Alex Gladstein - Anti-Authoritarian Technologies and The Future of Governance

futurethinkers (50)in #decentralization • 5 years ago

Our guest in this episode is Alex Gladstein, the Chief Strategy Officer at Human Rights Foundation and VP of Strategy for Oslo Freedom Forum. We attended and spoke at Oslo Freedom Forum last year, and it was one of the best conferences we have ever been to - it was really well produced, with amazing participants who talked about important topics and ideas.

In this interview we discuss why civil liberties make a country better for its people, what the future of governance, internet and money looks like, and why anti-authoritarian technologies like Bitcoin are important for that future.

In This Episode Of Future Thinkers:

The mission and activities of Human Rights Foundation and Oslo Freedom Forum
Why countries with civil liberties are generally better for people
The recent global tendency towards totalitarianism, and what it means
Governance, internet and money - key areas of change for future societies
Anti-authoritarian technologies vs. technological colonialism and authoritarianism
The emergence of sophisticated surveillance and social credit platforms, i.e. in China
The importance of old school activism and civil initiatives to keep governments in check
The opportunities and limits of a direct democracy
Competition as the main characteristic of decentralized systems
How to create urban design that protects the privacy of citizens
The problems of shifting responsibility and decision-making from governments to technologists