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The Issue With the Legacy Financial System & How BITCOIN Fixes All of It | Saifedean Ammous (Replay)

Tom Bilyeu's Impact Theory

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The Evolution of Money and Civilization

Higher time preference leads to a stronger desire for present consumption and less concern for the future. Developing a harder money system enables societies to care more about the future, leading to increased provision and investment for the future. This shift towards future orientation fosters morality, the accumulation of capital, and promotes civilization. Advancing from primitive methods to modern tools parallels the process of civilization, where sacrificing present consumption to build capital results in higher productivity and an improved standard of living. The progression of civilization is fueled by the hardness of money, which influences societies to invest more in the future, accumulate capital, and enhance productivity. The advent of Fiat currency in the 20th century altered this progression by increasing the money supply far more rapidly than traditional hard money like gold. This accelerated increase in money supply through Fiat currency has diverged from the historical process of civilization driven by a harder money system.

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