The "What is Money?" Show

Dr. Jordan B. Peterson joins for me a special edition episode exploring the philosophic implications of Bitcoin as an incorruptible system of value. This episode was recorded in front a live studio audience on April 8th, 2022 during the Bitcoin 2022 Conference in Miami, FL.Be sure to check out Swan Private, your dedicated partner in developing and executing a Bitcoin strategy: https://www.swanbitcoin.com/private/GUESTDr. Peterson's Twitter: https://twitter.com/jordanbpetersonDr. Peterson's YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCL_f53ZEJxp8TtlOkHwMV9QDr. Peterson's LinkTree: https://linktr.ee/DrJordanBPetersonPODCASTPodcast 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 Intro by John Vallis00:04:38 Standup Comedy Opening by JP Sears00:27:22 Show Intro by Robert Breedlove00:31:52 Welcoming Jordan Peterson00:32:39 The Concept of Fiat and the Ethical Optimality of Voluntary Games00:43:57 Voluntary Games Optimize the Genuine Motivation of Positive Emotion00:45:03 Fiat Currency as an Involuntary Game and its Psychological Implications00:48:10 What Justification is there for Use of Force or Fiat?00:52:32 “Whenever You’re Doing a Thing You Want, You’re Playing.”00:55:50 Defining Truth (and its Antagonism to Fiat)01:00:43 The Spirit of Truth, the Process of Inquiry, and Freedom of Speech01:04:11 Free Speech is How Humans Contend with an Incomputable Future01:07:11 How an Incorruptible Money Could Impact the Free Market Process01:11:44 How The Free Market Enhances Our Relationship with Value01:13:39 Inflation Penalizes Prudence and, In Doing So, Destroys Civilization01:16:58 Giving Gratitude to our Sponsors01:29:40 Controlling Speech and Money as Unerring Hallmarks of Totalitarianism01:35:04 The Costliness of Signaling and the Sanity of Communication01:39:18 “The Monetary Standard and Moral Standard are Inexorably Linked”01:45:09 What are the Unexpected Consequences of Bitcoin?01:49:00 Systemized Violations of Property and the Inducement of Irresponsibility01:53:51 Bitcoin and The Philosopher’s Stone02:00:15 Money is a Promise: A Contract with the Future02:03:44 The Impact of Technological Innovation on Trust in Society02:07:02 Christ and the Value of Absolute Truthfulness02:10:56 The Personal Transformations Occurring in the Lives of Bitcoiners02:13:05 Bitcoin as a Means of Detaching Exploitation From Economic Success02:17:03 “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 BUSINESSESOff the Chain Capital is the best performing value investment fund over the past 5 years: https://offthechain.capital/Iris Energy is focused on building mining Bitcoin operations with sustainable energy: https://irisenergy.co/Swan Private guides high-net-worth individuals and businesses in all areas of Bitcoin strategy: https://www.swanbitcoin.com/private/Noah is the mobile money app of the future—the all-in-one money app for everyone, everywhere: https://noah.com/?referral=iseqvom&refSource=copyOkcoin is an innovative and education-focused cryptoasset exchange platform—earn $50 in free Bitcoin by signing up at: okcoin.com/breedloveJoin Me At Bitcoin 2023, pre-order your tickets now (discount code BREEDLOVE): https://b.tc/conference/2023Looking Glass is a free, all-in-one educational platform built with the intention of empowering individuals to take control of their financial future: http://www.lookingglasseducaation.com/Trammell Venture Partners (TVP) is a venture capital firm that launched the industry's first institutional venture fund series focused on Bitcoin startups: https://tvp.fund/

