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The Power of Myth | The Twilight of Gold Series | Episode 14 (WiM362) Sep 06, 2023

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My friend and fellow student of money codenamed "Lester" joins me for a multi-episode conversation exploring the excellent book "The Twilight of Gold" by Melchior Palyi.
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00:00:00 - Coming up
00:00:43 - Intro
00:02:16 - Helping Lightning Startups with In Wolf's Clothing
00:03:02 - Planting Seeds of Knowledge about Bitcoin
00:05:45 - How to Approach People about Bitcoin
00:07:48 - Value of Money and Productive Investment
00:10:50 - The Central Myth of the Central Bank 0
0:12:08 - The List of Myths
00:15:17 - Non-Monetary Events Cause Credit Inflation
00:20:38 - Monetary Events on a Bitcoin Standard
00:24:24 - What If the Government Possessed Bitcoin Savings
00:26:52 - Secure Your Bitcoin Stash with the iCoin Hardware Wallet
00:27:48 - How the British Pound Lost the Status of Global Reserve
00:32:48 - Using the Gold Standard for Human Politics
00:37:15 - The Correlation between Unemployment and Inflation
00:39:13 - Numbers Lead to Myths, Myths Lead to Power
00:41:13 - The Key Man Risk
00:42:33 - Using Numbers to Control the Narrative
00:46:09 - The Current Narrative
00:49:56 - Global Reserve Currency Status Dilemma
00:54:39 - Trading Different Currencies Against One Another
00:57:24 - A Bitcoin Wallet with Privacy Built-In: Wasabi Wallet
00:58:12 - First Myth: Britain's Shift to Gold Standard in 1925
01:04:25 - Social Justice vs. Gold: The Value of Myth
01:22:04 - Using the Gold Standard for Political Tyranny
01:24:05 - Applying Popular Narrative for Deceptive Ideology
01:26:31 - Inflation Creates Allies of Inflation
01:29:04 - Breaking the Deception of Nominal Values
01:31:12 - Where to Find "Lester" on the Internet
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Myths of the Gold Standard | The Twilight of Gold Series | Episode 13 (WiM361) Sep 04, 2023

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My friend and fellow student of money codenamed "Lester" joins me for a multi-episode conversation exploring the excellent book "The Twilight of Gold" by Melchior Palyi.
Twitter: https://twitter.com/ProgrammableTx
Book: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0006C31O4
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00:00:00 - Coming up
00:00:21 - Intro
00:01:54 - Helping Lightning Startups with In Wolf's Clothing
00:02:40 - Introducing "The Twilight of Gold" Series
00:04:05 - The Twilight of Gold: Myths and Realities
00:09:07 - A Shift in the Currency Standard
00:10:55 - Debt Monetization Leading to Currency Graveyard
00:13:52 - Monetary Prism: From Gold to Bitcoin
00:15:35 - Interest Coverage Ratio of the Government
00:19:15 - Calculating the Federal Debt
00:21:01 - Inflationary Forces and Deflationary Forces
00:26:50 - Negative Real Yields
00:27:50 - Money is the Mirror Reflection of the Economy it Serves
00:29:46 - Political Influence on Money
00:33:35 - Civilization Inherits the Attributes of the Money
00:36:08 - Secure Your Bitcoin Stash with the iCoin Hardware Wallet
00:37:05 - Bitcoin Wouldn't Work in a Perfect World
00:40:52 - Money is Essential to Human Rationality
00:43:23 - Myths of the Gold Standard
00:44:47 - First Myth: Britain's Shift to Gold Standard in 1925
00:46:00 - Second Myth: Capitalism Led to the Great Depression
00:47:17 - Third Myth: Gold's Shortage Caused the Great Depression
00:49:31 - Probability of Hyperinflation
00:50:55 - Lester's Updated View on Gold
00:56:20 - China's Capital Account
00:58:24 - Post Bretton Woods Mistakes by the US
01:00:46 - A Bitcoin Wallet with Privacy Built-In: Wasabi Wallet
01:01:38 - Contemplating Drivechains of BIP 300
01:06:32 - Problems of Pegging Fiat Money to Gold
01:09:12 - Shanghai Gold Exchange
01:13:53 - Political Role of Gold
01:16:53 - Using Gold Revaluation Account to Cover Losses
01:22:19 - Estimating the True Size of China's Gold Reserve
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A History of Technology-Driven Social Movements with Brian De Mint (WiM360) Sep 01, 2023

