jcsarokin

Since the price is dictated mostly by supply & demand, have you had any thoughts on bringing diamonds to the crypto-currency market?

There are cryptos being created now that are backed by other commodities, like gold: http://www.nofiatcoin.com/

Not sure the legalities around it, or if it would be profitable, but it sounds like it could be an interesting idea.

Any other crazy out-there diamond related tech you're working on?

Dan!

I've been following your work for a very long time, you're awesome -- made all my interns read 'predictable irrationality' as their first assignment. So, thank you!

Questions:

What would you say is/are the most basic motivational factors in humans?

Are these factors common to all animals, or unique to humans?

How do you think humans would behave in a system of abundance (unlimited food, water, gadgets, etc.)?

Any thoughts on Basic Minimum Income?

Hey Peter!

You've been an huge inspiration - your books / talks on youtube were one of the main reasons I began learning heavily about transhumanism / futurism.

I also started a blog after watching one of your videos - I was so inspired I needed to write down my own thoughts, and it snowballed from there: http://juliansarokin.com

My Question:

I'm a startup founder, and have a particular skill set which allows me to take an idea, build a team, raise funding and execute a product vision - ultimately bringing it to market.

I see an interesting division between the startup world, which is focused on easily monetizable incremental innovations, and the high-tech, futurist world which is focused on true change, innovation and disruption.

I want to use my skills to help the world in a meaningful way - not build another social network or iOS app. They're great and I love solving those types of development problems, but they've become a little formulaic and uninteresting for me.

What would you say are the most interesting opportunities right now (say - things happening in the next 5 years in the future)?

I feel like as a human race we're doing great things - but we could be so much greater if we just got it together and focused on things that were actually important.