The "What is Money?" Show

Kiara Bickers joins me for a conversation exploring her book "Bitcoin Clarity." Topics explored include philosophy, language, capitalism, art, science, systems, and the ethics/evolution of money.Be sure to check out NYDIG, one of the most important companies in Bitcoin: https://nydig.com/GUESTKiara's twitter: https://twitter.com/kiarabickersKiara's book: https://www.amazon.com/Bitcoin-Clarity-Understanding-Kiara-Bickers-ebook/dp/B07ZHY7RF8CHANNELPodcast 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:EPISODE00:00:00 “What is Money?” Intro00:00:08 NYDIG00:01:25 The Trustlessness of Bitcoin00:06:10 Risk vs Consequence00:10:10 Black Box Structuring00:16:29 Language Shapes Thought00:19:09 The Enlightenment Period and the Scientific Revolutions00:24:12 The Basis of Capitalism00:27:39 Black Boxes Today00:30:33 Artists vs Scientists00:34:43 Credentialism and the Fiat Currency Complex00:39:48 Quantitative Over Qualitative Perception00:47:31 Creation vs Discovery00:51:32 Bicker’s Writing Process00:55:52 Bitcoin as a Clock01:01:25 The Ethics of Money01:10:11 The Implications of Immutable Data01:16:58 The Evolution of Money01:25:42 Bitcoin, a Weapons Grade War DeterrentSOCIALBreedlove 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 BUSINESSESAutomatic Recurring Bitcoin Buying: https://www.swanbitcoin.com/breedlove/Use Discount Code "Breedlove" for Bitcoin Custody w/ Casa: https://keys.casa/#plansBuy Bitcoin in a Retirement Account w/ DAIM: https://daimio.typeform.com/to/oU5OHXMZWorldclass Bitcoin Financial Services: https://nydig.com/

Geoffrey Miller joins me for a multi-episode series exploring evolutionary psychology, virtue signaling, history, markets, money, and Bitcoin/crypto.Be sure to check out NYDIG, one of the most important companies in Bitcoin: https://nydig.com/GUESTGeoffrey's twitter: https://twitter.com/primalpoly/mediaGeoffrey's website: https://www.primalpoly.com/CHANNELPodcast 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:EPISODE00:00:00 “What is Money?” Intro00:00:08 NYDIG00:01:25 Game Theory All the Way Down00:05:56 Solving Game Theoretic Problems with Technology00:14:56 Propaganda Against Bitcoin00:28:38 Countermeasures Against Bitcoin Propaganda00:37:58 The Role of Moral Virtues in Relationships00:42:47 Cultivating Virtue Across All Domains of Life00:54:37 Morality as an Emergent Property00:58:23 Virtue Signaling Dynamics at the Cultural Level01:04:06 Sexual Selection for Moral Virtues01:09:47 Pagan Virtues01:17:01 Jungian Archetypes01:18:46 Benefits of a Less Hierarchical MarketplaceSOCIALBreedlove 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 BUSINESSESAutomatic Recurring Bitcoin Buying: https://www.swanbitcoin.com/breedlove/Use Discount Code "Breedlove" for Bitcoin Custody w/ Casa: https://keys.casa/#plansBuy Bitcoin in a Retirement Account w/ DAIM: https://daimio.typeform.com/to/oU5OHXMZWorldclass Bitcoin Financial Services: https://nydig.com/

Geoffrey Miller joins me for a multi-episode series exploring evolutionary psychology, virtue signaling, history, markets, money, and Bitcoin/crypto.Be sure to check out NYDIG, one of the most important companies in Bitcoin: https://nydig.com/GUESTGeoffrey's twitter: https://twitter.com/primalpoly/mediaGeoffrey's website: https://www.primalpoly.com/CHANNELPodcast 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:EPISODE00:00:00 “What is Money?” Intro00:00:08 NYDIG00:01:25 The Evolutionary Origins of Moral Virtues00:04:12 Values, Virtues, and Relationships00:07:42 Competition in the Mating Market00:14:34 What is a Soul?00:20:10 Morality from a Social Psychology Perspective00:23:37 The Free Market and Morality00:32:07 Social Relationships Influence Morality00:41:41 Costly Signaling is Proof of WorkSOCIALBreedlove 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 BUSINESSESAutomatic Recurring Bitcoin Buying: https://www.swanbitcoin.com/breedlove/Use Discount Code "Breedlove" for Bitcoin Custody w/ Casa: https://keys.casa/#plansBuy Bitcoin in a Retirement Account w/ DAIM: https://daimio.typeform.com/to/oU5OHXMZWorldclass Bitcoin Financial Services: https://nydig.com/

