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149: Dr. Saifedean Ammous - Cryptocurrency, The History of Money, Addressing Bitcoin’s Energy Usage, and More

The Natural State with Dr. Anthony Gustin

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The Moral Case for Fossil Fuels by Alex Epstein

Ann Pajas: I think Bitcoin really is much more consuming. It consumes a lot more energy because it's worth it to free ourselves from a monetary system that is built around a bunch of people being in charge. She says the same kind of people who are hyperventilating about carbon dioxide, boiling oceans and car emissions are also coming after all these sources of technology that consume energy. "I highly recommend the book called the moral case for fossil fuels by Alex Epstein," she says.

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