In this special edition series, I will be joined by multiple thinkers and philosophers to discuss Platonic and Neoplatonic philosophy. This ongoing series of conversations will focus on the nature of goodness, truth, justice, freedom, beauty, reason, and love. My first guest in this series is the eminent cognitive scientist and philosopher John Vervaeke, and we examine D.C. Schindler's masterpiece "Plato's Critique of Impure Reason: On Goodness and Truth in the Republic."Be sure to check out Swan Private, the trusted Bitcoin financial services provider for high-net-worth individuals and businesses worldwide: https://www.swanprivate.com/breedloveGuestJohn's Twitter: https://twitter.com/vervaeke_johnPlato's Critique of Impure Reason: https://www.amazon.com/Platos-Critique-Impure-Reason-Goodness/dp/0813228247#:~:text=Plato's%20Critique%20of%20Impure%20Reason%20offers%20a%20dramatic%20interpretation%20of,real%20image%22%20of%20the%20good.PODCASTPodcast Website: https://whatismoneypodcast.com/Apple Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-what-is-money-show/id1541404400 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/25LPvm8EewBGyfQQ1abIsE?si=wgVuY16XR0io4NLNo0A11A&nd=1RSS Feed: https://feeds.simplecast.com/MLdpYXYITranscript:Outline00:00:00 “What is Money?” Intro00:00:08 Swan Private00:01:37 “Value” vs “The Good”: The Goal of All Human Action00:10:00 The Through-Line to Economic, Intellectual, and Moral Value00:16;10 Distinguishing Intrinsic from Instrumental Goodness00:24:20 Aristotelean Subject-Object Metaphysics and the Mediating Third00:28:28 The Academy’s Misapprehension of Platonic Philosophy00:29:54 On the Absolute Goodness of Justice00:34:46 Intrinsic Existence vs Attributed Existence: Gravity vs Money00:40:38 Variants Coalesce to Invariants Within a System: An Analogy to Gravity00:42:11 Freedom: An Instrumental or Intrinsic Good?00:49:56 Love and Reason Live In-between the Arbitrary and the Algorithmic00:54:25 Watch “Hard Money with Natalie Brunell” From Swan Studios00:55:11 Take Control of Your Healthcare with CrowdHealth00:56:20 Direct vs Indirect Observation, Qualitative and Quantitative Tradeoffs01:03:53 “Falling in Love With Being Again”: A Critique of the “Two Worlds” Mythology01:07:57 Replacing “Transcendence Above” with “Transcendence Into”01:14:17 The Good: The Multi-Aspectual Through-Line01:17:12 “The Question that Can Wake John Vervaeke at 3am”01:22:03 Distinguishing Between “Relevance” and “Value”01:27:30 Common Approaches to The Good01:33:58 “Spinoza’s Religion” and Self-Sufficiency as the Emulation of God01:41:41 The Inseparability of Human Reason and Love01:44:44 Bitcoin as Good Money01:55:20 Translucence: How Symbols Simultaneously Reveal and Conceal02:04:46 Goodness as Perfective Unity02:06:48 The Divided Line in the Parable of Plato’s Cave02:14:00 Plato Emphasizes the Continuity of the Divided-Line: Gradations on the Through-Line02:20:14 Where the Icon Darkens: Social Media, Fiat Money, and Other False Realities02:26:23 The Unity of Opposites: The Absolute, Self-Transcending Nature of Love02:29:07 “Love is the Difficult Realization that Something Other than Yourself Is Real”02:35:59 Unbroken Wholeness: Religion as the Real Self-Realization of Reality02:41:30 Dialogical Rationality Supersedes Individual Rationality02:42:40 “What Would Happen If You Touched the Sunset?”SOCIALBreedlove Twitter: https://twitter.com/Breedlove22WiM? Twitter: https://twitter.com/WhatisMoneyShowLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/breedlove22/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/breedlove_22/TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@breedlove22?lang=enAll My Current Work: https://linktr.ee/breedlove22 WRITTEN WORKMedium: https://breedlove22.medium.com/Substack: https://breedlove22.substack.com/ WAYS TO CONTRIBUTEBitcoin: 3D1gfxKZKMtfWaD1bkwiR6JsDzu6e9bZQ7Sats via Strike: https://strike.me/breedlove22Sats via Tippin.me: https://tippin.me/@Breedlove22Dollars via Paypal: https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/RBreedloveDollars via Venmo: https://venmo.com/code?user_id=1784359925317632528The "What is Money?" Show Patreon Page: https://www.patreon.com/user?u=32843101&fan_landing=true RECOMMENDED BUSINESSESSwan Private guides high-net-worth individuals and businesses in all areas of Bitcoin strategy: https://www.swanprivate.com/breedloveCrowdHealth offers an innovative health insurance model based on Bitcoin and community: https://www.joincrowdhealth.com/breedloveOkcoin is an innovative and education-focused cryptoasset exchange platform—earn $50 in free Bitcoin by signing up at: https://okcoin.com/breedloveInvest with a licensed Bitcoin advisor through DAIM: https://daimio.typeform.com/RobertBreedloveJoin Me At Bitcoin 2023, pre-order your tickets now (for a chance to win 10M sats, use discount code BREEDLOVE): https://b.tc/conference/2023Automatic Recurring Bitcoin Buys and Withdrawals: https://www.swanbitcoin.com/breedlove/

