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Q&A with ConstitutionDAO's Jonah Erlich on how it got started, what would have happened if they had won the auction, and what happens to the ~$47M they raised

Jonah Erlich is one of the core members of a group called ConstitutionDAO, a group that raised money to try to buy … Tweets: @cwarzel , @jierlich , @davidesilverman , and @reckless Tweets: Charlie Warzel / @cwarzel : this interview was so well done by @reckless. a part i thought was revealing is the notion that these smart contracts ultimately strive to replace lawyers with engineers (who also prob need law degrees too?) https://www.theverge.com/... Jonaherlich.Eth / @jierlich : Thanks for having me @reckless! It was great to be able to share the story of @ConstitutionDAO This all came from a Twitter debate between Nilay and I Turns out, you can have productive conversations on social media https://twitter.com/... Davidev.Eth / @davidesilverman : Not me tearing up listening to @Jierlich's debut on The Verge! A great conversation on Web3 between a Web3 builder and a skeptic. https://www.theverge.com/... Nilay Patel / @reckless : Today on Decoder: ConstitutionDAO's @Jierlich explains what was supposed to happen next - and what's happening now. https://www.theverge.com/... https://twitter.com/...

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