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Brian De Mint joins me to discuss the impact of technology on society, the psychology of totalitarianism, the importance of self-responsibility, and the incentive structure of Bitcoin.
Brian is an entrepreneur with a decade of market strategy experience. He is the author of Bitcoin Evangelism and works as the head of Marketing at Orange Pill App.
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00:00:00 - Coming up
00:00:50 - Intro
00:02:24 - Helping Lightning Startups with In Wolf's Clothing
00:03:10 - Introducing Brian De Mint
00:03:59 - Calling Out Robert for a Boxing Match
00:05:22 - Career Background and Getting into Bitcoin
00:07:32 - The Lure of Bitcoin Rabbit Hole
00:09:16 - Protestant Reformation of the Catholic Church
00:13:49 - How Technology Changes an Existing System
00:17:28 - Ideology Fuels Human Action
00:18:28 - Suppression Leads to Proliferation
00:21:54 - Adapting the Monopoly
00:25:23 - Putting the Pieces Together
00:27:31 - How Decentralized Underground Railroads Liberated the Slaves
00:31:33 - Bitcoin: An Idea Beyond Human Control
00:36:02 - The Delusions of Totalitarianism
00:39:31 - Secure Your Bitcoin Stash with the iCoin Hardware Wallet
00:40:28 - 1980s Artworks of Prodemocracy Movements
00:44:16 - The Minority Rule
00:47:22 - The Spartacus Effect
00:52:40 - Alignment of Selfishness and Selflessness
00:54:16 - The Psychology of Totalitarianism
00:56:15 - Four Steps of Mass Formation
00:59:56 - Why We Need Peer-to-Peer Interaction
01:03:07 - The Importance of Self-Responsibility
01:05:19 - A Bitcoin Wallet with Privacy Built-In: Wasabi Wallet
01:06:07 - Social Conformity Experiments
01:11:42 - How Incentives Influence General Patterns of Human Behaviour
01:16:03 - The Intersection of Bitcoin and the Social Change Movement
01:19:11 - Bitcoin's Underlying Incentives
01:23:25 - Morality of Telling the Truth
01:26:15 - Where to Find Brian on the Internet
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Nostr and the Future of Social Media with Will Casarin (WiM359) Aug 30, 2023

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William Casarin joins me to discuss Nostr and Damus, the freedom of speech in cyberspace, the counterparty risks inherent with data monopolies, and the future of social media.
William Casarin is a Bitcoin and Lightning developer. He is the founder of Damus.
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00:36 - Intro
02:09 - Helping Lightning Startups with In Wolf's Clothing
02:55 - Introducing William Casarin
03:30 - Backstory and Career Path
04:48 - Differentiating Damus from Nostr
06:20 - William’s ‘Aha’ Moment with Bitcoin and Money
09:48 - What is Nostr?
12:48 - A Decentralized Platform
15:05 - Architectural Comparison of Nostr and Bitcoin
17:59 - Censorship and Freedom of Speech
20:13 - Experience of Using Nostr
22:48 - Secure Your Bitcoin Stash with the iCoin Hardware Wallet
23:45 - What is Damus?
26:15 - Understanding the Functional Properties of Zap
29:31 - A Paradigm Shift in Messaging Systems
31:46 - Conflict with iOS
34:48 - Zap: A Like Button with Financial Value
35:59 - A Potential Threat to the Centralized Platforms
37:36 - Dealing with Counterparty Risks
41:01 - A Bitcoin Wallet with Privacy Built-In: Wasabi Wallet
41:53 - Hold Bitcoin in the Most Secure Custody Model with Casa
42:41 - How Nostr Compliments Bitcoin
45:31 - Problems with Censorship and Finding the Solution
47:26 - Creating Freedom of Speech in Cyberspace
49:55 - Simplifying Nostr
53:56 - The Vision for Nostr and Damus
55:12 - Anti-Corruption Technology
56:27 - Upcoming Conference in Tokyo
56:58 - Where to Find Will on the Internet
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Bitcoin as Power to the People with Robert Breedlove (WiM358) Aug 28, 2023