Yaron Brook joins me for a discussion on Ayn Rand’s philosophy of Objectivism where we discover how Reason has created progress, freedom, and the pursuit to a good life. This series will loosely follow Ayn Rand's written work "The Virtue of Selfishness."Be sure to check out NYDIG, one of the most important companies in Bitcoin: https://nydig.com/ GUESTYaron’s Twitter: https://twitter.com/yaronbrookYaron’s Show: https://yaronbrookshow.com/The Virtue of Selfishness: http://ikesharpless.pbworks.com/f/AynRand-TheVirtueofSelfishness.pdf 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 The Differences Between Intrinsic, Objective, and Subjective Values00:07:22 Objectivism and Similarities with Austrian Theory of Economics00:13:08 Distinguishing Humans as Conceptual From Perceptual00:17:13 Language and Time are Products of Conceptual Thinking00:22:10 Go Beyond Staying Alive to Living as Human Beings00:29:48 NYDIG00:30:56 Does Rand Accept Pursuing Self-Interest by Exploiting Another?00:35:44 Governments Should Have Limited Roles; Focus on Eliminating Violence00:41:14 How Do You Express Vigilance on Governments?00:44:19 The Free Market of Currency Without Centralized Intervention00:49:58 Good and Evil Exist Because Humans Have Reason and Can Ignore Reason00:57:50 Learning to Philosophize, Think, and Create01:05:20 Consider Philosophy: “Bitcoin Can’t Win Unless it Has the Right Ideas”01:12:40 “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 BUSINESSESWorldclass Bitcoin Financial Services: https://nydig.com/Join Me At Bitcoin 2023, pre-order your tickets now: https://b.tc/conference/2023Automatic Recurring Bitcoin Buying: https://www.swanbitcoin.com/breedlove/Buy Bitcoin in a Tax-Advantaged Account: https://www.daim.io/robert-breedlove/Buy Your Dream Home without Selling Your Bitcoin with Ledn: https://ledn.io/en/?utm_source=breedlove&utm_medium=email+&utm_campaign=substack

My friend and fellow student of money codenamed "Lester" joins me for a multi-episode conversation exploring the excellent book "The Twilight of Gold" by Melchior Palyi. Be sure to check out NYDIG, one of the most important companies in Bitcoin: https://nydig.com/ GUESTLester's Twitter: https://twitter.com/ProgrammableTxTwitter Thread Reference: https://twitter.com/naturalmoneybtc/status/1361036765293735937BOOKThe Twilight of Gold: https://archive.org/details/twilightofgold190000paly/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 Looking at Liquidity Principles in the Bitcoin Era00:04:34 Considering Global Base Money is Approximately 29.3 Trillion00:08:11 If There Was a Massive Unwind in Debt…00:13:51 There is Plenty of Sats in the Bitcoin Sea00:18:47 The Difference Between Money Supply and Purchasing Power00:21:09 NYDIG00:22:17 “It is Interest Being Bought With Money and Not Money Being Rented With Interest”00:29:52 Credit Should Incentivize and Not Hamper Productivity in Borrowers00:34:53 There Is No Need for a Planned Interest Rate00:39:14 Policy Manipulates Interest Rate Levers00:44:45 How Homes are Kept Unaffordable00:48:12 Pain Now or Pain Later: Delaying the Crippling Interest Structure00:53:42 Acknowledging Differing Viewpoints on Banking Schools00:55:30 “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 BUSINESSESWorldclass Bitcoin Financial Services: https://nydig.com/Join Me At Bitcoin 2022 (10% off if paying with fiat, or discount code BREEDLOVE for Bitcoin): https://www.tixr.com/groups/bitcoinconference/events/bitcoin-2022-26217Automatic Recurring Bitcoin Buying: https://www.swanbitcoin.com/breedlove/Buy Bitcoin in a Tax-Advantaged Account: https://www.daim.io/robert-breedlove/Buy Your Dream Home without Selling Your Bitcoin with Ledn: https://ledn.io/en/?utm_source=breedlove&utm_medium=email+&utm_campaign=substack

