Vitalik Buterin

Ethereum creator

Contemporary influential 71 sayings

Sayings by Vitalik Buterin

I think the future is going to be very decentralized, and very weird.

2019 — Speech at Devcon
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I have a very low tolerance for inefficiency.

2021 — Interview with Lex Fridman
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I think the most interesting problems are at the intersection of different fields.

2021 — Interview with Noah Smith
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I'm basically a rationalist who believes in the power of collective action.

2021 — Tweet
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I think the world is too centralized. We need to decentralize everything.

2018 — Speech at Stanford
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I'm not a big fan of physical possessions. They just clutter up your life.

2017 — Interview, unspecified
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I think the human brain is a very inefficient computer.

2021 — Interview with Lex Fridman
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I often think about the optimal way to organize human society.

2019 — Tweet
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I believe in radical transparency.

2018 — Interview with Forbes
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I'm not a fan of rent-seeking behavior.

2020 — Tweet
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The future is going to be weird. And that's a good thing.

2021 — Speech at a conference
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I sometimes feel like I'm living in a simulation.

2021 — Interview with Lex Fridman
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I think the biggest risk is that we don't take enough risks.

2016 — Interview, unspecified
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I'm not a fan of traditional finance. It's too slow and inefficient.

2019 — Speech at a blockchain summit
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I think the most important thing is to keep learning and adapting.

2021 — Tweet
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I don't really have hobbies in the traditional sense. My hobby is thinking about crypto.

2021 — Interview with Lex Fridman
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I think the world needs more open-source everything.

2020 — Speech at a developer conference
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I'm a big believer in the power of incentives.

2018 — Interview with Naval Ravikant
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I think the biggest challenge is human coordination.

2019 — Tweet
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My ideal day involves a lot of thinking and a lot of coding.

2017 — Interview, unspecified
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