

Michael Saylor
Executive Chairman of Strategy, formerly MicroStrategy, and a leading Bitcoin advocate. Known for his significant Bitcoin holdings and outspoken views on the cryptocurrency.
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Dec 17, 2024 • 1h 30min
Michael Saylor on The Bitcoin Revolution: Why Bitcoin at $13 Million Is Inevitable and Will Dominate the Global Economy | PT 1
Michael Saylor, the executive chairman of MicroStrategy, is a Bitcoin advocate known for predicting its rise. He argues that Bitcoin is the antidote to inflation and the key to generational wealth. He explains why 2024 will be pivotal for institutional adoption and outlines his vision of Bitcoin reaching $13 million per coin. Saylor discusses the erosion of cash's value due to inflation, the dynamics of capital flow towards Bitcoin, and the importance of educating the masses about its potential. This conversation blends economics, finance, and the future of currency.

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Oct 12, 2022 • 2h 40min
BTC099: Michael Saylor's Deep Dive on Bitcoin Energy Misconceptions (Bitcoin Podcast)
Michael Saylor, CEO of MicroStrategy, is a prominent Bitcoin advocate and investor. In this discussion, he tackles misconceptions about Bitcoin's energy consumption and its role in economic systems. Saylor explains how the scarcity of money impacts goods and discusses the irrational urgency created by fiat systems. He argues that Bitcoin mining may actually solve environmental issues and enhance energy efficiency. Moreover, he portrays Bitcoin as a powerful ESG incentive, emphasizing its capability to stabilize the monetary landscape.

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Nov 20, 2020 • 2h 15min
WiM001 - The Saylor Series | Episode 1 | The Rise of Man through The Stone and Iron Ages
Michael Saylor joins me to discuss anthropology, energy, and technology from first principles as we build an intellectual foundation for grasping the significance of Bitcoin in the grand arc of history.00:00:00 - Episode Trailer00:01:03 - Robert's Intro00:07:43 - Stone Age Technology00:07:50 - The Digital Transformation of 2020: Currency & Covid Wars00:13:08 - The rise of man against the brutality of nature00:17:23 - Requirements for Survival in a Hostile Universe00:19:12 - Significance of Fire: channeling chemical energy to evolve00:21:28 - Foolishness of Heroics & Need to Channel Energy00:23:48 - Modern arrogance & Paleolithic wisdom00:25:48 - Energy efficient strategy critical for survival00:26:44 - “Playing with Fire” is unique to humanity00:27:17 - Spiritual significance of fire to civilization00:28:59 - Significance of Missiles – channeling kinetic energy for survival00:30:06 - Effectiveness of Slings & Arrows in the Ancient World00:33:38 - Roman Slingers vs. Gaulic Tribes (Second Punic War)00:34:31 - “Death from Above” : On the Romantic ineffectiveness of close quarters weapons like swords & spears00:37:10 - Survival Strategy with Missiles00:38:54 - Dominant Technologies deliver force harder, faster, stronger, smarter Superiority of Digital Gold vs. Physical Gold00:40:36 - Significance of Hydraulics- channeling gravitational energy via water00:41:51 - MIT’s Mascot – The Beaver “Nature’s Engineer” channeling water00:44:05 - Significance of Water to Humanity – Water is Wealth00:44:46 - Challenges of Life in the Desert – Water is Elemental to Life00:47:26 - Hunter/Gatherer Myths – a better survival strategy based on channeling water00:49:54 - Water for food, drink, protection, farming lobsters00:52:36 - “Nature