Mike Hill joins for me for a multi-episode exploration of the masterful book “Lila: An Inquiry Into Morals” written by best-selling author Robert Pirsig. This book may be one of the most undervalued ever written, as it proposes an alternative interpretation of reality that Pirsig calls “The Metaphysics of Quality” (MOQ). According to MOQ, reality is not made up of substance, but rather it is composed of distinct patterns of value. In a Copernican-like revolution of perspective, MOQ sheds new light on age-old debates such as moral relativism, the nature of subject-object duality, good vs. evil, science vs. religion, the importance of freedom, and the primacy of action.Be sure to check out NYDIG, one of the most important companies in Bitcoin: https://nydig.com/GUESTMike’s Website: https://www.mikehill.design/PODCASTPodcast Website: https://whatismoneypodcast.com/Apple Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-what-is-money-show/id1541404400Spotify: 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 How the Stacked Layers of Static Value Interoperate00:01:38 The Philosopher’s Stone and the Value of Archetypes00:05:50 Metaphysics of Quality and the Jungian Archetypes00:09:04 Emergence of the King Archetype and Human Consciousness00:11:44 The Necessity of Physical and Mimetic Exchange to Childhood Development00:14:39 Etymology of King and Kingdom: The Organizing Principle00:16:49 What is Light is the “Shadow” of Dynamic Quality?00:21:21 Why Pathologies are Born in Darkness00:24:14 NYDIG00:25:23 Metaphors We Live By00:28:51 Flatland and the Other Dimensions of Reality00:31:04 Plato’s Cave and the Shadows of Metaphysical Principles00:33:36 “The Return” and its Relationship to “Resolution”00:36:35 Linguistic Relativity: Language Shapes Thoughts00:39:16 Categorizing Metaphors00:41:40 “What is Money?” IntroSOCIALBreedlove 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=trueRECOMMENDED BUSINESSESWorldclass Bitcoin Financial Services: https://nydig.com/Join Me At Bitcoin 2022 (10% off if paying with fiat, or discount code BREEDLOVE for Bitcoin): https://www.tixr.com/groups/bitcoinconference/events/bitcoin-2022-26217Automatic Recurring Bitcoin Buying: https://www.swanbitcoin.com/breedlove/Buy Bitcoin in a Tax-Advantaged Account: https://www.daim.io/robert-breedlove/Buy Your Dream Home without Selling Your Bitcoin with Ledn: https://ledn.io/en/?utm_source=breedlove&utm_medium=email+&utm_campaign=substack

Yaron Brook joins me for a discussion on Ayn Rand’s philosophy of Objectivism where we discover how Reason has created progress, freedom, and the pursuit of a good life. This series will loosely follow Ayn Rand's written work "The Virtue of Selfishness."Be sure to check out NYDIG, one of the most important companies in Bitcoin: https://nydig.com/ GUESTYaron’s Twitter: https://twitter.com/yaronbrookYaron’s Show: https://yaronbrookshow.com/The Virtue of Selfishness: http://ikesharpless.pbworks.com/f/AynRand-TheVirtueofSelfishness.pdf 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/MLdpYXYI Transcript: OUTLINE00:00:00 “What is Money?” Intro00:00:08 Morality is Objectively True, Reality Snaps Back at You00:03:11 The Guide to Human Success is Constant Knowledge Acquisition and Refinement00:09:52 Discovering Reason Brings Us Out of a Mindless, Dull “Paradise”00:15:20 Reason Creates Morality With the Choice of Good and Evil00:18:50 Evil Takes Many Forms: Banishing Access to Truth00:23:47 How Governments Have Dehumanized Groups of People00:29:33 NYDIG00:30:41 For the State to Grow it Must Appeal to Anti-Reason, Fear, and Emotion00:35:53 Yaron's Concept: Separate State From Economics, Education, Healthcare, and Ideas00:40:19 Achieving The Hypothetical Concept with Better Ideas00:47:07 Is the Problem With The State or With People That Don’t Reason?00:52:11 Pursue Self-Interest Without Overstepping: “Someone’s Success is Not My Loss”00:56:53 Rand Linked Mathematics With the Formation of Concepts01:00:00 “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 BUSINESSESWorldclass Bitcoin Financial Services: https://nydig.com/Join Me At Bitcoin 2022 (10% off if paying with fiat, or discount code BREEDLOVE for Bitcoin): https://www.tixr.com/groups/bitcoinconference/events/bitcoin-2022-26217Automatic Recurring Bitcoin Buying: https://www.swanbitcoin.com/breedlove/Buy Bitcoin in a Tax-Advantaged Account: https://www.daim.io/robert-breedlove/Buy Your Dream Home without Selling Your Bitcoin with Ledn: https://ledn.io/en/?utm_source=breedlove&utm_medium=email+&utm_campaign=substack

