#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