tends to pursue the most energy efficient strategy”00:53:15 - Building the pyramids by channeling gravitational energy00:55:06 - Water for Sanitation – Critical to Civilization - Santorini Epiphany00:57:40 - Limits of Animal Power – Design of Ancient Cities00:58:57 - Significance of the Roman Equestrian Class – Ancient Clean Energy00:59:59 - Mediterranean as the Cradle of Civilization, Ancient Empires01:03:22 - Agriculture – Orchards & Ponds01:04:36 - Human Adaptation to Natural Requirements to Survive01:06:28 - “3 minutes without air, 3 days without water, 3 months without food”01:08:20 - Roman Superiority in the Ancient World –“Most Organized Society in Ancient World”01:08:43 - Roman Politics & Natural Life Cycle “The Ides of March” Elections, Religion, Celebration, Taxation, Training, Campaigning01:12:02 - Roman Roles, Consensus Rules & Balance of Power, Antifragility01:13:26 - Annual Patterns, Natural Life Cycles, Replenishment & Revitalization01:14:26 - Virtues of Equity & Opportunity, Perils of Centralized Power, Corruption Romans are Antifragile01:16:01 - Benefits of Term Limits & Wisdom of Military Career System (Darwinian Progression)01:18:08 - Nuclear Aircraft Carrier Management Wisdom01:21:04 - “Everyone needs their turn” - inspiring hope and devotion01:22:19 - Benefits of Decentralization & equal opportunity “Graveyards are full of tombstones of indispensable men”01:24:09 - Roman Dignity, Pride, & Honor -Citizenship & Submission to Nature01:24:45 - Romans suffered no Kings – Accountability Roman System bred Harder, Stronger, Faster, Smarter Individuals01:27:43 - Roman Army “There was never such thing as a fair fight” Standard tools, techniques – the most organized ancient army01:30:33 - Roman Military Industrial Complex – Creation of the Roman Navy01:32:42 - War has a way of quickening innovation & activity – Stealing good ideas01:33:44 - Roman Roads & Standardized Logistics01:37:27 - Darwinian & Competitive Advantages of Standardized Protocols01:39:26 - Roman Aqueducts & Roman Engineering Credo of the Engineer “Construct a better world”01:41:21 - The Bridge at Alcantara “This bridge will stand for all time”01:42:49 - Breakdown of the Political & Monetary Protocols & Decline of Rome01:44:42 - The importance of weights, measures, & truth (Taleb) Importance of respect for natural law to societal health01:45:29 - Consequences of breaking the laws of nature01:46:57 - Perils of growth in the political & legal apparatus01:47:42 - The virtues of pain, dangers of attempting to suppress signal (Taleb) Law of Gravity cannot be Suspended01:49:42 - Robert's outro02:20:57 - The EndSupport me via: SubscribeStar: https://www.subscribestar.com/breedlo... Bitcoin Address: 3D1gfxKZKMtfWaD1bkwiR6JsDzu6e9bZQ7Follow me on Twitter: https://twitter.com/Breedlove22

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Dec 18, 2024 • 59min
Michael Saylor on The Bitcoin Revolution: Why Bitcoin at $13 Million Is Inevitable and Will Dominate the Global Economy | PT 2
In this engaging discussion, Michael Saylor, executive chairman of MicroStrategy and a leading Bitcoin advocate, unpacks Bitcoin’s transformative potential beyond a simple currency. He highlights how inflation erodes wealth and predicts Bitcoin could soar to $13 million. Saylor addresses the threats posed by quantum computing and emphasizes Bitcoin's adaptability. He shares insights on its role in combating economic crises and the U.S.'s chance to lead a crypto renaissance. Additionally, he stresses the paradigm shift from gold to Bitcoin as the future of capital investment.