Author James Davidson joins me for another conversation exploring topics from his prescient book “The Sovereign Individual."Be sure to check out NYDIG, one of the most important companies in Bitcoin: https://nydig.com/ GUESTJames’ Investment Newsletter: https://strategicinvestment.com/page/str/ 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/MLdpYXYI Transcript: OUTLINE00:00:00 “What is Money?” Intro00:00:08 The Overlap of Economic, Political, and Mega-Political Games00:08:35 Considering Cyber Warfare and the Current Russia-Ukraine Turmoil00:15:33 Did Russia Not Anticipate the Suspension of SWIFT?00:20:37 Predicting Bitcoin as the Ultimate Offshore Bank00:26:20 21st Century Taxpayers "Growing Wings"00:32:14 Will Bitcoin Co-Exist With Fiat?00:37:04 “Efficiency Will Become More Important Than the Dictates of Power”00:47:06 The Scale of Violence Changes in a Cashless World00:58:37 NYDIG00:59:45 The Connection of Microbes and Technology as Mega-Political Variables01:06:16 “People Have a Way of Knowing When Their Bread is Buttered”01:11:04 Smaller, Micro-Processed Entities Will be More Efficient Than Nation-States01:23:19 How Would We Reach a Point of Dissolution?01:28:53 Pension Will Become a Lesser Factor in Decision-Making01:35:53 Bitcoin Will Transform Violence-Dependent Democracy01:41:07 Register with James for Success-Backed Forecasting01:46:55 “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 BUSINESSESWorldclass Bitcoin Financial Services: https://nydig.com/Join Me At Bitcoin 2022 (10% off if paying with fiat, or discount code BREEDLOVE for Bitcoin): https://www.tixr.com/groups/bitcoinconference/events/bitcoin-2022-26217Automatic Recurring Bitcoin Buying: https://www.swanbitcoin.com/breedlove/Buy Bitcoin in a Tax-Advantaged Account: https://www.daim.io/robert-breedlove/Buy Your Dream Home without Selling Your Bitcoin with Ledn: https://ledn.io/en/?utm_source=breedlove&utm_medium=email+&utm_campaign=substack

James Davidson joins me to discuss themes from his book “The Sovereign Individual” that touch on mega political variables, changing powers in the world, and predictions of his about the 21st century. This conversation is a re-airing that was originally released on Real Vision.Be sure to check out NYDIG, one of the most important companies in Bitcoin: https://nydig.com/ GUESTJames’ Investment Newsletter: https://strategicinvestment.com/page/str/ 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/MLdpYXYI Transcript: OUTLINE00:00:00 “What is Money?” Intro00:00:08 Introducing James Davidson’s Book “The Sovereign Individual”00:03:30 Governance Structure Scale: Gunpowder and Violence00:08:48 Rules Instead of Rulers Will Render Institutions Anachronistic00:14:32 Being Sovereign Individuals in the Era of Decentralization00:20:19 Market Forces Driven by Bitcoin Post-Industrial Capitalism00:28:40 Will Encryption Lead Us to a More Peaceful World?00:33:54 NYDIG00:35:02 States and Crony Capitalists Fight For Relevance in the Digital Age00:42:35 Modern Censorship and how “Cancel Culture" is Really Stupid00:48:09 James’ Thoughts on the Accelerated Pace of Cryptocurrency Adoption00:54:14 Predicting City States and Modern Healthcare01:01:22 A Brief Discussion on James’ Writing and Past Market Predictions01:07:04 “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 BUSINESSESWorldclass Bitcoin Financial Services: https://nydig.com/Join Me At Bitcoin 2022 (10% off if paying with fiat, or discount code BREEDLOVE for Bitcoin): https://www.tixr.com/groups/bitcoinconference/events/bitcoin-2022-26217Automatic Recurring Bitcoin Buying: https://www.swanbitcoin.com/breedlove/Buy Bitcoin in a Tax-Advantaged Account: https://www.daim.io/robert-breedlove/Buy Your Dream Home without Selling Your Bitcoin with Ledn: https://ledn.io/en/?utm_source=breedlove&utm_medium=email+&utm_campaign=substack

