#176 – Robert Breedlove: Philosophy of Bitcoin from First Principles

Robert Breedlove is a decentralized finance entrepreneur, philosopher, and podcaster. Please support this podcast by checking out our sponsors: - Fundrise: https://fundrise.com/lex - LMNT: https://drinkLMNT.com/lex to get free sample pack - Munk Pack: https://munkpack.com and use code LEX to get 20% off - BetterHelp: https://betterhelp.com/lex to get 10% off EPISODE LINKS: Robert's Twitter: https://twitter.com/Breedlove22 Robert's Linktree: https://linktr.ee/breedlove22 What is Money Show: https://www.youtube.com/c/RobertBreedlove22 PODCAST INFO: Podcast website: https://lexfridman.com/podcast Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/2lwqZIr Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2nEwCF8 RSS: https://lexfridman.com/feed/podcast/ YouTube Full Episodes: https://youtube.com/lexfridman YouTube Clips: https://youtube.com/lexclips SUPPORT & CONNECT: - Check out the sponsors above, it's the best way to support this podcast - Support on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/lexfridman - Twitter: https://twitter.com/lexfridman - Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lexfridman - LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lexfridman - Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/lexfridman - Medium: https://medium.com/@lexfridman OUTLINE: Here's the timestamps for the episode. On some podcast players you should be able to click the timestamp to jump to that time. (00:00) - Introduction (08:46) - Sovereignty (15:50) - Territorial imperative (20:28) - Property (26:33) - Anarchism (29:11) - Inflation is theft (33:35) - Volatility is truth (38:14) - Taleb and Bitcoin (42:22) - Life is information propagating through flesh (53:21) - Intelligence (57:34) - Space and time (1:04:16) - Pragmatic truth (1:15:14) - Creative destruction (1:19:03) - Capitalism vs Communism (1:31:46) - Jordan Peterson on religion (1:36:03) - Inflation (1:39:54) - What is money? (1:53:30) - What is Bitcoin? (2:04:36) - Bitcoin vs other cryptocurrencies (2:12:47) - Can governments ban Bitcoin? (2:25:29) - Bitcoin toxicity is tough love (2:38:47) - Crypto scammers (2:47:58) - Eric Weinstein and Bitcoin (2:54:21) - Satoshi Nakamoto (2:58:51) - Money is energy (3:06:05) - Proof of stake vs proof of work (3:08:45) - Morality (3:23:30) - Collapse of the Soviet Union (3:27:00) - Jordan Peterson and Bitcoin (3:39:28) - Book recommendations (3:58:49) - Advice for young people (4:02:20) - Love