How the Corruption of Money Corrupts Everything with Robert Breedlove (WiM415)
The "What is Money?" Show
From Dollar Chaser to Bitcoin Advocate
The chapter introduces Robert Breedlove, a former dollar chasing executive turned Bitcoin advocate. Robert shares his journey of discovering Bitcoin and his passion for spreading the idea of 'Orange pilling' the world.
Ben Wehrman interviews Robert Breedlove about how the corruption of money corrupts everything, the common misconceptions around different social structures, the importance of private property, and how Bitcoin flips global corruption on its head.
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// OUTLINE //
00:00:00 - Coming up
00:00:15 - Intro
00:01:48 - Helping Lightning Startups with In Wolf's Clothing
00:02:34 - Introduction / Robert's Backstory
00:08:16 - Taxes 101 / How Taxation Has Been Used & Abused Throughout History
00:17:03 - How Bitcoin Changes The Calculus of Taxation
00:18:44 - The Importance of Consensual Exchange / Natural Competition
00:25:14 - The Problem With The State Getting Infinite "Free Rolls"
00:27:38 - How the Federal Reserve Money Printer Ruins Everything
00:31:36 - Benefits of Bringing Money Management to the Local Level
00:33:58 - The Self-Refuting Logic of Statism
00:36:53 - Run Your Business from Anywhere with NetSuite
00:37:58 - Secure Your Bitcoin Stash with the iCoin Hardware Wallet
00:39:07 - Are Wealthy Billionaires The Problem...or is it Politicians & Central Banks?
00:47:47 - How Bitcoin Fixes All of the Above
00:51:44 - Why Systemic Change vs. Leadership Change
00:55:20 - Focus on the Incentives
00:57:00 - Capitalism vs. Socialism vs. Communism
01:07:40 - How Capitalism Takes Human Nature & Rationality Into Account
01:14:07 - Enhance Your Brain Power with Mind Lab Pro
01:15:13 - Take Control of Your Healthcare with CrowdHealth
01:16:20 - The Importance of Private Property
01:22:06 - How the Corruption of Money Leads to Corruption of Everything Else
01:30:06 - Discussion on "Slavery" Through A Modern Lens
01:35:35 - "We Are Living Through the Intellectual & Economic Dark Ages" / How Eliminating the Money-Printer Flips the Script
01:42:58 - The Return to Morality / Bitcoin Fixes This
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