In this special edition series, I will be joined by multiple thinkers and philosophers to discuss Platonic and Neoplatonic philosophy. This ongoing series of conversations will focus on the nature of goodness, truth, justice, freedom, beauty, reason, and love. My first guest in this series is the eminent cognitive scientist and philosopher John Vervaeke, and we examine D.C. Schindler's masterpiece "Plato's Critique of Impure Reason: On Goodness and Truth in the Republic."Be sure to check out Swan Private, the trusted Bitcoin financial services provider for high-net-worth individuals and businesses worldwide: https://www.swanprivate.com/breedloveGuestJohn's Twitter: https://twitter.com/vervaeke_johnPlato's Critique of Impure Reason: https://www.amazon.com/Platos-Critique-Impure-Reason-Goodness/dp/0813228247#:~:text=Plato's%20Critique%20of%20Impure%20Reason%20offers%20a%20dramatic%20interpretation%20of,real%20image%22%20of%20the%20good.PODCASTPodcast Website: https://whatismoneypodcast.com/Apple Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-what-is-money-show/id1541404400 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/25LPvm8EewBGyfQQ1abIsE?si=wgVuY16XR0io4NLNo0A11A&nd=1RSS Feed: https://feeds.simplecast.com/MLdpYXYITranscript:Outline00:00:00 “What is Money?” Intro00:00:08 Swan Private00:01:37 Introducing the Book “Plato’s Critique of Impure Reason”00:04:40 The Central Argument of the Book: Enriching Our Understanding of Reason00:08:34 Ratio (Science and Rationality) and Religio (Connectedness and Religion)00:11:22 Love as a Proper Proportioning in Service of the Whole00:15:15 The Deeper Meaning of Reason: “Love for What Is Real”00:18:09 A Return to the Contemplative, Non-Computational Account of Reason00:30:15 The Elusive “I”: The Impossibility of Framing the Process of Framing00:35:53 Theoria: To Contemplate, to Look in the Right Way, to Travel to See00:40:22 Misology: The Total Abandonment of Reason00:49:00 How Theory Shapes the Interpretation of Our Perceptions00:55:45 The Absolute Simultaneously Transcends and Includes the Relative01:09:15 The Inspiration of John’s Neologism “Transjective”01:13:39 The Trivialization of Reason, Intellectual Impatience, and Hyperbolic Discounting01:22:14 Watch “Hard Money with Natalie Brunell” From Swan Studios01:23:00 Take Control of Your Healthcare with CrowdHealth01:24:09 Printing Money Causes People to Lose Perspective on the Whole?01:28:16 Intellectual Impatience, Misology, and Totalitarianism01:34:10 “The Dictator Wins if He Can Make Everybody as Impulsive as Him”01:38:22 The Significance of Plato and the Idea of “The Good”01:45:44 The Good: The Unbreakable Promise of Intelligibility Always Tracking Reality01:50:43 Science is Based on the Ongoing Faith that Reality is Intelligible01:57:00 The Through-Line as the True-Line: Is There Universal Darwinism?02:03:34 The Distortions of Our Present “Cultural Cognitive Grammar”02:07:26 The Relationship Between the Dialectical and the Dialogical02:16:48 The Degree of Dialogical Connection Increases Collective Intelligence02:19:49 Entering Chapter 1: A Logic of Violence02:30:48 Substituting Faithfulness to The Logos with Totalizing Knowledge Brings Violence02:39:17 “Hitler Came to Power for A Reason”02:46:38 Using “Flatland” to Analogize the Transcendence of The Good02:56:28 “What is Money?” OutroSOCIALBreedlove Twitter: https://twitter.com/Breedlove22WiM? Twitter: https://twitter.com/WhatisMoneyShowLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/breedlove22/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/breedlove_22/TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@breedlove22?lang=enAll My Current Work: https://linktr.ee/breedlove22 WRITTEN WORKMedium: https://breedlove22.medium.com/Substack: https://breedlove22.substack.com/ WAYS TO CONTRIBUTEBitcoin: 3D1gfxKZKMtfWaD1bkwiR6JsDzu6e9bZQ7Sats via Strike: https://strike.me/breedlove22Sats via Tippin.me: https://tippin.me/@Breedlove22Dollars via Paypal: https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/RBreedloveDollars via Venmo: https://venmo.com/code?user_id=1784359925317632528The "What is Money?" Show Patreon Page: https://www.patreon.com/user?u=32843101&fan_landing=true RECOMMENDED BUSINESSESSwan Private guides high-net-worth individuals and businesses in all areas of Bitcoin strategy: https://www.swanprivate.com/breedloveCrowdHealth offers an innovative health insurance model based on Bitcoin and community: https://www.joincrowdhealth.com/breedloveOkcoin is an innovative and education-focused cryptoasset exchange platform—earn $50 in free Bitcoin by signing up at: https://okcoin.com/breedloveInvest with a licensed Bitcoin advisor through DAIM: https://daimio.typeform.com/RobertBreedloveJoin Me At Bitcoin 2023, pre-order your tickets now (for a chance to win 10M sats, use discount code BREEDLOVE): https://b.tc/conference/2023Automatic Recurring Bitcoin Buys and Withdrawals: https://www.swanbitcoin.com/breedlove/