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Dec 24, 2020 • 2h 11min
WiM005 - The Saylor Series | Episode 5 | Channeling Monetary Energy Across Time and Space
Michael Saylor joins me to discuss anthropology, energy, and technology from first principles as we build the intellectual foundation necessary to truly grasp the historic significance of Bitcoin.00:00:00 - Episode Trailer00:01:06 - Swan Bitcoin00:03:23 - Robert's Intro00:06:08 - Channeling Monetary Energy thru Time & Space00:09:08 - Shipping Energy via Rubber Raft vs. Wooden Ship vs. Steel Tanker00:11:34 - Vacuum sealing food energy & encrypting monetary energy00:13:01 - Creating a wall encrypted energy00:14:07 - “Money is Power” Monetary Energy is a highest form of power. How much power can flow into Bitcoin? Price is Voltage.00:16:12 - Thoughts on S2F model.00:17:12 - Bitcoin Power= function of Adoption, Utility, Productivity, & Inflation00:17:48 - Adoption -Measuring & defining (Hodlers, Treasury Reserves) Mercenary Traders vs. Citizen Owners – Degree of Commitment00:24:39 - Bitcoin is a closed thermodynamic system00:26:02 - Degrees of Commitment to Adoption of Bitcoin (True Adoption Rate)00:26:49 - Perils of leveraging with insurance vs. BTC treasury reserves00:39:54 - Perils of leveraging with debt vs. BTC treasury reserves00:33:59 - Inflation drives debt drives fragility00:35:04 - Currency wars make cash toxic -inflation vs. hyperinflation (chemotherapy, diabetes, metabolic disease, organ death)00:39:03 - Calculating overall adoption of monetary network & progression00:41:54 - Comparison to (and limits of) Facebook, Apple networks00:43:49 - Adoption by NGOs, Governments, Institutions, Investors, Companies00:45:39 - Teamwork, Syndicated Energy, & Historic Examples00:46:49 - Bitcoin adoption organizes & channels energy participants00:47:55 - Perils of Trading Bitcoin & Benefits of Hodling Bitcoin High Frequency SoV, Low Frequency MoE00:59:49 - “Nothing wrong with living forever”00:51:49 - Benefits of Never Selling an Asset & Using it for Debt00:55:04 - The ideal holding period of an asset is forever00:55:59 - Avoiding fragility from leverage, risk models01:01:59 - Impact of Interest Rates on Financing01:02:19 - Increasing the Utility of the Bitcoin Network01:06:13 - Impact of Productivity Growth on the Bitcoin Network Sweeping cash flows into the network01:09:17 - Creating the first cyber economy via Bitcoin01:10:34 - Comparison to American economy01:12:49 - “A swarm of military assets behind a wall of water”01:14:39 - Crucibles of Innovation require an Insulator to preserve Energy01:15:20 - Impact of Inflation on Power of the Bitcoin Network Translating energy into fiat frame of reference01:18:31 - Value of Bitcoin varies by Domain, Inflation Rate drive rate of Adoption01:19:49 - Final Thoughts of Bitcoin Network Power Equation & Adoption01:23:04 - Bitcoin is the first conservative monetary energy system Energy is truth…can be neither created nor destroyed01:24:09 - Final Thoughts on Bitcoin Energy is the ultimate scarce asset in the university Laws of Thermodynamics. You can’t cheat. There is no such thing as a free lunch. Newtons Laws are the basis of all mechanics. Bitcoin is the first time Technology crashed into Economics01:30:14 - Robert's Outro02:10:27 - End--See My Work: https://linktr.ee/breedlove22Contribute Bitcoin: 3D1gfxKZKMtfWaD1bkwiR6JsDzu6e9bZQ7Stack sats: https://www.swanbitcoin.com/breedlove/Twitter: https://twitter.com/Breedlove22

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Nov 20, 2020 • 1h 44min
WiM002 - The Saylor Series | Episode 2 | The Rise of Man through the Dark and Steel Ages