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In this episode with John Parker of the Pangburn Hangout podcast, we discuss freedom maximalism, the importance of property rights, why taxation is theft, and the pros and cons of Bitcoin.
John Parker is one of the broadcasters from The Pangburn Hangout podcast.
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00:00:42 - Intro
00:02:15 - Helping Lightning Startups with In Wolf's Clothing
00:03:01 - Introducing Robert Breedlove and His Journey with Bitcoin
00:06:27 - The Philosophy of Freedom Maximalism
00:08:59 - Property Rights and Inheritance
00:10:54 - The Extent of Government's Existence
00:14:25 - Distinguishing Between Government and State
00:16:42 - Human Flourishing through the Division of Labor
00:17:59 - Is Taxation Theft?
00:25:02 - The Impact of Technology on Government
00:26:38 - Secure Your Bitcoin Stash with the iCoin Hardware Wallet
00:27:35 - The Power of Saying No
00:30:40 - The Significance of Property Rights
00:33:33 - Why is Bitcoin Unique?
00:35:10 - Questioning the Stability of the Dollar
00:39:34 - From Gold Standard to Dollar Supremacy
00:42:10 - How to Derive the Value of Bitcoin
00:46:52 - Scarcity of Bitcoin
00:48:57 - Any Downside to Bitcoin?
00:54:15 - A Bitcoin Wallet with Privacy Built-In: Wasabi Wallet
00:55:06 - Hold Bitcoin in the Most Secure Custody Model with Casa
00:55:54 - Power Vacuum
00:58:43 - How Profitable is Coercion?
01:01:11 - Fix Money, Fix the World
01:04:36 - Civilization and Private Property Are Inseparable
01:06:56 - Concerns with Freedom Maximalism
01:08:45 - Friction of Updating the Law
01:11:36 - Bitcoin is a Game Changer
01:14:15 - Transition from Dollar to Bitcoin
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Are You Too Late to Bitcoin? with Luke Broyles (WiM357) Aug 25, 2023

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Luke Broyles joins me to discuss the history of monetary addiction, why scarcity is the best attribute of Bitcoin, how technology connects us with past and future, and the game theory of Bitcoin.
Luke Broyles is an author, investor, philosopher, and Bitcoin thinker.
Luke’s film (“The Case for Bitcoin”) Geyser fundraising link:
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Luke’s film (“The Case for Bitcoin”) fiat gofundme link:
https://www.gofundme.com/f/educational-film-on-finances-inflation-bitcoin
Twitter: https://twitter.com/luke_broyles
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCTmQYBKMA0RirWUHK5-V85Q
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00:00:26 - Intro
00:01:59 - Helping Lightning Startups with In Wolf's Clothing
00:02:45 - Introducing Luke Broyles
00:04:42 - Unpacking Luke's Tweet about the Corruption of Money
00:07:28 - The 4000 Years of Monetary Addiction
00:09:24 - Bitcoin: An Idea Free from Human Control
00:12:36 - Scarcity as the Strongest Attribute of Bitcoin
00:15:17 - No Way to Monopolize Bitcoin
00:19:11 - The Invention of Pure Money
00:24:20 - Before and After Bitcoin
00:27:02 - Bitcoin is a Paradigm Shift
00:30:39 - Understanding the Value of Innovation
00:32:19 - Secure Your Bitcoin Stash with the iCoin Hardware Wallet
00:33:16 - Bitcoin is a Perfect Economic Wheel
00:37:11 - Unpacking Game Theory
00:41:45 - The Financial Game Theory
00:45:38 - Applying Game Theory to Bitcoin
00:47:30 - The Bigger Gun Diplomacy
00:51:03 - How Incentives Determine Human Behavior
00:53:02 - Bitcoin’s Redundancy
00:55:08 - Technology and its Connection to Past, Present and Future
01:03:53 - Bitcoin's Time in History
01:05:40 - The Greatest Human Shortcoming
01:07:03 - A Bitcoin Wallet with Privacy Built-In: Wasabi Wallet
01:07:55 - Hold Bitcoin in the Most Secure Custody Model with Casa
01:08:43 - Relationship of Exponential Function with Bitcoin Adoption
01:11:04 - Never Too Late for Bitcoin
01:15:32 - Prosperity and the Bitcoin Revolution
01:18:10 - The Fiat Mindset
01:20:39 - Why Bitcoin is The Pump Scheme
01:22:02 - Currency Debasement and Hyperinflation
01:23:54 - Crisis Leads to Alternative Solution
01:28:32 - Upcoming Bitcoin Documentary by Luke
01:32:31 - How to find Luke's Work
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How Bitcoin Benefits Power Grids with Justin Orkney (WiM356) Aug 23, 2023

