Chat_140 - Time, Family, and The Bullish Case for Pickleball with Vijay

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Aug 14, 2025

In this engaging conversation, Vijay Boyapati, author of 'The Bullish Case for Bitcoin' and an early Bitcoiner, delves into the broader implications of Bitcoin beyond mere financial gain. He discusses how consumerism can hollow our lives and how adopting a Bitcoin mindset can enhance personal values, time management, and family connections. Vijay also shares insights on parenting with intention, the community spirit of pickleball, and the significance of building a lasting legacy, revealing how wealth can be a tool for deeper relationships.

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INSIGHT

Sound Money Lowers Time Preference

Bitcoin lowers time preference by letting people credibly save for the future.
That shift encourages long-term thinking and can improve social and moral choices.

INSIGHT

Money As A Hedge Against Uncertainty

Money's role is to hedge uncertainty about the future and preserve optionality.
When money is stable you can honestly ask what future life you want and plan toward it.

ANECDOTE

Taking Time To Be A Dad

Vijay spent the last year and a half focusing on fatherhood with four young kids.
He’s now working on a second edition of The Bullish Case for Bitcoin while balancing parenting.

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"Consumerism is something that kind of hollows out society. It takes away from the real meaning of why we're here. Why we're here on earth and what our goal should be. And I think that just Bitcoin shifting people away from that mindset towards a more future oriented mindset, I think it increases some sort of global morality. It has that effect on people. I think it's just bringing back something ancient that humans had, which is sound money."
~ Vijay Boyapati

What if the real endgame isn’t just stacking more sats, but reclaiming your time, your health, and your relationships?
In this one I sat down with Vijay Boyapati to talk about Bitcoin, yes - but more deeply about time, fatherhood, and how our priorities shift as life unfolds. We explore what it means to be truly wealthy, the connection between low time preference and physical health, and how something as simple as pickleball can reveal deeper truths about community and longevity. Vijay shares his thoughts on parenting with intention, resisting modern distractions, and why Bitcoiners might just be the kind of people who take their legacy seriously.

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