Michael Saylor joins me to discuss anthropology, energy, and technology from first principles as we build an intellectual foundation for grasping the historic significance of Bitcoin.00:00:00 - Robert's Intro00:04:19 - Humanity’s missteps – 1000 years wasted00:06:19 - Struggles inventing the Printing Press00:07:35 - Trajan’s Column & forgetting that the world is round00:10:03 - Native Americans & Failure to Grasp the Wheel00:12:19 - Starting a Fire in Cyberspace with the Bitcoin Network00:13:39 - Guns, Germs & Steel – Stressors makes us Harder & Stronger00:15:19 - Formation of Great Cities at the Center of Empires00:17:19 - The Logic of Empire – Economics, Customs, Taxation00:19:03 - Carthago Delenda Est00:19:50 - The Battle of Lepanto00:20:36 - Venetian Catholics00:21:40 - Channeling & capturing energy via Religion00:22:40 - Manhattan – Nexus of the Bond Market00:24:05 - Amsterdam – Nautical Distribution Center00:24:48 - Martin Luther & the Economic Impetus for the Reformation“It’s useful to have God on your side”00:26:53 - Failed Cities are at the center of Failed Empires00:27:10 - Paris & Cathedral of Notre DameLiving Off the Vestiges of an Empire Long Passed00:28:10 - The Steel Age. “Technology reshapes business, politics, life, & the human condition”00:28:41 - Constructing an energy efficient shipping network00:30:49 - Empires produce security Mongolian Security00:32:05 - Bitcoin primary value proposition is security in the virtual domain00:33:20 - Money is power, control of virtual money can provide physical security00:33:30 - Plight of the German Jews in the 30s – Economic Refugees00:35:30 - Rail Networks – Impact on Economics, Politics, & War00:36:40 - The River War – Winston Churchill00:38:40 - Railroads in the United States (Manifest Destiny)Railroads are 1000x faster, stronger00:39:37 - Standard Oil (Storing & Channeling Energy via Petroleum)00:41:14 - Importance of creating scarcity in oil & standardizing components & quality00:42:49 - 1000x more energy. “Some people can’t do a nickel worth of work”00:44:22 - Food Energy Networks00:44:53 - Stabilizing Food Energy at Room Temperature00:45:45 - Origin of CPG Branding00:46:17 - Marjorie Merriweather Post00:47:20 - Challenges of moving energy thru time & space00:48:10 - Manufacturing Food Products as a Store of Value00:48:30 - Hershey PA Factory as Clean Room Facility00:50:54 - Bitcoin as “The best branded asset in the history of the world”00:51:12 - Great growth companies are powered by technology00:53:00 - Non-technology strategies to grow a business00:54:18 - John D. Rockefeller success00:54:51 - Steel & Aluminum – Elemental Forces00:55:20 - Steel – Elemental to all Civil Engineering & Modern Architecture00:56:25 - Challenges of refining steel00:57:33 - Challenges of explosives00:58:10 - Attributes of Steel that make it ideal for Civil Engineering00:59:06 - Aluminum – Elemental to the Aerospace Industry01:01:20 - Energy Networks – Rail, Air, Food, Oil01:02:08 - Impact of Technology on Life Expectancy (1900 to 1950)01:03:13 - Antibiotics & Conquest of Infectious Disease01:06:30 - Innovation thru trial and error01:07:00 - “The future is already with us, it’s just not evenly distributed”01:07:07 - Robert's Outro01:42:40 - The EndContribute:SubscribeStar: https://www.subscribestar.com/breedlo...Bitcoin: 3D1gfxKZKMtfWaD1bkwiR6JsDzu6e9bZQ7Stack sats: https://www.swanbitcoin.com/breedlove/Twitter: https://twitter.com/Breedlove22

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Dec 28, 2020 • 1h 24min
WiM006 - The Saylor Series | Episode 6 | Digital Gold: Harder, Smarter, Stronger, and Faster
