Scott Auriat
Scott Auriat
I am an Economist, history nut, Web3 and Tech enthusiast, and lover of emergent order. Welcome to Escaping Zero!
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The Economics of Authenticity
June 8th, 2023
Economics, like physics, has a few fundamental principles upon which it builds. One is simple, supply and demand determine prices. The more people demand, everything else held constant, the price goes up. The more people supply, keeping other factors constant, the price goes down, and vice versa.
Musing on the not so imnanent war with AI
April 7th, 2023
The assumption that if AI becomes more powerful, it will automatically attack. However, we know this is not always the case.. Especially if you can trade with them.
How to ensure DAOs stay decentralized?
March 22nd, 2023
There is a parallel to be drawn between blockchains and DAOs. DAOs are built on blockchains, but they don't reach consensus in the same manner, nor should they.
Crypto and War
February 23rd, 2023
Evaluating the use of Crypto/Blockchain Technology during the War in Ukraine
History is a Quest for Codes
February 10th, 2023
Ethereum, and blockchain in general were created to serve the same purpose as the EU. They are both meant to be a baselayer to harmonize humanity, codes for coordination
Tokenized Economic Zones
January 20th, 2023
Special Economic Zones (SEZs) are perhaps the most impactful innovation of the past half-century.
The Geography of the Metaverse
January 17th, 2023
While the causes of poverty are certainly not simple, the ability to escape your geography if you so choose seems like the geography of a better world.
War and Dilemmas
January 10th, 2023
To grasp the dynamic, let’s get as far away as possible from the trivial stories Let’s up the stakes to a conflict where nearly 20 million people died - WW I.
A Beautiful Mind - An Ugly Problem
December 20th, 2022
The prisoner's dilemma is a situation in which rational individuals, fully aware of the consequences of their actions, choose not to cooperate even though it would be in their best interest to do so.