Decentralized Decision-Making and Feedback Loops in Engineering

Devon Eriksen joins me to discuss the process of writing, the nature of money, the necessity of private property rights, and the flaws of socialism. 

Devon Eriksen is a software engineer and writer. He is the author of the science fiction novel Theft of Fire.

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// OUTLINE // 
00:00:00 - Coming up 
00:00:18 - Intro 
00:01:51 - Helping Lightning Startups with In Wolf's Clothing 
00:02:37 - Introducing Devon Eriksen 
00:03:44 - Professional Background and Career Journey 
00:05:50 - Theft of Fire 
00:07:03 - The Process of Writing 
00:10:03 - Routine of a Writer 
00:12:48 - Labor Theory of Value 
00:15:20 - Money is the Measure of F*cks Given 
00:25:37 - What is Bitcoin 
00:37:35 - Nietzschean Will to Power, the Value of Attention and Connection 
00:47:10 - Deception of Fiat Money 
00:52:55 - Consensus Protocol of Bitcoin 
00:56:19 - Run Your Business from Anywhere with NetSuite 
00:57:24 - Tightness of Feedback Loops 
00:59:55 - Superiority of Decentralized Planning 
01:08:03 - How Money Printing Degrades Feedback Loops 
01:10:55 - Necessity of Private Property Rights 
01:20:16 - Intellectual Property Rights 
01:23:44 - Individual Property Rights 
01:27:16 - Categorical Imperative vs Hypothetical Imperative 
01:34:10 - Hybrid Nature of Private Property 
01:40:13 - Non-Lethal Dispute Resolution 
01:42:35 - Feedback Loops and Adaptation 
01:45:28 - The Flaws of Socialism 
01:56:28 - Where to Find Devon on the Internet

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