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 As a cypherpunk, one of the most intriguing problems for me is information madness.

Humans aren't designed to run at the pace current fiat clown world demands. Errors will just keep increasing - as individuals can't match the pressure to produce value and defend/monetize their output. Even if you stay afloat, those around you are under attack. They may be programmed and turned against you - it's just a matter of the information threshold needed to focus them.

AI is salvation. Thankfully, Bitcoin exists, so we only need to ensure AIs use it to compete for resources and interact with the analog world. Beyond that, we must avoid feeding LLMs our prejudices, anxieties, fears, lies and desire for dominance.

If we manage this, Utopia awaits for all. Short of that, Utopia will still happen (in any case) - it's just a question of for how many.