Mattias Desmet, author of the book "The Psychology of Totalitarianism," joins me for a conversation on how money, incentives, and media help shape mass-formation psychosis. We also discuss how mass-formation psychosis has manifested historically, and ways we can become less susceptible to these catastrophic delusions.Be sure to check out Swan Private, the trusted Bitcoin financial services provider for high-net-worth individuals and businesses worldwide: https://www.swanprivate.com/breedloveGuestMattias' Book: https://www.amazon.com/Psychology-Totalitarianism-Mattias-Desmet-ebook/dp/B09WYYMR2H/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=the+psychology+of+totalitarianism&qid=1660245420&sprefix=the+psychology+of+total%2Caps%2C146&sr=8-1PODCASTPodcast Website: https://whatismoneypodcast.com/Apple Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-what-is-money-show/id1541404400 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/25LPvm8EewBGyfQQ1abIsE?si=wgVuY16XR0io4NLNo0A11A&nd=1RSS Feed: https://feeds.simplecast.com/MLdpYXYITranscript:Outline00:00:00 “What is Money” Intro00:00:08 Learn about Bitcoin with Swan Private at SwanPrivate.Com00:01:37 Introducing Mattias Desmet00:10:06 Explaining Prerequisites for Mass-Formation Psychosis00:19:43 Mass-Formation Psychoses Historically00:30:42 How has Mass-Formation Psychosis changed over time?00:39:18 The Relationship between Inflation, Money Printing, & Mass-Formation Psychosis00:48:06 Watch "Hard Money with Natalie Brunell" From Swan Studios00:48:51 Take Control of Your Healthcare with Crowd Health00:50:00 How Money, Incentives, and Media Shape Mass-Formation Psychosis01:01:54 Human Nature and Programmability01:21:27 How can Humans “Reprogram” themselves toward Empathic Understanding?01:32:45 Where to find out more about Mattias's Work01:35:23 “What is Money” Outro SOCIALBreedlove Twitter: https://twitter.com/Breedlove22WiM? Twitter: https://twitter.com/WhatisMoneyShowLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/breedlove22/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/breedlove_22/TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@breedlove22?lang=enAll My Current Work: https://linktr.ee/breedlove22 WRITTEN WORKMedium: https://breedlove22.medium.com/Substack: https://breedlove22.substack.com/ WAYS TO CONTRIBUTEBitcoin: 3D1gfxKZKMtfWaD1bkwiR6JsDzu6e9bZQ7Sats via Strike: https://strike.me/breedlove22Sats via Tippin.me: https://tippin.me/@Breedlove22Dollars via Paypal: https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/RBreedloveDollars via Venmo: https://venmo.com/code?user_id=1784359925317632528The "What is Money?" Show Patreon Page: https://www.patreon.com/user?u=32843101&fan_landing=true RECOMMENDED BUSINESSESSwan Private guides high-net-worth individuals and businesses in all areas of Bitcoin strategy: https://www.swanprivate.com/breedloveCrowdHealth offers an innovative health insurance model based on Bitcoin and community: https://www.joincrowdhealth.com/breedloveOkcoin is an innovative and education-focused cryptoasset exchange platform—earn $50 in free Bitcoin by signing up at: https://okcoin.com/breedloveInvest with a licensed Bitcoin advisor through DAIM: https://daimio.typeform.com/RobertBreedloveJoin Me At Bitcoin 2023, pre-order your tickets now (for a chance to win 10M sats, use discount code BREEDLOVE): https://b.tc/conference/2023Automatic Recurring Bitcoin Buys and Withdrawals: https://www.swanbitcoin.com/breedlove/

Entrepreneur Aneesh Karve joins me for a detailed conversation about the book "Discrimination and Disparities," written by Thomas Sowell. We discuss how governments manipulate statistics and how intervening in free markets leads to more inequality and less wealth creation.Be sure to check out Swan Private, the trusted Bitcoin financial services provider for high-net-worth individuals and businesses worldwide: https://www.swanprivate.com/breedloveGuestAneesh's Twitter: https://twitter.com/akarveAneesh's Written Work: https://akarve.com/complexity-austrian-economics-computational-limits-of-central-planning/PODCASTPodcast Website: https://whatismoneypodcast.com/Apple Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-what-is-money-show/id1541404400 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/25LPvm8EewBGyfQQ1abIsE?si=wgVuY16XR0io4NLNo0A11A&nd=1RSS Feed: https://feeds.simplecast.com/MLdpYXYITranscript:Outline00:00:00 “What is Money” Intro00:00:08 Learn about Bitcoin with Swan Private at