Timothy Allen talks with Knut Svanholm.

Knut is a former sea captain turned Bitcoin author/philosopher. He’s written a number of well known Bitcoin books including 'Sovereignty & Independence', 'Everything Divided by 21 Million' and his latest work: 'Praxeology: The invisible hand that feeds you'.

This is a pretty long and meandering conversation and there is a fair amount of thinking out loud going on… so do bear with us.

Subjects covered include, Bitcoin, Praxeology, human action, governance models, life on the sea, monetary history, central planning, education, universal basic income, central bank digital currencies, military history, religion, spirituality and we get to answer the eternal question "Is bitcoin is a cult?"

Enjoy the conversation

TIMESTAMPS

03:36 - What is bitcoin? 10:49 - You are your Bitcoin. Can you be your gold? 16:06 - Bitcoin is like the rules of chess. 22:04 - Bitcoin as a bridge between the physical and digital worlds. 28:38 - What is praxeology and how does it work? 32:13 - Man must act on his free will. 39:02 - How do you measure people’s desires? 45:27 - Praxeology as a robust science. 49:16 - What is praxeology and why is it important? 56:42 - Why did you decide to become a sea captain? 1:03:21 - How do you feel about seasteading? 1:08:43 - Sailing is a meditative experience. 1:14:41 - Pondering the future. 1:22:10 - What does praxeology teach us about human behaviour? 1:26:05 - Philosophical thoughts on sailing. 1:32:01 - Governments vs. Private places that govern themselves. 1:35:49 - There is only one human right. 1:42:53 - The internet is an excellent tool for meeting the people you want to meet in real life. 1:48:20 - All human problems stem from the desire for a free lunch. 1:54:16 - Ceremonial Burial and the afterlife. 2:03:24 - Decentralisation vs. decentralisation. 2:09:36 - Is central planning ever necessary? 2:15:59 - Collectivist vs. individualist. 2:28:53 - How the free market works. 2:36:23 - Intellectual armour vs. physical weapons. 2:40:10 - The next form of competition. 2:47:15 - Why bitcoin is an important strategy in competition? 2:52:38 - How would a government demand everyone hand in their bitcoin? 2:59:46 - The problem with the base layer. 3:05:46 - Zero marginal cost in a deflationary world. 3:11:41 - The destructive power of taxes and inflation. 3:17:18 - The base layer of trust. 3:20:51 - Fees and Bitcoin. 3:27:02 - The difference between bitcoin and gold. 3:30:41 - The spiritual realm of Bitcoin. 3:39:10 - Bitcoin & religion.

TWITTER:

Knut Svanholm: https://twitter.com/knutsvanholm

Timothy Allen: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://twitter.com/MrTimothyAllen⁠⁠⁠⁠

Free Cities Foundation: ⁠⁠⁠https://twitter.com/freecitiesfound⁠⁠⁠

OTHER LINKS:

Knut Svanholm: https://www.knutsvanholm.com/

Free Cities Foundation: ⁠⁠⁠https://free-cities.org/⁠

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