Geoffrey Miller joins me for a multi-episode series exploring evolutionary psychology, virtue signaling, history, markets, money, and Bitcoin/crypto.Be sure to check out NYDIG, one of the most important companies in Bitcoin: https://nydig.com/GUESTGeoffrey's twitter: https://twitter.com/primalpoly/mediaGeoffrey's website: https://www.primalpoly.com/CHANNELPodcast 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:EPISODE00:00:00 “What is Money?” Intro00:00:05 NYDIG00:01:23 Introduction to Geoffrey Miller00:03:00 Principles of Darwinism00:04:46 The Foundation of Evolutionary Psychology00:12:12 Different Levels of Evolutionary Selection00:15:44 Costly Signaling Theory in Connection to Economics00:23:56 Money is Liquid Fitness00:30:40 Bitcoin as Highly Defensible Wealth00:38:21 Digitization of Property Rights00:42:12 Government as a Parasite00:48:50 The Power Bitcoin has Over the Government00:55:45 Bitcoin as an Existential Threat to Government01:02:40 The Significance of Signaling Theory01:09:20 Virtue Signaling01:16:48 Proof of Stake vs Proof of Work01:22:13 Decentralization of Bitcoin Mining01:28:53 Wealth Disparity in a Proof of Stake Based Economy01:33:37 Bitcoin and Censorship Resistance01:38:55 Evolutionary Psychology and Bitcoin01:41:14 The Role of Bitcoin Toxicity in its Success01:46:51 The Real Threats to Bitcoin01:49:58 How Behavioral Sciences Can Benefit Bitcoin01:55:10 Holding Bitcoin as a Virtue Signal 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=trueBUSINESSES I LIKE:Automatic Recurring Bitcoin Buying: https://www.swanbitcoin.com/breedlove/Use Discount Code "Breedlove" for Bitcoin Custody w/ Casa: https://keys.casa/#plansBuy Bitcoin in a Retirement Account w/ DAIM: https://daimio.typeform.com/to/oU5OHXMZWorldclass Bitcoin Financial Services: https://nydig.com/

Boby Murphy joins me for a deep conversation about the principles of economics.Be sure to check out NYDIG, one of the most important companies in Bitcoin: https://nydig.com/GUESTBob’s twitter: https://twitter.com/BobMurphyEconBob’s show: https://www.bobmurphyshow.com/Bob’s book “Choice”: https://www.amazon.com/Choice-Cooperation-Enterprise-Human-Action/dp/1598132180 CHANNELPodcast 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:EPISODE00:00:00 “What is Money?” Intro00:00:05 NYDIG00:01:22 “Choice”: A Complement to “Human Action”00:06:55 How Economics differs from Natural Sciences00:13:14 Economics vs. Economic History00:16:04 Empiricism vs. Rationalism00:24:19 Praxeology: The Science of Human Action00:35:30 Teleology: The Study of Purpose00:41:07 Actor Preferences and Value00:48:22 The Inequality of Exchange00:53:48 The ‘Water and Diamonds Paradox’01:02:06 “On the Origin of Money”01:09:42 Apriori, Aposteriori, Apodictic01:17:51 Ideologies and Public Opinion01:23:06 Dispelling False Doctrines01:30:44 Political Polarization and Fiat Currency01:34:19 “The End of Western Civilization”01:36:39 Bitcoin and the Restoration of Civilization01:43:47 Economics that Makes SenseSOCIALBreedlove 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=trueBUSINESSES I LIKE:Automatic Recurring Bitcoin Buying: https://www.swanbitcoin.com/breedlove/Use Discount Code "Breedlove" for Bitcoin Custody w/ Casa: https://keys.casa/#plansBuy Bitcoin in a Retirement Account w/ DAIM: https://daimio.typeform.com/to/oU5OHXMZWorldclass Bitcoin Financial Services: https://nydig.com/

