Is Bitcoin a cult?! Former cult member explains | Michael Peyton | BFM089

Michael Peyton is a survivor of five years in a mind-control cult, giving him a unique perspective on modern manipulation and the influence of groupthink in today’s political movements. He loves the spiritual impact of Bitcoin and the problems it could solve. And argues that Bitcoin is the antithesis of a cult.

› Michael’s book: https://www.amazon.com/Family-Cult-Trump-Important-President/dp/B08MV1P1S1

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TIMESTAMPS 🕥

00:00 - Introduction and Background

07:20 - Breaking Away from the Cult

14:09 - The Spiritual Element of Bitcoin

18:54 - Bitcoin's Potential for Positive Change

26:42 - Bitcoin as a Worldwide Phenomenon

34:31 - Bitcoin and the Erosion of Freedom

39:48 - The Network Effect and the Real Value of Bitcoin

52:35 - Bitcoin as the Antithesis of a Cult

57:05 - Bitcoin as a Solution to the Debt Crisis

01:00:17 - Bitcoin as a Spiritual Movement

01:03:01 - Belief in God and the Search for a Deeper Reality