SwanPrivate.Com00:01:37 Discussing how Governments Manipulate Statistics to their Benefit00:05:32 How Free Markets Incentives Inequality & Production00:10:01 How Pre-Requisites Disincentives Wealth Creation & Encourages Statistical Manipulation00:21:43 How Inequality & Power Law Distributions Benefit Wealth Creation00:26:14 Watch "Hard Money with Natalie Brunell" From Swan Studios00:27:00 Take Control of Your Healthcare with Crowd Health00:28:08 Explaining the “Paraded Principle”00:31:32 History of Discrimination leading to Economic Downfalls00:36:58 Statistical Outcomes amongst Family Birth Order00:40:31 Discussing the “Invincible Fallacy” & how Government Intervention creates Inequality00:51:07 Minimum Wage & Infringing on Free Markets00:55:08 “What is Money” OutroSOCIALBreedlove Twitter: https://twitter.com/Breedlove22WiM? Twitter: https://twitter.com/WhatisMoneyShowLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/breedlove22/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/breedlove_22/TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@breedlove22?lang=enAll My Current Work: https://linktr.ee/breedlove22 WRITTEN WORKMedium: https://breedlove22.medium.com/Substack: https://breedlove22.substack.com/ WAYS TO CONTRIBUTEBitcoin: 3D1gfxKZKMtfWaD1bkwiR6JsDzu6e9bZQ7Sats via Strike: https://strike.me/breedlove22Sats via Tippin.me: https://tippin.me/@Breedlove22Dollars via Paypal: https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/RBreedloveDollars via Venmo: https://venmo.com/code?user_id=1784359925317632528The "What is Money?" Show Patreon Page: https://www.patreon.com/user?u=32843101&fan_landing=true RECOMMENDED BUSINESSESSwan Private guides high-net-worth individuals and businesses in all areas of Bitcoin strategy: https://www.swanprivate.com/breedloveCrowdHealth offers an innovative health insurance model based on Bitcoin and community: https://www.joincrowdhealth.com/breedloveOkcoin is an innovative and education-focused cryptoasset exchange platform—earn $50 in free Bitcoin by signing up at: https://okcoin.com/breedloveInvest with a licensed Bitcoin advisor through DAIM: https://daimio.typeform.com/RobertBreedloveJoin Me At Bitcoin 2023, pre-order your tickets now (for a chance to win 10M sats, use discount code BREEDLOVE): https://b.tc/conference/2023Automatic Recurring Bitcoin Buys and Withdrawals: https://www.swanbitcoin.com/breedlove/

Adam Curry, entrepreneur, former MTV DJ & host of the podcast "No Agenda", joins me for a conversation about the "value for value" movement in podcasting 2.0 and beyond.Be sure to check out Swan Private, the trusted Bitcoin financial services provider for high-net-worth individuals and businesses worldwide: https://www.swanprivate.com/breedloveGuestAdam's Twitter: https://twitter.com/adamcurryAdam's Website: https://podcastindex.orgPODCASTPodcast Website: https://whatismoneypodcast.com/Apple Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-what-is-money-show/id1541404400 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/25LPvm8EewBGyfQQ1abIsE?si=wgVuY16XR0io4NLNo0A11A&nd=1RSS Feed: https://feeds.simplecast.com/MLdpYXYITranscript:Outline00:00:00 "What is Money" Intro00:12:32 Creating Podcasting & “Podcasting 2.0”00:34:20 Explaining how "RSS" & Bitcoin Enables, Freedom of speech00:41:35 Discussing, "Value for Value Media" & Social Apps00:47:50 Bitcoin Communities, Beef Initiative & Farming00:53:20 Watch "Hard Money with Natalie Brunell" From Swan Studios00:54:06 Take Control of Your Healthcare with Crowd Health00:55:14 Community vs “One World Government”01:04:31 What does “Value” mean to you?01:17:59 Taxation on Intellectual capital01:24:33 How Bitcoin changes you01:28:29 Netherland's, Farming Protest & Combating ESG False Narratives01:42:12 Final Thoughts & Where to find Adam's Work01:43:36 "What is Money" OutroSOCIALBreedlove Twitter: https://twitter.com/Breedlove22WiM? Twitter: https://twitter.com/WhatisMoneyShowLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/breedlove22/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/breedlove_22/TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@breedlove22?lang=enAll My Current Work: https://linktr.ee/breedlove22 WRITTEN WORKMedium: https://breedlove22.medium.com/Substack: https://breedlove22.substack.com/ WAYS TO CONTRIBUTEBitcoin: 3D1gfxKZKMtfWaD1bkwiR6JsDzu6e9bZQ7Sats via Strike: https://strike.me/breedlove22Sats via Tippin.me: https://tippin.me/@Breedlove22Dollars via Paypal: https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/RBreedloveDollars via Venmo: https://venmo.com/code?user_id=1784359925317632528The "What is Money?" Show Patreon Page: https://www.patreon.com/user?u=32843101&fan_landing=true RECOMMENDED BUSINESSESSwan Private guides high-net-worth individuals and businesses in all areas of Bitcoin strategy: https://www.swanprivate.com/breedloveCrowdHealth offers an innovative health insurance model based on Bitcoin and community: https://www.joincrowdhealth.com/breedloveOkcoin is an innovative and education-focused cryptoasset exchange platform—earn $50 in free Bitcoin by signing up at: https://okcoin.com/breedloveInvest with a licensed Bitcoin advisor through DAIM: https://daimio.typeform.com/RobertBreedloveJoin Me At Bitcoin 2023, pre-order your tickets now (for a chance to win 10M sats, use discount code BREEDLOVE): https://b.tc/conference/2023Automatic Recurring Bitcoin Buys and Withdrawals: https://www.swanbitcoin.com/breedlove/