George Gammon joins me for a deep conversation about money and macroeconomics.Be sure to check out NYDIG, one of the most important companies in Bitcoin: https://nydig.com/GUESTGeorge''s twitter: https://twitter.com/GeorgeGammonGeorge''s Website: https://www.youtube.com/georgegammonCHANNELPodcast 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:EPISODE00:00:00 “What is Money?” Intro00:00:05 NYDIG00:01:22 Gammon’s Obsession with Macro00:05:00 An Unjustifiable Confidence00:14:46 Investor vs. Entrepreneur Mindset00:17:07 The Importance of Cash Flow00:21:58 Defining Reverse Repo00:25:56 Bank Reserves00:36:38 All Money is a Database00:39:19 What is Wealth?00:44:49 The Real Global Reserve Currency00:53:49 Eurodollar Market and Inflation00:59:45 Rehypothecation: A Collateral Multiplier01:09:00 How Deflation Creates More Demand01:17:20 Government Intervention01:25:40 We Don’t Need A Central Bank01:30:25 The Questions the Average Person Needs to Ask01:38:14 All Government Action is a Misallocation of Capital01:41:14 Bitcoin: The Incorruptible DatabaseSOCIALBreedlove 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=trueBITCOIN BUSINESSESUse Discount Code "Breedlove" for Bitcoin Custody w/ Casa: https://keys.casa/#plansBuy Bitcoin in a Retirement Account w/ DAIM: https://daimio.typeform.com/to/oU5OHXMZStack Sats with Swan Bitcoin: https://www.swanbitcoin.com/breedlove/Worldclass Bitcoin Financial Services: https://nydig.com/

Alex Epstein joins me for a deep conversation about fossil fuels, renewable energy, money, philosophy, history, and more.Be sure to check out NYDIG, one of the most important companies in Bitcoin: https://nydig.com/GUESTAlex's twitter: https://twitter.com/AlexEpsteinAlex's Website: https://energytalkingpoints.com/CHANNELPodcast 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:EPISODE00:00:00 “What is Money?” Intro00:00:05 NYDIG00:01:22 The First Principles of Energy00:04:31 The Relationship Between Humans and Nature00:07:25 Pursuing What is Best for Humans00:11:54 The Intellectual Package Deal00:21:43 The 20th Century Left’s Anti-Capitalist Propaganda00:29:03 Philosophical Utilitarians vs. The Individual Rights Perspective00:35:27 The Parallel Between Energy and Currency00:39:10 The Socially Objective Value and The Role of Government in Economics00:47:25 Bitcoin’s Natural Resistance to Violence00:52:38 The Distortion of Money00:56:19 The Unspoken Costs of Alternative Sources of Energy01:05:57 Freedom of Competition01:14:42 The Philosophical Foundations of Economics01:18:42 The World Economic Forum Propaganda Against Property01:25:05 The Dominance of Fossil Fuel01:41:30 Sacrificing Humans to the Idea of an Impacted Climate01:50:02 Defining Sacrifice as The Surrender of Value01:58:50 The Disingenuousness of Human Motives02:03:47 Catastrophe Predictions02:05:21 Inflation and Taxation as Modern Forms of Servitude02:10:20 Fiat Currency: Costless Money02:14:27 The 100% Renewable Energy Fraud02:19:50 Power Purchase Agreements and The Grid Accounting Fraud02:24:02 The Climate Mastery Ability and Global Warming02:27:03 Are We Causing a Rate of Change that is Overly Disruptive?02:33:25 Capital Misallocation as an Anti-Human Viewpoint02:35:46 The Human Flourishing ProjectSOCIALBreedlove 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=trueBITCOIN BUSINESSESUse Discount Code "Breedlove" for Bitcoin Custody w/ Casa: https://keys.casa/#plansBuy Bitcoin in a Retirement Account w/ DAIM: https://daimio.typeform.com/to/oU5OHXMZStack Sats with Swan Bitcoin: https://www.swanbitcoin.com/breedlove/Worldclass Bitcoin Financial Services: https://nydig.com/

