#176 – Robert Breedlove: Philosophy of Bitcoin from First Principles
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OUTLINE:
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(00:00) - Introduction
(08:46) - Sovereignty
(15:50) - Territorial imperative
(20:28) - Property
(26:33) - Anarchism
(29:11) - Inflation is theft
(33:35) - Volatility is truth
(38:14) - Taleb and Bitcoin
(42:22) - Life is information propagating through flesh
(53:21) - Intelligence
(57:34) - Space and time
(1:04:16) - Pragmatic truth
(1:15:14) - Creative destruction
(1:19:03) - Capitalism vs Communism
(1:31:46) - Jordan Peterson on religion
(1:36:03) - Inflation
(1:39:54) - What is money?
(1:53:30) - What is Bitcoin?
(2:04:36) - Bitcoin vs other cryptocurrencies
(2:12:47) - Can governments ban Bitcoin?
(2:25:29) - Bitcoin toxicity is tough love
(2:38:47) - Crypto scammers
(2:47:58) - Eric Weinstein and Bitcoin
(2:54:21) - Satoshi Nakamoto
(2:58:51) - Money is energy
(3:06:05) - Proof of stake vs proof of work
(3:08:45) - Morality
(3:23:30) - Collapse of the Soviet Union
(3:27:00) - Jordan Peterson and Bitcoin
(3:39:28) - Book recommendations
(3:58:49) - Advice for young people
(4:02:20) - Love