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Clear all filters- Dwarkesh Patel2h 2m
Patrick McKenzie — Money laundering, big tech censorship, SBF & Japan
Launched in early 2021 by Patrick McKenzie and volunteer teams, the VaccinateCA project rapidly deployed software that became the primary clearinghouse for vaccine data, saving an estimated high four-figure number of lives by outperforming inefficient state systems. The initiative highlighted critical institutional failures within the U.S. government and Big Tech, which abandoned logistical responsibilities due to fear of political liability and a reluctance to compete with public sector performance. By bypassing bureaucratic red tape to coordinate the last-mile distribution of millions of doses, the effort demonstrated how non-professional developers could achieve superior outcomes in public health emergencies where official agencies failed to claim responsibility.
- Dwarkesh Patel2h 38m
Brett Harrison — FTX US former president speaks out
Brett Harrison, Gary Wang, Nishad Singh, SBF, Sam
Brad Harrison, former president of FTX US and head of ETF technology at Citadel, outlines the structural fragility of centralized crypto exchanges that led to their collapse while critiquing the market's reliance on artificial correlations and passive investing. Detailing his tenure, Harrison describes a culture under Sam Bankman-Fried characterized by operational centralization, management conflict avoidance, and a lack of financial transparency that ultimately resulted in his forced resignation and the firm's subsequent insolvency. Now founding Architect, Harrison seeks to solve market fragmentation by building secure infrastructure that bridges fragmented centralized and decentralized trading environments to restore efficiency to the $1 to $3 trillion crypto asset class.