亚历山大·曼（Alexander Mann）是BSV协会的区块链企业家和初级公共事务顾问。

曼恩告诉我们一些关于自己开始事情的事情。他既有技术和农业背景，又在美国农村长大，并在半导体行业工作

Alexander Mann is a blockchain entrepreneur and Junior Public Affairs Advisor at the BSV Association. Having grown up in rural America and later worked in the semiconductor industry, he has tech in his blood. But he also has a background in agriculture, which he is deeply passionate about. After returning to agriculture with a mission to harness technology to improve it, he founded Smart Grow Agritech.

亚历山大·曼（Alexander Mann）是BSV协会的区块链企业家和初级公共事务顾问。在美国农村长大，后来在半导体行业工作，他的血液中有技术。但是他也有农业背景，他深深地充满热情。在返回农业以促进技术改进的使命之后，他创立了Smart Grow Agritech。

Now, Mann is focused on the public policy side, having started doing so locally in Virginia and connecting with Senator Saddam Salim, who was working on several blockchain bills. Mann is also working with SmartLedger’s Bryan Daugherty, who has been mentoring him.

现在，曼恩（Mann）专注于公共政策方面，他已经在弗吉尼亚州本地开始并与参议员萨达姆·萨利姆（Saddam Salim）建立联系，后者正在研究几项区块链法案。曼恩还与Smartledger的Bryan Daugherty合作，后者一直在指导他。

In Wuckert’s experience, it’s essential to talk to mid-level staffers who later feed information to those above them.

根据Wuckert的经验，必须与后层员工进行交谈，后来后来向他们上面的信息提供信息。

“And a single definition or even a comma in a bill can really make a difference in how things turn out,” Mann adds.

曼恩补充说：“账单中的一个定义甚至逗号确实可以改变事物的结果。”

A big change toward blockchain in Washington

华盛顿向区块链的重大变化

Speaking of politics, Wuckert mentions the huge change in approach to blockchain tech between the previous Biden and the current Trump administrations. He asks Mann if that change is evident through his public policy work.

说到政治，瓦克特提到了上一家拜登和当前特朗普政府之间区块链技术方法的巨大变化。他问曼通过他的公共政策工作是否明显这种变化。

“Yes, it is. And while I opposed President Biden’s administration for red-taping innovation, I feel a healthy balance between the two is required. The USA must embrace new technology to stay ahead of the curve, and the new administration’s approach will be good from that standpoint,” Mann replies.

“是的，是的。尽管我反对拜登总统的行政部门进行红敲击创新，但我觉得两者之间需要健康的平衡。

The politicization of data and how blockchain can fix it

数据的政治化以及区块链如何修复它

On the subject of data, Wuckert brings up something he has mentioned many times before: some data is now so politicized that it’s difficult to tell the truth about anything. He gives the example of climate change—there’s no valid source that everyone will accept. He’d like his children to live in a world where everyone can look at 75 years of data gathered via IoT sensors and written to the immutable blockchain so they can reach a consensus about these matters.

关于数据的主题，Wuckert提出了他之前已经提到过很多次的东西：现在有些数据被政治化，以至于很难说出任何事情的真相。他以气候变化为例，没有每个人都接受的有效资料。他希望自己的孩子们生活在一个世界上，每个人都可以查看通过IoT传感器收集的75年数据并写信给不变的区块链，以便他们可以就这些问题达成共识。

“Yes, and I think it’s also naive of us to believe that any level of manufacturing has no impact on the environment. Countless studies have shown how plants moving into an area dramatically impact the flora and fauna. We can almost always find evidence of toxic chemicals in the soil, and everyday humans have a hard time imagining what that looks like at scale,” Mann says.

“是的，我认为我们也很天真地相信，任何水平的制造业都不会影响环境。无数的研究表明，植物如何迁移到一个区域。我们几乎总是可以总是找到土壤中有毒化学物质的证据，而且每天的人类都很难想象在大规模的表现，”曼恩说。

“Having said that, I want to see carbon credits, tree-planting initiatives, and other carbon mitigation techniques linked to immutable blockchain records. So many corporations are faking it, and it’s difficult to ascertain what they are doing.”

“话虽如此，我想看到碳信用额，植树计划以及与不变的区块链记录相关的其他缓解碳的缓解技术。因此，许多公司都在伪造它，而且很难确定他们在做什么。”

Resistance to change and how individuals can get involved

抵制改变以及个人如何参与

Wuckert says he’s worried that despite the awesome power of scalable blockchain technology, the toxicity of the culture around it—and the endless scams and schemes—will cause regulators to tie the industry up in red tape and consider the financial aspects over the technology itself.

Wuckert说，他担心，尽管可扩展区块链技术具有很棒的力量，但周围的文化的毒性以及无尽的骗局和计划都会导致监管机构以繁文tape节将行业联系起来，并考虑技术本身的财务方面。

“I think new technology always causes either curiosity or resistance, depending on the individual. There has always been a bell curve of adoption, from harvesters to the internet. But the gaps between world-changing innovations are speeding up, and people have little time to adjust.

“我认为新技术总是会引起好奇心或抵抗，这取决于个人。从收割机到互联网，一直存在收养曲线。但是，改变世界的创新之间的差距正在加快，人们几乎没有时间进行调整。

“Let’s start conversations, talk about the technology in an informed way, and host meetups, etc. We need to make sure lawmakers understand how it can benefit people.

“让我们开始对话，以知情的方式谈论技术，并举办聚会等。我们需要确保立法者了解它如何使人们受益。

“Individuals looking to get involved can use sites like LegiScan to keep track of blockchain bills nationally and at the state level and can provide input. I would also recommend getting involved in town halls and talking or writing to others about your views.”

“希望参与其中的个人可以使用勒加斯卡（Legiscan）等网站来跟踪全国和州一级的区块链法案，并可以提供意见。我还建议参与市政厅，并与其他人谈论或写信您的观点。”