Michael Saylor joins me to discuss anthropology, energy, and technology from first principles as we build the intellectual foundation necessary to truly grasp the historic significance of Bitcoin.00:00:00 - Episode Trailer00:01:06 - Swan Bitcoin00:06:23 - Bitcoin as Digital Gold – Harder, Smarter, Stronger, & Faster00:07:13 - Bitcoin is Harder & Antifragile00:08:05 - The Fragility of the Great Wall of China00:10:05 - Military Wisdom - The best defense is a good offense00:11:05 - Gold is a dumb rock – Bitcoin is a living, dynamically evolving ecosystem00:13:43 - Importance of Pain to Antifragility of Bitcoin00:14:17 - Quantum Threats to Bitcoin00:16:34 - Crashing the World with Photon Bullets00:17:25 - Managing Political Threats00:17:48 - Survival of the Hydra – Fight or Flight00:18:44 - Geopolitical Balance of Power “Show me the incentive & I’ll show you the outcome” – Munger00:19:59 - Bitcoin Ethos & Hatred of Gatekeepers00:20:43 - Roman Military Doctrine & Views on Defense “Gatekeepers are your weakness”00:21:20 - Proof of Work vs. Proof of Stake00:22:18 - “There is no such thing as a free lunch”00:24:09 - Immune response of the network to an attacker00:25:20 - Merits of embracing pain rather than running from it.00:26:25 - Developing the immunity critical to life00:27:18 - The Mongolian Horde & Genghis Khan00:28:50 - The hardness of a hornet’s nest00:30:45 - Merits Private Nodes & Private Keys00:32:05 - Game Theory & Benefits of Key Optionality & Competition of Custodians00:33:37 - Drive to improve client/server hardware on Bitcoin network Wallets, Miners, Exchanges in Aggressive Competition00:35:05 - Upgrade cycles of Bitcoin vs. Gold “Humans move mountains” 00:37:47 - Bitcoin is Smarter00:38:35 - Software applications to improve utility of Bitcoin00:39:38 - Creating the smartest bank in the world via software00:40:55 - Creating smart money for a mobile device00:41:48 - Magical money via software00:42:38 - Insurance applications00:42:50 - Problems with Gold & Tokenized Gold00:43:49 - Betting on dynamics rather than statics00:44:50 - Developing a Yield Curve on Bitcoin00:45:50 - Free market interest rates00:47:14 - Bitcoin is Stronger00:48:05 - Channeling money with force & acceleration00:49:50 - Strength Limits of Gold, Stock, Bonds00:50:43 - Challenges of getting interest on Stocks00:51:57 - Merits of Competition to create Stronger Money00:52:34 - Strength from Self-Custody across jurisdictions00:53:03 - Bitcoin is Faster00:53:15 - E=MC2 and Benefits of Virtualizing Gold00:53:36 - Cost of move $100 million around the Earth00:54:08 - High Frequency Transactions at the Speed of Light00:54:48 - Ebay of Social Finance00:55:08 - Systems & Compliance Impedance to Monetary Velocity00:56:20 - Algorithms to make money while you are sleeping--See My Work: https://linktr.ee/breedlove22Contribute Bitcoin: 3D1gfxKZKMtfWaD1bkwiR6JsDzu6e9bZQ7Stack sats: https://www.swanbitcoin.com/breedlove/Twitter: https://twitter.com/Breedlove22

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Dec 21, 2020 • 1h 48min
WiM004 - The Saylor Series | Episode 4 | Bitcoin: The First Digital Monetary Energy Network
Michael Saylor joins me to discuss anthropology, energy, and technology from first principles as we build the intellectual foundation necessary to truly grasp the historic significance of Bitcoin.00:00:00 - Episode Trailer00:01:04 - Swan Bitcoin00:03:23 - Robert's Intro00:05:45 - Bitcoin - The first digital monetary energy network00:19:58 - Channeling energy – money as the highest form of energy00:12:47 - The most efficient way to channel energy thru time & space Challenges of channeling & storing energy on power grids Gold money as an energy network00:17:26 - Copper energy networks vs. Gold energy networks00:21:54 - Challenges of channeling energy thru time & space with Gold00:23:27 - Gold & counterparty risk. “Over a long enough timeline, the mortality rate is 100%”00:24:45 - Gold & commodity risk “Gold miners are the enemy of gold owners”00:30:37 - Gold Standard & stabilizing energy in solid