He does comedy, thinks The Pirate Bay should shut down, and distrusts Netflix/Spotify.
People who are disenchanted with politics and the financial system should try to engage with the democratic process rather than turn to technology for alternative methods for doing things, says Peter Sunde, cofounder of The Pirate Bay.
"You can't beat politics with new technology all the time. Sometimes you have to actually make sure that politics are in line with what people want. A lot of people are giving up on politics and thinking they can solve issues with technology. These kind of arrogant behaviors towards the rest of the society are a bit disgusting," Sunde told Wired.co.uk in a Skype interview.
His response was provoked by a question about Bitcoin, a technology that he thinks is "interesting" and has a fascinating story behind it, but which he feels is symbolic of a depressing, widespread lack of trust in politics.
"We are a community of people; we have politicians that we elect; we can demand that they do things," he says. "But we are way too lazy to do that today."
His concern is that "we are just giving up." "We have this hatred of politicians who we just see as being corrupt, and we don't trust them any more so we try to do things outside of where they can bother us." This includes setting up cryptocurrencies that are difficult to monitor and tax (Sunde is a firm believer in taxation, since it allows communities to build shared infrastructure).
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