#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