In this episode, Aneesh Karve joins me for a detailed conversation on the book, "Discrimination and Disparities" by Thomas Sowell. We discuss the debunking of central planning, the dangers of changing the meaning of words, and how Bitcoin can help with language, law, and money.
Aneesh Karve is the Co-founder and CTO of Quilt. He's an expert at data, visualization, entrepreneurship, Bitcoin, and economics.
// OUTLINE // 00:00:00 - Coming up 00:01:27 - Intro 00:03:00 - Secure Your Bitcoin Stash with The iCoin Hardware Wallet 00:03:57 - Do More with Your Digital Assets with Ledn 00:04:42 - Introducing Aneesh Karve 00:04:50 - "Words are the Money of Fools" 00:07:21 - Manipulation Through Language 00:15:59 - The Problem with Marxist Thinking 00:22:47 - The Danger of Changing Words and Meanings 00:27:21 - Engaging in Hijacking an Amygdala 00:31:24 - Ex Ante Analysis vs. Ex Post 00:37:22 - Attempted Imposition of Imaginary Play 00:43:40 - Inflating The Semantics of Violence 00:48:06 - Take Control of Your Healthcare with CrowdHealth 00:49:08 - A Bitcoin Wallet with Privacy Built-In: Wasabi Wallet 00:49:43 - A Chance To Win Discounted Tickets to The Bitcoin 2023 Conference and 10M SATS 00:50:40 - Hold Bitcoin in the Most Secure Custody Model with Casa 00:51:28 - Fixing Language, Law, and Money 00:56:31 - Redefining the Meaning of Words in History 01:00:51 - The Debunking of Central Planning 01:05:45 - The "Trickle Down" Economics Straw Man 01:13:48 - An Antidote to the Money of Fools 01:16:46 - The Amygdala Hijacking Examples 01:26:30 - Destroying Freedom in the Name of Inequality 01:30:23 - Stepping Out of the Political Mind Games 01:37:54 - Preventing The Orwellian Doublespeak 01:43:03 - Debunking Socialist Fantasy 01:48:03 - Parting Thoughts on The War on Words 01:51:38 - Where to Find Aneesh's Work