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When crypto becomes an economic weapon
“When you invent the ship, you also invent the shipwreck. When you invent the plane, you also invent the plane crash; and when you invent electricity, you invent electrocution!” According to Paul Virilio, a cultural theorist who said the above, technology will solve existing problems and create new ones. He wasn’t just referring to routine accidents or system failure as one would think, but to modern warfare! Tech shapes how we compete or fight against each other, by overcoming the world with temporal (speed) and spatial (distance) advantages. We see how wars are currently being waged on key maritime routes. ... (full story)
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