state00:32:07 - Businesses always strive to avoid being commoditized00:33:07 - Facebook, Apple, Google networks vs Electricity & Water networks.00:34:09 - Challenges of using Big Tech as a Store of Value00:33:17 - Regulating Standard Oil, Electricity as utilities00:36:23 - Summary of Gold Defects over time- Mining, Banks, Centralization, Politics00:37:24 - Gold not fast enough (Bitcoin vs. Gold)00:41:32 - Bitcoin is 1000x faster than Gold, 50,000x cheaper to move00:42:22 - Bitcoin like Mass Transit system00:43:17 - Bitcoin as a superconducting energy network00:44:34 - Encrypted monetary energy has achieved escape velocity from the gravity well00:45:54 - The most efficient system for channeling energy thru time & space00:47:37 - Monetary Systems – Fiat vs. Gold vs. Bitcoin00:50:37 - Finding more Gold & fracking more Oil00:53:19 - Being a tech cynic is a losing trade “Malthusian Falacy”00:54:55 - “Technology Fails until it Succeeds”00:55:52 - Intellectual Mistake to run Money on Commodities rather than Math00:57:02 - Bitcoin channels human ingenuity constructively00:57:56 - Fiat (-99%) Gold (-95%) Bitcoin is lossless over time w/healthy friction thru space00:59:13 - Transaction fees are healthy and essential00:59:43 - Bitcoin energy network vs. Real Estate energy network Energy loss, transaction speed, fees in property network01:02:52 - Challenges of using Property as Store of Value01:03:39 - Future Bitcoin Transaction fees Comparison to bond market, credit cards01:04:37 - Cities are built at the central nodes of transaction networks Free ports, customs fees & shipping through history Real world considerations for transaction fees Bitcoin transactions fees are competitive01:08:10 - Bitcoin mining is a commodity business with risks Mining fees are consensual, competitive, & constructive01:10:35 - Robert’s Outro01:47:21 - EndContribute Bitcoin:3D1gfxKZKMtfWaD1bkwiR6JsDzu6e9bZQ7Stack sats: https://www.swanbitcoin.com/breedlove/Twitter: https://twitter.com/Breedlove22See All my Work: https://linktr.ee/breedlove22

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Dec 30, 2020 • 1h 32min
WiM007 - The Saylor Series | Episode 7 | The Virtues of Strong Money
Michael Saylor joins me to discuss anthropology, energy, and technology from first principles as we build the intellectual foundation necessary to truly grasp the historic significance of Bitcoin.00:00:00 - Episode Trailer00:01:06 - Swan Bitcoin00:05:42 - Bitcoin like a cruise missile00:06:07 - Holding high ground behind a wall of encrypted energy00:06:27 - Crypto Bank is strongest, fastest, smartest financial entity in the world00:08:07 - Impact of 24/7 Operations ( 35 hours to 168 hours per week)Highest bandwidth of any asset. The Apex Asset.00:08:47 - Dangers of fighting the Cyber Swarm00:10:03 - Strength of the Highest Common Denominator00:10:32 - Virtues of Hodling & Benefits of Joining the Network00:12:27 - Inverting the asymmetry from fragility to vitality00:12:43 - Herd immunity00:13:08 - The Parable of the Lazy Lions00:13:46 - Destroying Crypto Networks by hobbling transaction fees00:14:47 - Dangers of Socialism in Competition for Capital & Products00:16:33 - Interest rates & thermodynamics00:17:43 - Insanity of negative interest00:19:23 - Bitcoin as auto-immune response to global crisis00:21:45 - Inevitable technology driven by toxic inflation00:22:47 - Impact of Pandemic Crisis & Acceleration00:23:36 - The Currency War00:25:01 - Bitcoin as a Store of Value00:25:36 - $250 Trillion in Bonds, Equity, Metals, Property00:26:03 - Challenges to Storing Value in Real Estate00:26:47 - Challenges to Storing Value in Bonds00:27:58 - Challenges to Storing Value in Equity00:30:25 - Bitcoin vs. EquityAnalogy to Plankton as the Base Layer of Ecosystem00:32:48 - Virtues