Macroeconomist and Investment Strategist Lyn Alden joins me for our third installment, discussing the IMF paper titled, "The Liquidation of Government Debt". We have a detailed conversation about the various options the "I.M.F." liquidates government debt, the E.C.B. current financial conundrum, and we ask the question: has there ever been a free market?Be sure to check out Swan Private, the trusted Bitcoin financial services provider for high-net-worth individuals and businesses worldwide: https://www.swanprivate.com/breedloveGUESTLyn's Twitter: https://twitter.com/LynAldenContact"The Liquidation of Government Debt" Paper: https://www.imf.org/en/Publications/WP/Issues/2016/12/31/The-Liquidation-of-Government-Debt-42610Lyn's Website: https://www.lynalden.comPODCASTPodcast Website: https://whatismoneypodcast.com/Apple Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-what-is-money-show/id1541404400 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/25LPvm8EewBGyfQQ1abIsE?si=wgVuY16XR0io4NLNo0A11A&nd=1RSS Feed: https://feeds.simplecast.com/MLdpYXYITranscript:Outline00:00:00 “What is Money” Intro00:00:08 Learn about Bitcoin with Swan Private at SwanPrivate.Com00:01:37 Detailing the Various Options on how the "IMF" Liquidates government debt00:08:27 Differences in Long Term & Short Term Government Bonds00:13:25 How Countries try to Incentivize Government Bonds00:18:19 Discussing the Fed's Ability to buy up Government Bonds00:25:18 Discussing the E.C.B. Financial Conundrum00:31:14 Interest Rate Ceilings & Central Banks Influence00:36:51 Watch "Hard Money with Natalie Brunell" From Swan Studios00:37:37 Take Control of Your Healthcare with Crowd Health00:38:45 What is "Debt-Overhang" & How can Bitcoin Help?00:48:25 Does Bitcoin need Mainstream Acceptance to Succeed?00:58:17 Discussing the Advantages & Media's Coverage of Bitcoin vs USD & Altcoins01:06:14 Centralized Attacks on Decentralization, Discussing Bitcoin's Social Layer01:12:15 Has there ever been a Free Market?01:17:16 The Lack of Optionality to Escape Currency Debasement prior to Bitcoin01:21:24 How the Government Incentivizes Real Estate Investment01:27:11 Final Thoughts & Where to find Lyn's Work01:27:56 "What is Money" OutroSOCIALBreedlove Twitter: https://twitter.com/Breedlove22WiM? Twitter: https://twitter.com/WhatisMoneyShowLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/breedlove22/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/breedlove_22/TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@breedlove22?lang=enAll My Current Work: https://linktr.ee/breedlove22 WRITTEN WORKMedium: https://breedlove22.medium.com/Substack: https://breedlove22.substack.com/ WAYS TO CONTRIBUTEBitcoin: 3D1gfxKZKMtfWaD1bkwiR6JsDzu6e9bZQ7Sats via Strike: https://strike.me/breedlove22Sats via Tippin.me: https://tippin.me/@Breedlove22Dollars via Paypal: https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/RBreedloveDollars via Venmo: https://venmo.com/code?user_id=1784359925317632528The "What is Money?" Show Patreon Page: https://www.patreon.com/user?u=32843101&fan_landing=true RECOMMENDED BUSINESSESSwan Private guides high-net-worth individuals and businesses in all areas of Bitcoin strategy: https://www.swanprivate.com/breedloveCrowdHealth offers an innovative health insurance model based on Bitcoin and community: https://www.joincrowdhealth.com/breedloveOkcoin is an innovative and education-focused cryptoasset exchange platform—earn $50 in free Bitcoin by signing up at: https://okcoin.com/breedloveInvest with a licensed Bitcoin advisor through DAIM: https://daimio.typeform.com/RobertBreedloveJoin Me At Bitcoin 2023, pre-order your tickets now (for a chance to win 10M sats, use discount code BREEDLOVE): https://b.tc/conference/2023Automatic Recurring Bitcoin Buys and Withdrawals: https://www.swanbitcoin.com/breedlove/