Anthony Pompliano joins me for a deep conversation about knowledge, action, and more.Be sure to check out NYDIG, one of the most important companies in Bitcoin: https://nydig.com/GUESTAnthony’s twitter: https://twitter.com/APomplianoAnthony’s daily letter: https://pomp.substack.com/Anthony’s YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/AnthonyPompliano CHANNELPodcast 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:EPISODE00:00:00 “What is Money?” Intro00:00:05 NYDIG00:01:22 A Crisis in Financial Education00:13:47 Learning how to Invest Successfully00:19:47 How to Structure Your Day for Success00:28:05 “Doing Dope Shit in Real Life”00:34:32 On the Horizon00:37:45 Investment Evaluation00:47:27 Clear Objectives, Perfect Execution00:52:30 Memetics, Business, and Religion01:01:25 The Nature of Courage01:15:02 Of Revolution and Tyranny01:21:20 Freedom from Central Bank Tyranny01:30:23 Bitcoin: Apolitical, Independent Money01:37:00 Knowledge (of Money) is Power01:43:57 The Path to Bitcoin Dominance01:53:20 Bitcoin as an Heirloom01:57:53 Married Life and Kids02:00:40 Enjoying Life and Finding MeaningSOCIALBreedlove 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=trueBITCOIN BUSINESSESUse Discount Code "Breedlove" for Bitcoin Custody w/ Casa: https://keys.casa/#plansBuy Bitcoin in a Retirement Account w/ DAIM: https://daimio.typeform.com/to/oU5OHXMZStack Sats with Swan Bitcoin: https://www.swanbitcoin.com/breedlove/

Robert Kiyosaki joins me for a deep conversation about his classic book Rich Dad, Poor Dad.Be sure to check out NYDIG, one of the most important companies in Bitcoin: https://nydig.com/GUESTRobert’s twitter: https://twitter.com/theRealKiyosakiRobert’s website: https://www.richdad.com/CHANNELPodcast 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:EPISODE00:00:00 “What is Money?” Intro00:00:05 NYDIG00:01:22 Kiyosaki’s “Rich Dad, Poor Dad”00:03:15 A background on “Rich Dad, Poor Dad”00:06:07 Entrepreneurship as a way out of being a slave to the rich00:09:06 Education as an indoctrination into Socialism00:12:40 The four kinds of people00:14:28 Capitalists vs Bureaucrats00:16:25 Assets, Debts, and Liabilities00:26:10 The Definition of Money00:28:00 Anti-Property Propaganda00:35:33 The Value of Untraceable Property00:46:16 Money and Entrepreneurship00:52:25 Inflation, A Punishment on the Working Class00:54:03 The Cashflow Board Game00:57:10 The Fundamental Divide Between the Bureaucratic and the Capitalist Mentality00:59:04 Putting your Money to Work for you01:03:22 Debt Management01:05:16 Failure is a Part of Success01:06:40 The Primal Nature of Man01:19:21 Money as a MentalitySOCIALTwitter: https://twitter.com/Breedlove22LinkedIn: 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=trueBITCOIN BUSINESSESUse Discount Code "Breedlove" for Bitcoin Custody w/ Casa: https://keys.casa/#plansBuy Bitcoin in a Retirement Account w/ DAIM: https://daimio.typeform.com/to/oU5OHXMZStack Sats with Swan Bitcoin: https://www.swanbitcoin.com/breedlove/

Brent Johnson joins me for a deep conversation about economics, money, debt, the state, violence, Bitcoin, geopolitics, and macroeconomics.Be sure to check out NYDIG, one of the most important companies in Bitcoin: https://nydig.com/GUESTBrent’s twitter: https://twitter.com/SantiagoAuFundBrent’s website: https://santiagocapital.com/ 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?” Intro00:00:05 NYDIG00:01:22 Brent’s Background and Economic Views00:13:30 Austrian Economics00:17:05 Defining “The State”00:25:32 Debt as Primeval Money00:35:11 Power, Violence, and Taxation00:42:26 MMT and Keynesianism00:47:10 What is Money?00:51:49 Bitcoin and the Logic of Violence00:58:26 Gresham’s Law and Geopolitics01:03:42 Geopolitical Lawlessness and Money01:09:00 The American “Black Hat”01:17:40 Current Macroeconomic Landscape01:25:27 “Dollar Milkshake Theory”01:33:08 The Specter of Warfare in 202101:40:30 Gold’s Role in Modern Geopolitics01:45:21 Freedom Maximalism and Bitcoin’s Potential01:51:29 Bitcoin’s Conflict with The State01:57:05 How can The State “Lockup” Bitcoin?SOCIALTwitter: https://twitter.com/Breedlove22LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/breedlove22/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/breedlove_22/Medium: https://breedlove22.medium.com/All My Current Work: https://linktr.ee/breedlove22​CONTRIBUTEBitcoin: 3D1gfxKZKMtfWaD1bkwiR6JsDzu6e9bZQ7Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/user?u=32843101&fan_landing=true