of Simplicity00:34:48 - Proper mission of a company00:35:48 - Preserving energy for a century00:36:15 - Via Negativa & Ideal Design00:37:46 - Success without Transactions00:39:12 - Intelligence built into Google00:40:34 - Impact of a century on stores of value00:42:20 - Crypto POW is the ideal theoretical solution00:42:58 - Criticality of the Maximalists & Religious Conviction00:44:29 - Institutional Longevity00:45:46 - Keepers of the Flame – Altars & Chapels in Bitcoin00:46:53 - Strength of Gods in Fantasy Genre00:47:39 - Feeding the Fire of Crypto Network (Miners & Nodes)00:48:47 - Challenges of Novel Crypto Networks & Altcoins00:49:24 - Values of Maximalists00:50:53 - Crypto Networks – A path to immortalityBitcoin - “The pursuit of immortal life”00:51:11 - Projecting values thru time00:53:03 - Bitcoin as a Higher Truth00:53:58 - A religion for those that worship the laws of science & math00:54:09 - The moral & intellectual hazards of short time horizons00:55:47 - Virtues of taking the Long View00:56:48 - What is required to store value 100 years? 1000 years?00:57:21 - Economics as a Science00:58:03 - Importance of Isaac Newton00:58:19 - Robert's Outro01:31:27 - End--See My Work: https://linktr.ee/breedlove22Contribute Bitcoin: 3D1gfxKZKMtfWaD1bkwiR6JsDzu6e9bZQ7Stack sats: https://www.swanbitcoin.com/breedlove/Twitter: https://twitter.com/Breedlove22

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Dec 7, 2020 • 1h 16min
WiM003 - The Saylor Series | Episode 3 | Technology Themes through History – Harder, Smarter, Faster, Stronger
Michael Saylor joins me to discuss anthropology, energy, and technology from first principles as we build the intellectual foundation necessary to truly grasp the historic significance of Bitcoin.00:00:00 - Episode Trailer00:01:05 - Swan Bitcoin00:03:22 - Robert's Intro00:06:56 - The Warburgs & the importance of having control of your own capital00:08:18 - George RR Martin SuperHero Theory from “Wild Cards”00:09:19 - Indestructible trumps deadly00:10:45 - Antifragile is superior – absorb your enemies capabilities00:12:14 - Success of the U.S. in the 20th century wars00:13:13 - Importance of fighting wars on foreign soil00:14:22 - Impact of Geography on Geopolitics & Power00:15:53 - Someone that can kill you that you can’t kill…00:16:30 - Importance of Security to the Bitcoin network Be the indestructible, immortal blockchain00:17:43 - Features can be attached to Bitcoin by 3rd Parties00:20:26 - Humans triumph by channeling energy00:20:35 - Control of the seas via naval power to deliver force stronger, faster, harder00:21:35 - Control of the skies via air power – nations must control their own airspace00:22:35 - Don’t want to be at the bottom of the gravity well00:23:09 - Control of nuclear power00:23:25 - Control of space power – satellites00:24:05 - The Moon is a Harsh Mistress / TANSTAFL00:25:26 - Tossing rocks down the gravity well00:26:15 - The story of channeling (gravitational) energy to be harder, stronger, faster, smarter.00:26:56 - ‘The Sovereign Individual’00:29:02 - The Digital “High Seas”00:30:16 - Technology Empowers Individual Sovereignty00:32:08 - The Structure of Scientific Revolutions00:32:55 - Investing in S Curves00:33:32 - Technology Fails Until it Succeeds00:34:14 - Paradigm shifts often come at unexpected times in unexpected ways00:35:08 - John Harrison & Discovering Longitude00:37:12 - Establishment rejects new paradigms absent war or generational change00:37:59 - “Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic”00:39:19 - Robert's Outro01:16:29 - The EndContribute Bitcoin: 3D1gfxKZKMtfWaD1bkwiR6JsDzu6e9bZQ7Stack sats: https://www.swanbitcoin.com/breedlove/Twitter: https://twitter.com/Breedlove22See All my Work: https://linktr.ee/breedlove22