Robert Breedlove, a Bitcoin entrepreneur and philosopher, shares his transformational journey toward becoming a 'freedom maximalist.' He explores the essence of money, tracing its evolution from the gold standard to today's digital currencies. Discussing the superiority of Bitcoin, he highlights its potential to reshape capitalism and enhance property rights. The conversation also delves into nutrient-rich diets, emphasizing raw milk and organ meats, and the vital link between personal health and economic freedom.
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Breedlove's Career Shift
Robert Breedlove's background is in accounting and finance, leading to a role as CFO for tech startups.
He felt a pull towards entrepreneurship, prompting a career shift despite a lucrative CEO offer.
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Finance Industry Disruption
Breedlove saw Ethereum's smart contract platform as a potential disruptor to the finance industry.
He realized that much of finance is intermediation, vulnerable to automation via smart contracts.
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Bitcoin Disrupting Gold
Gold remains the preferred money for geopolitical settlements and central bank reserves.
Bitcoin's disruption of gold has significant implications for the future of nation-states and central banking.
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In 'The Fiat Standard', Saifedean Ammous delves into the world's transition from the gold standard to the current system of government-backed fiat money. He explains the fiat standard as a feat of engineering and technology, similar to his analysis of bitcoin in 'The Bitcoin Standard'. Ammous outlines the purposes and failures of the fiat standard, deriving its wider economic, political, and social implications. He also examines how bitcoin could affect the fiat system over time, highlighting issues such as inflation, government intervention, and the potential for bitcoin to provide a more stable and salable alternative across space. The book critiques the distortions caused by fiat money in various global markets and suggests that bitcoin could lead to an orderly upgrade of the world's monetary operating system.
Sacred Economics
Charles Eisenstein
Sacred Economics traces the history of money from ancient gift economies to modern capitalism, revealing how the money system has contributed to alienation, competition, and scarcity, destroyed community, and necessitated endless growth. The book explores avant-garde concepts of the New Economics, including negative-interest currencies, local currencies, gift economies, and the restoration of the commons. Eisenstein considers the personal dimensions of this economic transition and presents a vision that is original yet commonsense, radical yet gentle, and increasingly relevant as the crises of our civilization deepen.
The bitcoin standard
Saifedean Ammous
The Bitcoin Standard analyzes the historical context to the rise of Bitcoin, the economic properties that have allowed it to grow quickly, and its likely economic, political, and social implications. The book takes the reader on an engaging journey through the history of technologies performing the functions of money, from primitive systems to modern government debt. It explains the operation of Bitcoin as a decentralized, distributed piece of software that converts electricity and processing power into indisputably accurate records, allowing users to perform traditional monetary functions without relying on authorities or physical infrastructure. The book also explores common questions surrounding Bitcoin and its potential as a store of value and a network for final settlement of large payments, challenging government monopolies and offering a vision of money extricated from politics and borders.
The creature from Jekyll Island
G. Edward Griffin
This book delves into the history and operations of the Federal Reserve, exposing what the author believes are its secretive and manipulative practices. Griffin argues that the Federal Reserve, despite its name, is not a government entity but a cartel of bankers who have significant control over the U.S. monetary system. The book details the clandestine meeting on Jekyll Island where the plans for the Federal Reserve were formulated and how this system has led to economic instability, wars, and other societal issues. Written in an accessible style, the book aims to educate readers about the inner workings of the financial system and the potential dangers of fiat currency and central banking[1][4][5].
Super Gut
A Four-Week Plan to Reprogram Your Microbiome, Restore Health, and Lose Weight
William Davis
In 'Super Gut', Dr. William Davis connects the dots between gut health and modern ailments, highlighting the impact of highly processed diets, pesticides, and overuse of antibiotics on the human microbiome. The book provides a four-week plan to reprogram the microbiome, including more than forty recipes, a diet plan, and resources to correct gut issues and maintain long-term health and well-being. It also discusses the silent epidemic of SIBO (small intestinal bacterial overgrowth) and its wide-ranging health consequences.
Thank God for Bitcoin
The Creation, Corruption and Redemption of Money
Lyle Pratt
Julia Tourianski
Bitcoin and Bible Group
J.M. Bush
Derek Waltchack
Gabe Higgins
George Mekhail
Jimmy Song
Robert Breedlove
This book delves into the creation, corruption, and potential redemption of money. It examines how the current monetary system is broken and how Bitcoin is redeeming its ills. The authors, from a Christian perspective, discuss how the inherent corruption in the fiat currency system leads to inequality and moral decay, and how Bitcoin's decentralized, transparent, and immutable nature aligns with biblical principles of honesty, integrity, and fairness. The book argues that Bitcoin's design promotes a more equitable financial system and offers hope for a broken world[1][3][5].
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24 February 2022: Spokane, Washington; Kauai, Hawai'i
Robert Breedlove is a Bitcoin-focused entrepreneur, writer, and philosopher. He was raised in Tennessee attending Southern Baptist Churches but spent most of his life spiritual yet agnostic. Through his explorations down the proverbial “Bitcoin rabbit hole,” Robert found himself becoming reacquainted with Christianity at the age of 33. He was particularly inspired by Austrian economics and the teachings of Jordan Peterson, which helped him reconcile his purely objective outlook on reality with its more subjective dimensions of valuation, morality, and meaning.
Robert considers himself a Freedom Maximalist and believes he has found his life’s work in the Bitcoin space as a contributor to the separation of money and state. Through his writing and media work, Robert aims to elucidate the importance of freedom and self-sovereignty across all spheres of human action. Find Robert on Twitter (@Breedlove22) where he posts about Bitcoin, macroeconomics, and philosophy.
During our discussion, you'll discover: -The journey to becoming a "freedom maximalist"... -The Creature and its cronies fight for survival in the digital age... -What is money anyway?... -How the gold standard began its descent into obscurity after World War 2... -Why strong private property rights are necessary for prosperity to thrive... -The superiority of Bitcoin to any other financial medium... -Health protocols and biohacks common among Bitcoin enthusiasts... -And much more! Resources from this episode:
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