia escaped.As US “only” had a Great Depression.So: compounding isn’t guaranteed.Not a law of physics.Very bad government means you go to 0. https://t.co/vIojVhvVFF ...

Historical Context - Pre-communism, Russia demonstrated proficiency in capitalism [1]

In a recent shift, China has also begun seriously recruiting tech talent of non-Chinese ancestry. Their new K-visa is focused on this.This is another pickup for Tsinghua:https://t.co/cBLkSXptg7 https://t.co/98DoAvy0WR ...