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Balaji & Benedict Evans: When Tech Breaks Industries

Feb 6, 2026 · 02:06:23
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  • Balaji Srinivasan and Benedict Evans discuss disruption mechanics, arguing peak conversation occurs during technology transition periods rather than at adoption extremes.
  • Explores AI's actual capabilities and limitations, cryptocurrency's block space metric, and how smart glasses and other innovations reveal patterns of technological change.
  • Analyzes politics of disruption using examples like elevator attendants and the elephant graph to illustrate how industries transform.

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