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Justin Orkney joins me to discuss his Bitcoin mining journey, how Bitcoin can improve the environment, different types of Bitcoin mining, and Bitcoin’s positive influence on rural revitalization.
Justin Orkney is the Commercial Director at Standard Power. He is also a senior advisor for Satoshi Action Fund.
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Website: https://standardpwr.com/
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00:46 - Intro
02:19 - Helping Lightning Startups with In Wolf's Clothing
03:05 - Introducing Justin Orkney
03:51 - Career Pathway and Bitcoin Involvement
07:50 - Brief Description of Standard Power
09:44 - What is Demand Response?
10:50 - Bitcoin's Compatibility with Power Grid
15:35 - Bitcoin as a Digital Commodity
17:01 - No Counterparty in Bitcoin Mining
19:24 - Secure Your Bitcoin Stash with the iCoin Hardware Wallet
20:20 - Different Types of Bitcoin Mining
25:14 - Most Efficient Type of Bitcoin Mining
27:37 - Explaining Bitcoin Mining to Policymakers
30:30 - Describing Bitcoin Mining to Electric Utility Operators
33:12 - Bitcoin Mining for Rural Revitalization
37:19 - Benefits of Different Forms of Power Generation
41:03 - Buyer of Last or First Resort
44:06 - Balancing Out the Nuclear Output
46:08 - A Bitcoin Wallet with Privacy Built-In: Wasabi Wallet
46:59 - Hold Bitcoin in the Most Secure Custody Model with Casa
47:47 - Reducing Blackout Risk
51:00 - Bitcoin as an Ideal Customer
52:52 - Where to Find Justin on the Internet
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Atlas Shrugged with Joel Rafidi (WiM355) Aug 22, 2023

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Joel Rafidi joins me to discuss Atlas Shrugged, the importance of living a truthful life, collectivism vs. individualism, and Bitcoin's value as incorruptible money.
Joel Rafidi is the co-host of Here For The Truth podcast.
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Podcast: https://www.hereforthetruth.com/
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00:00:00 - Coming up
00:00:31 - Intro
00:02:04 - Helping Lightning Startups with In Wolf's Clothing
00:02:50 - Introducing Joel Rafidi
00:03:40 - What is Truth?
00:06:35 - The Truth About Yourself
00:09:11 - Trusting the Science
00:10:35 - The Truth of Price
00:11:50 - Be Real About Yourself
00:13:50 - Being Truthful in a Relationship
00:15:33 - You Can't Hide the Truth
00:17:53 - Truth in Religion
00:20:15 - A Truthful Life is a Better Life
00:25:06 - Secure Your Bitcoin Stash with the iCoin Hardware Wallet
00:26:01 - The Recurring Illusion of Collectivism
00:29:24 - Where Collectivism Works and Where It Fails
00:31:40 - The False Notion of the Greater Good
00:34:50 - Atlas Shrugged
00:35:54 - The Morality of Rational Selfishness
00:39:10 - Consensual Exchange of Private Property
00:41:13 - Defining Value
00:43:41 - The Fear of Freedom
00:44:48 - A Bitcoin Wallet with Privacy Built-In: Wasabi Wallet
00:45:39 - Hold Bitcoin in the Most Secure Custody Model with Casa
00:46:27 - New Age Dogmatic Ideologies
00:52:05 - The Need for Tension in Life
00:54:54 - What is Money?
00:58:15 - Money is a Tool for Survival
00:59:20 - Extending Human Rationality
01:01:39 - The Money Speech
01:02:49 - Bitcoin's Value as an Incorruptible Money
01:04:26 - Where to Find Joel on the Internet
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Political Money vs Market Money with Jeff Deist (WiM354) Aug 18, 2023

