Bruno Maçães (@MacaesBruno), author of History Has Begun: The Birth of a New America, joins Erik on this episode.

They discuss:

• What people don’t appreciate or misunderstand about China.

• His thoughts on Fukuyama.

• The west as a culture exporter.

• Why this moment is a fork in the road for America and how it might play out for the country.

• Twitter as a virtual reality platform.

• How tech will transform society.

• Whether a decentralized future will lead to more freedom.

• Whether the state can be replaced by smart contracts.

• What the legacy of COVID in society might be.

• Some of the thinkers that he admires and where he agrees or disagrees with them.

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