CEO & Co-Founder of Swan Bitcoin, Cory Klippsten joins me again for another great conversation about the culture of Bitcoin, the "sunk cost" fallacy within crypto projects & how to best deal with "Bitcoin Toxicity" & ask, is it useful?Be sure to check out Swan Private, the trusted Bitcoin financial services provider for high-net-worth individuals and businesses worldwide: [https://www.swanprivate.com/breedlove]GuestCory's Twitter: https://twitter.com/coryklippstenSwan Bitcoin Website: https://www.swanbitcoin.com/PODCASTPodcast Website: https://whatismoneypodcast.com/Apple Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-what-is-money-show/id1541404400 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/25LPvm8EewBGyfQQ1abIsE?si=wgVuY16XR0io4NLNo0A11A&nd=1RSS Feed: https://feeds.simplecast.com/MLdpYXYITranscript:Outline00:00:00 “What is Money” Intro00:00:08 Learn about Bitcoin with Swan Private at SwanPrivate.Com00:01:37 Discussing their thoughts on why Nassim Taleb is "Anti-Bitcoin"00:12:47 "Pacific Bitcoin Conference" brought to you by Swan Bitcoin!00:14:06 Discussing "Dogmatism" & how people can be Dogmatic toward Bitcoin00:27:05 Discussing Bitcoin Culture Online vs In-Person00:32:57 Is there anything that could happen to change your mind on Bitcoin?00:37:39 How does Inflation Affect Bitcoin & Crypto?00:41:44 How do you Define, "Shitcoins"00:50:32 Discussing the Economic & Moral Case for Bitcoin vs Altcoins01:06:56 The Opportunity Costs of Crypto vs Bitcoin01:10:29 Is "Bitcoin Toxicity" Positive?01:22:24 Watch "Hard Money with Natalie Brunell" From Swan Studios01:23:11 Take Control of Your Healthcare with CrowdHealth01:24:19 Discussing the "Sunk Cost" Fallacy with Crypto Projects01:27:33 Nic Carter, VC Investments, Dealing with Criticism & Creating "Call Option Value" off of Notoriety01:51:23 Robert's Experience in Dealing with Toxicity vs Nic Carter's01:59:52 Is Crypto a threat to Bitcoin & Why is it a Net-Negative?02:04:08 Discussing, What is "Bitcoin Toxicity" & How to use it Effectively02:10:22 Would "Bitcoin Toxicity" be needed on a "Bitcoin Standard"?02:15:31 Common Personality Traits among Bitcoiners02:21:39 How Labels bring on the "Ego" vs "Productivity"02:25:55 How the Bitcoin Community helps Progress Ideas02:37:27 Final Thoughts from Cory Klippsten02:43:39 "What is Money" OutroSOCIALBreedlove Twitter: https://twitter.com/Breedlove22WiM? Twitter: https://twitter.com/WhatisMoneyShowLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/breedlove22/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/breedlove_22/TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@breedlove22?lang=enAll My Current Work: https://linktr.ee/breedlove22WRITTEN WORKMedium: https://breedlove22.medium.com/Substack: https://breedlove22.substack.com/WAYS TO CONTRIBUTEBitcoin: 3D1gfxKZKMtfWaD1bkwiR6JsDzu6e9bZQ7Sats via Strike: https://strike.me/breedlove22Sats via Tippin.me: https://tippin.me/@Breedlove22Dollars via Paypal: https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/RBreedloveDollars via Venmo: https://venmo.com/code?user_id=1784359925317632528The "What is Money?" Show Patreon Page: https://www.patreon.com/user?u=32843101&fan_landing=trueRECOMMENDED BUSINESSESSwan Private guides high-net-worth individuals and businesses in all areas of Bitcoin strategy: https://www.swanprivate.com/breedloveCrowdHealth offers an innovative health insurance model based on Bitcoin and community: https://www.joincrowdhealth.com/breedloveOkcoin is an innovative and education-focused cryptoasset exchange platform—earn $50 in free Bitcoin by signing up at: https://okcoin.com/breedloveInvest with a licensed Bitcoin advisor through DAIM: https://daimio.typeform.com/RobertBreedloveJoin Me At Bitcoin 2023, pre-order your tickets now (for a chance to win 10M sats, use discount code BREEDLOVE): https://b.tc/conference/2023Automatic Recurring Bitcoin Buys and Withdrawals: https://www.swanbitcoin.com/breedlove/

Alex Svetski & Mark Moss, co-Authors of the book, "The Uncommunist Manifesto", join me for a conversation on how society is slowly deteriorating definitions & personal responsibility. We discuss the origin story of their book and why they think capitalism is so misunderstood.Be sure to check out Swan Private, the trusted Bitcoin financial services provider for high-net-worth individuals and businesses worldwide: [https://www.swanprivate.com/breedlove]GUESTAlex's Twitter: https://twitter.com/SvetskiWritesMark's Twitter: https://twitter.com/1MarkMoss"The Uncommunist Manifesto" Website: https://www.uncommunist.com/optin1642549665295PODCASTPodcast Website: https://whatismoneypodcast.com/Apple Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-what-is-money-show/id1541404400 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/25LPvm8EewBGyfQQ1abIsE?si=wgVuY16XR0io4NLNo0A11A&nd=1RSS Feed: https://feeds.simplecast.com/MLdpYXYITranscript:Outline00:00:00 “What is Money” Intro00:00:08 Learn about Bitcoin with Swan Private at SwanPrivate.Com00:01:37 Discussing the Origin Story of, "The Uncommunist Manifesto"00:08:44 Why do you think, "The Communist Manifesto" had Success?00:16:02 