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Bitcoin and The Fall of Nation-States with James Davidson (WiM163) Apr 01, 2022

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Author James Davidson joins me for another conversation exploring topics from his prescient book “The Sovereign Individual."

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James’ Investment Newsletter: https://strategicinvestment.com/page/str/

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OUTLINE
00:00:00 “What is Money?” Intro
00:00:08 The Overlap of Economic, Political, and Mega-Political Games
00:08:35 Considering Cyber Warfare and the Current Russia-Ukraine Turmoil
00:15:33 Did Russia Not Anticipate the Suspension of SWIFT?
00:20:37 Predicting Bitcoin as the Ultimate Offshore Bank
00:26:20 21st Century Taxpayers "Growing Wings"
00:32:14 Will Bitcoin Co-Exist With Fiat?
00:37:04 “Efficiency Will Become More Important Than the Dictates of Power”
00:47:06 The Scale of Violence Changes in a Cashless World
00:58:37 NYDIG
00:59:45 The Connection of Microbes and Technology as Mega-Political Variables
01:06:16 “People Have a Way of Knowing When Their Bread is Buttered”
01:11:04 Smaller, Micro-Processed Entities Will be More Efficient Than Nation-States
01:23:19 How Would We Reach a Point of Dissolution?
01:28:53 Pension Will Become a Lesser Factor in Decision-Making
01:35:53 Bitcoin Will Transform Violence-Dependent Democracy
01:41:07 Register with James for Success-Backed Forecasting
01:46:55 “What is Money?” Outro

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Bitcoin and The Sovereign Individual with James Davidson (WiM162) Mar 28, 2022

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James Davidson joins me to discuss themes from his book “The Sovereign Individual” that touch on mega political variables, changing powers in the world, and predictions of his about the 21st century. This conversation is a re-airing that was originally released on Real Vision.

Be sure to check out NYDIG, one of the most important companies in Bitcoin: https://nydig.com/

GUEST
James’ Investment Newsletter: https://strategicinvestment.com/page/str/

OUTLINE
00:00:00 “What is Money?” Intro
00:00:08 Introducing James Davidson’s Book “The Sovereign Individual”
00:03:30 Governance Structure Scale: Gunpowder and Violence
00:08:48 Rules Instead of Rulers Will Render Institutions Anachronistic
00:14:32 Being Sovereign Individuals in the Era of Decentralization
00:20:19 Market Forces Driven by Bitcoin Post-Industrial Capitalism
00:28:40 Will Encryption Lead Us to a More Peaceful World?
00:33:54 NYDIG
00:35:02 States and Crony Capitalists Fight For Relevance in the Digital Age
00:42:35 Modern Censorship and how “Cancel Culture" is Really Stupid
00:48:09 James’ Thoughts on the Accelerated Pace of Cryptocurrency Adoption
00:54:14 Predicting City States and Modern Healthcare
01:01:22 A Brief Discussion on James’ Writing and Past Market Predictions
01:07:04 “What is Money?” Outro

WRITTEN WORK
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Bitcoin is a Pioneer Species with Brandon Quittem (WiM161) Mar 23, 2022

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Brandon Quittem joins me for a discussion to deconstruct the often misunderstood relationship between energy and Bitcoin. This conversation also touches on points from Brandon’s article “Bitcoin is a Pioneer Species” where he uses an ecological framework to map out the abundant future of Bitcoin mining. (apologies: we lost Robert's camera footage on this episode)

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Brandon’s Twitter: https://twitter.com/Bquittem
Brandon’s Writing: https://brandonquittem.com/
Bitcoin is a Pioneer Species: https://medium.com/the-bitcoin-times/bitcoin-is-a-pioneer-species-38f42ecdbb88