Brandon Quittem joins me for a discussion to deconstruct the often misunderstood relationship between energy and Bitcoin. This conversation also touches on points from Brandon’s article “Bitcoin is a Pioneer Species” where he uses an ecological framework to map out the abundant future of Bitcoin mining. (apologies: we lost Robert's camera footage on this episode)Be sure to check out NYDIG, one of the most important companies in Bitcoin: https://nydig.com/ GUESTBrandon’s Twitter: https://twitter.com/BquittemBrandon’s Writing: https://brandonquittem.com/Bitcoin is a Pioneer Species: https://medium.com/the-bitcoin-times/bitcoin-is-a-pioneer-species-38f42ecdbb88 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/MLdpYXYI Transcript: OUTLINE00:00:00 “What is Money?” Intro00:00:08 Why Use Biology and Evolution as a Lens for Bitcoin Mining?00:05:23 Energy Kickstarts Life, Wealth, and Bitcoin00:10:10 Who is the Scapegoat for Blame in an Unevenly Distributed Economy…00:15:08 “Bitcoin Mining is Everything You Don’t Understand About Energy”00:20:01 Disconnecting More Energy as More Pollution00:24:31 Kearney, Nebraska: A Town Benefiting from Bitcoin Mining00:28:01 Three Unique Traits of Bitcoin Miners as Attractive First and Last Resort Energy Buyers00:35:33 How Bitcoin Miners Act as a Pioneer Species to Resurrect Deserted Land00:38:43 Complex Systems Come From Accumulated Trade and Exchange00:42:36 Traditional Cities and Network States: Parallels of Succession in Modern Society00:49:42 Bitcoin Energy Sponge: More Energy is Wasted Than Consumed on an Average Day00:56:06 The Great Spreading Out and the Concept of Self-Sovereign Network States01:03:31 NYDIG01:04:39 The Carrot to Warfare is Smaller in the World of Network States01:09:23 Bitcoin Incentives and the Moral Equivalent of War01:13:30 A Fatal Deceit is That Policy is the Only Way to Order01:18:00 The Mining Synthesis Monetizes Energy for an Abundant Future01:25:17 “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 BUSINESSESWorldclass Bitcoin Financial Services: https://nydig.com/Join Me At Bitcoin 2022 (10% off if paying with fiat, or discount code BREEDLOVE for Bitcoin): https://www.tixr.com/groups/bitcoinconference/events/bitcoin-2022-26217Automatic Recurring Bitcoin Buying: https://www.swanbitcoin.com/breedlove/Buy Bitcoin in a Tax-Advantaged Account: https://www.daim.io/robert-breedlove/Buy Your Dream Home without Selling Your Bitcoin with Ledn: https://ledn.io/en/?utm_source=breedlove&utm_medium=email+&utm_campaign=substack

Mike Hill joins for me for a multi-episode exploration of the masterful book “Lila: An Inquiry Into Morals” written by best-selling author Robert Pirsig. This book may be one of the most undervalued ever written, as it proposes an alternative interpretation of reality that Pirsig calls “The Metaphysics of Quality” (MOQ). According to MOQ, reality is not made up of substance, but rather it is composed of distinct patterns of value. In a Copernican-like revolution of perspective, MOQ sheds new light on age-old debates such as moral relativism, the nature of subject-object duality, good vs. evil, science vs. religion, the importance of freedom, and the primacy of action.Be sure to check out NYDIG, one of the most important companies in Bitcoin: https://nydig.com/GUESTMike’s Website: https://www.mikehill.design/PODCASTPodcast Website: https://whatismoneypodcast.com/Apple Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-what-is-money-show/id1541404400Spotify: 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 A Purpose of Evil is to Test the Integrity of the Good00:06:09 Christ on the Cross as Emblematic of the Dynamic Tension of Being Human00:07:37 Society Frees Individuals from the Biological Chains of Necessity00:10:28 The Dynamic Tension Between The Individual and Society00:14:35 Authoritarian Government as a Wolf in Sheep’s Clothing00:16:54 Evaluating the Sovereign Individual through the Lens of MoQ00:19:55 “Every Consciousness is a Center of the Universe”00:22:16 A High Quality Socioeconomic System