136 - WWIII vs the Machines | Demetri Kofinas

<p>✨ DEBRIEF ✨ | Unpacking the Episode:<br /> <a href= "https://shows.banklesshq.com/p/debrief-demetri">https://shows.banklesshq.com/p/debrief-demetri</a> </p> <p>------<br /> Demetri Kofinas is a digital entrepreneur and host of the Hidden Forces Podcast, one of our favorites. </p> <p>Demetri has a broad perspective on geopolitics, which we explore as we discuss the probability of a World War 3, diplomacy among superpowers, and surviving the rise of the machines.</p> <p>Have we lost the ability to solve hard problems as a species? </p> <p>------<br /> 📣 ConsenSys | Mint a Merge NFT! <br /> <a href= "https://bankless.cc/themerge">https://bankless.cc/themerge</a>  </p> <p>------<br /> 🚀 SUBSCRIBE TO NEWSLETTER:          <a href= "https://newsletter.banklesshq.com/">https://newsletter.banklesshq.com/</a>   <br /> 🎙️ SUBSCRIBE TO PODCAST:                 <a href= "http://podcast.banklesshq.com/">http://podcast.banklesshq.com/</a>   </p> <p>------<br /> BANKLESS SPONSOR TOOLS: </p> <p>🚀 ROCKET POOL | ETH STAKING<br /> <a href= "https://bankless.cc/RocketPool">https://bankless.cc/RocketPool</a> </p> <p>⚖️ ARBITRUM | SCALING ETHEREUM<br /> <a href= "https://bankless.cc/Arbitrum">https://bankless.cc/Arbitrum</a> </p> <p>❎ ACROSS | BRIDGE TO LAYER 2<br /> <a href= "https://bankless.cc/Across">https://bankless.cc/Across</a> </p> <p>🦁 BRAVE | THE BROWSER NATIVE WALLET<br /> <a href= "https://bankless.cc/Brave">https://bankless.cc/Brave</a> </p> <p>🌴 MAKER DAO | DECENTRALIZED LENDING<br /> <a href= "https://bankless.cc/MakerDAO">https://bankless.cc/MakerDAO</a> </p> <p>🔐 LEDGER | SECURE STAKING<br /> <a href= "https://bankless.cc/Ledger">https://bankless.cc/Ledger</a>  </p> <p>------<br /> Topics Covered:</p> <p>0:00 Intro - Demetri Kofinas<br /> 6:30 Hidden Forces<br /> 10:26 Towards Chaos<br /> 18:00 Cyclical Powers<br /> 23:15 Taiwan Case Study<br /> 28:30 Trusting Institutions<br /> 31:23 State Sovereignty<br /> 37:50 Military Power & US Politics<br /> 45:00 Liminal Warfare<br /> 51:00 Why the Future Doesn’t Need Us<br