BREAKDOWN: You Can’t Fight Outrage Culture With More Outrage, Feat. Michael Krieger

Today on the Brief:

Hong Kong re-closes schools based on COVID-19 growthCoinbase explores direct U.S. exchange listingChina starts selling stock, easing massive rally 

This episode is sponsored by Bitstamp and Crypto.com.

Our main conversation is with Liberty Blitzkrieg creator and editor Michael Krieger. Michael announced just before recording that he is done publishing on the LB site. He and NLW discuss:

How Michael became disaffected while working on Wall Street during the Great Financial CrisisHow Zero Hedge amplified Liberty Blitzkrieg and sent Michael on a decade-long writing pathHow Michael discovered bitcoin and the bitcoin community in 2012Why social media platforms need to be regulated with the principles of the First Amendment How all political parties use division to stay in power How outrage culture has become endemic, commodified and co-opted by existing power Why the only option to fight outrage culture is to opt out

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Website: libertyblitzkrieg.com

Twitter: @LibertyBlitz

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