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Ethereum Builders Should Focus On 'Sanctuary Tech' Instead Of Trying 'To Be Apple Or Google,' Vitalik Buterin Says

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  • Ethereum should conceptualize ourselves as being part of an ecosystem building 'sanctuary technologies:' free open-source technologies that let people live, work, talk to each other, manage risk and build wealth, and collaborate on shared goals, in a way that optimizes for robustness to outside pressures

    60% confidence
  • Developers should aspire to build technologies like Starlink, Signal and X community notes, not try to be Apple or Google

    60% confidence
  • The goal is 'de-totalization', referring to a scenario where humans are able to avoid a life controlled by a single entity

    60% confidence
  • People are growing increasingly concerned about control and surveillance by governments and corporations and how AI could interact with them

    60% confidence
  • The goal is de-totalization, referring to a scenario where humans are able to avoid a life controlled by a single entity

    60% confidence
  • Ethereum should conceptualize ourselves as being part of an ecosystem building 'sanctuary technologies:' free open-source technologies that let people live, work, talk to each other, manage risk and build wealth, and collaborate on shared goals, in a way that optimizes for robustness to outside pressures

    60% confidence
  • People are growing increasingly concerned about control and surveillance by governments and corporations and how AI could interact with them

    60% confidence
  • Developers should build full-stack ecosystems from the wallet to AI-powered interfaces and hardware

    60% confidence
  • Developers exploring intersections between Ethereum and AI should focus on use cases that foster human freedoms rather than simply pursuing artificial general intelligence

    60% confidence
  • Developers exploring intersections between Ethereum and AI should focus on use cases that foster human freedoms rather than simply pursuing artificial general intelligence

    60% confidence
  • Ethereum developers should build technologies aspiring to be like Starlink, Signal, and X community notes rather than trying to be Apple or Google

    60% confidence
  • Ethereum should serve as a space where people can interact free from corporate and government control

    60% confidence
  • Developers should aspire to build technologies like Starlink, Signal and X community notes while discouraging attempts to be Apple or Google

    60% confidence
  • Developers should build full-stack ecosystems from the wallet to AI-powered interfaces and hardware

    60% confidence
  • Developers exploring intersections between Ethereum and AI should focus on use cases that foster human freedoms rather than simply pursuing artificial general intelligence

    60% confidence
  • Ethereum should conceptualize ourselves as being part of an ecosystem building 'sanctuary technologies:' free open-source technologies that let people live, work, talk to each other, manage risk and build wealth, and collaborate on shared goals, in a way that optimizes for robustness to outside pressures

    60% confidence
  • Ethereum should serve as a space where people can interact free from corporate and government control

    60% confidence
  • The goal of sanctuary technologies is 'de-totalization' where humans are able to avoid a life controlled by a single entity

    60% confidence
  • People are growing increasingly concerned about control and surveillance by governments and corporations and how AI could interact with them

    60% confidence
  • Developers should build full-stack ecosystems from the wallet to AI-powered interfaces and hardware

    60% confidence
  • Developers should build full-stack ecosystems from the wallet to AI-powered interfaces and hardware

    60% confidence
  • People are growing increasingly concerned about control and surveillance by governments and corporations and how AI could interact with them

    60% confidence
  • Developers should build full-stack ecosystems from the wallet to AI-powered interfaces and hardware

    60% confidence
  • Ethereum developers should aspire to build technologies like Starlink, Signal and X community notes while discouraging attempts to be Apple or Google

    60% confidence
  • Ethereum should serve as a space where people can interact free from corporate and government control

    60% confidence
  • Ethereum should serve as a space where people can interact free from corporate and government control

    60% confidence
  • Developers should build full-stack ecosystems from the wallet to AI-powered interfaces and hardware

    60% confidence
  • Developers should aspire to technologies like Starlink, Signal, and X community notes while discouraging attempts to be Apple or Google

    60% confidence
  • Ethereum should conceptualize ourselves as being part of an ecosystem building 'sanctuary technologies:' free open-source technologies that let people live, work, talk to each other, manage risk and build wealth, and collaborate on shared goals, in a way that optimizes for robustness to outside pressures

    60% confidence
  • Ethereum should conceptualize ourselves as being part of an ecosystem building 'sanctuary technologies:' free open-source technologies that let people live, work, talk to each other, manage risk and build wealth, and collaborate on shared goals, in a way that optimizes for robustness to outside pressures

    60% confidence

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