OUTLINE
00:00:00 “What is Money?” Intro
00:00:08 Why Use Biology and Evolution as a Lens for Bitcoin Mining?
00:05:23 Energy Kickstarts Life, Wealth, and Bitcoin
00:10:10 Who is the Scapegoat for Blame in an Unevenly Distributed Economy…
00:15:08 “Bitcoin Mining is Everything You Don’t Understand About Energy”
00:20:01 Disconnecting More Energy as More Pollution
00:24:31 Kearney, Nebraska: A Town Benefiting from Bitcoin Mining
00:28:01 Three Unique Traits of Bitcoin Miners as Attractive First and Last Resort Energy Buyers
00:35:33 How Bitcoin Miners Act as a Pioneer Species to Resurrect Deserted Land
00:38:43 Complex Systems Come From Accumulated Trade and Exchange
00:42:36 Traditional Cities and Network States: Parallels of Succession in Modern Society
00:49:42 Bitcoin Energy Sponge: More Energy is Wasted Than Consumed on an Average Day
00:56:06 The Great Spreading Out and the Concept of Self-Sovereign Network States
01:03:31 NYDIG
01:04:39 The Carrot to Warfare is Smaller in the World of Network States
01:09:23 Bitcoin Incentives and the Moral Equivalent of War
01:13:30 A Fatal Deceit is That Policy is the Only Way to Order
01:18:00 The Mining Synthesis Monetizes Energy for an Abundant Future
01:25:17 “What is Money?” Outro

WRITTEN WORK
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Dynamic Tension and the Development of Moral Virtue | The Mike Hill Series | Episode 9 (WiM160) Mar 18, 2022

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Mike Hill joins for me for a multi-episode exploration of the masterful book “Lila: An Inquiry Into Morals” written by best-selling author Robert Pirsig. This book may be one of the most undervalued ever written, as it proposes an alternative interpretation of reality that Pirsig calls “The Metaphysics of Quality” (MOQ). According to MOQ, reality is not made up of substance, but rather it is composed of distinct patterns of value. In a Copernican-like revolution of perspective, MOQ sheds new light on age-old debates such as moral relativism, the nature of subject-object duality, good vs. evil, science vs. religion, the importance of freedom, and the primacy of action.

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GUEST
Mike’s Website: https://www.mikehill.design/

PODCAST
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Transcript:

OUTLINE
00:00:00 “What is Money?” Intro
00:00:08 A Purpose of Evil is to Test the Integrity of the Good
00:06:09 Christ on the Cross as Emblematic of the Dynamic Tension of Being Human
00:07:37 Society Frees Individuals from the Biological Chains of Necessity
00:10:28 The Dynamic Tension Between The Individual and Society
00:14:35 Authoritarian Government as a Wolf in Sheep’s Clothing
00:16:54 Evaluating the Sovereign Individual through the Lens of MoQ
00:19:55 “Every Consciousness is a Center of the Universe”
00:22:16 A High Quality Socioeconomic System Assimilates a Maximal Quantity of Perspectives
00:25:25 A Human Being is a Collection of Ideas…
00:27:07 NYDIG
00:28:15 The Dynamic Tension Between the Biological and Social Layers
00:32:30 The Role of Totalitarianism in the Bootstrapping of Societies
00:36:22 Conditions of Oppression as a Precursor to Liberation
00:39:09 Nietzsche’s Three Metamorphoses: The Camel, The Lion, and The Child
00:43:17 “The Moral Equivalent of War” and Life as Disobedience to Gravity
00:46:35 The Dynamic Tension Between Central Banking and Bitcoin
00:51:57 What Happens after The Lion Becomes The Child?
00:53:31 “What is Money?” Outro

WRITTEN WORK
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Philosophy Resolves Conflict with Tuur Demeester (WiM159) Mar 15, 2022

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Tuur Demeester joins me for a conversation on philosophy, argumentation ethics, and the 4 causes of conflict and universal solutions in relation to property and self-ownership.