Assimilates a Maximal Quantity of Perspectives00:25:25 A Human Being is a Collection of Ideas…00:27:07 NYDIG00:28:15 The Dynamic Tension Between the Biological and Social Layers00:32:30 The Role of Totalitarianism in the Bootstrapping of Societies00:36:22 Conditions of Oppression as a Precursor to Liberation00:39:09 Nietzsche’s Three Metamorphoses: The Camel, The Lion, and The Child00:43:17 “The Moral Equivalent of War” and Life as Disobedience to Gravity00:46:35 The Dynamic Tension Between Central Banking and Bitcoin00:51:57 What Happens after The Lion Becomes The Child?00:53:31 “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=trueRECOMMENDED BUSINESSESWorldclass Bitcoin Financial Services: https://nydig.com/Join Me At Bitcoin 2022 (10% off if paying with fiat, or discount code BREEDLOVE for Bitcoin): https://www.tixr.com/groups/bitcoinconference/events/bitcoin-2022-26217Automatic Recurring Bitcoin Buying: https://www.swanbitcoin.com/breedlove/Buy Bitcoin in a Tax-Advantaged Account: https://www.daim.io/robert-breedlove/Buy Your Dream Home without Selling Your Bitcoin with Ledn: https://ledn.io/en/?utm_source=breedlove&utm_medium=email+&utm_campaign=substack

Tuur Demeester joins me for a conversation on philosophy, argumentation ethics, and the 4 causes of conflict and universal solutions in relation to property and self-ownership. Be sure to check out NYDIG, one of the most important companies in Bitcoin: https://nydig.com/ GUESTTuur’s Twitter: https://twitter.com/TuurDemeesterTuur’s Writing: https://tuurdemeester.medium.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/MLdpYXYI Transcript: OUTLINE00:00:00 “What is Money?” Intro00:00:08 Are We Philosophical or Philosophers?00:06:41 Tuur Reflects on How Philosophy and Bitcoin Entered His Life00:13:42 “The Most Painful Thing to Lose Are Illusions”00:20:20 Touching on the Root of Fiat as an Expression of Fear00:23:20 Tuur Demystifies the Way to Study Philosophy00:27:48 Reading is Not Page 1 to Page 100: Deviate, Target, Access Multiple Sources00:34:26 The Value of Books That Are Not Bestsellers00:38:16 Where Does Knowledge Go if it is Only Thought and Not Conveyed…00:44:21 Defining the Philosophy of Law Ties in With Political Philosophy00:49:40 Touching on the Paradox of Contract and Conflict00:52:55 Philosophers Behind Argumentation Ethics and the Universal Causes of Conflict00:56:05 Fighting Over a Steak: 4 Causes of Conflict and 4 Universal Solutions Explained01:03:44 Applying Universal Solutions to Humanize Political Factions01:07:15 Left/Right is a Useful Fiction for the Collective Narrative, Not the Individual01:11:41 Scale Variance of Compassion and Unity in Human Society01:15:20 Cultural vs. Individual Software: One is Necessary, One is Self-Autonomy01:25:34 Do We Self-Program to Fear or Reciprocal Love?01:28:53 NYDIG01:30:00 Revisiting Fiat as an Expression of Fear01:33:50 Property in Relation to Individual Self-Ownership: Are We Self-Owned?01:42:53 The Printing Press Revolution Undermined Knowledge via Dialogue01:45:50 Arguing Against Self-Ownership is Arguing For Self-Ownership01:51:12 Navigating the Territory of Property in a Collective Setting01:56:10 Revisiting the Paradox of Contract and Conflict with Consensus02:03:44 Bitcoin as a Proxy for Universal Solutions That Shrinks Conflict Space02:07:39 “What is Money?” OutroHighlight (00:56:05) to (1:03:44)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 BUSINESSESWorldclass Bitcoin Financial Services: https://nydig.com/Join Me At Bitcoin 2022 (10% off if paying with fiat, or discount code BREEDLOVE for Bitcoin): https://www.tixr.com/groups/bitcoinconference/events/bitcoin-2022-26217Automatic Recurring Bitcoin Buying: https://www.swanbitcoin.com/breedlove/Buy Bitcoin in a Tax-Advantaged Account: https://www.daim.io/robert-breedlove/Buy Your Dream Home without Selling Your Bitcoin with Ledn: https://ledn.io/en/?utm_source=breedlove&utm_medium=email+&utm_campaign=substack