The primeval attacks on Tesla are protectionist at best, no surprises that those under threat should retaliate, that they have done so openly and with violence is worrisome. Luddites rarely win, so this will be painful for all and ultimately wasteful.

So it is with Chokepoint 2.0, the fight to prevent digital assets and payment systems disrupting the bloated and antiquated banking system. It too will fail. Darwinism isn’t something abstract pertaining to living organisms, it applies to systems and technology.

It would also be wonderful if it applied to political systems more, so that as societies build more efficient and prosperous political systems they could be copied and iterated on. It just doesn’t happen fast enough, because the best are bottom up, and those are slow by nature compared to top down diktats.

Tesla, Bitcoin, Argentina offer hope to those who embrace change with all the risks that fear that change brings, it would be so good if education could include embracing this concept.