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Jeff Deist joins me to discuss the weaponization of fiat money, how the market defines money, the impact of a gold-backed currency, and the shortcomings of democracy.
Jeff Deist is a writer, advocate, and public speaker for markets, property, and civil society. He is the former president of the Mises Institute. He is currently the general counsel for Monetary Metals.
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00:00:00 - Coming up
00:00:41 - Intro
00:02:14 - Helping Lightning Startups with In Wolf's Clothing
00:03:00 - Introducing Jeff Deist
00:03:47 - What is Money?
00:07:30 - Market Defines Money
00:11:27 - Fiat Money is Weaponized Money
00:15:05 - Bringing Back the Gold Standard
00:18:42 - The 'One' Currency
00:22:28 - Negatives and Benefits of Fiat Currency
00:26:38 - Secure Your Bitcoin Stash with the iCoin Hardware Wallet
00:27:35 - Bitcoin as Money
00:31:20 - The Bitcoin Optimism
00:33:15 - Bitcoin Market Cap Debate
00:35:58 - The End of the US Dollar Supremacy
00:40:17 - Probable Impact of a Gold-Based Currency
00:44:49 - AML & KYC: What They Are and How They Work
00:50:44 - A Bitcoin Wallet with Privacy Built-In: Wasabi Wallet
00:51:35 - Hold Bitcoin in the Most Secure Custody Model with Casa
00:52:24 - Democracy is a Threat to Free Speech
00:55:59 - Vulnerability of Democracy
00:58:49 - Protecting Property Rights
01:02:18 - Politics and Statism Impose Unchosen Hierarchies
01:07:55 - Where to Find Jeff on the Internet
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The Great Awakening with Mikki Willis (WiM353) Aug 16, 2023

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Mikki Willis joins me to discuss the Plandemic series, the importance of voting with your wallet, self-responsibility, and how to protect yourself against social engineering.
Mikki Willis is an independent investigative filmmaker. He is the producer of the documentary series Plandemic.
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// OUTLINE //
00:00:00 - Coming up
00:00:25 - Intro
00:01:58 - Helping Lightning Startups with In Wolf's Clothing
00:02:44 - Introducing Mikki Willis
00:03:26 - The Motivation Behind Plandemic 3
00:05:58 - Synopsis of Plandemic 1 & 2
00:10:47 - Plandemic 3: The Great Awakening
00:13:04 - The Collective Act of Mass Formation
00:18:30 - Manipulation of Human’s Purpose and Connection
00:24:29 - Traditional Religion: A Fight against State's Secularism
00:30:57 - Battling the Ego
00:33:50 - Alignment with Divine Intelligence
00:38:26 - Secure Your Bitcoin Stash with the iCoin Hardware Wallet
00:39:22 - The Age-Old Battle Between Individualism and Collectivism
00:43:58 - The Power of Voting with Your Wallet
00:49:20 - The Role of Central Banking in the Perpetration of Psyops
00:51:23 - Mikki's Struggle with Money
00:54:47 - Money is Trust
00:58:35 - Why Money is an Attention Allocation Technology
01:06:40 - Susceptibility to Human Programming
01:12:04 - Change in Belief
01:16:59 - Proper Implementation of Technology
01:19:46 - The Significance of Self-Responsibility
01:24:32 - A Bitcoin Wallet with Privacy Built-In: Wasabi Wallet
01:25:23 - Hold Bitcoin in the Most Secure Custody Model with Casa
01:26:11 - Obedience Legends: A Controlling Mechanism
01:32:49 - Proper Guidance for Children
01:39:00 - Be Aware of Manipulation
01:41:30 - Mikki's Incredible Story About Intuition
01:48:56 - How to Find Mikki's Work
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