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Glen Weyl

Glen Weyl (@glenweyl) and Riva Melissa-Tez (@rivatez) join Erik for this episode. They discuss Glen’s book, Radical Markets, and a number of topics related to it, including:- The similarities between Rio de Janeiro and San Francisco when it comes to wealth distribution- Why Glen has received blame and praise on different issues from both sides of the political spectrum- Why the book appeals primarily not to the right or the left, but to the open-minded- The reason that Glen calls himself a social technologist- How Glen came to meet Vitalik Buterin and how they ended up writing a paper together, which Glen calls “the single thing I’m most proud of intellectually”- Skeptical perspectives on blockchain and cryptocurrency, and why Glen calls them “a society of absolute private property governed by plutocracy”- “The problem of funding public goods without having to pre-suppose that it’s all going to be done by some particular democratic government somewhere.”- Why Glen thinks the news media is the best opportunity for decentralized funding- The idea that “economics is a disguise for the interests of a narrow part of society.”- Glen’s relationship with Jaron Lanier and his admiration of Jaron as a thinker- Glen and Riva’s requests for startups- Evolving the idea of human capital Thanks for listening — if you like what you hear, please review us on your favorite podcast platform. Check us out on the web at villageglobal.vc or get in touch with us on Twitter @villageglobal.Venture Stories is brought to you by Village Global, is hosted by co-founder and partner Erik Torenberg, and is produced by Brett Bolkowy.

Glen Weyl (@glenweyl) and Riva Melissa-Tez (@rivatez) join Erik for this episode. They discuss Glen’s book, Radical Markets, and a number of topics related to it, including: - The similarities between Rio de Janeiro and San Francisco when it comes to wealth distribution - Why Glen has received blame and praise on different issues from both sides of the political spectrum - Why the book appeals primarily not to the right or the left, but to the open-minded - The reason that Glen calls himself a social technologist - How Glen came to meet Vitalik Buterin and how they ended up writing a paper together, which Glen calls “the single thing I’m most proud of intellectually” - Skeptical perspectives on blockchain and cryptocurrency, and why Glen calls them “a society of absolute private property governed by plutocracy” - “The problem of funding public goods without having to pre-suppose that it’s all going to be done by some particular democratic government somewhere.” - Why Glen thinks the news media is the best opportunity for decentralized funding - The idea that “economics is a disguise for the interests of a narrow part of society.” - Glen’s relationship with Jaron Lanier and his admiration of Jaron as a thinker - Glen and Riva’s requests for startups - Evolving the idea of human capital Thanks for listening — if you like what you hear, please review us on your favorite podcast platform. Check us out on the web at <a href="http://villageglobal.vc" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">villageglobal.vc</a> or get in touch with us on Twitter @villageglobal. Venture Stories is brought to you by Village Global, is hosted by co-founder and partner Erik Torenberg, and is produced by Brett Bolkowy.

On Radical Markets with Glen Weyl and Riva Melissa-Tez