Understanding Societal Cycles

In this episode , I chat with Brandon Quittem, Lawrence Lepard, Dave Collum, and American HODL in an all-star fourth turning roundtable. We dive deep into generational cycles, societal shifts, economic collapses, and what the peak of this fourth turning might look like.

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––– Chapters –––

02:11 - Fourth Turning Basics

04:50 - Reaction vs Trigger

06:12 - Start of the Current Fourth Turning

09:17 - Past Fourth Turnings: Civil War, Witches, More

10:52 - Peak Predictions: Collapse or Revolution?

12:56 - Monetary Breakdown & Inflationary Depression

14:51 - Controlled Demolition of the Economy

20:56 - Nuclear Risks and Cold War 2.0

24:51 - Mass Mobilization Catalysts

28:51 - Global Trade Divorce: U.S. vs China

32:08 - Reviving U.S. Manufacturing

35:14 - Dollar Weaponization & Trust Collapse

36:06 - Wealth Transfer: Fiat to Bitcoin

39:00 - Bitcoin as an Elite Revolution

42:51 - Fort Knox: Missing Gold?

44:51 - Bretton Woods 2.0 & Bitcoin Standard

54:51 - Bitcoin in a Post-Fiat World

01:00:51 - Energy, AI, and Decentralization

01:12:51 - BRICS and Global Power Shifts

01:20:51 - Innovation Amidst Collapse

01:24:51 - Bitcoin vs The State

01:30:51 - Preparing for Sovereignty

01:36:51 - Final Fourth Turning Reflections

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