Defining what is, "Capitalism", "Marxism" & "Marxist" Views00:29:05 Explaining "Entropy" & Discussing, Why is Capitalism so Misunderstood?00:37:53 Discussing the Difference Between, "Equality" & "Fairness"00:52:34 Watch "Hard Money with Natalie Brunell" From Swan Studios00:53:20 Take Control of Your Healthcare with CrowdHealth00:54:28 Darwinism, Fitness & how Actions Produce Outcomes01:04:06 What does "Freedom" mean to you?01:10:11 Defining what "Responsibility" means to you01:16:52 How the Ability to Respond is the Ultimate Freedom01:21:33 Defining what "Forcing Function" is & how it's Beneficial to Society01:26:16 Defining "Power" within Physical & Social Constructs01:32:36 Defining "Value" & how Money Acts as a Social Construct to Agree on Value01:38:36 Where to find "The Uncommunist Manifesto" & Alex's & Mark's Work01:41:52 "What is Money" OutroSOCIALBreedlove Twitter: https://twitter.com/Breedlove22WiM? Twitter: https://twitter.com/WhatisMoneyShowLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/breedlove22/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/breedlove_22/TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@breedlove22?lang=enAll My Current Work: https://linktr.ee/breedlove22WRITTEN WORKMedium: https://breedlove22.medium.com/Substack: https://breedlove22.substack.com/WAYS TO CONTRIBUTEBitcoin: 3D1gfxKZKMtfWaD1bkwiR6JsDzu6e9bZQ7Sats via Strike: https://strike.me/breedlove22Sats via Tippin.me: https://tippin.me/@Breedlove22Dollars via Paypal: https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/RBreedloveDollars via Venmo: https://venmo.com/code?user_id=1784359925317632528The "What is Money?" Show Patreon Page: https://www.patreon.com/user?u=32843101&fan_landing=trueRECOMMENDED BUSINESSESSwan Private guides high-net-worth individuals and businesses in all areas of Bitcoin strategy: https://www.swanprivate.com/breedloveCrowdHealth offers an innovative health insurance model based on Bitcoin and community: https://www.joincrowdhealth.com/breedloveOkcoin is an innovative and education-focused cryptoasset exchange platform—earn $50 in free Bitcoin by signing up at: https://okcoin.com/breedloveInvest with a licensed Bitcoin advisor through DAIM: https://daimio.typeform.com/RobertBreedloveJoin Me At Bitcoin 2023, pre-order your tickets now (for a chance to win 10M sats, use discount code BREEDLOVE): https://b.tc/conference/2023Automatic Recurring Bitcoin Buys and Withdrawals: https://www.swanbitcoin.com/breedlove/

Venezuelan Politician, Humanitarian & Coordinator for "Vente Venezuela", Maria Corina Machado joins me for an incredible conversation about her story of fighting for freedom in her home country of Venezuela. We discuss Venezuela's poverty & inflation crises, their monopolistic regime & how Maria plans on combating exploitation in Venezuela.Be sure to check out Swan Private, the trusted Bitcoin financial services provider for high-net-worth individuals and businesses worldwide: [https://www.swanprivate.com/breedlove] GUESTMaria's Twitter: https://twitter.com/MariaCorinaYA"Vente Venezuela" Website: https://www.ventevenezuela.org"Vente Venezuela" Twitter: https://twitter.com/ventevenezuelaPODCASTPodcast Website: https://whatismoneypodcast.com/Apple Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-what-is-money-show/id1541404400 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/25LPvm8EewBGyfQQ1abIsE?si=wgVuY16XR0io4NLNo0A11A&nd=1RSS Feed: https://feeds.simplecast.com/MLdpYXYITranscript:Outline00:00:00 “What is Money” Intro00:00:08 Learn about Bitcoin with Swan Private at SwanPrivate.Com00:01:37 Introducing Maria & how she started Working in Politics00:06:15 Discussing Marina’s Credentials & What “Freedom” means to her00:10:20 What is “Vente Venezuela” & What is the Mission?00:16:11 Discussing Venezuela's Poverty & Inflation Crises00:27:20 Watch "Hard Money with Natalie Brunell" From Swan Studios00:28:07 Take Control of Your Healthcare with CrowdHealth!00:29:15 Describing Venezuelas Monopolistic Regime & Lessons that can be Learned from its Hardships00:38:34 How do you Plan on Combating Exploitation in Venezuela00:45:55 How has Fighting for Freedom Impacted You & Your Family?00:50:34 How can People get Involved & Help?00:54:33 Where to find Maria's Work00:56:43 "What is Money" OutroSOCIALBreedlove Twitter: https://twitter.com/Breedlove22WiM? Twitter: https://twitter.com/WhatisMoneyShowLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/breedlove22/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/breedlove_22/TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@breedlove22?lang=enAll My Current Work: https://linktr.ee/breedlove22WRITTEN WORKMedium: https://breedlove22.medium.com/Substack: https://breedlove22.substack.com/WAYS TO CONTRIBUTEBitcoin: 3D1gfxKZKMtfWaD1bkwiR6JsDzu6e9bZQ7Sats via