Hey everyone! Back for another Q&A session, and read of of the Value for Value boosts. Decided I'm gonna call these the "Remnant Recap". Now just need to decide if it's a monthly or weekly thing, We shall see. In this episode: I answer a series of comments from Fountain (there was alot). I ask whether I should set a threshold for boosts that are read out or questions answered. We discuss some of what I have recorded I give you a glimpse of what's coming up for the rest of...

Nozomi is a Bitcoiner & Liberation psychologist, basically the equivalent of an Austrian economist in the psychology space. Back by popular demand. In this episode, we explore her latest piece, Bitcoin; The Networked Messiah. https://nozomihayase.substack.com/p/bitcoin-the-networked-messiah?s=w And in particular, dive into the relationship, symbiosis and attempted erosion of both the Masculine and Feminine. Questions we ask include: - Where is something like religious...

Bitcoin history continues, with another magnificent piece from mid 2011. Once again, it's as if it was written last year, and is one of the pieces of Bitcoin History which you just have to look at and marvel. http://cs702.wordpress.com/2011/05/29/on-the-potential-adoption-and-price-appreciation-of-bitcoin-in-the-long-run/ This one is written by cs702. He nails everything from MoE to SoV arguments, some basic math on price appreciation, the demonetisation of gold, the adoption by...

"The alchemists interpreted reality as having a fractal-like structure, and that therefore truths revealed in the microcosm, could be applied to the macrocosm, and visa versa" The series continues... John and I explore Alchemy - an absolutely fascinating subject. If you've not yet listened to part 1, 2 3 and 4 go back and listen to that first for fuller context. Episode #70, #71, #72 and #77 In this episode, we ask: - What is Alchemy? - What was its pursuit? - Why is Satoshi...

In this episode, I read an article from 2011, that will absolutely BLOW your mind. It's as if it was written last year, and is one of the pieces of Bitcoin History which you just have to look at and marvel. https://themonetaryfuture.blogspot.com/2011/06/bitcoin-is-economic-singularity.html?m=1 Written by Ryan Dickherber, or "Astrohacker", I promise you, you're going to wish you had read this 10yrs ago. I hope enjoy this bit of Bitcoin History and if you like what we're doing here...

Ep 77: Money Messiah Pt 4. "The Hero Archetype" with John Vallis "The Messiah is the Peak Hero" The series continues with John and I delving into some sticky topics around "The Hero Archetype". I push him on the idea of nature trumping nurture, and we wind up in all sorts of places including the gradations of consciousness, reincarnation, Ego, Paradigm shifts and more. We define the regenerative hero; He who is able to bring forth an optimal mode of being and makes sophisticated...

In this episode, we take a moment to explore The Milgram Experiments, and people's propensity to inflict pain on another, by virtue of obeying perceived authority. This is such a powerful idea, and one that sits at the bedrock of the whole Remnant / Parasite / Masses framework. In future I'll do one the Asch experiment also. This is a fantastic book I hope enjoy the excerpt. You can follow Larken Rose here: https://twitter.com/LarkenRose If you like what we're doing here...

John Carvalho, Bitcoin OG and founder of Synonym joins me to cover Bitcoin is a "Game". - A definition of Bitcoin, not a metaphor. - Bitcoin is not money, not energy, not a battery. - Which Metaphors are useful? - Religion & evolution. - Consuming Reality - Awareness / Consciousness - Becoming an UberMensch And we dug into the company he's founded, which I think is one of the most important in Bitcoin: Synonym New primitives for the web. Web of Trust Building the...

In this episode, we read an excerpt from the great book by Larken Rose; "The Most Dangerous Superstition". We explore a series of things including: - "I'm just doing my job" syndrome - The idea of a "Law Enforcer" - Morality  - Free Will And what I think is one of the most poignant points, the fact that the most dangerous thing people can do is not malevolence or violence, but blindly obeying orders. This is a fantastic book I hope enjoy the excerpt. You can follow Larken...

John Carvalho, Bitcoin OG and founder of Synonym joins me to cover "Unpopular Opinions" in Bitcoin. Including: - There are no free markets - Bitcoin is not divisible - All scaling debases someone - Reverse Cantillon Effect - Hard forks VS soft forks - Raising the block size limit - Segwit & Taproot John has a knack for challenging people's ideas and this is one of those shows. You're going to learn alot. Follow John's work...

Wake Up Read #5 covers Nozomi Hayase's latest work; "The Networked Messiah". https://nozomihayase.substack.com/p/bitcoin-the-networked-messiah?s=w I'm a big fan of Nozomi's work, and if you've not come across it yet, I suggest you read up (or listen up). In this episode, I do an analysis on her piece and clarify the nuance in some of the assertions. Go and support Nozomi's work...

The Series continues with Rob Malka If you've not yet listened to the original show, go and hear that one for his background story. Your mind will be blown. It is Episode #62. In this second part of a two part mini-series, we explore the following: - Nietzsche  - Rousseau - Symbolism - Gothic era - Architecture  - Aesthetics  - Hand ball is a game for prisoners - The “dark ages” - Vitality & Quality - Thomas Aquinas And we close out with 4 min of Rachmaninoff's Piano...

