What Balaji Srinivasan thinks about capitalism

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Co-founder of Counsyl and of Earn.com; a general partner at Andreessen Horowitz from 2013 to 2018 and chief technology officer of Coinbase from 2018 to 2019. Wrote The Network State, which he publishes free and in full at thenetworkstate.com, and writes at balajis.com.

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2 dated positions, 2025 to 2026, in their own words. Our reading of what Balaji Srinivasan has said — not written or endorsed by them.

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1. 12 Jul 2026

   Our readingThe primary global political axis has shifted from capitalism-versus-communism to ethnomasochism-versus-ethnonationalism.

   Their wordsThe primary axis is no longer the politico-economic axis of capitalism-vs-communism, but the ethno-cultural axis of ethnomasochism-vs-ethnonationalism.

   ↗The Network Statethenetworkstate.com All 25 from this book

2. 9 months earlier

3. 28 Sept 2025

   Our readingNew societies built on consensual, opt-out social contracts can defend capitalism, democracy, internationalism, self-determination and liberal values against a rising illiberalism.

   democracy

   Their wordsBy building new societies with defined social smart contracts where everyone has explicitly consented to governance - and anyone can opt out - we can defend capitalism, democracy, internationalism, self-determination, and liberal values in an increasingly illiberal world.

   ↗Network State Conference 2025balajis.com 3rd of 3 in this piece