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GUEST
Tuur’s Twitter: https://twitter.com/TuurDemeester
Tuur’s Writing: https://tuurdemeester.medium.com/

OUTLINE
00:00:00 “What is Money?” Intro
00:00:08 Are We Philosophical or Philosophers?
00:06:41 Tuur Reflects on How Philosophy and Bitcoin Entered His Life
00:13:42 “The Most Painful Thing to Lose Are Illusions”
00:20:20 Touching on the Root of Fiat as an Expression of Fear
00:23:20 Tuur Demystifies the Way to Study Philosophy
00:27:48 Reading is Not Page 1 to Page 100: Deviate, Target, Access Multiple Sources
00:34:26 The Value of Books That Are Not Bestsellers
00:38:16 Where Does Knowledge Go if it is Only Thought and Not Conveyed…
00:44:21 Defining the Philosophy of Law Ties in With Political Philosophy
00:49:40 Touching on the Paradox of Contract and Conflict
00:52:55 Philosophers Behind Argumentation Ethics and the Universal Causes of Conflict
00:56:05 Fighting Over a Steak: 4 Causes of Conflict and 4 Universal Solutions Explained
01:03:44 Applying Universal Solutions to Humanize Political Factions
01:07:15 Left/Right is a Useful Fiction for the Collective Narrative, Not the Individual
01:11:41 Scale Variance of Compassion and Unity in Human Society
01:15:20 Cultural vs. Individual Software: One is Necessary, One is Self-Autonomy
01:25:34 Do We Self-Program to Fear or Reciprocal Love?
01:28:53 NYDIG
01:30:00 Revisiting Fiat as an Expression of Fear
01:33:50 Property in Relation to Individual Self-Ownership: Are We Self-Owned?
01:42:53 The Printing Press Revolution Undermined Knowledge via Dialogue
01:45:50 Arguing Against Self-Ownership is Arguing For Self-Ownership
01:51:12 Navigating the Territory of Property in a Collective Setting
01:56:10 Revisiting the Paradox of Contract and Conflict with Consensus
02:03:44 Bitcoin as a Proxy for Universal Solutions That Shrinks Conflict Space
02:07:39 “What is Money?” Outro

Highlight (00:56:05) to (1:03:44)

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Liquidity and Debt Structures | The Twilight of Gold Series | Episode 7 (WiM158) Mar 14, 2022

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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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Lester's Twitter: https://twitter.com/ProgrammableTx

BOOK
The Twilight of Gold: https://archive.org/details/twilightofgold190000paly/

PODCAST
Podcast Website: https://whatismoneypodcast.com/
Apple Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-what-is-money-show/id1541404400
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Transcript:

OUTLINE
00:00:00 “What is Money?” Intro
00:00:08 The Role of Short-Term Capital During the Gold Exchange Standard
00:06:01 The Nature of Self-Liquidating Loan Instruments
00:08:24 “We are Walking the Currency Toward the Graveyard”
00:10:44 The Liquidity Principles of Banking
00:14:19 The Emergence of Elongated Debt Maturation Structures
00:19:06 Debt Restructuring as a Means of Delaying and Exacerbating Volatility
00:20:07 NYDIG
00:21:15 Debt Restructuring Hiding Many Modern Financial Problems
00:24:57 The Political Convenience of Debt Restructuring
00:28:40 “Every Monetary System Will Always Be Under Attack…”
00:32:16 People are Always, Everywhere Looking for Every Loophole to Exploit
00:37:00 Liquidity is the Real Social Safety Net; Bailouts are a Scam
00:41:27 The Two Big Sources of Inflation in the World: Governments and Bank Credit
00:43:39 The “Lender of Last Resort” Model Destroys the Real Social Safety Net
00:46:51 The Self-Defeating Nature of Aiming at Price Stability…
00:47:36 “What is Money?” Outro

WRITTEN WORK
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The Virtue of Selfishness | The Yaron Brook Series | Episode 1 (WiM157) Mar 14, 2022

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Yaron Brook joins me for a discussion on Ayn Rand’s philosophy of Objectivism where we discover how Reason has created progress, freedom, and the pursuit to a good life. This series will loosely follow Ayn Rand's written work "The Virtue of Selfishness."