Wake Up Read #4 covers Isaiah's Job, by Albert J Nock. A powerful essay written almost a century ago which lays the case for The Remnant, in contrast to "the Masses". You can find the link to the piece here: https://mises.org/library/isaiahs-job If you like what we're doing here with the reads, send us a comment via a "boost" on Fountain or any value-for-value app. https://play.fountain.fm/show/KGEglVpdWo4zXQWR3X7G And of course, subscribe to the channel across all the...

Hey everyone! Trying something new today. I wanted to answer a series of comments from Fountain and discuss a few outstanding ideas to make the podcast more interactive. This is something I think I'll do every 20 or so episodes. Maybe more frequently. Let's see how it goes. Back to regular screening next week, with the next instalment of the Rob Malka series. Lastly, I promised a link to the vide, The 5 Laws of...

Wake Up Read #3 covers part three The Remnant series. The Remnant, A Game of Thrones --> An archetypal analysis. You can find the link to the original piece here: https://bitcoinmagazine.com/culture/the-remnant-bitcoins-game-of-thrones And here: https://svetski.medium.com/remnant-part-3-game-of-thrones-a668b33a90ff If you like what we're doing here with the reads, send us a comment via a "boost" on Fountain or any value-for-value...

Back by popular demand is my good friend Rob Malka! After what was one of the most listened to episodes of all time, people wanted to hear us philosophise some more. If you've not yet listened to the original show, go and hear that one for his background story. Your mind will be blown. It is Episode #62. In this two part mini-series, we start with an exploration on the following: The Bitcoin Today Coalition  The State VS Bitcoin and their relationship. My First...

Back by popular demand is my good friend Rob Malka! After what was one of the most listened to episodes of all time, people wanted to hear us philosophise some more. If you've not yet listened to the original show, go and hear that one for his background story. Your mind will be blown. It is Episode #62. In this two part mini-series, we start with an exploration on the following: The Bitcoin Today Coalition  The State VS Bitcoin and their relationship. My First Bitcoin Before...

Wake Up Read #2 covers part two The Remnant series. The Remnant, the parasite and the masses You can find the link to the original piece here: https://bitcoinmagazine.com/culture/remnant-bitcoiners-vs-parasites-and-masses And here: https://svetski.medium.com/the-remnant-the-parasite-the-masses-15ca8b758127 If you liked what we're doing here with the reads, send us a comment via a "boost" on Fountain or any value-for-value...

"Money is to Markets, as God / Value is to Consciousness" This marathon of a podcast was too long, so we've split it up into be a multi-part series exploring John's incredible "Money Messiah" article from earlier this year. If you've not yet listened to part 1 and 2, go back and listen to that first for fuller context. Episode #70, and #71. Part Three: A discussion on Mythology & Theology. Myths emerged as narratives as a means to teach us a meta.  Modes of being /...

Wake Up Reads Episode #1 covers my first article of The Remnant series. Bitcoiners are the Remnant. The masses don't matter. You can find the link to the original piece here: https://bitcoinmagazine.com/culture/bitcoiners-are-the-remnant And here: https://svetski.medium.com/bitcoiners-are-the-remnant-4a6416f48118 And of course, Isaiah's Job here: https://mises.org/library/isaiahs-job If you liked what we're doing here with the reads, let us know on twatter, and stream us some...

"The highest value becomes our god; the point where comparative values dissolve" This marathon of a podcast was too long, so we've split it up into be a multi-part series exploring John's incredible "Money Messiah" article from earlier this year. If you've not yet listened to part 1, go back and listen to that first for fuller context. It's Episode #70.   Part two begins pulling apart the article itself starting with the big question: What is value & where does it come...

We're now on Fountain!   https://fountain.fm/show/KGEglVpdWo4zXQWR3X7G This marathon of a podcast was too long, so we've split it up into be a multi-part series exploring John's incredible "Money Messiah" article from earlier this year. We of course dive into more than just the article, of note; we casually discover the meaning of life...seriously...well sort of Listen up and you'll understand what I mean. Part one covers: - The process of writing - Ordering & formatting...

This episode was going to be called the The Logan & Thor show. Listen up to hear why. In it, we dive into this idea of “The Sat Squeeze” We discuss why 1 million Bitcoin (or less) will actually be available in the long run. The rest will be lost, frozen or inaccessible. We explore The numerator VS the denominator in Knut’s now-famous “everything divided by 21m” We ask: - Does infinity or 1m come first? - How do we know what’s lost / inaccessible? - Why is bitcoin still $40k? -...

I'm joined by Benjamin Dichter, Freedom Convoy Canada, Spokesperson & Co Organiser. We explore: His Early history Politics vs Economics Marxism as a social poison The simple lizards & red curtain argument reminds me of the marxists attempt to fix everything via the removal of privation. Everyone is conspiring. The best one wins. Truckers. The real inside story What happening now? HonkingForFreedom.com HonkingForFreedom.org Crypto as an attack on Bitcoin The Politics of...

FINAL WEEK to get The UnCommunist Manifesto at a discount on KickStarter: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/uncommunist/uncommunist-manifesto-fixing-what-the-original-got-wrong In this episode, we dive into  - Anarchy - Ayn Rand - Her ability to articulate personas - Society being a culmination of F**k up after f**k up - An orgy of deception - Government means that the criminals go there - Somalia, and why it exists - How to deal with "the flawed man" - Stupidity, and...