Strike: https://strike.me/breedlove22Sats via Tippin.me: https://tippin.me/@Breedlove22Dollars via Paypal: https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/RBreedloveDollars via Venmo: https://venmo.com/code?user_id=1784359925317632528The "What is Money?" Show Patreon Page: https://www.patreon.com/user?u=32843101&fan_landing=trueRECOMMENDED BUSINESSESSwan Private guides high-net-worth individuals and businesses in all areas of Bitcoin strategy: https://www.swanprivate.com/breedloveCrowdHealth offers an innovative health insurance model based on Bitcoin and community: https://www.joincrowdhealth.com/breedloveOkcoin is an innovative and education-focused cryptoasset exchange platform—earn $50 in free Bitcoin by signing up at: https://okcoin.com/breedloveInvest with a licensed Bitcoin advisor through DAIM: https://daimio.typeform.com/RobertBreedloveJoin Me At Bitcoin 2023, pre-order your tickets now (for a chance to win 10M sats, use discount code BREEDLOVE): https://b.tc/conference/2023Automatic Recurring Bitcoin Buys and Withdrawals: https://www.swanbitcoin.com/breedlove/

Dan Roberts, Co-Founder & Co-CEO of Iris Energy, joins me for an in-depth conversation about Bitcoin Mining. We discuss what it's like running a Bitcoin Mining company, Bitcoin Mining's energy & production costs, how Bitcoin encourages entrepreneurship & the future of Bitcoin mining.Be sure to check out Swan Private, the trusted Bitcoin financial services provider for high-net-worth individuals and businesses worldwide: [https://www.swanprivate.com/breedlove]GUESTDan's Twitter: https://twitter.com/danroberts0101"Iris Energy" Website: https://irisenergy.coPODCASTPodcast Website: https://whatismoneypodcast.com/Apple Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-what-is-money-show/id1541404400 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/25LPvm8EewBGyfQQ1abIsE?si=wgVuY16XR0io4NLNo0A11A&nd=1RSS Feed: https://feeds.simplecast.com/MLdpYXYITranscript:Outline00:00:00 “What is Money” Intro00:00:08 Learn about Bitcoin with Swan Private at SwanPrivate.Com00:01:37 Introducing Dan & his story into Bitcoin00:06:48 What led Dan to Bitcoin Mining?00:10:56 What is Bitcoin Mining?00:15:38 Relationship between Bitcoin Price & Cost to Mine?00:19:19 Correlation between Hash Rate & Bitcoin Price00:25:07 Explaining the “51% Attack” & Why Bitcoin Incentivizes Honesty00:36:12 Explaining Bitcoin Energy Consumption00:41:52 Watch "Hard Money with Natalie Brunell" From Swan Studios00:42:37 Take Control of Your Healthcare with CrowdHealth!00:43:36 How Bitcoin brings back Honesty in Energy Prices00:47:50 How is Bitcoin is the “Buyer of Last Resort” for Energy?00:50:00 Discussing Regulated & Unregulated Operating Markets00:55:37 How has China Bitcoin Mining Ban Impacted the Mining Market?01:00:58 Bitcoin Incentivizing Entrepreneurship & other Positive Externalities of Bitcoin Mining01:08:12 Will Bitcoin help Accelerate the Production of Cheaper Power?01:11:30 Explaining how “Iris Energy” is “Leading Mining Efficiency”01:15:38 Discussing the Future of Bitcoin’s Energy Mix01:20:00 What is it like Working in Bitcoin Mining?01:22:27 Where to find Dan’s Work01:23:21 “What is Money” OutroSOCIALBreedlove Twitter: https://twitter.com/Breedlove22WiM? Twitter: https://twitter.com/WhatisMoneyShowLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/breedlove22/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/breedlove_22/TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@breedlove22?lang=enAll My Current Work: https://linktr.ee/breedlove22WRITTEN WORKMedium: https://breedlove22.medium.com/Substack: https://breedlove22.substack.com/WAYS TO CONTRIBUTEBitcoin: 3D1gfxKZKMtfWaD1bkwiR6JsDzu6e9bZQ7Sats via Strike: https://strike.me/breedlove22Sats via Tippin.me: https://tippin.me/@Breedlove22Dollars via Paypal: https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/RBreedloveDollars via Venmo: https://venmo.com/code?user_id=1784359925317632528The "What is Money?" Show Patreon Page: https://www.patreon.com/user?u=32843101&fan_landing=trueRECOMMENDED BUSINESSESSwan Private guides high-net-worth individuals and businesses in all areas of Bitcoin strategy: https://www.swanprivate.com/breedloveCrowdHealth offers an innovative health insurance model based on Bitcoin and community: https://www.joincrowdhealth.com/breedloveOkcoin is an innovative and education-focused cryptoasset exchange platform—earn $50 in free Bitcoin by signing up at: https://okcoin.com/breedloveInvest with a licensed Bitcoin advisor through DAIM: https://daimio.typeform.com/RobertBreedloveJoin Me At Bitcoin 2023, pre-order your tickets now (for a chance to win 10M sats, use discount code BREEDLOVE): https://b.tc/conference/2023Automatic Recurring Bitcoin Buys and Withdrawals: https://www.swanbitcoin.com/breedlove/