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Yaron’s Twitter: https://twitter.com/yaronbrook
Yaron’s Show: https://yaronbrookshow.com/
The Virtue of Selfishness: http://ikesharpless.pbworks.com/f/AynRand-TheVirtueofSelfishness.pdf

OUTLINE
00:00:00 “What is Money?” Intro
00:00:08 Introducing Ayn Rand’s Virtue of Selfishness
00:06:00 To Be Or Not To Be: The “Is” and “Ought” On Leading A Good Life
00:09:55 Inducing Principles of Ethics from the Post-Industrial Revolution
00:14:18 A Permissionless Society Creates Freedom and Innovation
00:19:42 Reason Reveals Itself in the 18th Century
00:23:11 The Flywheel Effect of a Free and Flourishing Society
00:29:46 NYDIG
00:30:55 A Moral Life is One That Pursues Self-Interest
00:33:14 Reason is Objectivity: Observe, Deconstruct, Abstract, and Manipulate
00:39:30 “The Price of Freedom is Constant Vigilance”
00:45:45 When Force is Applied Reason Becomes Obedience
00:49:52 An Ideal Society of Operationalized Individual Rights
00:53:26 Rights are the Freedom of Action for Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness
00:57:09 Living is a Long-Term Project in the Good Place
01:02:37 “What is Money?” Outro

WRITTEN WORK
Medium: https://breedlove22.medium.com/
Substack: https://breedlove22.substack.com/

Demonstrate Don’t Explicate with Hotep Jesus (WiM156) Mar 12, 2022

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Social scientist Hotep Jesus joins me to share his thoughts on how society has been steadily fed a pre-fabricated narrative and how he uses desire, discipline, and direction to reshape his own.

Be sure to check out NYDIG, one of the most important companies in Bitcoin: https://nydig.com/

GUEST
Hotep’s Twitter: https://twitter.com/HotepJesus
Hotep’s Website: https://bryansharpe.co/

OUTLINE
00:00:00 “What is Money?” Intro
00:00:08 Why Emotionally Charged News Hook Better Than Facts
00:05:30 The Standard Narrative of Pop Culture and Education
00:10:49 Culture Influences Economics Which Informs Social Change
00:13:45 Are We Creating a Less Intelligent Generation?
00:17:05 Is Standard Education Part of a Long-Term Power Control Structure?
00:21:35 Advice From an Autodidact: “Live Like Somebody Is Taking Away Your Time”
00:24:10 Understand General Health and You Understand the Economy
00:27:06 Communism: Take an Emotional Argument and Weaponize It
00:32:13 NYDIG
00:33:20 “The Power to Change the Rules is the Power to Win in Perpetuity”
00:37:24 Would You Rather Create Your Boardroom or be a Player?
00:47:56 Build Desire and Discipline But Always Follow Direction
00:53:52 “If You Don’t Have Self-Discipline, Someone Else Will Discipline You”
00:56:35 The “Money Man” of History Has Always Played the People
01:02:15 Demonstrate Don’t Explicate: Build Yourself Instead of Arguing
01:06:08 "What is Money?" Outro

WRITTEN WORK
Medium: https://breedlove22.medium.com/
Substack: https://breedlove22.substack.com/

Excellence and the Platypus Paradox | The Mike Hill Series | Episode 8 (WiM155) Mar 11, 2022

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GUEST
Mike’s Website: https://www.mikehill.design/

PODCAST
Podcast Website: https://whatismoneypodcast.com/
Apple Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-what-is-money-show/id1541404400
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/25LPvm8EewBGyfQQ1abIsE?si=wgVuY16XR0io4NLNo0A11A&nd=1
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Transcript:

OUTLINE
00:00:00 “What is Money?” Intro
00:00:08 Seeing Quality or Excellence as the Ultimate Reality
00:06:07 Human Egotism and Our Failure to Understand the Universe…
00:09:01 The Connection Between Quality and Resolution
00:12:52 Money as the Most Dynamic Static Representation of Value
00:14:59 An Excellent Performance Exists as the Bleeding Edge of Order and Chaos
00:17:23 The Pioneers Taking Arrows in the Back in Pursuit of Excellence
00:20:02 NYDIG
00:21:10 Analogizing Metaphysical Perspective to Selecting the Right Map for the Job
00:24:55 Metaphysics of Quality and its Role in the Destruction of Moral Relativism
00:28:59 Introducing Pirsig’s Platypus Paradox…
00:32:12 The Platypus Blew Out Biological Categories and Led to a Procrustean Bed
00:35:51 Light as a Phenomenological Representation of Pure Dynamic Quality
00:38:03 “The Whole World as a Marketplace of Kingdoms within Kingdoms within Kingdoms…”
00:40:19 Life as a Strategy Stack with an Overarching Aim of Territoriality
00:43:37 Property as an Abstract Expression of the Extended Human Phenotype

WRITTEN WORK
Medium: https://breedlove22.medium.com/
Substack: https://breedlove22.substack.com/

An Examination of Economic Value, Power, and Trust with Denise Hearn (WiM154) Mar 10, 2022

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Economist Denise Hearn joins me for an in-depth conversation that delves into the many faces of the economy and value—we discuss the slippery definitions of wealth, cognitive awareness, and how these concepts relate to the individual.

Be sure to check out NYDIG, one of the most important companies in Bitcoin: https://nydig.com/

GUEST
Denise’s Twitter: https://twitter.com/denisehearn_
Denise’s Newsletter: https://embodied-economics.ghost.io

OUTLINE
00:00:00 “What is Money?” Intro
00:00:08 Introducing Denise’s Work on Anti-Monopoly
00:03:12 Traditional Proxies of Economic Value and Power
00:10:10 Downward and Upward Causations in Markets
00:14:55 Internal Influences External: How Societal Values Shape Cities
00:21:21 A Blind Man and a Moth: Extending the Cognitive World Beyond the Human Body
00:28:22 Deciphering Real and Unreal in a World of Schrödinger’s Cat
00:35:05 Using Rational Choice Theory Why Would Someone Buy a Purse Made of Trash?
00:41:52 Dissecting Physical Power and Political Power
00:48:34 Growthless Asset Maximization: How Companies Make Money
00:53:49 Concentrated Industries and Monopoly Puts Power in Fewer Hands
00:57:58 Is it too Simplistic to Create Policies Around a Core Productivity Metric?
01:05:28 Incentivizing Consumption By Placing a Tax on Currency
01:11:06 Centralization and Decentralization: The Systole and Diastole of Human History
01:18:28 Bitcoin Incentivizes Wealth Acquisition via Self-Production
01:22:23 Are Bitcoin and Smart Contracts a Window to a New Governance Model?
01:27:47 NYDIG
01:28:54 “Bitcoin is Optimized for the Self-Interest of Holders”
01:33:05 Trust as a Concept for the Meta-Narratives of Our System
01:43:08 Do We Act Out of Self-Interest or for the Collective Benefit?
01:47:57 How Would We Implement the Building Blocks of an Optimized Collective?
01:52:44 Identifying the Proxy for Wealth as Knowledge and Capital
02:00:09 Measuring Productivity and the Individual: Is it still of Value if it is Unseen?
02:04:44 Is Life Happening Within a Simulation
02:11:08 Questioning Life Detracts from What it Means to Be Alive
02:16:02 "What is Money?" Outro

WRITTEN WORK
Medium: https://breedlove22.medium.com/
Substack: https://breedlove22.substack.com/

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