Decentralization

The idea is this: the world oscillates between centralization and decentralization, with progress sloping upward through the turns. We’re approaching an era of decentralization.  This shift from centralization to decentralization is popping up everywhere I look:  Energy: Fossil Fuels vs. Renewables Manufacturing: Globalization vs. Reshoring Manufacturing: Making vs. Growing Science: Government Funded vs. Decentralized Hard Tech: Government Agencies & Incumbents vs. Startups AI: Closed vs. Open Talent: Big Tech vs. Startups Apps: Big vs. Small Media: Substack vs. Journalism Education: Factory vs. Personalized Finance: Big Banks vs. Fintech We go deep on all of that in this episode.  But here's the wildest part. That's not my real voice you're listening to. It's my AI voice, created by my friends at play.ht by training a model on a bunch of other audio essays. It's wildly good -- give it a listen.   Read the full essay at Not Boring: https://www.notboring.co/p/decentralization --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ageofmiracles/message

Om Podcasten

A narrative show that explores the complex industries that will play an important role in creating an abundant future for humanity. Every season, host Packy McCormick – a venture investor and writer of the popular Not Boring newsletter – brings in an expert cohost to go deep into the possibilities and challenges of making “sci-fi” dreams our reality in our lifetimes. The first season starts at the root of all progress and prosperity: unlocking 10x more clean and reliable energy by splitting and fusing atoms themselves.